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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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Topic: BJP West Bengal

Once Mamata’s top aide, Suvendu Adhikari quits as TMC MLA, likely to join BJP in 2 days

Suvendu Adhikari had quit as a state cabinet minister two weeks ago, and is likely to join the BJP in Delhi or in West Midnapore district on 19 December. 

BJP sends Mamata Banerjee a message with Nadda launching Bengal poll campaign on her turf

BJP president J.P. Nadda will visit one slum area in Bhabanipur today to 'show the lack of development' there and 'expose the fault lines in the chief minister’s development narrative'.

Cow cabinet meeting ‘rush’, & why ‘tau’ is unhappy about International Men’s Day

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Focus on women voters — how BJP plans to dent Mamata’s support in West Bengal

BJP general secretary BL Santosh and other leaders held meetings with Bengal unit to get campaign for 2021 polls rolling. Booth-level activities & women voters key focus points.

Mamata’s ‘super cabinet’ — how 4 retired officers are running the state with CM’s trust

While civil service veterans say the arrangement is demoralising for serving officers & the opposition calls it politicisation of governance, TMC govt insists it is doing nothing wrong.     

The Bengal minister, once key to Mamata’s politics, who is now ‘revolting’ against her

Transport Minister Subhendu Adhikari was behind Mamata’s Nandigram agitation but has not attended a cabinet or administrative meeting for the past 3-4 months.

Ghosh vs Khan in Bengal BJP is a fight for control between old guard & Trinamool defectors

Feud was out in the open on 23 October when state president Dilip Ghosh dissolved all district committees of the Yuva Morcha, headed by Saumitra Khan, once with the TMC.

BJP to compile list of IAS & IPS officers ‘close to Mamata govt’, claims bias in Bengal

BJP also plans to come up with a list of ‘goons in every block and district that will be handed over to home ministry’, says action necessary for free and fair elections next year.

18 months, 5 reminders — CBI yet to get Speaker nod to prosecute Trinamool MPs in Narada scam

CBI took over case in 2017 and sought permission in April 2019 from Lok Sabha Speaker to prosecute three MPs — Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Sougata Roy and Prasun Banerjee — and former MP Subhendu Adhikari.

Governor takes on Mamata govt over Sikh man’s turban row, calls it ‘blatant rights violation’

Balwinder Singh was dragged away from a BJP rally in Kolkata when his turban came off. Police claim that he was carrying a weapon and have booked him under the Arms Act.

On Camera

Telecom is India’s next Atmanirbhar champion—with 4G rollout as a milestone

Fifteen operators across 9 countries have inquired about India's technology, and nations like Kenya, Mauritius, Papua New Guinea, and Egypt have shown concrete interest in Indian 4G and 5G stacks.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

In Nepal, young dreams of serving in Indian Army crash as Agnipath halts a centuries-old tradition

Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.