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Topic: Mukul Roy

‘Personal decision, he is still a BJP MLA’, says Mamata on Mukul Roy’s trip to Delhi

Day after Delhi trip caused a stir with his son even filing a missing complaint, Mukul Roy said he was 'always with BJP'. He had quit BJP & returned to TMC after 2021 assembly polls.

Curious case of Mukul Roy: TMC leader ‘disappears’ & surfaces in Delhi, sparks buzz about ‘return to BJP’

After filing missing complaint Monday night, Subrangshu Roy claims he learnt from media that his father was heading to Delhi. Adds that Roy is unwell unwell & suffers from dementia.

The ‘burial of truth’ in Bihar & ‘hidden charges’ on free vaccines

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

Mukul Roy a family member, not traitor, says Mamata after he returns to Trinamool from BJP

Mukul Roy rejoins Trinamool in presence of CM Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek, says 'I could not continue in BJP, I will never do it again'.

How BJP is using Mamata’s ‘outsider’ jibe to pit Bengali vs non-Bengali & pull the votes

The BJP is banking on non-Bengali votes in more than 30 constituencies across Asansol, Durgapur, North 24 Parganas, Kharagpur, Howrah and some parts surrounding Kolkata.

BJP drops ex-CEA Lahiri as Alipurduar candidate after protest, picks leader who led agitation

In its list of candidates for 156 seats in Bengal, BJP has fielded 8 Muslim candidates in Muslim-majority seats of Dinajpur and Murshidabad districts.

Ghosh, Roy or Adhikari? Why BJP brass wants no talk on Bengal CM contender as murmurs grow

BJP state chief Dilip Ghosh’s name is being pushed by supporters for CM post after TMC rebel Suvendu Adhikari emerges as tough challenger, party leaders say. There is also Mukul Roy.

BJP promotes 3 TMC turncoats accused in Saradha-Narada — scams it had used to target Mamata

Mukul Roy, Suvendu Adhikari and Sovan Chatterjee, all accused in Saradha chit fund scam & Narada sting cases, are now in BJP and hold significant posts.

Photo of BJP leaders meeting Covid-positive Dilip Ghosh without masks is three years old

The picture was taken when Vijayvargiya and Roy went to visit Ghosh at another branch of the same hospital where he is being treated now.

In Mukul Roy’s elevation as BJP vice-president, a message for Trinamool turncoats

Three leaders from Bengal were Saturday picked for the BJP’s national team of office-bearers. They are Mukul Roy, Anupam Hazra and Raju Bista.

On Camera

How Nehru defended restrictions on freedom of speech and the press

On 29 May 1951, Jawaharlal Nehru defended adding 'reasonable restrictions' to Article 19, arguing that free speech must be balanced with national security and unity.

Andhra proposes Rs 100-cr wealth fund, eyes Norway-style sovereign fund model to drive growth

Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav presented a Rs 3.32 lakh crore budget for 2026–27 in the assembly Saturday.

Top US military commander applauds ‘India’s tactical execution’ during Op Sindoor; adds ‘there’s lessons too’

On bilateral ties, Admiral Paparo said India-US ties have an exponential effect on deterrence, because it demonstrates a unity of purpose among us to maintain the peace.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.