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Topic: SSC recruitment scam

‘Corruption crusader’, TMC critic — who is Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay in face-off with SC

Apex court ordered reassignment of Bengal’s SSC case from Gangopadhyay’s bench in the wake of a petition by TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee. HC judge has said he 'won’t run away’.

Probing Bengal ‘SSC scam’, ED found parallel ‘municipal recruitment racket’. What its report says

CBI Monday lodged FIR over alleged 'Rs 200-cr' scam, days after Calcutta HC order to probe. ED status report says it stumbled upon 'racket' while investigating teachers’ recruitment 'scam'.

‘No business speaking to media’: SC rebukes HC judge handling Bengal ‘SSC scam’ for TV interview  

Supreme Court hearing petition filed by Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee, who has said the Calcutta HC judge made observations against him in the interview last year.

CBI makes first arrests in West Bengal teacher recruitment scam, 2 senior officials in custody

The Enforcement Directorate has also arrested former Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee, who was Education Minister when the ‘cash-for-jobs’ recruitments took place.

Admit cards from 2016, land documents – Why ED arrested TMC’s Partha Chatterjee in SSC case

ED recovered Rs 21 crore in cash from the residence of one Arpita Mukherjee, who is a 'close associate' of West Bengal minister and TMC leader Partha Chatterjee.

In ‘midnight order’ Calcutta HC directs CRPF to seal West Bengal School Service Commission office

The order passed by single bench of Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay followed claims of evidence tampering in alleged 2016 School Service Commission recruitment scam being probed by CBI.

Calcutta HC tells Mamata minister to appear before CBI for ‘recruitment scam’ probe

Inquiry committee constituted by Calcutta HC had reported how 609 allegedly illegal recruitments of Group ‘D’ staff were carried out by West Bengal SSC in 2016.

What is SSC scam? Latest ‘CBI headache’ for Mamata govt despite 3-week relief from HC

An alleged scam around staff appointments in West Bengal schools has become latest instance where Mamata has resisted a CBI probe in matters pertaining to the state.

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From populism to productivity—why the Budget 2026 makes a structural turn

The Budget proposals seek to balance sustained high economic growth with fiscal discipline and structural transformation.

Sitharaman proposes a new National Institute of Design in eastern India. ‘A good push’

The Indian fashion design industry had a market value of approximately ₹15.1 lakh crore in 2023 and is expected to reach around Rs 45.3 lakh crore by 2032.

10X Budget beef-up for Intelligence Bureau capex, after Pahalgam & Red Fort terror attacks

After lapses exposed by terror attacks at Pahalgam and Delhi's Red Fort, Centre has hiked Intelligence Bureau's expenditure for investments in long-term assets from Rs 257 cr to Rs 2,549 cr. 

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.