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ED raids TMC minister Sujit Bose’s properties in Bengal civic body recruitment scam case

The fire and emergency services minister faced similar searches in January. ED also reached residences of former officials of the Dum Dum Municipality in connection with its probe.

Bengal, Bangla & ‘Bohiragoto’. The politics of identity and pushback against Hindi ‘imposition’

Episodes of confrontations between Bengalis & non-Bengalis have revived debate of language imposition. English medium education is highly in demand and Bengali language in that case becomes marginalised.

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.

Trinamool to abstain from V-P election, says wasn’t consulted on opposition pick Margaret Alva

The decision was taken at a meeting of Trinamool Congress MPs, attended by 35 parliamentarians, at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Kalighat residence Thursday.

Trinamool testing waters in South? Congress, BJP leaders ‘approached’ in Karnataka & Telangana

Political circles in Karnataka & Telangana are abuzz with reports of TMC leaders as well as poll strategist Prashant Kishor approaching leaders who have clout independent of party.

Mamata sounds death knell for Congress-led opposition, says ‘no UPA’ after meeting with Pawar

Sharad Pawar and Mamata Banerjee met for an hour Wednesday, and said they would work towards forming an opposition alliance of like-minded parties for 2024 elections.

Who is Saayoni Ghosh? Actor & Mamata’s ‘streetfighter’ who was arrested, then got bail in Tripura

Saayoni Ghosh, who began her acting career as a character artiste in Bengali TV serials, is Trinamool’s Youth Wing chief. She was arrested on charges including attempt to murder.

‘Modi, Shah not invincible’: TMC win gives Uddhav govt a boost despite bypoll loss to BJP

The Maha Vikas Aghadi says Trinamool's win showed that the one way to defeat the BJP at a national level was to bring this strength of regional forces and non-BJP parties together.

BJP’s Dilip Ghosh faults policies by top leaders for Bengal loss, says ‘some were really wrong’

BJP Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh, in an interview to ThePrint, praises party's growth in state since 2016, says there was 'disgruntlement' towards Trinamool turncoats, which may have led to losses.

Govt doesn’t want to answer on Covid and economy, so no Question Hour, Trinamool says

Govt has scrapped Question Hour from monsoon session of Parliament beginning from 14 Sept. TMC leader Derek O’Brien says they will take it up with the Speaker.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.