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Kolkata, March 28 – Officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have been conducting simultaneous raids and searches in various locations in West Bengal since Saturday morning, including the state capital of Kolkata and its outskirts, in connection with a land scam case.Sources aware of the...

New Delhi, March 27 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday alleged that the West Bengal government had openly facilitated infiltration and said it was obvious that the state where the highest number of such people have been granted citizenship will see the most names removed during the Special...

New Delhi, March 23, Ahead of Mamata Banerjee assuming power in West Bengal in 2011, a small room at the Trinamool Congress Bhavan in Kolkata used to host a group of fresh-out-of-college youth who worked on "media monitoring" with a panel of screens beaming news and a pile of the day's...

Kolkata, March 18 Signs of simmering rebellion emerged within the ruling TMC a day after the party unveiled its candidate list for the West Bengal assembly polls, with several sitting MLAs and leaders openly expressing resentment over being denied tickets in what the party describes as a...

New Delhi, March 18 The Supreme Court questioned the West Bengal government's objection to the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) plea regarding alleged obstruction by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a raid, stating that no entity can be left remediless under the Constitution.The West Bengal...

New Delhi, March 16 The Election Commission's (EC) decision to transfer top bureaucrats of West Bengal was echoed in the Parliament complex on Monday, as Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders condemned the move and staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha.While the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...

Kolkata, February 28 – Amit Malviya, the chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s IT Cell and the party's central observer for West Bengal, questioned the decision of Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress to nominate Menaka Guruswamy for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in the state on...

Kolkata, February 27 – The Trinamool Congress announced on Friday the names of its candidates for the vacant Rajya Sabha seats in West Bengal, with several surprising choices.The first surprise was the selection of Rajeev Kumar, the recently retired acting Director General of Police (DGP) of...

New Delhi, February 19 – The Enforcement Directorate has alleged "gross abuse of power" by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the state machinery for "illegally intruding" into raids at the I-PAC office and the premises of its director, in connection with an alleged coal pilferage...

New Delhi, February 18 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that it had been "harassed" in West Bengal, as the apex court adjourned hearings on its plea accusing the state government and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of interfering in recent search operations...

New Delhi, February 18 The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to March 18 the hearing on a plea moved by the ED alleging obstruction by the West Bengal government, including by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in its search operation at the I-PAC office and the premises of its director in...

New Delhi, February 13 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Friday that it has attached fresh assets worth Rs 100 crore as part of its investigation into alleged illegal mining and coal theft in West Bengal, which it claims received "active" assistance from the local administration.The...

New Delhi, February 10 The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to February 18 the hearing on a petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), alleging obstruction by the West Bengal government, including by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in its search operation at the I-PAC office and the...