Mukul Roy, founding member of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) and former Union Railway Minister, passed away in the early hours of February 23, 2026, in Kolkata. He was 71 years old. According to his son, Subhranshu Roy, Mukul Roy suffered a massive cardiac arrest and had been in…
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Elections
Mamata Banerjee Walks Out of EC Meet, Slams Poll Body
A high-voltage meeting between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Election Commission of India (ECI) ended in acrimony on Monday, after the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo abruptly walked out of the talks in New Delhi, accusing the constitutional body of acting at the behest of the Bharatiya Janata…
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Supreme Court Flags Centre-State Clash in ED Probe
The Supreme Court on Thursday took up a high-stakes petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED)against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, raising serious constitutional and federal questions over alleged interference by state authorities during a central agency’s investigation. The case stems from an ED raid at the Kolkata office…
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People Need Freedom From ‘Mahajungle-Raj’ in Bengal: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a sharp political attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal, asserting that the people of the State now need freedom from what he described as a prevailing “mahajungle-raj.” Drawing parallels with Bihar’s recent political shift, the Prime Minister said West…