CBI questions Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar in Shillong

Following the “Mamata Banerjee vs Centre” row and the subsequent Supreme Court ruling, Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar arrived in Shillong to present himself for questioning before the CBI in connection with the Saradha chit-fund scam. Read More
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Didi vs Modi: Bengal cops told to speed up probes against BJP men

After the “Didi vs Centre” row, the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal has asked the state police now has been asked to hasten up and complete investigations of some certain sensitive cases where political leaders from opposition parties are involved. Read More
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Supreme Court rules CBI can’t arrest Kolkata Police chief

The Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal got a major relief from the Supreme Court as the top court restrained the CBI from taking coercive measures against the Kolkata Police commissioner, Rajeev Kumar, including arresting him. Read More
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Mamata vs Centre: Supreme court to hear CBI’s plea on Tuesday

Mamata Banerjee continued her dharna in Kolkata over the CBI investigation in chit-fund cases, which involved a stand-off between the Kolkata Police and the central agency when the latter went to interrogate the Kolkata Police chief, Rajeev Kumar. Read More
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Kolkata Police ‘nab’ CBI men seeking to quiz city top cop

A team of eight CBI officers, on Sunday evening, were stopped from entering the residence of Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar when they had gone to question him Read More
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Violence erupts between BJP, TMC workers after Shah’s Bengal rally

Incidents of clashes between workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Trinamool Congress have been reported in Kanthi in East Midnapore district of West Bengal after BJP president Amit Shah’s rally. Both the parties accused each other for starting the violence. Read More
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Mamata showcases opposition unity, calls for overthrowing Modi

Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee sounded the bugle for the 2019 Lok Sabha election with a massive show of opposition strength at a rally in Kolkata, on Saturday. At least 20 top opposition leaders attended her rally. Read More
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SC stalls BJP’s Bengal rath yatra for now citing state’s concerns

Earlier, a two-judge bench of the Calcutta high court stayed the permission of a single bench order of the same court that gave the BJP the go-ahead for the yatra. Read More
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Opposition sees red at Stalin’s proposal of Rahul as PM pick

Many senior members of opposition parties have reacted to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief MK Stalin’s proposal of Rahul Gandhi’s name as the prime ministerial candidate of the opposition for the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Read More
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Calcutta HC refuses to intervene in Bengal govt’s Durga Puja funding

The Calcutta high court has refused to intervene in the Mamata Banerjee government’s decision to fund ₹10,000 each to 28,000 Durga puja committees in the state and extended the interim stay granted by the court on the decision of disbursing funds to puja committees. Read More
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