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KOLKATA: Suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir on Tuesday claimed he would emerge as a "kingmaker" in the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections, asserting that no government could be formed without the support of his proposed new political outfit.Kabir predicted that neither the ruling TMC nor the BJP would secure a simple majority on their own, estimating that no party would cross the 148-seat...

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress claimed on Monday that the govt had pushed for a discussion on 'Vande Mataram' in the Parliament only with an eye on West Bengal elections, calling BJP's commitment to the national song a "badly scripted comedy".With BJP making a determined bid to unseat CM Mamata Banerjee, TMC MPs Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and Mahua Moitra slammed the party for its "divisive" politics and...

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday said it was "appalled" to learn that Mahua Moitra's counsel contacted lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai and tried to persuade him to withdraw his complaint against the TMC MP."I am really appalled. You are a person who is expected to maintain the highest professional standard. You have been in contact with defendant No.2 (advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai)," Justice Sachin...

THANE: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) over its eco-friendly idol visarjan claims after a city-based activist sought its intervention by pointing out how the civic body was releasing immersion residue, including floral waste and sludge, from artificial ponds into creeks.Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh, judicial member, and Dr Vijay Kulkarni, expert member of...

KOLKATA: TMC panchayat-level leader Neelima Barman, her husband Bimal Barman (also an active member of TMC) and their daughter Runa Barman were hacked to death after being allegedly attacked by a sharp weapon by some miscreants at Sitalkuchi in the Cooch Behar district of West Bengal on Friday, ANI reported. The couple's other daughter Iti Barman is under treatment in the hospital."Three people have...