Tapas Sengupta

Humayun Kabir, a Trinamool Congress MLA and former IPS officer, was served a hearing notice by the SIR over his name missing from the 2002 voter list.

Two Wow! Momo managers were arrested and sent to six days of police custody in connection with the devastating Anandapur warehouse fire near Kolkata, as the death toll rose to 21 with 28 still missing.

Trinamool Congress MLA Monirul Islam has apologised to the Election Commission over his remarks and actions during protests against the SIR exercise in Farakka.

Debshankar Chattopadhyay, a government school teacher, was at work when he received a list of names from the Election Commission of India, who need to serve a hearing notice to update their voter cards. As he was checking each name with caution, he stumbled upon the fact that both his and his wife, Anindita Chattopadhyay's, names were there on the list. 

The CBI searches followed a recent ED action in Kolkata, signalling intensified scrutiny by central agencies as officials probe alleged banking irregularities and large-scale fund diversion linked to multiple city locations.

The court said entry would be regulated to ensure smooth conduct of proceedings, following excessive crowding and commotion witnessed during the previous hearing on Friday, which had prompted Justice Ghosh to adjourn the matter.

The ED has detailed a sequence of events in its petition, describing what it termed a "showdown" during search operations conducted at premises linked to political consultancy firm I-PAC.

A 16-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted inside an abandoned factory in West Bengal, sparking swift police action and political controversy between BJP and Trinamool Congress. The incident has raised serious concerns about safety and political interference in criminal cases in the state.

The ED raided I-PAC offices and Pratik Jain's residence and office in Kolkata as part of a money laundering probe. Mamata Banerjee condemned the action, accusing the BJP of seizing Trinamool documents and strategy files.

Already pointing to SIR notices sent to Indian pacer Mohammed Shami and actor-politician Dev, Abhishek Banerjee alleged that even the Nobel-winning economist has been summoned before the poll body, calling the development "sad."