Patra said the ED conducted searches at 10 locations across the country, six in West Bengal and four in Delhi, in connection with an alleged coal scam and linked hawala transactions. According to him, raids were carried out on premises connected to Anup Majhi, an accused in the coal scam,
Security around West Bengal Governor Dr C V Ananda Bose has been tightened late Thursday night after he received a threatening email stating "will blast him", allegedly warning of a blast and posing a threat to the Governor's life, an official statement said.
High political drama unfolded in West Bengal on Thursday after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reached the offices of political consultancy firm I-PAC even as the Enforcement Directorate was conducting search operations in connection with the coal smuggling case.
"Who does the constitutional head want to protect by snatching the evidence and files? She (Mamata) did it to protect those who are involved in the coal scam and Hawala cases," the BJP leader said.
The Governor told ANI that preventing a public servant from the due discharge of his public functions is an offence under the BNS and intimidating or threatening a public servant from doing his duty is a graver offence
Vedanta Kalinga Lancers registered their second win on the trot, clinching a narrow 2-1 victory against Shrachi Bengal Tigers in the Men's Hockey India League (HIL) 2025-26 on Thursday.
The Chief Minister said the Union government had "not given a single penny" for Gangasagar, held annually at the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal. She also expressed disappointment over the Centre's refusal to grant it national fair recognition.
Following the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids at the I-PAC office in Kolkata, BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal said that "all frauds of Prashant Kishor and IPAC should be unveiled."
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) condoled the death of former India forward Sadatullah Khan, who passed away in Bengaluru after a brief illness on Tuesday. He was 75.
Raising the issue of alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking migrant workers, Banerjee questioned the BJP's narrative on illegal immigration. "For speaking Bengali, people are branded as Bangladeshis and sent to jail. Then why should Suvendu Adhikari, Khagen Murmu, Dilip Ghosh not be sent
It will be a clash of India's World Cup winning captain Harmanpreet and vice-captain Smriti as two-time champion MI takes on 2024 champions RCB in the WPL season four opener on Friday at Navi Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh on Thursday led party workers and leaders in a protest in Kolkata against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), after ED conducted raids at the I-PAC office.