Calcutta HC grants interim bail to 3 TMC leaders, former Kolkata Mayor in Narada case
Kolkata/IBNS: In a setback for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Calcutta High Court on Friday granted an interim bail to three heavyweight Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLAs including two West Bengal ministers and a former Kolkata Mayor in the case related to Narada sting operation.
Narada case: Calcutta HC orders house arrest of four Bengal politicians
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered house arrest of four heavyweight Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders and a former Kolkata Mayor, who were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) earlier this week in connection with the Narada case.
Narada case: No hearing in Calcutta HC today
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court will on Thursday not resume its hearing on the plea filed by three arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLAs and a former Kolkata Mayor seeking the reconsideration of the stay put on the bail granted to them by a local court in the Narada case.
Kolkata/IBNS: In a dramatic turn of events, the Calcutta High Court on Monday night stayed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court's interim bail granted to West Bengal Ministers Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra and former party leader Sovan Chatterjee in connection with the Narada scam case. All four were taken to Presidency jail after midnight.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court has stayed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court's interim bail granted to West Bengal Ministers Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra and former party leader Sovan Chatterjee.
Kolkata/IBNS: A special Central Bureau of Information (CBI) court in Kolkata granted interim bail to West Bengal Ministers Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra and former TMC leader Sovan Chatterjee after they were arrested by the probe agency on Monday in connection with the Narada scam.
WB CM Mamata Banerjee starts sit-in demonstration in front of CBI office, protesting arrest
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday started a sit-in demonstration in front of CBI office at Nizam Palace here, protesting against the arrest of two of her cabinet colleagues Subrata Mukherjee, Firhad Hakim and MLA Madan Mitra along with ex-Kolkata mayor Sovan Chatterjee.
CBI arrest of TMC leaders in Narada case sparks outrage, Mamata camps at Nizam Palace
Kolkata/IBNS: In a morning swoop, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested three top Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, including Kolkata Municipal Corporation administrator Firhad Hakim, along with a former Mayor, in connection with the 2016 Narada expose, triggering a political firestorm in West Bengal amid a raging pandemic and in the aftermath of a violent staggered state election in which the ruling TMC decimated its new political challenger BJP.
Mamata rushes to CBI office after her ministers, lawmaker arrested in Narada case
Kolkata/IBNS: In a support to her colleagues, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has rushed to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office after two of her top ministers in her new cabinet and a heavyweight lawmaker were arrested by the federal probe agency.
CBI arrests three TMC leaders, former Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee in Narada case
Kolkata/IBNS: In an interesting turn of events in West Bengal, India's premier investigating agency on Monday arrested three Trinamool Congress (TMC) heavyweights and a former Kolkata Mayor in a case related to the Narada sting operation.
Narada Case: Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim 'arrested'
Kolkata: Kolkata Mayor and West Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim on Monday said he has been arrested in connection with the Narada sting operation.
Bengal election result: TMC’s Firhad Hakim leading in Kolkata Port
Kolkata/UNI: TMC’s Firhad Hakim is leading in Kolkata Port with a margin of 6,300 votes.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday served a show-cause notice to Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate in Kolkata Port assembly seat, Firhad (Bobby) Hakim, after the BJP had complained about a viral video where he was allegedly abusing the saffron party and Central paramilitary forces, officials said.
Bengal: TMC leader Firhad Hakim caught abusing BJP, CISF in viral video
Kolkata/IBNS: In another new low in the West Bengal politics, Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate from Kolkata Port, Firhad Hakim, was heard abusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in a video, which went viral on social media.
Tension erupts in Kolkata as TMC, BJP workers clash, media personnel attacked
Kolkata/IBNS: Several media personnel were reportedly attacked during a political clash that broke out between the workers of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in south Kolkata's Chetla area on Thursday late night.