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Once a key Mamata lieutenant, why Anubrata Mondal finds himself cut down to size in TMC
June 01, 2025 8:07 pm
Facing heat now from administration as well as TMC over his alleged abuse audio against a police officer, Anubrata Mondal was recently removed as Birbhum party chief by Mamata
Newsmaker | Row over Ram remarks: A Pawar loyalist, Jitendra Awhad known for criticism of 'Manuvad'
January 05, 2024 8:55 am
Not first brush with controversy for three-time MLA from Muslim-dominated Mumbra, who is known to speak his mind
Newsmaker | Atiq Ahmed's long run-in with law: 4 decades of police records, 100 cases, a 1,200-km road trip to conviction
March 28, 2023 8:05 pm
From 1995 guest house incident to allegedly abducting a businessman and extorting him inside a jail, to Umesh Pal murder case, the gangster-turned-politician has hit headlines consistently
Newsmaker | Builder, ex-RJD MLA, Lalu aide: Abu Dojana faces heat from central agencies
March 13, 2023 9:43 am
The 57-year-old was elected from Sursand in Sitamarhi in 2015 but lost the seat to the JD(U) five years later. He was among those whose premises the ED raided last week.
Newsmaker | V-C row: Health Minister Jouramajra first-time MLA, picked from 10 doctor MLAs by AAP
July 30, 2022 4:55 pm
Aam Aadmi Party’s decision to pick Chetan Singh Jouramajra, a Class 12 pass, as health minister had come as a surprise as there were 10 party MLAs who were doctors
Newsmaker | Sangrur victor Simranjit Mann: SAD(A) chief who had last laugh on Bhagwant Mann turf
June 27, 2022 2:09 pm
Pushed to the margins of Punjab’s mainstream politics for over two-and-half decades, the 77-year-old pro-Khalistan leader and ex-IPS officer Simranjit Singh Mann’s stunning win is likely to boost the Panthic politics in the border state.
Shahi Imam Bukhari: 'There was no permission for the protests, no one was leading it... What if someone had thrown a stone?'
June 15, 2022 12:20 pm
For someone who likes wading into political waters, the Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid has chosen to stay away from the Nupur Sharma row and the protests
Newsmaker | Kartikeya Sharma: The media baron and son of a veteran politician who toppled Congress
June 11, 2022 6:37 pm
Karthikeya Sharma, 41, is the brother of Manu Sharma, who was convicted in the Jessica Lal murder case, and the son of Congress’ expelled leader and former Union minister Venod Sharma.
Newsmaker: Sangeet Som lost polls but his 'Sena' makes presence felt
April 13, 2022 1:56 pm
Named after Sardhana’s former MLA, it is accused of vandalising a food cart on April 2 for 'selling meat.'
Newsmaker | Nothing historic about it: CPI(M) Politburo's first Dalit member
April 13, 2022 1:51 pm
The six-time MP was born in a family of rural artisans who became a doctor before joining politics during Emergency
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