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Sudip Bandyopadhyay joins TMC rebel camp in another big jolt to Mamata, meets Bhupender Yadav

Veteran Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay on Saturday joined the TMC rebel group and reached the residence of Union Minister Bhupender Yadav in Delhi along with dissident MP Satabdi Roy. The rebel group, which claim the support of 19 Lok Sabha MPs, are getting ready to meet Speaker Om Birla on Monday to urge him to recognise them as a separate bloc and allow them to sit alongside the MPs of the ruling BJP-led NDA in the House.

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Why is Virat Kohli not playing first ODI vs Afghanistan at HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala?

India are without senior batter Virat Kohli against Afghanistan at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. The 37-year-old has been ruled out with a hamstring injury he suffered during the IPL 2026. 

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Cracks in INDIA bloc? CPI(M) questions Rahul Gandhi, ‘if he can hug PM Modi, why not Pinarayi Vijayan?’

Differences within the opposition INDIA bloc have once again come into the spotlight after CPI(M) General Secretary MA Baby publicly questioned the Congress leadership over its approach towards the Left party in Kerala. Speaking about the issue, Baby expressed disappointment over comments made by Congress leaders during election campaigns in Kerala. He said several Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, repeatedly accused the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) of having a secret understanding with the BJP.

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Suspected terrorist Naeem, linked to Pakistan’s ISI, arrested in joint operation by MP and UP ATS

Suspected terrorist Naeem, linked to Pakistan’s ISI, was on Friday arrested in a joint operation by MP and UP ATS. Terrorist Naeem was arrested from UP’s Saharanpur. Naeem has links to the ISI in Pakistan. A large quantity of incriminating material was recovered from him.

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Abhishek Banerjee responds to Kalyan Banerjee’s ‘arrogance’ remark: ‘He has the right to speak about me’

Amid growing signs of internal unrest within the Trinamool Congress (TMC), party national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee has responded to sharp criticism from senior leader Kalyan Banerjee, striking a conciliatory tone and refusing to escalate the public confrontation. Speaking to reporters in Kolkata, Abhishek said he holds no resentment against Kalyan Banerjee despite the latter’s recent remarks targeting his leadership style and role within the party. His response comes a day after Kalyan Banerjee openly accused him of arrogance and held him responsible for the party’s current crisis.

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Raakh X review: Does Ali Fazal’s crime thriller on Prime Video deserve a spot on your watchlist?

Latest series Raakh is streaming on Prime Video. Ali Fazal’s show is inspired by the Ranga-Billa case of 1978, one of India’s most notorious and harrowing criminal cases. This case involved the abduction and murder of siblings Geeta Chopra and Sanjay Chopra, an incident that shook the entire nation.

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Trump accuses Tehran of attacks on vessels with Indian seafarers in Hormuz: ‘Totally unacceptable’

US President Donald Trump on Friday accused Tehran of attacks on vessels with Indian seafarers in Hormuz and said it is ‘totally unacceptable’. He further alleged that Iran was behind the attacks on three vessels carrying Indian seafarers near the Hormuz Strait, which resulted in the deaths of three, despite the US Central Command having confirmed that the strikes were carried out by American naval forces, calling the incident “totally unacceptable.”

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Manu Bhaker pays tribute to coach Jaspal Rana: ‘Shooting range will never feel the same’

Double Olympic medallist, Manu Bhaker, lost her long-time coach, Jaspal Rana, in a sudden and tragic death on Thursday as the shooting fraternity and sports fans mourned the passing away of a former multi-time Asian Games and Commonwealth Games medallist. 

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OPINION: Why can’t Mamata sideline Abhishek?

Mamata Banerjee must be spending sleepless nights these days because of rebellion in her party. Her one-time confidante Kalyan Banerjee gave her an ultimatum to choose between him or her nephew Abhishek. In other words, Kalyan Banerjee threatened to quit. Another veteran Trinamool MP, Saugata Roy, said it has now become difficult for him to either meet or speak to Mamata nowadays. In Bengal, commoners continue to throw eggs at local TMC leaders, crores of rupees were seized from a TMC leader’s school, and Falta strongman Jahangir Khan was paraded by police in his hometown.  Images that are coming from Bengal are sure to shock Mamata Banerjee.

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Thailand Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies at 47 after three years in coma: All you need to know about her

Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati, the eldest daughter of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn, died on Thursday at the age of 47 after being in a coma for three years following an illness. She died at a hospital in Bangkok, where she had been cared for since she fell unconscious, said a statement on Friday by the Bureau of the Royal Household. It so happened that the princess collapsed in December 2022 while exercising her dogs and then doctors attributed it to a severely irregular heartbeat caused by a mycoplasma infection in her heart.

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