'Didn't have means to travel by rickshaw, now fly in private jets': Sanjay Raut targets party MPs amid defection buzzShiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut accused party leaders of defecting, claiming they owe their political rise to Uddhav Thackeray. He alleged a...
17 Jun, 2026, 11.15 AM IST
Parties collected Rs 281 crore, spent Rs 193 crore during Bihar polls: ADRThe report analysed expenditure statements filed by five national parties -- BJP, Congress, AAP, BSP and CPI(M) -- and five regional partie...
16 Jun, 2026, 08.24 PM IST
TMC MPs' NCPI merger bid revives memories of Arunachal's Khandu playbookTwenty rebel Trinamool Congress MPs plan to merge with a lesser-known party. This move echoes a 2016 Arunachal Pradesh political realignmen...
16 Jun, 2026, 04.30 PM IST
Nepal seeks reset with China as Foreign Minister Khanal holds wide-ranging talks in BeijingNepal's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal had a meeting with China's Wang Yi in Beijing. They talked about how the two countries get along, im...
16 Jun, 2026, 03.22 PM IST
From Rs 75 in cash to the Lok Sabha spotlight: The obscure party at the centre of the TMC rebellionAn unknown political party, the Nationalist Citizens Party of India, is now central to national politics. Twenty Trinamool Congress MPs ann...
16 Jun, 2026, 11.52 AM IST
Lok Sabha Speaker gave Abhishek Banerjee 2-hour notice during ED questioning: SourcesLok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will hear both sides of the Trinamool Congress regarding a rebel faction's merger request. This comes amid a sta...
16 Jun, 2026, 11.24 AM IST
"Not democratic": TMC's Kirti Azad slams rebel MPs for merging with 'unrecognised' NCPITrinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad has strongly condemned twenty rebel TMC MPs. He labelled them as traitors for joining the Nationalist Citi...
16 Jun, 2026, 11.05 AM IST
LS Speaker to decide on TMC rebel MPs after hearing both sides; meeting with Mamata Banerjee's factionLok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is reviewing a split within the Trinamool Congress. Twenty rebel MPs have merged with the Nationalist Citizens P...
16 Jun, 2026, 10.47 AM IST
From Howrah village to parliament: NCPI in spotlightRebel Trinamool MPs are joining the Nationalist Citizens Party of India. This move has brought the little-known NCPI into the spotlight. Th...
15 Jun, 2026, 11.42 PM IST
NCPI's new avatar faces EC test; must inform, attest all changesTrinamool Congress rebels have reportedly merged with the Nationalist Citizen Party of India. This obscure party, registered in West Bengal...
15 Jun, 2026, 11.34 PM IST
From Rs 75 in cash to the heart of a TMC revolt: The unlikely political journey of NCPIThe Nationalist Citizens Party of India, NCPI, a little-known outfit with just Rs 75 cash, is now in the national spotlight. Twenty disside...
15 Jun, 2026, 06.21 PM IST
Rebel TMC MPs announce merger with Nationalist Citizens Party, seek separate seating in Lok SabhaA significant split is unfolding within the Trinamool Congress. Rebel MPs have announced their merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party. ...
15 Jun, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
'Was it Didi standing for election, or was it us?': TMC rebel MP Arup Chakraborty questions Mamata Banerjee after faction merges with NCPIDefending the decision of the rebel MPs, Chakraborty said, "Was it Didi standing for election, or was it us? Whom did the public vote for? ...
15 Jun, 2026, 12.56 PM IST
What is NCPI? Why 20 TMC rebel MPs want to join this unknown Tripura party which could emerge as NDA's 2nd largest allyTwenty dissident TMC MPs have announced a merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), a move they say complies with anti-de...
15 Jun, 2026, 12.22 PM IST
'Reject political turncoats': Slogan of obscure party now welcoming TMC rebelsA small political party, the Nationalist Citizens Party of India, has unexpectedly entered national politics. This happened after twenty Lo...
15 Jun, 2026, 10.58 AM IST
The NCPI gambit: TMC rebels' unlikely escape route runs through an obscure partyTwenty Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MPs have joined the Nationalist Citizens Party of India. This move bypasses legal hurdles and allows th...
15 Jun, 2026, 10.27 AM IST
'Mamata Banerjee is a fighter politician, she is not someone who fears FIRs': Sanjay Raut backs TMC chiefSanjay Raut, a Shiv Sena (UBT) MP, questions the FIR against Mamata Banerjee. He asks why similar action was not taken against others for p...
14 Jun, 2026, 03.25 PM IST