‘Cannot turn a blind eye to reality’: SC slams Mamata for ‘interference’ in I-PAC raid case

'Cannot turn a blind eye to reality': SC slams Mamata for 'interference' in I-PAC raid case

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly interfering in the Enforcement Directorate’s probe into the residence of the I-PAC director in Kolkata.The apex court described the socio-political atmosphere in the poll-bound state as “extraordinary circumstances” while mentioning that the chief minister entered the … Read more

Supreme Court asks Bangladesh’s top bureaucrat to apologize for siege of SIR officials in Malda

Supreme Court asks Bangladesh's top bureaucrat to apologize for siege of SIR officials in Malda

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday opened an inquiry into the Malda incident over the West Bengal chief secretary’s “failure to answer calls” from the chief justice of the Calcutta High Court and asked him to apologize.The Supreme Court on Thursday took strong exception to the attack on the judicial officer of West Bengal’s … Read more

West Bengal poll chaos: Villagers hold SIR officers ‘hostage’, EC asks NIA to probe case

West Bengal poll chaos: Villagers hold SIR officers 'hostage', EC asks NIA to probe case

The probe into judicial officers handling cases related to the Special Intensification Amendment (SIR) in Malda, West Bengal, was handed over to the Election Commission on Thursday National Bureau of Investigation (National Intelligence Service).An NIA team is expected to arrive in the polling state on Friday to start investigations, a spokesperson for the polling agency … Read more