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In connection with Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee’s petition in the Supreme Court against rebel (now NCPI) MPs seeking their disqualifications, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has issued notices to the 20 MPs, seeking their response within seven days.
The West Bengal government invoked a special portion of the West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Act, 2026, also known as the ‘anti-goonda law’, in the state with effect from Monday.
A new Radial Forging Plant at Yantra India Ltd’s Metal and Steel Factory (MSF) in Ishapore will expand Bengal’s defence manufacturing capacity, including production of hollow tubes for aerial bombs, as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday laid the foundation stones for five expansion projects worth around Rs 3,500 crore.
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge have intensified their demand for a comprehensive and accurate caste census, questioning the format currently proposed by the Centre. The two senior leaders have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the existing questionnaire and introduce a revised format after wider consultations with political parties, experts and the public.
The exceptionally gifted Manav Suthar gave India temporary deliverance from their red-ball turmoil, leading the 165-run dismantling of Sri Lanka in the first Test with a match haul of 10-wicket on the fifth and final day here on Wednesday.