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The buzz over formation of a new Trinamool Congress without Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee has surfaced in West Bengal politics. The matter surfaced after two Trinamool MLAs, Ritabrata Bandopadhyay and Sandipan Saha, were removed from the party for being the whistleblowers against the party over the signature row.
Is Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress headed for a split in the Assembly? The appointment of the Leader of Opposition has exposed the divide within the party.
It was a night dotted with chilling certainty. Royal Challengers Bengaluru translated their domination from Day 1 of this IPL into a second successive title, and Virat Kohli anchored that five-wicket romp over Gujarat Titans with a patented chase masterclass of unbeaten 75 here on Sunday.
In a development that could trigger a massive political realignment in Tamil Nadu, reports indicate that former state BJP chief K. Annamalai is contemplating a complete exit from the Bharatiya Janata Party. The dynamic leader, who has been the prominent face of the saffron party in the Dravidian heartland, is reportedly planning to launch an independent political outfit.
Indian equity benchmarks resumed their downward spiral on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, as severe global geopolitical shocks completely erased the previous session’s value-buying recovery. The BSE Sensex shed 303.67 points to finish at 74,346.17—after collapsing by a staggering 929 points during intraday liquidation—while the NSE Nifty 50 slid 77.95 points to settle at 23,405.60. The mid-morning panic on Dalal Street was ignited by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Iran has mined extensive commercial sectors of the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping lane, effectively conditioning any sanctions relief on a verified sweeping de-mining operation. While frontline banking and energy heavyweights bore the brunt of the geopolitical flight, the broader market showed resilient underlying grit. Downside risks were significantly cushioned by the domestic corporate sector, featuring a high-profile 1.5% promoter block deal in Alkem Laboratories at ₹5,200 per share backed by top domestic mutual funds, and stellar macroeconomic support as the HSBC India Services PMI climbed to a robust six-month high of 59.8 for May.
Zee Entertainment has finalized a major broadcasting agreement with FIFA to bring the 2026 and 2030 World Cups to India. Broadcasted via the UNITE8 Sports channels and streamed live on ZEE5, the deal ends a tense media stalemate right before the tournament begins
