Bengal
Surinder Koli, the prime accused in the infamous 2006 Nithari serial killings who was acquitted by the Supreme Court in 2025, was found dead in Haridwar on September 18. The incident followed a national seminar in Visakhapatnam where senior jurists and media professionals scrutinized investigative lapses by the CBI and questioned the lack of media follow-up for the victims’ families.
In a startling turn of events, Surinder Koli, the prime accused in the 2006 Nithari serial killings who was acquitted by the Supreme Court in 2025, was found dead inside his Haridwar tea stall on September 18. The incident closely follows a national seminar in Visakhapatnam where senior jurists and experts scrutinized the press and the CBI over systemic investigative failures that denied justice to victim families.
The Election Commission of India has frozen the Trinamool Congress name and ‘Flowers & Grass’ symbol for the October 6 bypolls, assigning separate interim designations to factions led by Mamata Banerjee and Arup Roy. Amid an urgent Supreme Court challenge by the party supremo, an emerging Congress-Mamata alignment has prompted the resignation of Trinamool’s Nandigram nominee.
The latest chapter of Indian football’s fiercest rivalry ended in a dramatic 1-1 tie, leaving the ISL title race completely unresolved. After Edmund Lalrindika put East Bengal ahead late in the game, Jason Cummings struck a 90th-minute equalizer to keep both teams level at the top of the table.
The West Bengal government has reduced the security cover of several leaders of the ruling All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) following a review of VIP security arrangements across the state. The decision has generated significant political discussion, with both ruling party leaders and opposition groups reacting strongly to the development.
In a major blow to the Trinamool Congress (TMC), former West Bengal minister and three-time MLA Giasuddin Molla has registered a police complaint against the party’s second-in-command, Abhishek Banerjee. The complaint, which alleges threats and systemic intimidation, underscores deep-seated fractures within the party following a high-stakes West Bengal Assembly election.
In a major anti-drug operation, police from English Bazar police station arrested four alleged drug traffickers and seized nearly 700 grams of brown sugar from their possession. The raid was carried out on the basis of a secret tip-off regarding illegal narcotics activities in the area.
The mysterious death of a young man near the railway tracks at old Bulbulchandi railway station in Malda has triggered tension and speculation in the area, with family members alleging that the victim was murdered. The deceased, identified as Gopal Sarkar, was found lying in bushes beside the railway line on Thursday morning under the jurisdiction of Habibpur Police Station.
In a move that signals a “back to basics” strategy for the Trinamool Congress (TMC), party supremo Mamata Banerjee has reappointed veteran leader Kalyan Banerjee as the party’s Chief Whip in the Lok Sabha. The decision, announced during a high-stakes internal meeting at Mamata’s Kalighat residence on Thursday, marks a definitive shift in the party’s parliamentary management as it navigates a turbulent political landscape following the 2026 electoral setbacks.
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