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The CM has been on the dharna since the night of February 3. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Day 3 | Dharna is victory for Constitution, democracy, so let us end today: Mamata

Banerjee began her sit-in at 8.30 pm on Sunday, calling it 'satyagraha to save Constitution' and rallying other parties around her agenda.

05 Feb 2019 8:50 AM

Bihar’s Grand Alliance supporters stop a train during a shutdown in in Patna on Monday to protest against the alleged lathicharge on RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha. Kushwaha and other leaders of the party were allegedly injured in a clash with police on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Now, Bengal cops summon top CBI officer for fraud

Posted as the joint director, Mr Srivastava is the top officer of the Central agency’s Kolkata jurisdiction.

05 Feb 2019 2:16 AM

Supreme Court to hear CBI plea on Kolkata cops today

The Solicitor-General said “We issued four summons to the police commissioner who is a potential accused, he didn’t respond.”

05 Feb 2019 2:16 AM

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee during a sit-in in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Eye on Delhi, Mamata Banerjee steps up stir

In Delhi, TMC spokesperson Derek O’Brien said that 22 parties have extended their support to the protest against the Centre.

05 Feb 2019 1:51 AM

Pankaj Srivastava has been asked as a 'witness' for the recording of his statement in an old case of cheating of around Rs 45 lakhs. The case is related to the escape of an accused from the CBI custody in Howrah. (Photo: LinkedIn | @pankaj-srivastava-640b819)

Kolkata Police-CBI face-off: Police send summons to CBI joint director in fresh twist

Pankaj Srivastava, a 1992-batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, has been asked to appear at the Bhowanipore police station.

04 Feb 2019 5:17 PM

Mamata termed the interim budget as a 'farce' and claimed that the schemes announced by the Centre will not be fulfilled as the Central government lacks the requisite funds. (Photo: ANI)

Protest against CBI 'non-political', but political support welcome: WB CM

She accused the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government of 'stealing' farmers' rights.

04 Feb 2019 2:10 PM

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee sits on her ‘Save the Constitution’ dharna at Metro Channel, Kolkata. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Kolkata Police-CBI face-off: WB Guv prepares confidential report, sends to MHA

Mamata Banerjee began her sit-in at 8.30 pm, calling it a 'satyagraha to save the constitution' and rallying other parties.

04 Feb 2019 11:14 AM

CJI Gogoi said, 'If Kolkata Police Commissioner even remotely thinks of destroying evidence, bring the material before this Court. We will come down so heavily on him that he will regret.' (Photo: File)

‘Will come down heavily’: SC's stern warning to Kolkata top cop on CBI plea

The Chief Justice of India said that they would hear the matter tomorrow.

04 Feb 2019 11:07 AM

Banerjee launched a dharna in the heart of Kolkata on Sunday to protest the move of the CBI to question Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar as she accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah of plotting a ‘coup’. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

All Oppn parties have signed memorandum, will submit to EC: Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said her struggle will continue till 'the situation is resolved.'

04 Feb 2019 9:48 AM

The arrival of 58-year old Shukla, a former DGP of the Madhya Pradesh Police and an Intelligence Bureau veteran, as a full-fledged director is likely to bring some sort of order in the agency. (Photo: File)

IPS Rishi Kumar Shukla takes charge as CBI director

Shukla will be taking charge at a time CBI is busy in turf war with Kolkata Police which has spiralled into a political slugfest.

04 Feb 2019 9:39 AM

Speaking to ANI here, Babul said: 'The BJP will address a press conference in the state on Tuesday over the ongoing tussle between the Central Bureau of Investigation and state police Commissioner Rajiv Kumar.' (Photo: ANI)

Kolkata Police-CBI face-off: BJP to address press conference today

'President’s Rule should be imposed on West Bengal to control this ‘Rogue’ TMchhi Govt under a corrupt CM Mamta Banerjee,' Babul's tweeted.

04 Feb 2019 8:30 AM

The CBI has accused the West Bengal government of impeding investigation of a Supreme Court-ordered probe into two Ponzi schemes and is expected to demand action against the state government and its police. (Photo: File)

CBI to move Supreme Court against Kolkata Police today

CBI interim chief M Nageshwar Rao said the agency will move the apex court because the West Bengal police was not cooperating.

04 Feb 2019 8:19 AM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said bad debts or NPAs in the banking system are on the decline as recoveries of unpaid loans have picked up. (Photo: PTI)

Bad debts on a decline, loan recovery picking up of PSU banks: Jaitley

After the IBC came into force, which calls for an auction of assets of loan defaulting entities, recoveries have picked up.

25 Sep 2018 7:28 PM

The government on Monday appointed IDBI Bank Ltd Chief Executive Officer Mahesh Kumar Jain as a deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for three years.

Govt appoints IDBI Bank CEO Mahesh Jain as RBI deputy governor

Rajeev Kumar, secretary, Department of Financial Services at the Ministry of Finance, said in a tweet.

04 Jun 2018 2:56 PM

The Finance Ministry on Friday claimed it was unaware of the involvement of Banks Board Bureau (BBB) member P Pradeep Kumar in the ongoing ICICI-Videocon loan case.

ICICI-Videocon loan scam: FinMin unaware of BBB member's role

The ministry's clarification comes after a leading daily questioned Kumar's appointment.

13 Apr 2018 5:23 PM

The PNB disclosed a USD 2 billion fraud earlier this month, stunning the country and putting the lack of supervisory oversight by the central bank and auditors under the spotlight. (Photo: Representational | PTI)

After USD 2 bn fraud, 15-day deadline for state banks to fix operational gaps

State-run banks have 15 days to 'take pre-emptive action and identify gaps/weaknesses' to tackle rising operational and technical risks.

27 Feb 2018 1:06 PM

The IIT had last week accepted his resignation following communication of the Presidential order, and the professor had appealed to the JNU V-C to reinstate him.

Axed IIT prof, whistleblower back in JNU

Prof Kumar was accused of ‘damaging the reputation of the IIT by levelling allegations such as rampant copying by students during exams.

25 Aug 2017 2:18 AM

IIT Kharagpur had suspended whistle-blower professor Rajeev Kumar for 'misconduct' in May 2011. (Photo: PTI/File)

IIT Kharagpur accepts resignation of whistle-blower professor

The professor has appealed to the JNU vice chancellor to reinstate him as his penalty has been quashed and resignation accepted.

20 Aug 2017 9:52 PM

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