The Evolution of Reality TV Formats The latest season of Secret Story, airing on TMC, has introduced twists that reflect broader shifts in reality TV. The elimination of Arwen and the introduction of a secret room for Kurtis highlight a growing emphasis on unpredictability and audience engagement. Interactive Elimination Mechanics Augmented Reality in Secret Rooms … Read more
Mamata Banerjee, head of the Trinamool Congress (Mamata faction), was recorded on video slapping a party worker outside her Kalighat residence on Wednesday. The incident occurred as Banerjee was managing the arrival of supporters injured during a chaotic youth wing rally in Kolkata. While the party has not issued an official statement, the event follows … Read more
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches in Kolkata on Tuesday to investigate the purchase of an Embraer Legacy 600 aircraft and an Agusta 109 SP helicopter by Carewell Aviation India Pvt Ltd, which allegedly received Rs 160 crore from the TMC party’s accounts, according to sources. The aviation company, incorporated in September 2021 after TMC’s … Read more
The Congress party has formally accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of orchestrating a campaign to undermine the Opposition by enticing elected representatives to defect through significant financial incentives. According to party general secretary Jairam Ramesh, this alleged strategy seeks to destabilize democratic processes as a response to legislative setbacks, including the failure to pass … Read more
A faction of 20 rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) lawmakers has formally moved to merge with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) and align with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is currently reviewing the merger, which follows earlier internal fractures including a breakaway group of 58 MLAs in the … Read more
Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has publicly addressed internal party tensions, stating he will not speak against senior leader Kalyan Banerjee despite the latter’s recent criticism. The response follows a series of public attacks from the 69-year-old lawyer, who described the younger leader as “arrogant” amid a broader political crisis facing the … Read more
Sources close to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) have confirmed that no discussions regarding a potential merger with the Congress party took place during a 90-minute meeting between TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday. The parties are instead focused on coordinating their efforts within the INDIA bloc to … Read more
The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) took decisive disciplinary action on Monday, expelling two of its legislators, Sandipan Saha and Ritabrata Banerjee, from the party’s primary membership with immediate effect. The expulsion follows accusations that both MLAs repeatedly failed to attend meetings convened by the party’s leadership and engaged in activities deemed prejudicial to the … Read more