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Congress candidate gets relief as Calcutta HC extends Nandigram bail to November 25
The Calcutta High Court extended the interim bail of Milan Pradhan, the Congress candidate in the recent Nandigram bypoll, till November 25. Separately, Mamata Banerjee called the extension of CJP leaders' custody 'state-sponsored terrorism'.
20 rebel MPs, one merger plea: TMC crisis lands on Lok Sabha Speaker's desk
Around 20 rebel TMC MPs led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar have proposed merging with the NCPI, a Tripura-based party in the NDA. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is set to decide after hearing the TMC leadership, including floor leader Abhishek Banerjee.
Retired judge, not a sitting one, to head stampede inquiry: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court has told the West Bengal government to set up a commission of inquiry headed by a retired judge into the Chorbagan stampede, rejecting the state's plan for a sitting judge.