Ritabrata Banerjee reaches Bengal Assembly with support letters from 59 Trinamool MLAs

IANS | June 3, 2026 12:04 PM

Kolkata, June 3 (IANS) Ritabrata Banerjee, the expelled Trinamool Congress legislator from Uluberia (Purba) constituency in Howrah district, arrived at the West Bengal Assembly on Wednesday with letters of support from 59 party MLAs, claiming that their faction is the principal opposition party in the state and not the minority group still owing allegiance to former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee.

Democrats press Rubio on aid, Ebola response

IANS | June 2, 2026 11:16 PM

Washington, June 2 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio faced sharp criticism from Senate Democrats on Tuesday over foreign aid cuts, Congressional oversight and the administration's handling of a growing Ebola outbreak in Africa.