Mamata Banerjee’s Kalighat home and secretariat office under lockdown, orders issued to secure records | India News

Kolkata: Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee‘s residence in Kolkata’s Kalighat and her office in Nabanna were placed under an unprecedented security lockdown on Monday, even as Bengal’s chief secretary Dushyant Nariala instructed all departmental heads to ensure no official documents are removed, damaged or copied without authorisation.Long before the final results of the assembly polls were…

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Coup case: Ex- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro taken to prison from house arrest; 27-year jail term begins

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro was taken into custody on Saturday, days before he was expected to begin serving a 27-year prison sentence for leading an attempted coup in 2022, according to officials and his legal team. The federal police acted on a request from Brazil’s Supreme Court, though neither institution provided further details, reported…

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‘Was willing to leave BJP’: Mamata Banerjee floats political conspiracy theory on Ajit Pawar’s death | India News

NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee alleged a political conspiracy behind the death of Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash on Wednesday morning. She demanded a Supreme Court-supervised probe, accusing all “other agencies” of being “compromised”.The Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief said that there were reported talks that Pawar…

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Gold outlook 2026: Yellow metal may see short-term moderation after stellar rally; long-term bullish view intact

After one of its strongest rallies in decades, gold prices may take a breather in 2026, though the long-term outlook remains firmly bullish, analysts at ICICI Direct said on Tuesday.The report noted that US Federal Reserve rate cuts are expected in 2026, ongoing concerns over rising global debt, and questions over long-term Fed independence will…

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