Top 5 news of the day: 3 killed amid violent anti-Waqf law stir in Bengal; new BJP chief in Tamil Nadu and more
Saturday, 12 April 2025 () Protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act in West Bengal's Murshidabad turned violent, resulting in at least three deaths, prompting Chief Minister Banerjee to halt its implementation. Elsewhere, Nainar Nagenthiran assumes leadership of BJP's Tamil Nadu unit, succeeding K Annamalai. The ED has initiated proceedings to seize Rs 700 crore in assets linked to Congress in the National Herald case.
Murshidabad in West Bengal witnessed violent clashes on April 14, 2025, resulting in three deaths linked to protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025. West Bengal Police have arrested 150 people, and additional security forces have been deployed in affected areas like Samserganj, Dhuliyan, and...
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor CV Ananda Bose are at odds over Murshidabad, with Banerjee urging against visits to avoid escalating.. IndiaTimes
Bengal Riot Crisis has once again exposed deep communal fault lines in West Bengal. In this explosive Oneindia exclusive, renowned political commentator and IPCS Senior Fellow Abhijit Iyer Mitra addresses the Murshidabad unrest where over 400 Hindus were allegedly forced to flee following Waqf-related clashes.
Is Mamata Banerjee losing control of the state? Is this a case of targeted demographic engineering? Why are Muslims issuing open death threats and walking free?
Abhijit Iyer Mitra doesn’t hold back as he dissects the Bengal Riot Crisis, the silence of the TMC, the failure of West Bengal Police, and the Centre-State power struggle behind the chaos.
Watch till the end to understand how deep the Bengal Riot Crisis goes — and what it means for India’s national security.
#BengalRiotCrisis #AbhijitIyerMitra #MurshidabadRiots #MamataBanerjee #OneindiaExclusive
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In this hard-hitting interview, Bengal Border Security takes center stage as former ADG of BSF, PK Mishra, shares insights into the spiraling crisis in West Bengal. With the Bengal Border Security landscape increasingly threatened by cross-border infiltration and radicalisation, Mishra breaks down the internal vulnerabilities exposed by the recent Waqf-linked violence in districts like Murshidabad and Malda. Are extremist forces exploiting religious unrest to engineer demographic shifts? Has the state’s intelligence grid failed? Are transnational networks at play? This exclusive conversation offers rare clarity on the alarming Bengal Border Security challenges ahead.
#BengalBorderSecurity #PKMishraInterview #WaqfViolence #BSFInsights #WestBengalCrisis #BSF
The Supreme Court has temporarily suspended key provisions of the Waqf Act, directing the government to maintain the status quo until the next hearing. This.. IndiaTimes
Mamata Banerjee criticized the BJP's perceived double standards towards Muslims, accusing them of hypocrisy between domestic and international relations. She.. IndiaTimes
Bengal BJP leader Dilip Ghosh, 60, married Rinku Majumdar, a leader in the party's women's wing, in a private ceremony at his Kolkata residence. The wedding.. IndiaTimes
BJP leader Amit Malviya has challenged Mamata Banerjee's claims regarding the Murshidabad communal violence, citing police reports that contradict her narrative.. IndiaTimes
Murshidabad witnessed violence during Waqf Act protests. Pramod Tiwari holds TMC and BJP responsible. He demands an end to the exodus of families. Governor Bose.. IndiaTimes
India has strongly condemned the remarks by Bangladesh over the ongoing violence in West Bengal against Waqf Amendment Act, 2025 - which was given the nod by the.. DNA
West Bengal governor C V Ananda Bose is visiting Malda to meet victims of the Murshidabad communal violence, defying chief minister Mamata Banerjee's request to.. IndiaTimes
After targeting the CJI, Godda BJP MP Nishikant Dubey attacked former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi. He wrote in Hindi, "You were not an election.. DNA
The National Herald case has erupted once again—this time as a full-blown political storm. With fresh focus from the Enforcement Directorate and renewed aggression from the BJP, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi find themselves at the center of a ₹5,000 crore controversy. What began as a decades-old investigation has now become a key electoral weapon, with BJP leaders invoking Sardar Patel’s historical warnings to question the moral foundations of the Congress legacy.
#NationalHeraldCase #RahulGandhi #SoniaGandhi #NationalHeraldScam #CongressUnderFire #HeraldCorruption #EDInvestigation #PoliticalScandal #NationalHeraldNews #GandhiFamilyCase #YoungIndianLtd #CongressVsBJP #HeraldControversy #NationalHeraldUpdate #IndiaPolitics
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Kapil Sibal criticized Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar's disapproval of the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential bill decisions and Tamil Nadu governor's bill.. IndiaTimes
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has strongly criticized the central government, asserting that the state will not submit to New Delhi's authority. He.. IndiaTimes
The Madras high court has cautioned the Tamil Nadu Police to file an FIR against DMK minister K Ponmudy for his disrespectful remarks about women, or face.. IndiaTimes
Narayanan Thirupathy, Tamil Nadu BJP vice president, has strongly condemned the DMK government for erecting a temple-style gopuram over M. Karunanidhi's burial.. IndiaTimes
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene with Saudi Arabia following the sudden cancellation of the Private Haj.. IndiaTimes
In a heart-wrenching account from Murshidabad’s Shamserganj, Kanchan Mondal-a widow and bidi worker from Bedabnagram—recounts how her family’s life was shattered overnight. With her daughter’s wedding set for 18 Baishakh (April 29), Kanchan had painstakingly saved ₹1 lakh and 10 bhari of gold over months. But a sudden violent attack forced them to flee by boat, leaving everything behind. Now sheltering in Malda’s Parlalpur High School, the family faces an uncertain future, and her daughter has fallen ill from shock. This is their tragic story of survival and lost dreams
#MurshidabadViolence #MurshidabadRiots #MurshidabadNews #ViolenceInMurshidabad #MurshidabadWaqfBill #WaqfBillProtest #MurshidabadToday #BengalViolence #WestBengalNews #MurshidabadProtests #CommunalClashesMurshidabad #WaqfLawViolence #MurshidabadCrisis #MuslimProtestsMurshidabad #MurshidabadUnderFire
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