Yusuf Pathan

With rebel TMC MPs given top positions in the little-known party they joined in June and a former BJP man at its helm, suspicions deepen on the saffron party’s role in the ‘merger’

Police have invoked MCOCA against Amjad Yusuf Pathan and four aides after a major heroin seizure in Thane district. The move signals a wider crackdown on an organised interstate drug network with a long criminal record.

Three Murshidabad NCPI MPs have avoided a formal NDA alignment while raising constituency issues with the Centre. Their calibrated stance reflects the pull of local demographic sensitivities in Bengal politics.

Moitra's post came days after the West Bengal government directed all state government employees, including contractual staff, casual workers, outsourced personnel and honorarium-based workers, to participate in programmes marking the International Day of Yoga on June 21.

A May 18 letter signed by 19 Trinamool Congress MPs seeking a separate parliamentary faction has surfaced. The move has sharpened the party's internal crisis, raised questions over recognition and sparked rival claims over its symbol.

Twenty TMC MPs, including Yusuf Pathan, Saayoni Ghosh and Shatrughan Sinha allegedly joined the rebel camp backing the NDA, pushing the party further towards a possible vertical split.

Yusuf Pathan finds himself at the centre of the Trinamool Congress's growing rebellion as rival factions battle for control of the party. Accused by some of siding with the rebels and criticised by loyalists for his silence, the Berhampore MP faces mounting pressure to clarify where his political loyalties lie.

Mahua Moitra's remarks came hours after 20 Lok Sabha MPs, led by Chief Whip Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, wrote to Speaker Om Birla declaring support for the BJP-led NDA, triggering a split in the TMC's parliamentary unit.

Sourav Ganguly has issued a detailed clarification after a report claimed Mamata Banerjee requested him to nudge Yusuf Pathan to resign as Baharampur MP so that she could contest the ensuing bypoll and enter the Parliament.

Yusuf Pathan’s father-in-law and brother-in-law were arrested in Mumbai for allegedly assaulting a passenger after a roadside dispute.

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As the day comes to a close, here's a quick roundup of the most important headlines.

Adina mosque row: Recently, former cricketer Yusuf Pathan visited the Adina Mosque in Bengal and called it an architectural marvel. The BJP and social media users pointed out that it was the Adinath temple. What is the dispute all about?

The court directed the Vadodara Municipal Corporation to reclaim a plot from Trinamool Congress MP Yusuf Pathan, its ruling seeking greater accountability from celebrities

The dispute originated in 2012, when the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) issued a notice asking the Trinamool lawmaker to vacate the government land he had occupied since that year. Yusuf Pathan challenged this notice and approached the Gujarat High Court.

The Trinamool Congress will join Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav in the concluding leg of Bihar’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ on September 1, with Yusuf Pathan and Lalitesh Pati Tripathi representing the party.

Harbhajan Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina and Yusuf Pathan have withdrawn from the India-Pakistan WCL 2025 match. Their decision comes amid controversy linked to recent geopolitical tensions between the two countries.

The Trinamool Congress, which declined MP Yusuf Pathan’s unilateral inclusion in the delegation, will read the Centre’s course correction as its vindication

After Yusuf Pathan opted out of the Operation Sindoor delegation, the Trinamool Congress today named Abhishek Banerjee as its representative.

Trinamool Congress MP Yusuf Pathan has declined to join the Operation Sindoor foreign outreach delegation, after the government named him allegedly without consulting his party.