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TMC’s Aroop seeks freeze on party bank accounts amid leadership battle; LoP supports move

Kolkata, Jun 18 (PTI) The internecine war within the TMC took a new turn on Thursday with “party treasurer” Aroop Biswas writing to a bank seeking restrictions on the operation of the party’s accounts, citing uncertainty over its legitimate leadership amid rebellions by MLAs and MPs. The move is being seen as a fresh setback for the camp led by former chief minister Mamata Banerjee, coming days after dissident MLAs and MPs challenged the authority of the Trinamool Congress’s central leadership following the party’s defeat in the assembly polls, and staked claim to being the “real” TMC. A two-page letter,

Amit Shah hell-bent on making NDA ‘National Defectors Alliance’: Cong’s Jairam Ramesh

New Delhi, Jun 18 (PTI) Amid defections in opposition ranks, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday termed the ruling NDA — ‘National Defectors Alliance’, and asserted that his party’s leadership is in touch with allies to thwart Home Minister Amit Shah’s “nefarious” attempts to muster a two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha. Ramesh said Shah suffered a “humiliation” in the Lok Sabha on April 17 this year when he failed in getting the Constitution amendment bill related to delimitation passed, and is now resorting to “dirtiest of tricks” in order to avenge that. He accused Shah of launching an “assault

India’s May oil supply from UAE tops pre-war levels as imports rise, data shows

NEW DELHI, June 18 (Reuters) – India’s oil imports from the United ‌Arab Emirates rose above levels seen before the Iran war to a multi-year high in May, while supply from Russia, Venezuela and Angola also increased, data from industry sources showed. Overall crude imports by the world’s third-largest oil importer ​and consumer rose to 5.27 million barrels per day, up 15.4% from April, the ​data showed, with Russia the largest supplier. The UAE became India’s second-largest oil supplier, ⁠with imports rising nearly 41% to 942,500 bpd in May, the first full month after ​the Gulf producer’s exit from OPEC,

Indian money in Swiss banks dips to Swiss franc 3.25 bn; customer deposits up

New Delhi/Zurich, Jun 18 (PTI) Indian money parked in Swiss banks fell by over 8 per cent in 2025 to 3.25 billion Swiss franc (nearly Rs 36,793 crore) due to a fall in funds held through local branches and other financial institutions, annual data released by Switzerland’s central bank showed on Thursday. However, money in customer accounts of individual and institutional clients rose sharply by over 50 per cent in the year to 524 million Swiss franc (nearly Rs 6,000 crore), though it accounted for just about 16 per cent of overall funds. The bulk of the total funds was

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