India News Highlights, 14 November 2026: Abhishek Banerjee accuses agencies of shielding Suvendu Adhikari in Narada case

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee accused investigating agencies of shielding West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari in the Narada case, alleging that he was never summoned for questioning despite appearing in the sting operation allegedly accepting money, PTI report.

Banerjee, who was questioned by police for nearly four hours over an FIR linked to his social media post allegedly targeting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Gujarati community, said he had responded to every summons and never evaded an investigation.

"Over the last five years, no one has seen Suvendu Adhikari, then the Leader of the Opposition, appear at a police station or before the CBI in connection with the Narada case, despite the allegations of accepting money.

He was protected by the High Court. There is nothing against me, yet I am repeatedly being summoned in various false cases," Banerjee alleged. Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh experienced four earthquakes within 11 hours on Saturday, with magnitudes ranging from 2.9 to 3.9, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.

Of the four tremors, three were recorded in the Chenab Valley region of Jammu and Kashmir, while the fourth struck Leh in Ladakh, the NCS said. Police told PTI there were no reports of damage in the affected areas. A massive fire broke out at a cloth storage godown in Surat’s Kharvasa area.

Fire tenders have rushed to the spot and firefighting operations are underway. The cause of the fire is yet to be known. Delhi continued to breathe polluted air, with the city's AQI recorded at 348 in the 'very poor' category at 9 am.

While this was lower than Friday's 24-hour average of 373, seven of the 59 monitoring stations in the city reported 'severe' air quality. The Air Quality Early Warning System has forecast a further deterioration in pollution levels over the next few days.

Tamil Nadu has imposed stock limits on rice, paddy and pulses to curb hoarding and control rising prices. Wholesalers and retailers will have to follow the new limits and declare their stocks online. Those holding excess stocks must bring them within the limits by November 16.

More than two years ago, in October 2024, the Pune District Election Officer (DEO) first flagged to the Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) irregular patterns in voter applications for change in address to other constituencies.

Two more letters followed five months later, one suggesting such applications were being submitted in bulk by persons other than the voters concerned. On November 19, 2025, NCP leader Ajit Gavhane, hand-delivered a complaint with a list of 58 names and claimed the list was an example of “fraudulent deletions/ shifting of voters” and there were more than 15,000 cases.

This finally led the Maharashtra CEO’s office to write to the Pune DEO ordering an inquiry, according to documents reviewed by The Indian Express. With a crucial Tata Sons board meeting less than two weeks away, Tata Trusts Chairman Noel Tata on Saturday raised concerns over the possibility of listing Tata Sons, the principal holding company of the Tata group.

He warned that such a move could fundamentally alter the way the conglomerate functions and potentially shift its priorities from philanthropy towards profitability. A fire broke out at a footwear factory in outer Delhi's Mangolpuri area.

No casualties were reported. The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) said it received a call about the blaze at 1.10 pm. "Sixteen fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the fire was doused by 6 pm," the DFS said. Pakistan is sending its Climate Change and Environmental Coordination minister Musadik Masud Malik to Delhi for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)’s Civilisational Dialogue Forum in Delhi on November 20-22, Islamabad announced on Saturday.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken possession of a real estate project worth more than Rs 26 crore belonging to Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, in connection with an alleged multi-crore liquor scam in the state.

Officials from the agency's Raipur zonal office carried out the procedure at the Vitthal Greens project in Jangiri village of Durg district by putting up a notice and pasting the possession order on the property. Chaitanya Baghel developed the project through his proprietorship firm, Baghel Developers, officials said.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee accused investigating agencies of shielding West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari in the Narada case, alleging that he was never summoned for questioning despite appearing in the sting operation allegedly accepting money.

Banerjee, who was questioned by police for nearly four hours over an FIR linked to his social media post allegedly targeting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Gujarati community, said he had responded to every summons and never evaded an investigation.

"Over the last five years, no one has seen Suvendu Adhikari, then the Leader of the Opposition, appear at a police station or before the CBI in connection with the Narada case, despite the allegations of accepting money.

He was protected by the High Court. There is nothing against me, yet I am repeatedly being summoned in various false cases," Banerjee alleged.