West Bengal Chief Minister welcomes Supreme Court's verdict
Mar 22, 2017, at 02:28 am
Kolkata, Mar 21 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee welcomed the Supreme Court's order of allowing CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) probe to continue in Narada sting case on Tuesday.
Left experiences nightmare in Bengal, struggles with baffling figures
May 20, 2016, at 07:16 pm
Kolkata, May 20 (IBNS) The electoral arithmetic that the Left Front calculated by joining hands with the Congress in West Bengal, has terribly gone awry leaving it to face a nightmare result.
ITI student lynched in WB: Accused TMC leader booked
May 13, 2016, at 09:07 pm
Kolkata, May 13 (IBNS): Three days after a college student was beaten to death by a mob over a false allegation in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, police on Thursday midnight arrested one of the main accused in this case- local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Tapas Mullick- from North 24 Parganas district, reports said.
WB polls: Over 84 pct voters turnout recorded in sixth phase
May 06, 2016, at 01:38 am
Kolkata, May 5 (IBNS): A staggered six phase seven rounds Assembly Elections in West Bengal concluded with the final phase of balloting on Thursday in which more than 84 percent turnout was recorded, said officials.
AugustaWestland scam: Rajya Sabha adjourned
May 02, 2016, at 05:31 pm
New Delhi, May 2 (IBNS) A huge uproar forced adjournment of the Rajya Sabha till 12 30 pm on Monday as Political slugfest over the controversial AgustaWestland chopper scam continued to rule the roost Parliament.
ECI directs to file FIR against TMC MLA Sonali Guha
Apr 30, 2016, at 09:49 pm
Kolkata, Apr 30 (IBNS) Hours after she was caught on camera allegedly instructing party workers to beat up CPI-M polling agents, The Election Commission directed the district authorities of South 24 Parganas to file an FIR against Trinamool Congress MLA and Deputy Speaker in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Sonali Guha on Saturday.
Kolkata is falling into grip of misogynist mentality: President's daughter
Apr 28, 2016, at 03:08 am
Kolkata, Apr 27 (IBNS): From traditionally being a liberal city, Kolkata these days is falling into the grip of a misogynist mentality and this is very alarming, Congress leader and President Pranab Mukherjee's daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee said on Wednesday.
WB polls: Fourth phase records 78.05 pct turnout
Apr 26, 2016, at 03:06 am
Kolkata, Apr 25 (IBNS) The fourth phase of polling in West Bengal Assembly Elections on Monday witnessed about 78.05 percent voters' turnout amid reports of violence from several places.
Bengal assembly elections: Post poll violence injures many in Birbhum
Apr 19, 2016, at 12:46 am
Kolkata/Birbhum, Apr 18 (IBNS): At least five men were badly injured and another was shot during a political clash between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and CPI-M on Sunday night at Parui in West Bengal's Birbhum district, reports said.
Bengal polls: Second phase election underway
Apr 17, 2016, at 03:47 pm
Kolkata, Apr 17 (IBNS): The second phase polling of the crucial West Bengal Assembly polls is underway on Sunday.
Polling 39 pc in Bengal, 36 pc in Assam in first four hours
Apr 11, 2016, at 07:20 pm
Kolkata/Guwahati, Apr. 11 (IBNS) West Bengal and Assam reported 39 per cent and 36 per cent polling respectively till 11 am on Monday as Assembly elections in both the states were going on with brisk turnout despite the scorching summer heat.
20 pc polling in Bengal, 16 pc in Assam in first two hours
Apr 11, 2016, at 05:18 pm
Kolkata/Guwahati, Apr 11 (IBNS) Voting for Assembly election was underway in West Bengal and Assam with an overall 18 per cent turnout being reported in the first two hours.
Narada sting: Trinamool Congress to hold internal probe
Apr 09, 2016, at 09:31 pm
Kolkata, Apr 9 (IBNS): The ruling Trinamool Congress on Saturday announced that it will conduct an internal inquiry into the Narada News sting operation case, nearly one month after the news portal released sting footage, showing TMC leaders taking bribes.
WB Assembly polls: Mamata files nomination
Apr 08, 2016, at 11:35 pm
Kolkata, Apr 8 (IBNS) Gearing up for the political battle, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who will be looking forward to bring her party to power in the state for the second time, filed her nomination paper from Bhawanipore constituency for the state Assembly elections on Friday.
Assembly polls: WB records 79 pct voters turnout, no untoward incident reported
Apr 05, 2016, at 12:36 am
Kolkata, Apr 4 (IBNS): The first phase of the West Bengal Assembly polls concluded peacefully on Monday with heavy voters turnout, media reports said.
Narada News reveals 2nd part of sting operation, more TMC leaders shown taking bribes
Mar 22, 2016, at 02:51 am
Kolkata, Mar 21 (IBNS): News portal- Narada News- on Monday released another sting operation footage, where Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP from Arambag constituency Aparupa Poddar and former TMC students' leader Shankudeb Panda were exposed while allegedly taking bribes.
Congress books 75 seats in first list for Bengal polls
Mar 09, 2016, at 05:15 am
Kolkata, Mar 8 (IBNS): Triggering the possibility of an 'understanding' between the Congress and the Left, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday declared the first list containing 75 seats.
Burdwan University: TMC-led outsiders beat students on hunger strike
Feb 27, 2016, at 05:02 am
Kolkata/Burdwan, Feb 26 (IBNS): Few students of West Bengal's Burdwan University, who were on hunger strike since Thursday, were allegedly beaten on Friday evening by Trinamool Congress (TMC)-led outsiders, reports said.
West Bengal: Crude bombs recovered from TMC worker's house in Birbhum
Feb 01, 2016, at 10:38 pm
Kolkata/Birbhum, Feb 1 (IBNS): The police on Sunday discovered at least 80 crude bombs from the house of a Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker at Nanoor Bongram area in West Bengal's Birbhum district, reports said.
Jan 12, 2016, at 12:50 am
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS): Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali arrived in Kolkata on Monday.
WB: CPI-M's rally attacked in West Midnapore, TMC accused
Jan 11, 2016, at 03:03 am
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IBNS): Few Trinamool Congress (TMC) supporters on Sunday allegedly attacked a rally of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and beat its supporters at Keshpur area in West Midnapore district of West Bengal, reports said.
PM Modi has connection with Pakistani terrorists: TMC MP Idris Ali
Jan 06, 2016, at 09:03 pm
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IBNS): Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP Idris Ali on Wednesday triggered a controversy as he said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has direct links with Pakistani terrorists which was responsible for Pathankot Airbase attack.
Jan 05, 2016, at 03:34 pm
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS) West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee turned 61 on Tuesday.
West Bengal: TMC Panchayat Samiti president fires shots in Malda, youth killed
Dec 28, 2015, at 03:54 am
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IBNS): A Trinamool Congress (TMC) Panchayat Samiti president allegedly fired on a mob at English Bazar area in West Bengal's Malda district on Sunday afternoon which killed one youth and left another injured, reports said.
Congress-sponsored shutdown in Bengal evokes partial response
Aug 18, 2015, at 08:27 pm
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IBNS) A dawn-to-dusk strike called by the Congress in West Bengal on Tuesday evoked mixed response as police detained hundreds of supporters of the state's opposition party allegedly for forcing to shut business and transport.
Mamata flexes muscle at Martyrs' Day rally, challenges Opposition
Jul 21, 2015, at 07:47 pm
Kolkata, July 21 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she is not hankering for power but is working hard for the poor, minority, tribal and girl child and would foil the forces of division and riots, as she addressed a mammoth gathering of party workers in Kolkata to observe the Martyrs' Day.
TMC retains KMC, sweeps other civic bodies polls
Apr 28, 2015, at 09:47 pm
Kolkata, Apr 28 (IBNS): With the Assembly polls scheduled to be held next year, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) gained momentum as the party posted a strong result in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections and the 91 civic bodies in West Bengal while the Left Front managed to hold the second spot, ahead of the Congress and the BJP.
TMC heading towards a massive win in WB civic polls
Apr 28, 2015, at 06:22 pm
Kolkata, Apr 28 (IBNS): The Trinamool Congress (TMC) is all set to win the civic polls with the party leading in both the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections and the 91 civic bodies in West Bengal as counting of votes started on Tuesday.
Politics not my cup of tea: Srinjoy says on resignation
Feb 05, 2015, at 10:00 pm
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IBNS) A day after a city court on Wednesday granted him conditional bail, Saradha scam accused Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Srinjoy Bose quit the party and membership of the upper house of Parliament on Thursday.
TMC MPs served legal notices for defamation
Jan 14, 2015, at 09:13 pm
Kolkata, Jan 14 (IBNS) BJP leader Siddharth Nath Singh has sent legal notices to two MPs of the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal for their alleged defamatory statements about his grandfather, the late Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.