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'I am an individual.. not answerable to anyone': Sourav Ganguly facing flak over his Spain visit with Mamata Banerjee

Sep 29, 2023, at 04:15 am

Kolkata/IBNS: "I am an individual... I will go wherever I feel like," said former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly after he faced flak from various quarters for his recent Spain visit with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Bengal is bearing the brunt of withheld MGNREGA and Awas Yojana funds: Mamata Banerjee

Sep 28, 2023, at 07:32 pm

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday once again gave a call to "march to Delhi" pressing for her government's demands from the Centre.

If we don’t love the poor, we cannot ensure development: Mamata Banerjee in Spain

Sep 16, 2023, at 05:19 am

Madrid/IBNS/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said no development is possible without there being love for the poor.

Abhishek Banerjee faces 9 hours of ED grilling in Bengal teacher recruitment scam, rates outcome as 'minus 2'

Sep 14, 2023, at 07:21 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress National General Secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee Wednesday slammed the Narendra Modi-led Central government for "using" the probe agencies to harass opposition leaders like him after losing electoral battles in the state.

Bengal recruitment scam: TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee reaches ED office in Kolkata

Sep 13, 2023, at 06:18 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday arrived at the Enforcement Directorate's office here following the summons sent by the central probe agency which is investigating the teacher recruitment scam in West Bengal.

Mamata Banerjee invites Sri Lankan President to join business summit

Sep 13, 2023, at 05:30 pm

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she had a very pleasant meeting with Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Dubai International Airport and invited him to join the Kolkata business summit.

Mamata Banerjee flies to Dubai on way to Spain to seek foreign investors for Bengal

Sep 12, 2023, at 07:58 pm

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday flew to Dubai on her way to Spain to seek possible investments from the NRIs as well as the foreign investors in trade, commerce, and businesses linking West Bengal, the gateways of eastern and northeastern states of India, as well as the three neighbouring nations of Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan.

ED summons to Abhishek Banerjee political vendetta: Mamata Banerjee

Sep 12, 2023, at 05:17 am

Kolkata/IBNS:  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday termed the Enforcement Directorate summons to Trinamool Congress National General Secretary and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee as a "political vendetta".

Dhupguri bypoll: TMC wrests North Bengal seat from BJP in boost for Mamata ahead of 2024 polls

Sep 08, 2023, at 10:59 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In a boost for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Trinamool Congress on Friday wrested back the Dhupguri assembly seat from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a bypoll.

Bengal foundation day: Suvendu Adhikari leads BJP MLAs' protest march to Raj Bhavan over state govt's move

Sep 08, 2023, at 01:54 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Suvendu Adhikari Thursday led a legislative party delegation to Governor C V Ananda Bose to submit a memorandum against the alleged "devious attempt" made by the state government to "distort the history", which led to the formation of the eastern state on June 20, 1947.

Mamata Banerjee announces salary hike for all Bengal MLAs barring herself

Sep 07, 2023, at 11:57 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced a hike in salaries of all state MLAs except for herself.

'Bengal will observe foundation day on Poila Boishakh,' says Mamata Banerjee; Suvendu fumes

Sep 07, 2023, at 11:35 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari had a massive faceoff in the state assembly during a debate over a bill regarding the state's foundation day on Thursday.

After President's invite, now a note calling 'Prime Minister Of Bharat' adds fuel to name change row

Sep 07, 2023, at 07:03 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Even as the dinner invite to G20 leaders from President Droupadi Murmu sparked controversy and speculation over the country's name change after using the term 'President of Bharat' instead of the traditional 'President of India' on Tuesday, another document has come to light that refers to Narendra Modi as the 'Prime Minister of Bharat'.

Mamata Banerjee warns of blocking funds to universities amid tussle with Governor

Sep 06, 2023, at 05:55 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Amid their ongoing tussle, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday threatened to block funds to state-run universities if they dared follow the orders of Governor CV Ananda Bose.

Dhupguri bypoll: Litmus test for Bengal BJP ahead of Lok Sabha elections, TMC desperate to win

Sep 05, 2023, at 04:30 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has suffered a series of setbacks over the last few years in the West Bengal politics, will face a litmus test in a triangular contest in the Dhupguri byelections which are held on Tuesday.

'Respect people of Tamil Nadu but..." Mamata Banerjee disapproves of 'Sanatana Dharma' remark

Sep 05, 2023, at 04:27 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday expressed her disapproval at Tamil Nadu Minister Udhyanidhi Stalin over his "Sanatana Dharma" remarks, which have set off a political storm ahead of a string of state elections and drawn multiple barbs from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). 

INDIA bloc forms 14-member central coordination committee, announces panels for campaign, media

Sep 02, 2023, at 01:59 am

Mumbai/IBNS: The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A), comprising 26 anti-BJP parties, Friday announced a 14-member Central Coordination Committee and a 19-member campaign committee at the conclusion of its two-day meeting in Mumbai.

Mamata Banerjee visits Bachchans at their Mumbai house, ties rakhi to Big B

Aug 31, 2023, at 05:53 am

Mumbai/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday visited Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and his family at their house 'Jalsa' in Mumbai's Juhu to celebrate Raksha Bandhan.

Only two INDIA meetings enough to reduce LPG price: Mamata's dig at Modi govt

Aug 30, 2023, at 04:25 pm

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday took a dig at the BJP-led NDA government, saying only two meetings of the INDIA alliance in a couple of months were enough to force the Centre to reduce the cooking gas price by Rs 200.

Bengal: Mamata Banerjee accuses Governor Bose of violating Constitution by appointing VCs

Aug 29, 2023, at 07:39 pm

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused Governor C V Ananda Bose of violating the Constitution by appointing " his friends as vice-chancellors in the state-owned universities.

Mamata Banerjee pledges to uproot BJP from power in upcoming Lok Sabha polls

Aug 29, 2023, at 06:09 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday slammed the BJP-led central government for its "anti-people policies" and said Trinamool Congress will uproot it from power as it did to the CPI(M) led Left Front government in West Bengal.

#RakeshRoshan trends on X after Mamata Banerjee confuses astronaut Rakesh Sharma with actor

Aug 24, 2023, at 05:51 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: #RakeshRoshan started trending on social media platform X after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee confused astronaut Rakesh Sharma with the Bollywood actor.

'All stand together and cheer for successful soft landing of Chandrayaan-3': Mamata Banerjee

Aug 23, 2023, at 06:39 pm

Kolkata/UNI: Lauding ISRO team of scientists as Chandrayaan-3 is inching closer to land on the Moon's South Pole, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday, "We must all stand together and cheer for its successful soft landing".

'Modiji has only six months left,' Mamata Banerjee says reaching out to Muslim community ahead of 2024 polls

Aug 22, 2023, at 03:42 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday warned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he has just six months left as the ruling Trinamool Congress looks to consolidate its vote share among minority populations in the state ahead of the 2024 general election.

West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee on a three-day trip to Jhargram

Aug 08, 2023, at 05:36 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is on a three-day trip from Tuesday to West Bengal's Jhargram where she will launch various projects in Adivasi areas, media reports said.

BJP’s dictionary doesn't have Constitution in it, but only violence: Mamata Banerjee

Aug 04, 2023, at 01:38 am

Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: Asserting that violence has always been a part of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s dictionary, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday alleged that the saffron party's dictionary does not have Constitution in it but only violence.

'Nussrat Jahan will speak for her case... not my matter': Mamata Banerjee on corruption allegation against TMC MP

Aug 03, 2023, at 06:04 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday refrained from making any comment on the allegation of corruption brought against actress and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP from West Bengal's Basirhat, Nussrat Jahan.

The more BJP talks about INDIA, the more it will humiliate our country's name: Mamata Banerjee

Jul 26, 2023, at 02:17 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said the more the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) speaks of the newly formed Opposition's alliance 'INDA', the more it will end up humiliating the country's name.

Tripura TMC chief Pijush Kanti Biswas quits party

Jul 26, 2023, at 12:36 am

Agartala: In a setback for Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress, the party’s Tripura chief Pijush Kanti Biswas stepped down from the post and quit the primary membership of the party, media reports said.

Bengal BJP MLA Bishnu Pada Ray dies of cardiac arrest, PM Narendra Modi mourns

Jul 25, 2023, at 10:10 pm

Kolkata: BJP Legislator from Dhupguri Assembly constituency in North Bengal Bishnu Pada Ray breathed his last due to cardiac arrest here on Tuesday.