Jul 22, 2024, at 02:50 am
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday addressed her Martyrs' Day rally in Kolkata when she targeted the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government, which returned to power for the third straight term after winning the Lok Sabha polls, and said it will fall soon.
Jul 22, 2024, at 12:48 am
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said her state is ready to give shelter to 'helpless people' from Bangladesh where violent protests have been taking place for the past several days against reservation in government jobs.
INDIA ally Akhilesh Yadav to attend Mamata Banerjee's Martyrs' Day rally in Kolkata tomorrow
Jul 20, 2024, at 07:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav is set to attend West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Martyrs' Day rally in Kolkata on Sunday.
Jul 17, 2024, at 07:15 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra has cleared she will keep on "speaking out" against Governor CV Ananda Bose despite the Calcutta High Court restraining West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from making defamatory remarks against the Constitutional head of the state.
Calcutta HC restrains Mamata Banerjee from making defamatory remark against Guv
Jul 17, 2024, at 06:30 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court Tuesday restrained West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from making any defamatory remark against Governor CV Ananda Bose, noting the freedom of speech is "not an unfettered right" under which such statements can be made.
Jul 13, 2024, at 06:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she was unaware of the controversial remark of Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, who appealed to spreading Islam among "unfortunate" people, who are not born in the religion.
Mamata Banerjee's TMC set to sweep all 4 bypolls in West Bengal
Jul 13, 2024, at 04:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In further setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is all set for a clean sweep in all four byelections held in the state on July 10.
Mamata Banerjee attends Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant's wedding in Mumbai
Jul 13, 2024, at 05:49 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday attended the star-studded wedding of business tycoon Mukesh Ambani's son Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant at the Jio World Centre in Mumbai.
Mamata jets off to Mumbai for Ambani wedding, plans political meetings too
Jul 11, 2024, at 09:48 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday boarded a plane to Mumbai to attend the grand wedding of business tycoon Mukesh Ambani's son Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant.
Jul 10, 2024, at 04:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a relief for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said the West Bengal government's stand against the Centre over the CBI probe into several cases without "state's consent" is valid, media reports said.
Jul 01, 2024, at 05:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee citing the alleged collapse of law and order in the state after a video showing a woman and a man being assaulted publicly by one close to the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) went viral on social media.
Mamata Banerjee stops eviction of illegal hawkers in Kolkata for a month
Jun 27, 2024, at 11:04 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After two days of eviction drive, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday stopped the demolition of the stalls of "illegal hawkers" on the pavements of Kolkata for a month.
Lok Sabha Speaker election: Miffed TMC now agrees to back INDIA nominee K Suresh
Jun 26, 2024, at 04:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress has agreed to back INDIA's Lok Sabha Speaker nominee K Suresh, a day after tussle broke out between the two parties over the nomination, media reports said.
'Do I have to sweep the streets now?' Mamata Banerjee pulls up civic body chiefs
Jun 25, 2024, at 05:53 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday pulled up the state's civic body chiefs stating that the streets are not clean.
Jun 25, 2024, at 12:59 am
Kolkata/New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the Centre for excluding her from the discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Mamata Banerjee calls on BJP MP Anant Maharaj in Coochbehar, triggers speculation
Jun 18, 2024, at 08:41 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Triggering speculations of new political equations, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday visited Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Nagendra Nath Roy, popularly known as Anant Maharaj, during her visit to Cooch Behar after the Trinamool Congress won the seat in the Lok Sabha elections.
Jun 18, 2024, at 02:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The opposition has vehemently attacked the Centre over the Bengal train accident that resulted in the death of nine and injured 50 others.
Railways is now parentless: Mamata Banerjee slams Centre over Kanchanjungha train accident
Jun 17, 2024, at 09:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Reacting to the Kanchanjungha train accident that claimed 8 lives, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has trained her guns at the Railway Ministry accusing it of "negligence".
Modi-led NDA set for historic 3rd term with reduced mandate as rival INDIA bloc closes in
Jun 05, 2024, at 06:47 am
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday returned for a rare third consecutive term in office with his allies, but fell short of an absolute majority for his BJP, in an election that gave a new lease of life to a Congress-led disparate Opposition bloc- INDIA- as the anti-Modi union halted the saffron juggernaut to under 300.
'Modi did not get single largest majority, he should resign': Mamata Banerjee
Jun 05, 2024, at 02:05 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday expressed her satisfaction with the Bharatiya Janata Party not getting a single majority in the Lok Sabha and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as well as Union Home Minister Amit Shah, should resign on moral grounds.
BJP to win more seats than Mamata's TMC in Bengal in Lok Sabha polls, several exit polls predict
Jun 02, 2024, at 02:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In what would be a massive jolt to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, her Trinamool Congress may get trounced by the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Lok Sabha elections, several exit polls have claimed.
Modi, Mamata lock horns with roadshows in battle for key Kolkata North seat
May 30, 2024, at 01:51 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata Uttar or Kolkata North Lok Sabha seat of West Bengal has turned out to be a turf of fierce contest between the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party after a crossover charged up the saffron party's campaign in the constituency, which is held by TMC for several terms.
TMC transferring SC, ST, OBC reservations to Muslims: PM Modi in Bengal
May 29, 2024, at 06:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday sharpened his attacks on the Trinamool Congress over the pot boiling OBC quota issue ahead of the last round of voting for the Lok Sabha elections.
'I am not against minorities but won't divide the country based on religion': PM Modi
May 29, 2024, at 04:24 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Ahead of the final phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence in securing a thumping majority for a third term, asserted his commitment to returning the money "looted" from Bengal and emphasised his stance against reservation based on religion.
PM Modi to hold roadshow for BJP's Tapas Roy in Kolkata today
May 28, 2024, at 04:52 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a roadshow for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Kolkata North candidate, Tapas Roy, in the northern part of the city on Tuesday for the Lok Sabha polls.
May 28, 2024, at 03:09 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has explained the reason behind opting for actress-turned politician Saayoni Ghosh as the Trinamool Congress candidate from the Jadavpur constituency, which was won by Tollywood star Mimi Chakraborty five years ago, for the Lok Sabha polls.
INDIA bloc to meet on June 1 for assessment of performance in LS polls, strategy discussion
May 28, 2024, at 02:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Top leaders of the INDIA alliance are scheduled to meet on June 1, the last day of the mammoth seven-phase polling, to assess their performance in the Lok Sabha Elections.
BJP candidate Pranat Tudu attacked in Bengal's Jhargram in 6th phase of Lok Sabha polls
May 26, 2024, at 12:50 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from West Bengal's Jhargram was attacked by a violent mob in the sixth and penultimate phase of Lok Sabha elections on Saturday, media reports said.
Kolkata Police imposes Section 144 for 60 days to avoid 'violent demonstrations'
May 25, 2024, at 04:12 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata Police on Friday announced the imposition of Section 144 preventing the assembly of five or more people in the city for 60 days starting from May 28 to avoid "violent demonstrations".
Sadhus hit Kolkata streets in protest against Mamata Banerjee's attack on Kartik Maharaj
May 25, 2024, at 03:55 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In protest against Mamata Banerjee's remarks slamming Kartik Maharaj, a monk in the charitable organisation Bharat Sevashram Sangha, whom she accused of acting on the behest of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, several sadhus hit the streets of Kolkata on Friday.