Calcutta HC allows Mamata's all-faith rally on Ram Temple inauguration day, rejects BJP's plea
Jan 19, 2024, at 01:15 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday allowed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to hold her already announced all-faith rally on January 22, rejecting the plea filed by Leader of Opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Suvendu Adhikari.
Mamata Banerjee to visit Kali Temple, hold all-faith rally on Ayodhya Ram Temple consecration day
Jan 17, 2024, at 05:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced she will offer her prayers to Maa Kali at Kalighat Temple and then hold an all-faith rally in Kolkata on January 22 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the consecration of Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya.
Jan 14, 2024, at 02:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a virtual meeting of the INDIA alliance on Saturday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar proposed the name of Rahul Gandhi as the chairperson of the bloc but the Congress MP declined it, media reports said.
Jan 12, 2024, at 03:18 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday outrightly rejected the proposal of 'One Nation One Election', saying the move was designed to "subvert" the Indian Constitution’s basic structure.
Mamata Banerjee warns TMC leaders over 'internal conflict' ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Jan 11, 2024, at 04:58 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday gave a stern warning to her party members for expressing their grievances in public amid the "conflict" between the older and newer generation leaders.
TMC's victory: Mamata Banerjee on Supreme Court's Bilkis Bano verdict
Jan 09, 2024, at 07:55 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed her party Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s victory in the Supreme Court judgement, which overturned Gujarat government's decision to release 11 convicts in the case pertaining to the rape of Bilkis Bano and murder of her family members during the 2002 communal riot in the western state.
Bengal Guv seeks compliance report from govt on no arrest of TMC leader Sahjahan Sheikh
Jan 08, 2024, at 08:29 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose has expressed concern as to why TMC leader Sahjahan Sheikh was not arrested in the past three days and sought a report from the Mamata Banerjee government regarding his whereabouts and action taken status on the issue, official sources said on Monday.
'800-1000 mob intended to cause death': Enforcement Directorate on Bengal attack
Jan 06, 2024, at 06:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Giving chilling details about the attack on its officials in Bengal's Sandeshkhali during a raid, allegedly by supporters of a Trinamool Congress leader, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has said the mob consisted of 800-1,000 people and that there was an "intention to cause death".
2024 Lok Sabha polls: Bengal BJP leader dares Mamata Banerjee to contest against PM Modi
Dec 23, 2023, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Agnimitra Paul has dared West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to contest against her arch-rival and Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi in the upcoming General Elections, which will give Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) an opportunity to return to power for the third straight term.
Mamata Banerjee announces 4 percent DA hike for Bengal govt employees, pensioners
Dec 22, 2023, at 02:11 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday announced a Dearness Allowance (DA) hike of 4 percent for government employees, semi-government employees, teachers, non-teaching staff, and pensioners with effect from January 1, 2024.
Mamata Banerjee meets PM Modi in Delhi, demands pending central funds
Dec 20, 2023, at 08:43 pm
New Delhi/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured her of a joint meeting of Union and State government officials to discuss the issue of pending central funds for the state.
Mamata Banerjee proposes Mallikarjun Kharge as INDIA PM face, he disposes
Dec 20, 2023, at 01:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who declared yesterday that the INDIA bloc will decide its Prime Ministerial candidate after the Lok Sabha election, took a 180-degree turn Tuesday by proposing Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's name for the position.
INDIA alliance's fourth meeting today weeks after Congress decimation in Hindi heartland
Dec 19, 2023, at 06:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: INDIA, an anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) front, will hold its fourth meeting on Tuesday, weeks after Congress was decimated in the Hindi heartland and a day after over 70 MPs were suspended from Parliament.
TMC asks Congress to shun 'zamindari culture', make Mamata Banerjee face of INDIA alliance
Dec 19, 2023, at 05:59 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Ahead of the crucial INDIA bloc's meeting in the national capital, the Trinamool Congress Monday evening claimed that Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should be made the face of the opposition alliance and urged the Congress to abandon its "zamindari culture".
Arvind Kejriwal meets Mamata Banerjee, Uddhav Thackeray ahead of INDIA meet
Dec 19, 2023, at 05:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, summoned by the Enforcement Directorate for questioning, met a flurry of Opposition leaders who are in Delhi for the INDIA Bloc meet.
Mamata Banerjee leaves for New Delhi to meet PM Narendra Modi
Dec 17, 2023, at 11:49 pm
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee left for New Delhi on Sunday for a series of official and political programmes, including a December 20 meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to seek his intervention in getting the state's dues including MGNREGA funds.
TMC MPs protest against Giriraj Singh's 'thumke' remark on Mamata Banerjee, call it 'misogynistic'
Dec 07, 2023, at 08:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Several Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs on Thursday protested against Union Minister Giriraj Singh's comment on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's shaking of legs at the inauguration ceremony of 29th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), calling it "misogynistic".
'Not aware': Mamata Banerjee to skip upcoming INDIA bloc meeting
Dec 05, 2023, at 02:45 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will not attend the next INDIA alliance bloc meeting on Wednesday.
'Return BJP to power at Centre with maximum seats from Bengal': Amit Shah in Kolkata
Nov 30, 2023, at 02:02 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday gave a clarion call to the people of Bengal to return the BJP to power at the Centre with the maximum number of seats from the state.
Mamata Banerjee says India would have won World Cup final if it had taken place in Kolkata or Mumbai
Nov 24, 2023, at 06:09 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The politicisation of India's defeat against Australia in the Cricket World Cup 2023 final continued after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the men in blue would have won the match if it was held in Kolkata or Mumbai.
Mamata Banerjee breaks silence on Mahua Moitra row, says it will 'help her before election'
Nov 24, 2023, at 04:35 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Breaking her long silence on the controversy surrounding Mahua Moitra in cash for query scam, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the expulsion of the TMC MP from the Lok Sabha will boost her chances in next year's general election.
Mamata Banerjee announces Sourav Ganguly as brand ambassador of Bengal
Nov 22, 2023, at 06:25 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday declared former cricketer and ex-president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Sourav Ganguly as the brand ambassador of her state.
Mahua Moitra gets new role in Trinamool Congress amid Ethics panel probe
Nov 14, 2023, at 04:12 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid the Ethics Committee's recommendations to suspend Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra from the Parliament, the Mamata Banerjee-led party has appointed her as the district chief of Krishnanagar (Nadia North), which falls under her Lok Sabha constituency.
Nov 04, 2023, at 12:37 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Forest Minister Jyotipriyo Mallick, who has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the ration scam case, on Friday claimed he was a victim of the opponent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s conspiracy.
'When will the railways come out of the slumber?': Mamata Banerjee after Andhra train accident
Oct 30, 2023, at 07:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has slammed the Centre after several lives were lost in a train accident which took place in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday.
Oct 27, 2023, at 06:02 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Reacting to the arrest of West Bengal Forest Minister Jyotipriya Mallick, state Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Friday demanded a probe into the role of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the alleged ration distribution scam.
West Bengal Minister Jyotipriya Mallick arrested by ED in 'ration scam', cries 'grave conspiracy'
Oct 27, 2023, at 05:08 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Foreign Minister Jyotipriya Mallick was on Friday morning arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an alleged scam in the state's ration distribution when he helmed the food ministry, media reports said.
Mamata Banerjee takes a swipe at BJP after ED raids Bengal Minister's house
Oct 27, 2023, at 02:51 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday described the ED raids at state minister Jyotipriya Mallick's house as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s "abuse of power to muzzle any opposition to their authoritarian rule".
Kamduni gangrape & murder: Calcutta HC acquits death penalty awardee, Bengal govt moves SC
Oct 07, 2023, at 06:20 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government Friday decided to move the Supreme Court after the Calcutta High Court acquitted a capital punishment awardee and commuted the death sentence of two others to life imprisonment over the gang rape and murder of a 21-year-old college student at Kamduni in North 24 Parganas, an incident that shook West Bengal 10 years ago.
Oct 04, 2023, at 06:26 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress MPs Abhishek Banerjee and Mahua Moitra Tuesday alleged that they along with some other leaders from her party were "manhandled and mercilessly dragged" away by cops on Day 2 of their protest in Delhi over the release of central funds.