Is Mamata’s celebration of Netaji in Bengal aimed at countering BJP brand of nationalism?
Jan 05, 2021, at 03:31 am
Kolkata/IBNS: After invoking the "Bangla-Bangali sentiment" last week, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday unveiled an elaborate plan to celebrate India's freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's 125th birth anniversary, amid reports of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's likely visit to the poll-bound state.
'Sincere gratitude to Maa-Mati-Manush': Mamata Banerjee on Trinamool Congress' foundation day
Jan 01, 2021, at 07:17 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday extended her "gratitude" to the people of her state on the 23rd foundation day of her party.
Mamata invokes Tagore and all things Bengali to stonewall 'usurper' BJP in 2021 poll challenge
Dec 31, 2020, at 05:15 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Portrait of Rabindranath Tagore, the soft power of Bengali songs and reference to Visva Bharati- a montage of the recently concluded roadshow of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Bolpur manifested her bid to emerge as the crusader for Bengali culture, having been pitted against the rising force that is Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in next year's assembly polls.
Mamata banks on Rabindranath Tagore, Bengali culture in Bolpur roadshow to counter Amit Shah, BJP
Dec 29, 2020, at 10:54 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In contrast to the "Jai Shree Ram" sloganeering by the saffron party workers during Union Home Minister Amit Shah's Dec 20 Bolpur roadshow, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday relied on Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and the Bengali culture to make her point in the raging insider-outsider debate by walking kms on the same land in Birbhum district.
As counter to Amit Shah, Mamata Banerjee to hold mega roadshow in Bolpur today
Dec 29, 2020, at 04:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Tuesday hold a mega roadshow in Birbhum district's Bolpur where Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a rally 11 days ago.
West Bengal blocking PM Kisan Samman Nidhi for political reasons: PM Modi
Dec 25, 2020, at 07:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday targeted the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal accusing it of blocking the central scheme for farmers, at a time his own government is facing massive protests by the peasants.
'Was not invited': Mamata Banerjee amid row over Visva Bharati's centenary celebration invitation
Dec 25, 2020, at 01:36 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she was not invited to the centenary celebrations of Visva Bharati University, refuting the claims made by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Bengal: Day ahead of Suvendu Adhikari's rally, Trinamool Congress shows strength in Kanthi
Dec 24, 2020, at 04:51 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The ruling Trinamool Congress, spearheaded by two of its senior leaders, on Wednesday showed its strength in West Bengal's Kanthi, where its former MLA Suvendu Adhikari will hold a counter rally as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) man the next day.
Bengal: BJP sends show cause notice to Agnimitra Paul for 'anti-party' remarks
Dec 23, 2020, at 08:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday sent a show cause notice to its women's wing president Agnimitra Paul for "anti-party" remarks.
5 Trinamool Congress MPs meet farmers at Singhu border, Mamata speaks to protesters again
Dec 23, 2020, at 08:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Five Trinamool Congress MPs on Wednesday met farmers, who are on a relay hunger strike at Delhi-Haryana border protesting against the new farm laws enacted by the central government.
Dec 23, 2020, at 01:40 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on a lighter note on Tuesday said she wants a "dhokla" treat from Union Home Minister Amit Shah, countering the latter's claims of dismal situation of the state on various fronts with statistics.
BJP MP Saumitra Khan's wife Sujata Mondal Khan joins Trinamool Congress
Dec 21, 2020, at 06:38 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Saumitra Khan's wife Sujata Mondal Khan on Monday joined the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal.
'BJP will struggle to cross double digits in West Bengal': Prashant Kishor's poll prophecy
Dec 21, 2020, at 06:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Political strategist Prashant Kishor, who is looking after the campaigns of the Trinamool Congress for the upcoming West Bengal polls, on Monday claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would struggle to cross double digits, suggesting a clear victory for Mamata Banerjee.
'BJP's Bengal CM will be from the soil': Amit Shah countering Trinamool's 'outsiders' attack
Dec 21, 2020, at 01:13 am
Kolkata/IBNS: At a time the ruling Trinamool Congress is labeling the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as an "outsider" trying to conquer West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the Chief Minister from his saffron party, if voted to power, will be from the state.
Amit Shah's roadshow pulls massive crowd in West Bengal's Santiniketan
Dec 20, 2020, at 10:58 pm
Santiniketan/UNI: With chanting of "Jai Sri Ram" renting the air, a sea of humanity on Sunday took part in Union Home Minister Amit Shah's one km long roadshow here.
Dec 20, 2020, at 03:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: After Mukul Roy and Sovan Chatterjee, former Nandigram MLA Suvendu Adhikari is the third close aide of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to become a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) man, triggering speculations over the kind of adverse effect he would cause to the ruling Trinamool Congress.
'Give us 5 years, we will turn Bengal into Sonar Bangla': Amit Shah
Dec 19, 2020, at 10:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, buoyant by the apparent massive joining in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) including heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday once again urged the voters of the state to give the saffron party one chance to turn West Bengal into "Sonar Bangla".
Amit Shah's mega Bengal rally to witness mass exodus from Trinamool Congress
Dec 19, 2020, at 07:42 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah's mega rally in West Bengal's Medinipur is all set to witness a mass exodus from the chunk of Trinamool Congress MPs and MLAs, giving the saffron party a shot in the arm ahead of the assembly polls.
Dec 18, 2020, at 06:33 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), for the second time, summoned West Bengal Chief Secretary and Director General of Police (DGP) over the attack on BJP president J.P. Nadda's convoy that took place in Diamond Harbour a week ago, reports said on Friday.
Bengal: Will try to ensure that no Trinamool leader comes to BJP, says Asansol MP Babul Supriyo
Dec 18, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Asansol Lok Sabha MP from West Bengal, Babul Supriyo, on Thursday said he would ensure that no Trinamool Congress leader from his constituency enters into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in a reaction to the rumours that his arch-rival and former ruling party member Jitendra Tiwari might join the saffron camp.
West Bengal: Barrackpore MLA Silbhadra Datta quits Trinamool Congress
Dec 18, 2020, at 04:47 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In another blow to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ahead of state polls, Barrackpore MLA Silbhadra Datta quit the Trinamool Congress on Friday.
West Bengal: Pandaveswar MLA Jitendra Tiwari quits Trinamool Congress
Dec 17, 2020, at 10:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In another setback for the Trinamool Congress, Pandevaswar MLA from West Bengal, Jitendra Tiwari, on Thursday resigned from all posts of the ruling party.
Ahead of meeting with Mamata, rebel Trinamool MLA Jitendra Tiwari resigns as AMC chairman
Dec 17, 2020, at 10:08 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A day ahead of his scheduled meeting with his party supremo Mamata Banerjee, rebel Trinamool Congress MLA Jitendra Tiwari on Thursday resigned as the chairman of the board of administrators of Asansol Municipal Corporation, media reports said.
Suvendu Adhikari resigns from Trinamool Congress' primary membership
Dec 17, 2020, at 08:09 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former West Bengal Minister Suvendu Adhikari resigned from the primary membership of the ruling Trinamool Congress on Thursday.
'Muslim voters aren't your jagirs': Asaduddin Owaisi's strong reply to Mamata Banerjee
Dec 17, 2020, at 03:34 am
Hyderabad/Kolkata/IBNS: In a strong reply to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who has accused the AIMIM of dividing Muslim votes, Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday said the voters from the community should not be taken for granted.
Trinamool Congress rebel Suvendu Adhikari seeks Governor's intervention
Dec 17, 2020, at 01:38 am
Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: Former West Bengal Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday sought Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar's intervention so that 'police and administration are dissuaded from implicating him and his associates in criminal cases out of political vendetta.'
'Trinamool Congress leaders who were from day one will stay': Mamata Banerjee
Dec 16, 2020, at 07:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Exuding confidence to keep her flock together, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo, Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday said her party is united despite a few rebels switching sides.
Trinamool Congress rebel Suvendu Adhikari likely to join BJP during Amit Shah's Bengal visit
Dec 16, 2020, at 05:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress rebel MLA Suvendu Adhikari, whose political position is speculated over the last several weeks, is likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to poll-bound West Bengal, media reports said.
Dec 16, 2020, at 03:54 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The elections to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) are likely to be held in March 2021 ahead of the assembly polls, said the West Bengal Election Commission on Tuesday.
Dec 16, 2020, at 03:17 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a strict message to the rebels just ahead of the state polls, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she won't tolerate any leader who would hobnob with other parties after benefitting by remaining in the party and government for years.