Mamata Banerjee suffers injury, taken to Kolkata hospital
Mar 15, 2024, at 02:00 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday suffered major injury and was taken to a state-run hospital in the city.
Mamata Banerjee doesn't know the difference between refugee and infiltrator: Amit Shah
Mar 15, 2024, at 01:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for opposing the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which was implemented by the Centre earlier this week.
Politics of lies: Amit Shah slams Opposition over CAA protests
Mar 14, 2024, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has lashed out at the opposition parties for doing "politics of lies" by opposing the implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which aims to grant citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from neighbouring countries.
Mar 13, 2024, at 08:43 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she has severed her relation with her brother Babun Banerjee after the latter expressed his displeasure over the party's Howrah candidature for the Lok Sabha elections.
Mar 12, 2024, at 06:36 am
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Monday said it attached Rs.10.29 crore of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the form of a demand draft in connection with its money laundering probe against Alchemist Group, headed by former Rajya Sabha member K D Singh.
In a setback, SC dismisses Mamata govt plea against Calcutta HC oder over CBI probe for Sandeshkhali
Mar 12, 2024, at 05:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a setback to the Mamata Banerjee government, the Supreme Court Monday dismissed its plea against the Calcutta High Court order that transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the probe into an attack on a team of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in Bengal's Sandeshkhali.
'Mamata Banerjee afraid of upsetting PM Modi': Congress reacts after TMC's snub on seat-sharing deal
Mar 11, 2024, at 07:26 am
Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee wants to send a message to the PMO that she has no intention to fight the BJP, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said after the TMC chief declared candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in Bengal, ignoring Congress.
Mar 10, 2024, at 11:28 pm
Reacting to the Trinamool Congress announcing its Lok Sabha candidates for all 42 seats in West Bengal, the Congress said on Sunday that it had always desired to have a seat-sharing agreement with the TMC.
Bengal declares Ram Navami as public holiday, BJP slams move calling it 'too late'
Mar 10, 2024, at 05:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has declared Ram Navami on April 18 this year as a public holiday in her state.
Mamata Banerjee to announce candidates' list for upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Brigade rally
Mar 10, 2024, at 05:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a surprise move, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is all set to declare Trinamool Congress' candidates' names for the upcoming Lok Sabha Election from her mega rally at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata.
Mamata Banerjee on Tapas Roy's BJP joining: Some people are scared of ED raids
Mar 08, 2024, at 05:40 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has taken an apparent dig at former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Tapas Roy over his joining in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections.
Mask is off: Mamata Banerjee on former Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Ganguly's BJP switch
Mar 08, 2024, at 04:17 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has lashed out at former Calcutta High Court judge-turned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Abhijit Ganguly, who took on the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) while delivering his judgements in the massive teacher recruitment scam in the state.
Mamata Banerjee claims women are safe in Bengal, BJP 'spreading lies' about Sandeshkhali
Mar 08, 2024, at 02:47 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday claimed that women were safe in West Bengal. and lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleging that it was spreading lies about sexual abuse of women in Sandeshkhali.
Former TMC leader Tapas Roy joins BJP, says 'I will work towards establishing a peaceful Bengal'
Mar 07, 2024, at 02:10 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Confirming the speculations, veteran politician Tapas Roy on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) just a couple of days after quitting West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).
Veteran TMC leader Tapas Roy quits party ahead of Lok Sabha elections
Mar 04, 2024, at 07:17 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a jolt to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, veteran Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Tapas Roy quit the ruling party just weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Bengal: Veteran TMC leader Tapas Roy set to quit party, says 'hurt' by Mamata's silence on ED raids
Mar 04, 2024, at 06:40 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In what could be a jolt to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Tapas Roy is on Monday set to quit his party as well as the MLA post ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Entire country is sad and angry: PM Modi slams Mamata govt on Sandeshkhali
Mar 01, 2024, at 10:35 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In an unsparing attack on the Mamata Banerjee government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the entire country is "sad" and "angry" over the Sandeshkhali case where arrested and now suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan is charged with land grabbing and sexual abuse of women.
Sandeshkhali: Sheikh Shahajahan's fiefdom grabs India's political spotlight ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Mar 01, 2024, at 04:45 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Just months ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, West Bengal's Sandeshkhali turned out to be a heated political battleground after the state's ruling party Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s now expelled leader Sheikh Shahjahan faced charges of land grabbing and sexual abuse from women of the area, which falls in North 24 Parganas.
Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi quits party
Feb 29, 2024, at 03:37 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Advocate and Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi Wednesday resigned from the party with immediate effect and announced he would start a new political innings in two to three days.
ISF holds protest rally over arrest of party's lone MLA Naushad Siddique
Feb 28, 2024, at 03:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: Indian Secular Front (ISF) supporters Tuesday took out a rally in the city and its outskirts to protest against the arrest of the party Chairman and lone legislator Pirzada Mohammad Naushad Siddique on his way to conflict-hit Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas, official sources said.
Feb 27, 2024, at 07:27 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seeking the arrest of absconding Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who has been accused of land grabbing and sexual abuse by local women from Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas, media reports said.
Feb 26, 2024, at 08:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the ongoing protests against the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Sandeshkhali, former political strategist Prashant Kishor has claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) can deliver an outstanding performance in West Bengal in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Alliance talks on: Congress hopeful to strike a deal with Mamata in Bengal despite TMC's reluctance
Feb 24, 2024, at 06:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday exuded optimism in joining hands with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to fight Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) despite Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s renewed declaration that it will go solo in the state in Lok Sabha elections 2024.
As Lok Sabha polls approaches, PM Modi to visit Bengal for three days in March
Feb 24, 2024, at 05:37 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be spending three days in West Bengal in the first week of March.
Talks on seat-sharing with Mamata Banerjee still on: Jairam Ramesh
Feb 23, 2024, at 08:20 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Averring that a decision on seat sharing with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will be finalised in a day or two for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday said talks with Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress are still on.
Mamata Banerjee's TMC resumes seat-sharing talks with Congress for Lok Sabha polls: Reports
Feb 23, 2024, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: In a U-turn from its previous stance, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) has resumed seat-sharing talks with Congress for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, media reports said.
Feb 21, 2024, at 05:32 am
New Delhi/UNI: The National Union of Journalists (NUJI) on Tuesday said that it will hold a protest march on Wednesday against the arrest of Republic Bangla reporter Santu Pan in Bengal's Sandeshkhali.
Mamata Banerjee slams BJP for allegedly calling police officer Khalistani in Sandeshkhali
Feb 20, 2024, at 09:04 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the opposition party's workers allegedly called a Sikh police officer "Khalistani" during a confrontation in violence-hit Sandeshkhali.
Mamata slams Centre for 'deactivating Aadhaar cards' ahead of Lok Sabha polls, BJP responds
Feb 20, 2024, at 01:33 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government for allegedly deactivating Aadhaar cards targeting people belonging to specific communities, media reports said.
After BJP's team, now Congress MP Adhir Chowdhury stopped from reaching Bengal's Sandeshkhali
Feb 16, 2024, at 08:59 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After the fact-finding team of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress state president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was stopped by police on his way to Sandeshkhali, where women have accused men linked to Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan of sexually harassing them.