Rules for logging in to the Parliament website changed after Mahua Moitra controversy
Nov 24, 2023, at 12:57 am
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Secretariat has changed the log-in rules to the Parliament website following a controversy involving Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, who allegedly gave her credentials to a businessman to post questions on her behalf in exchange for favours, media reported
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.
Cash for query: Mahua Moitra to be questioned by Ethics Committee tomo on reports from 3 ministries
Nov 02, 2023, at 05:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress MP Mohua Moitra will be questioned on Tuesday by the Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha in the cash for query case.
'Stop me if you can': Abhishek Banerjee to snub ED's summons in jobs scam case
Sep 29, 2023, at 07:09 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday cleared he would be joining his party's protest on October 2 and 3 against the Centre in New Delhi snubbing Enforcement Directorate's summons in the jobs scam case.
Both houses of Parliament adjourned till Monday amid oppositions' uproar
Jul 22, 2023, at 01:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: With opposition parties staying firm over the debate on Manipur horror and in no mood to relent over other issues such as the Centre's Delhi ordinance, the proceedings of both houses of Parliament remained virtually paralysed for the second consecutive day of the ongoing Monsoon session.
Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress sweeps Bengal Panchayat elections, BJP ranks distant second
Jul 12, 2023, at 07:09 am
Kolkata/IBNS: After days of sporadic violence, West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress swept the state's all three-tier Panchayat elections as results kept pouring in from several districts till late Tuesday night amid tight security of central forces and the state police.
West Bengal panchayat polls to be held in single phase on July 8
Jun 09, 2023, at 03:25 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The three-tier panchayat election in West Bengal will be held in a single phase on July 8, newly appointed State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha announced Thursday.
Amit Shah's mega rally in Bengal tomorrow, Trinamool's welcome note with questions
Apr 14, 2023, at 12:13 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) top leader Amit Shah will be addressing a mega rally in West Bengal's Siuri on Saturday ahead of the upcoming high-pitched panchayat elections in the state.
Mamata calls DA protesters 'thieves', says they received jobs 'unethically' during Left era
Mar 30, 2023, at 05:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday called the state government employees, who are protesting with demands for a hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) for over 60 days, "thieves".
Mamata Banerjee in dharna against Centre, Opposition too on streets in Kolkata
Mar 29, 2023, at 07:16 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday began her 30-hour sit-in protest or dharna against the central government near BR Ambedkar's Statue at Red Road in Kolkata.
Parliament: Opposition meets at Congress chief Kharge's office, Trinamool, AAP attend
Mar 27, 2023, at 05:12 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A meeting of opposition parties was held here on Monday to chalk out strategy amid the ongoing Budget session of the Parliament.
Mamata Banerjee to meet Naveen Patnaik in Odisha today amid third front talks
Mar 23, 2023, at 04:42 pm
Bhubaneswar/Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Thursday hold a "courtesy meeting" with her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik here amid the former's renewed push for a third front in national politics.
Trinamool Congress needs to introspect: Saayoni Ghosh after apologising to Mamata Banerjee
Mar 18, 2023, at 08:30 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee held a closed door meeting with her party members on Friday in a bid to course correct in the backdrop of the Sagardighi bypoll setback and ahead of the panchayat elections.
West Bengal: DA protesters go on digital strike mounting pressure on Mamata govt
Mar 18, 2023, at 05:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In an escalation of the protests against the Trinamool Congress government, state employees who have been demanding a hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) went on a digital strike on Saturday.
Bengal SSC scam: 'Done no wrong,' says actor Bonny Sengupta after fresh ED quizzing
Mar 15, 2023, at 05:31 am
Kolkata/IBNS: "I have done no wrong," said Bengali actor Bonny Sengupta after he was summoned for the second day by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the West Bengal teacher recruitment scam on Tuesday.
Bengal SSC scam: Actor Bonny Sengupta appears before ED
Mar 14, 2023, at 05:58 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: As per the directive from the probe agency, Tollywood actor Bonny Sengupta reached the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in Kolkata on Tuesday for quizzing in connection with the West Bengal teacher recruitment scam.
Bengal SSC scam: Will actor Bonny Sengupta meet ED officials today?
Mar 14, 2023, at 04:29 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Tollywood actor Bonny Sengupta has been asked by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials to appear before them on Tuesday in connection with the alleged irregularities in the teacher recruitment process of West Bengal.
Despite state's warning, Bengal govt employees associations observe strike over DA
Mar 10, 2023, at 05:07 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Despite the state administration's warning, members of various West Bengal government employee associations came together to observe a strike demanding an increase in the Dearness Allowance (DA) on Friday.
Mar 05, 2023, at 03:51 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi, who was arrested on Saturday morning for his controversial remark on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has been granted bail by a city court.
Bengal: ISF MLA Naushad Siddique steps out of jail 42 days after arrest
Mar 04, 2023, at 05:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Forty-two days after he was arrested in connection with a clash, Indian Secular Front (ISF) MLA Naushad Siddique on Saturday stepped out of the Presidency Jail in Kolkata on bail amidst loud cheers from his supporters.
Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi arrested over his controversial remark on Mamata Banerjee
Mar 04, 2023, at 04:37 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi was on Saturday morning arrested by the Kolkata Police over his controversial remark on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Mar 03, 2023, at 05:52 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday launched a scathing attack on state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury referring to his late daughter and driver in her response to the Trinamool Congress' debacle in Sagardighi assembly by-election.
'Sagardighi verdict shows Mamata not invincible': Adhir Rajan Chowdhury as Congress set for win
Mar 02, 2023, at 07:21 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Sagardighi bypoll result showed that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is not invincible, said state Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury as his party is heading for a stunning victory in the Murshidabad assembly seat.
Bengal: ISF MLA Naushad Siddique gets bail after 40 days
Mar 02, 2023, at 07:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Lone Indian Secular Front (ISF) MLA Naushad Siddique was on Thursday granted bail 40 days after he was arrested by the Kolkata Police in connection with a clash in the city's downtown, media reports said.
'We may lose but won't fade away': Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury as Congress smells Sagardighi victory
Mar 02, 2023, at 06:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury trained his guns at the ruling Trinamool Congress as his party is set to pull off a stunning victory in the Sagardighi bypoll.
Bengal bypoll: Left-backed Congress candidate Bayron Biswas leads in Sagardighi
Mar 02, 2023, at 04:29 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In what would upset the ruling Trinamool Congress, Left-backed Congress candidate Bayron Biswas is leading in West Bengal's Sagardighi assembly constituency, where byelection was held last month.
Bengal: Congress keen on alliance with Left to challenge TMC, BJP
Mar 01, 2023, at 05:39 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday said his party is keen to fight future elections in the state in an alliance with the Left to take on the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), media reports said.
Assembly elections: BJP set to win Tripura, Nagaland; lose Meghalaya, shows exit poll
Feb 28, 2023, at 01:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As the assembly elections held in three northeastern states concluded on Monday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to win in Tripura and Nagaland, while taste defeat in Meghalaya, as per the exit polls.
Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra's 'offensive' word in Parliament stirs row, BJP demands apology
Feb 08, 2023, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress' firebrand Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra on Tuesday stirred a row by using an "offensive" word in Parliament prompting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to demand an apology from the opposition leader.
Meghalaya polls: TMC releases list of 52 candidates
Jan 07, 2023, at 05:09 am
Shillong/UNI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday announced its first list of 52 candidates for the upcoming Meghalaya Assembly election, fielding former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma from two assembly constituencies Songsak and Tikrikilla.