'Intolerance, thy name is Mamata Banerjee': BJP chief JP Nadda in Kolkata
Dec 10, 2020, at 04:18 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In an all-out attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday referred to the Trinamool Congress supremo as an "intolerant".
Matua community already Indian citizens, need no CAA certificate: Mamata Banerjee
Dec 09, 2020, at 08:36 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In an attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the Matua community, a sect of folk Hinduism which is key in the state's contemporary politics, needs no certificate to prove their citizenship.
'Withdraw farm laws or quit': Mamata Banerjee to Centre ahead of Bharat Bandh
Dec 08, 2020, at 01:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the central government should withdraw the contentious farm laws or quit, amid the intensification of the farmers' protest at the Delhi-Haryana border.
Battle for Bengal: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee warns BJP
Dec 07, 2020, at 10:38 pm
Kolkata/UNI: In an attack on the saffron party, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should remember that nobody from the ruling Trinamool Congress can be blackmailed.
Bengal: Mamata Banerjee to hold rally in Suvendu Adhikari's bastion today
Dec 07, 2020, at 05:04 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is facing heat from the disgruntled leaders over the past few weeks, will on Monday hold a rally in the Midnapore district, which is the bastion of rebel Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari.
Dec 05, 2020, at 08:43 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress on Saturday said it won't participate in the nationwide strike called by the farmers in protest against the Centre's three new farm laws despite lending moral support to the issue.
Mamata Banerjee speaks with protesting farmers lending support to farmers' protest
Dec 04, 2020, at 08:28 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday spoke with the farmers who are protesting against the Centre's new farm bills for the ninth consecutive days in the Delhi-Haryana border.
Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Mahjerhat Bridge in Kolkata, accuses Railways over delay
Dec 04, 2020, at 05:00 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Majherhat Bridge in South Kolkata, which had collapsed on Sept 4, 2018, was thrown open for the traffic on Thursday in presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Rebel Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari's 'mind' likely to be known on Sunday
Dec 03, 2020, at 10:41 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The 'cloud' in Bengal politics, gathered due to "oscillating rebellion" of Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari, is likely to be erased on Sunday with the former state key minister deciding to "open up his mind".
'No more talk with Suvendu Adhikari': Trinamool Congress
Dec 03, 2020, at 10:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress is likely to draw the curtain over the ongoing talks with its rebel leader Suvendu Adhikari, whose political position is widely speculated over the last few weeks.
Mamata Banerjee's Oxford Union debate address postponed
Dec 02, 2020, at 08:21 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's address in the Oxford Union debate has been postponed.
Mamata Banerjee to address Oxford Union debate today
Dec 02, 2020, at 05:00 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will speak at the Oxford Union debate virtually on Wednesday afternoon.
'BJP only wants to take credit': Mamata Banerjee hits back at PM Modi over farmers' scheme
Dec 01, 2020, at 11:10 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a counter attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has slammed West Bengal for not allowing Centre's scheme for farmers, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the country's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) just wants to take credit by paying only 20 per cent of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi.
Kolkata's Majerhat bridge, renamed as Jai Hind bridge, to be reopened on Dec 3: Mamata Banerjee
Dec 01, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will reopen the reconstructed Majerhat bridge, which had collapsed in Sept 2018, in south Kolkata on Thursday.
Modi targets Bengal from Varanasi over PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, Trinamool hits back
Dec 01, 2020, at 04:49 pm
Varanasi/Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday targeted West Bengal, the next state his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is aiming to assume power, over a farmers' scheme which has not been allowed by the ruling Trinamool Congress to be implemented in the state.
Opposition hails Suvendu Adhikari's resignation, says it signals TMC 's end
Nov 28, 2020, at 03:25 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid the buzz around Trinamool heavyweight minister Suvendu Adhikar's resignation owing to speculations that he may follow the footsteps of his former party colleagues like Mukul Roy, Arjun Singh, Soumitra Khan and more recently Cooch Behar (South) MLA Mihir Goswami, all of whom left Trinamool and joined BJP, the opposition parties in West Bengal said the rebel leader's move was not unexpected and it only signals TMC's end.
Suvendu Adhikari's exit from party imminent? Trinamool Congress still hopeful for his stay
Nov 28, 2020, at 01:56 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's once-a-trusted lieutenant Suvendu Adhikari's gradual stepping down from various portfolios has raised speculations over his exit from the Trinamool Congress.
Nov 27, 2020, at 11:23 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has called a meeting of senior party leaders at her Kalighat residence here this evening. The meeting has been called after rebel TMC leader Suvendu Adhikari resigned as West Bengal Transport Minister and the Chairman of the Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC).
Ahead of Bengal polls, Mamata Banerjee extends health scheme to all
Nov 27, 2020, at 04:51 am
Kolkata/IBNS: With just a few months left for the high-octane 2021 assembly elections in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday extended the coverage of existing health scheme 'Swasthya Sathi' to the entire population, which is approximately 10 crore, of the state.
Nov 27, 2020, at 04:13 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a new low in the strained relationship between the Governor House and the ruling party, Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Thursday said Jagdeep Dhankhar should be prosecuted for "obstructing" a corruption probe only to be hit back by the latter.
Kolkata: BJP protests demanding reopening of Majherhat bridge, Mamata blames Centre for delay
Nov 26, 2020, at 11:58 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Holding a protest at Taratala in Trinamool Congress' stronghold south Kolkata, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday demanded the reopening of Majherhat Bridge which had collapsed in September 2018.
'Didi keeping all track': 'Trinamool Congress observer' Mamata Banerjee's message to party
Nov 25, 2020, at 08:27 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: At a time the ruling Trinamool Congress is rattled by the dissents, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday sent a strong message to her own party.
'CPI-M surrendered itself to BJP to avoid facing consequences of corruption': Mamata Banerjee
Nov 25, 2020, at 07:36 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In an unsparing attack on the Left and the saffron camp, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the CPI-M has surrendered itself to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) only to escape from facing the consequences of corruption.
'Suvendu Adhikari is still in party': Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy amid speculations
Nov 25, 2020, at 01:15 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Roy on Tuesday said his party colleague Suvendu Adhikari was still in his outfit amid speculations over the rebel leader's political position.
As counter to BJP, Mamata Banerjee announces state holiday on Birsa Munda's birth anniversary
Nov 23, 2020, at 07:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah controversially paid respect to India's tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her government will declare a state holiday on the birth anniversary of the folk hero.
Mamata Banerjee to attend PM Modi's virtual meeting on Covid-19 vaccine
Nov 23, 2020, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Tuesday attend a virtual meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the strategy to distribute Covid-19 vaccine, for which the entire country is waiting, media reports said.
Nov 20, 2020, at 03:20 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Thursday pulled up the Mamata Banerjee government after five labourers were killed and five others were seriously injured in a high-intensity explosion at a plastic factory at Sujapur area in Malda district.
Nov 20, 2020, at 12:19 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Maintaining suspense over his political position, West Bengal Minister and heavyweight Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader, Suvendu Adhikari, on Thursday said he was still a member of West Bengal's ruling party.
Nitish critic Prashant Kishor draws flak from disgruntled TMC leaders
Nov 19, 2020, at 01:43 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Poll strategist and former JD(U) leader Prashant, who seems to have sharpened his attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar even after his win in the recent Bihar elections, is being doubted by several TMC leaders whether he would be able to ensure a win for the party in assembly polls which are barely six months away.
Nov 18, 2020, at 11:55 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a request to declare Netaji's birthday as a National Holiday.