BJP leader Giriraj Singh compares Mamata Banerjee to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Jun 08, 2019, at 05:09 pm
New Delhi, June 8 (IBNS): Union Minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh has attacked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by comparing her with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
After Modi's swearing-in ceremony, now Mamata Banerjee will skip NITI Ayog meet
Jun 07, 2019, at 01:32 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi, Jun 7 (IBNS): In another clash with the Centre, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said she will not attend the NITI Ayog meet which is scheduled to be held on Jun 15.
Jun 06, 2019, at 05:29 pm
Kolkata, Jun 6 (IBNS): Days after losing a chunk of seats to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha polls, Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee has signed on election strategist Prashant Kishor, who had helped Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSR Congress Party to gain power in Andhra Pradesh recently, media reports said.
In her veiled message on Eid, Mamata Banerjee warns BJP
Jun 05, 2019, at 05:55 pm
Kolkata, June 5 (IBNS): After losing a large chunk of Lok Sabha seats to the saffron party in the recent general elections and amid a face-off over the chanting of Jai Shree Ram in West Bengal, state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday launched a veiled attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said those who will clash with her will be destroyed.
Mamata Banerjee is digging her own grave: Aparna Sen says on Jai Shree Ram controversy
Jun 04, 2019, at 05:47 pm
Kolkata, June 4 (IBNS): Renowned Indian filmmaker Aparna Sen feels that West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee might be digging her own grave with her "kneejerk" reactions to the BJP's "Jai Shri Ram" campaign.
BJP mixing religion with politics: Mamata Banerjee on 'Jai Shri Ram' row
Jun 02, 2019, at 08:26 pm
Kolkata, June 2 (IBNS): West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday published a statement on social media saying she had no problems with any political slogan, but she could not support the way in which the BJP was using the religious slogan "Jai Shree Ram" by way of mixing religion with politics.
Bengal: 10 held for chanting 'Jai Shree Ram' at Mamata's convoy
May 31, 2019, at 07:39 pm
Kolkata, May 31 (IBNS): At least 10 people have been arrested for chanting 'Jai Shree Ram' at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's convoy in Barrackpore area on Thursday, media reports said.
May 31, 2019, at 08:04 am
Kolkata, May 31 (IBNS): Facing social media trolls recently for attending the Parliament in 'western clothes', newly elected MP Mimi Chakraborty on Friday questioned why fellow Parliamentarian Gautam Gambhir did not find similar scrutiny for wearing casual wear.
Mamata visits Naihati, vows to give reply to BJP's violence
May 30, 2019, at 11:01 pm
Kolkata, May 30 (UNI/IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday met the families of her supporters in Naihati, who were on a dharna, and said the Trinamool Congress will give a "proper reply to all the violence being brought on by the BJP." On the same day some videos went viral in which she was seen losing her cool when some alleged BJP supporters changed "Jai Shri Ram" at her motorcade.
Mamata Banerjee wishes Naveen Patnaik as he takes oath as Odisha CM
May 29, 2019, at 03:44 pm
Kolkata, May 29 (Ibns): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wished Naveen Patnaik as he took oath as the Odisha CM for another term.
Mamata decides to skip PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony, says BJP politicising it
May 29, 2019, at 02:47 pm
Kolkata, May 29 (IBNS): Alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is politicising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony by inviting the families of alleged slain saffron party workers of the eastern state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has decided to skip the event.
Families of slain Bengal BJP workers to attend PM Modi's oath-taking ceremony
May 29, 2019, at 12:44 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi, May 29 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has invited families of all slain workers from West Bengal to the oath-taking ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a stinging message to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who will also attend the event.
Mamata Banerjee's TMC receives jolt as 2 MLAs join BJP
May 28, 2019, at 04:39 pm
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): In a major blow to the Trinamool Congress right after the Lok Sabha polls which witnessed a massive Narendra Modi wave sweeping the nation, two Trinamool Congress lawmakers and one from Left joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday.
Mamata Banerjee tweets on her third anniversary as West Bengal CM in her second term
May 27, 2019, at 03:30 pm
Kolkata, May 27 (IBNS): It has been three years since Mamata Banerjee took oath as the West Bengal Chief minister for the second term in 2016 and on Monday she recalled the incident by posting a tweet on the issue.
Mamata Banerjee's offer to quit as CM is a drama: Mukul Roy
May 27, 2019, at 08:39 am
Kolkata, May 27 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mukul Roy has slammed West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and said her decision to offer her resignation as the Chief Minister was nothing but a 'drama'.
Did not want to continue as West Bengal CM: Mamata Banerjee says after TMC meeting
May 25, 2019, at 06:03 pm
Kolkata, May 25 (IBNS): At the end of the Trinamool Congress meeting following the Lok Sabha polls results which saw the party's seat getting reduced significantly from its 2014 tally of 34, Mamata Banerjee said she did not want to continue as the Chief Minister of West Bengal but her party insisted her to continue.
After setback in Lok Sabha polls, Mamata Banerjee calls emergency meeting
May 25, 2019, at 01:01 pm
Kolkata, May 25 (IBNS): After receiving a rude shock from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee called an emergency meeting at her Kalighat residence in south Kolkata on Saturday.
In battle between Didi and Modi, "expiry PM" wins round one in Bengal
May 25, 2019, at 11:04 am
Kolkata, May 24 (UNI) It was a battle between "speed-breaker" and "expiry". And "expiry" won!
We will see the end of Mamata Banerjee's government: BJP MP Arjun Singh
May 24, 2019, at 08:27 pm
Kolkata, May 24 (IBNS): The BJP sounded its war cry in Bengal saying it will beat Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress to form the government in the state. The BJP has this time won an unprecedented 18 seats of the 42 Lok Sabha seats from the state.
CM Mamata Banerjee greets winners, but wants full review of results
May 23, 2019, at 02:14 pm
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS/UNI) Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday gracefully conceded electoral losses in the state as the BJP emerged as a key opponent of her party but said that a review of the results was required.
Verdict 2019: Narendra Modi set to become PM for second term as BJP storms back to power
May 23, 2019, at 01:39 pm
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Narendra Modi, whose tenure witnessed measures like GST and demonetization and a fierce attack from a united Opposition over everything from Rafale to his foreign visits, is all set to return as the Prime Minister of the country for a second term with his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) guided by its chief election strategy architect and national president Amit Shah marching ahead in the Lok Sabha polls as counting of votes progressed on Thursday.
All eyes on West Bengal as exit polls challenge Mamata Banerjee
May 22, 2019, at 03:49 pm
Kolkata, May 22 (UNI) The outcome of the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal - arguably the most exciting that went to polls in seven phases from April 11 to May 19 - will be out on Thursday, with the fate of 466 candidates from 42 seats to be decided.
Mamata Banerjee remembers Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary
May 21, 2019, at 05:15 pm
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday remembered former Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary.
May 21, 2019, at 03:48 pm
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): As Anti-terrorism Day is observed on Tuesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she condemns all forms of terrorism.
After rubbishing exit polls, Chandrababu Naidu meets Mamata in Kolkata
May 20, 2019, at 07:07 pm
Kolkata, May 20 (IBNS): Amid several exit polls' predictions giving a clean sweep to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the recently concluded Lok Sabha election, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu met his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee on Monday to discuss post-poll strategy.
After exit polls predicting BJP's win, Chandrababu Naidu to meet Mamata today
May 20, 2019, at 01:27 pm
Kolkata, May 20 (IBNS): After several exit polls have predicted a landslide victory by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha elections, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu will meet her West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee here on Monday.
May 20, 2019, at 08:45 am
Kolkata, May 20 (IBNS): At a time when majority of exit polls are predicting that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA will form the government at the Centre for the second straight time, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's government in the state completed eight years in the office.
Exit Polls: TMC to win 24 seats in Bengal, BJP 14
May 19, 2019, at 07:31 pm
New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS): Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress will get 24 seats in West Bengal while the BJP will end up with 14, an exit poll by The Nielson company said, even as TMC chief Mamata Banerjee called the exit polls all gossip and a gameplan to manipulate EVMS.
May 18, 2019, at 10:27 pm
Kolkata, May 18 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written a letter to the Election Commission and asked them to conduct "peaceful and impartial" voting in the Lok Sabha Polls in the state during the last phase of the democratic process.
BJP flays BSP chief Mayawati for supporting Mamata Banerjee
May 17, 2019, at 04:51 pm
Lucknow, May 17(UNI) BJP on Friday slammed BSP supremo Mayawati for rallying behind West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee after she has violated all democratic norms in the elections, and equating situation of Uttar Pradesh with West Bengal.