Mamata Banerjee cancels Nandigram rally as main organiser Akhil Giri tests Covid-19 positive
Dec 29, 2020, at 02:00 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's rally, which was scheduled to be held on Jan 7 in Nandigram, has been cancelled as the ruling Trinamool Congress' chief organiser in the constituency, Akhil Giri, has tested Covid-19 positive.
'Trinamool Congress now a private company': BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari
Dec 26, 2020, at 07:22 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Barely a few days after quitting the Trinamool Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday called the ruling party of West Bengal a "private company" with no discipline.
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.
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".
WB: North Kanthi MLA Banasri Maitry quits Trinamool Congress
Dec 19, 2020, at 05:20 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In continuation with the trend of rebel leaders quitting the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party in West Bengal ahead of Assembly elections next year, North Kanthi MLA Banasri Maity on Friday resigned from the primary membership of the party.
Centre provides 'Z' category security, bulletproof vehicle to Suvendu Adhikari
Dec 18, 2020, at 10:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The VIP Security Section under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has allotted 'Z' category CRPF security cover along with an armoured vehicle to former TMC minister Suvendu Adhikari, a day before the senior leader is likely to join the BJP at Amit Shah's Medinipur rally, 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.
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.'
West Bengal Assembly: Suvendu Adhikari resigns as TMC MLA
Dec 16, 2020, at 09:47 pm
Kolkata: Ending days of speculations, Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday resigned as Trinamool Congress MLA.
'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.
West Bengal: Centre upgrades security cover of Suvendu Adhikari
Dec 15, 2020, at 09:50 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Home Ministry has upgraded the security cover of former West Bengal Transport Minister Suvendu Adhikari to Z category, a senior official in the security set up said here on Tuesday.
Centre upgrades security cover of Trinamool rebel MLA Suvendu Adhikari
Dec 15, 2020, at 08:20 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Home Ministry has upgraded the security cover of former West Bengal transport Minister Suvendu Adhikari to 'Z plus' from Z category, a senior official in the security set up said here on Tuesday.
'Why of the party, by the party, for the party'? Suvendu Adhikari's veiled attack on Trinamool
Dec 15, 2020, at 07:07 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a veiled attack on the Trinamool Congress, rebel party leader Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday accused the ruling dispensation of working only for the interests of the party and not common people.
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.
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.
Dec 02, 2020, at 09:42 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Saugata Roy on Wednesday said rebel party leader Suvendu Adhikari must convey whether he thinks otherwise than staying with the party, amid reports of a fresh discord within the outfit.
Disputes between Trinamool Congress, rebel Suvendu Adhikari 'resolved amicably'
Dec 02, 2020, at 04:00 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In an interesting turn of events on Monday night, the differences between the ruling Trinamool Congress and its rebel leader Suvendu Adhikari has been resolved, ending a week-long political drama in poll-bound West Bengal.
Rift between Trinamool Congress, rebel leader Suvendu Adhikari likely narrowed
Dec 02, 2020, at 03:44 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a significant political development in poll-bound West Bengal, the rift between the ruling Trinamool Congress and its rebel leader Suvendu Adhikari has likely narrowed.
Nov 30, 2020, at 04:02 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Countering rebel Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari, party MP Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday said he would have contested from his own locality had he been launched by a parachute or been lifted.
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).
Nov 27, 2020, at 10:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Even as the speculations are rife that heavy weight Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari may quit the party membership after he resigned from ministership on Friday, senior party leader and MP Sougata Roy said all hopes were not lost till Adhikari continues to be in TMC.
West Bengal Transport Minister Suvendu Adhikari resigns
Nov 27, 2020, at 07:28 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a significant development, Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari on Friday resigned as the West Bengal Transport Minister, media reports said.
Nov 27, 2020, at 01:48 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Transport Minister Suvendu Adhikari, who has been recently seen maintaining distance from TMC and holding rallies without party banner or flag, on Thursday resigned as the Chairman of the Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC), sources said.
'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.
'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.