'Should look in her own backyard': Nirmala Sitharaman after Mahua Moitra's 'Pappu' jibe
Dec 15, 2022, at 02:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after Mahua Moitra's "Pappu" jibe at the Centre over the country's economic situation, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Trinamool Congress MP should look in her "own backyard" to search for "Pappu".
Meghalaya: Mamata Banerjee launches MFI WE scheme, promises Rs. 1,000 per month to women
Dec 14, 2022, at 04:45 pm
Shillong/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday promised Rs. 1,000 per month to all women of Meghalaya launching the MFI WE scheme as her party aims to make a mark in the hill state.
'I don't give bytes during morning walks': Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari jibes at BJP's Dilip Ghosh
Dec 13, 2022, at 05:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a potentially controversial statement, West Bengal Leader of Opposition (LoP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Suvendu Adhikari indirectly took a jibe at his party colleague Dilip Ghosh from a south Kolkata rally, which was held against the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government on Monday.
Dec 03, 2022, at 06:58 pm
Contai/IBNS/UNI: At least three people, including a booth level Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader, were killed in a powerful explosion that destroyed the house of the politician in West Bengal's East Medinipur district last night, reports said on Saturday.
Dec 03, 2022, at 02:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Actor-politician Paresh Rawal has sparked a huge controversy with his remarks on Bengalis while campaigning in Gujarat for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
In a surprise, Mamata Banerjee meets Suvendu Adhikari in West Bengal assembly
Nov 26, 2022, at 12:57 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a startling political scene in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday met the Leader of Opposition from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and her staunch critic, Suvendu Adhikari, at her chamber in the state assembly.
Cattle smuggling case: After CBI, now ED arrests TMC leader Anubrata Mondal
Nov 18, 2022, at 12:45 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC) Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal in connection with the cattle smuggling case, media reports said.
Akhil Giri repeat offender, Mamata Banerjee didn’t reprimand him: BJP after Bengal CM's apology
Nov 15, 2022, at 04:59 am
New DelhiKolkata/IBNS: Hours after Mamata Banerjee Monday condemned and apologised for the comment made by State Minister for Prisons Akhil Giri against Indian President Droupadi Murmu, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) slammed the West Bengal Chief Minister for not reprimanding him.
Nov 12, 2022, at 09:07 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Minister Akhil Giri on Friday made a controversial remark on President Droupadi Murmu commenting on her "look", prompting the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to slam the ruling Trinamool Congress.
Bengal: Mamata eyes Matua votes as BJP relaunches CAA narrative
Nov 10, 2022, at 02:32 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reached out to the Matua community from a rally in the Nadia district as a counter to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s relaunch of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) issue, eyeing the 2024 General Elections.
Bengal teachers' recruitment scam: 2014 TET aspirants hit streets, scuffle with Kolkata Police
Nov 10, 2022, at 02:26 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Hundreds of Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) aspirants, who had cleared the exam in 2014 but has not got the job yet, staged protest in Kolkata's busy Exide Crossing and Camac Street areas on Wednesday late afternoon.
Cattle smuggling case: TMC leader Anubrata Mondal remanded to fresh two-week jail
Oct 29, 2022, at 10:57 pm
Asansol/UNI: A special court here Saturday ordered a fresh two-week jail remand for Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Anubrata Mondal, who was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Aug 11 last in connection with the alleged cattle smuggling case, official sources said .
Sourav Ganguly's reported BCCI exit sparks TMC-BJP war of words
Oct 12, 2022, at 03:52 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Indian cricket great Sourav Ganguly's stint as the cricket board (BCCI) president is set to end as he will be replaced by ex-allrounder Roger Binny if reports are to be believed.
Bengal education scam: After Partha Chatterjee, ED now arrests TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya
Oct 11, 2022, at 05:58 pm
Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Tuesday arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Manik Bhattacharya in connection with the alleged West Bengal education scam.
CBI files chargesheet against TMC strongman Anubrata Mondal in cattle smuggling case
Oct 08, 2022, at 06:34 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal in connection with the cattle smuggling case, media reports said.
Mahua Moitra shares video of her dancing to mark Durga Puja festivities
Oct 01, 2022, at 06:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra Friday shared a video of her dancing with the people of Bengal's Nadia district as part of a procession to mark Mahapanchami celebrations as the annual autumn festival of Durga Puja kickstarted.
BJP's Nabanna Abhiyan against Mamata govt's 'corruption' turns violent, keeps Kolkata-Howrah on boil
Sep 14, 2022, at 05:35 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Clashes, lathicharges, arson were on full display on the streets of Kolkata and Howrah during the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s mega march to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's office Nabanna in protest against the state government's alleged involvement in corruption Tuesday.
BJP's mega Nabanna Abhiyan in protest against Mamata govt over scams today
Sep 13, 2022, at 05:38 pm
Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in various districts have been detained by West Bengal police as the state's primary opposition party is set to hold a march to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's office, Nabanna, in Howrah in protest against the scams where a number of ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders came under the scanner.
Will fight 2024 polls with Nitish, Hemant and Akhilesh: Mamata Banerjee
Sep 09, 2022, at 12:26 am
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday expressed solidarity with her Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar, who has recently launched a campaign against his former ally BJP, urging the opposition parties to come together to oust the Narendra Modi government at the Centre in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
CBI raids Mamata's Law Minister Moloy Ghatak in coal scam case
Sep 07, 2022, at 05:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a fresh activity of the probe agency in the state, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday raided West Bengal Law Minister Moloy Ghatak's premises in connection with the coal scam case, media reports said.
Bengal: CBI arrests TMC-ruled Halisahar Municipality chairman in chit fund case, recovers huge cash
Sep 03, 2022, at 01:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday carried out a raid at the premise of TMC leader and Halisahar Municipality's chairman, Raju Sahani, in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas in connection with its ongoing probe into a chit fund scam, and recovered a huge amount of cash from the location, officials said.
Coal scam case: ED quizzing of Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee today
Sep 02, 2022, at 04:23 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate will quiz West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew and Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in the coal scam case here Friday.
Sep 01, 2022, at 01:39 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: Rejecting an appeal of conditional bail, a special court in the city on Wednesday further extended the judicial remand of former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee and his close aide Arpita Mukherjee for two more weeks in connection with the government-aided schools' scam.
Fresh CBI raids on TMC leader Anubrata Mondal's close aides in West Bengal
Aug 31, 2022, at 06:26 pm
Bolpur/UNI: The CBI probing the cross-border cattle smuggling scam on Wednesday launched fresh raids on some close aides, including a TMC councillor, of arrested TMC strongman Anubrata Mandal in West Bengal's Birbhum district, official sources confirmed.
ED summons Mamata's nephew Abhishek Banerjee in coal scam case
Aug 30, 2022, at 05:27 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Tuesday issued fresh summons to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew and Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, a day after the two accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of political vendetta.
Mamata Banerjee slams BJP on 'corruption allegations' aimed at TMC: Top five quotes
Aug 30, 2022, at 02:45 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday ripped apart the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accusing it of using the central probe agencies, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) in particular, in a bid to topple her Trinamool Congress (TMC) government.
West Bengal: TMC registers easy win in two civic body bypolls
Aug 24, 2022, at 06:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) went past the Opposition quite easily in two wards from as many as civic bodies, where elections were held Sunday.
CBI takes arrested Anubrata Mondal for further court production at Asansol
Aug 20, 2022, at 05:16 pm
Kolkata, Aug 20 (UNI) Arrested Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal on Saturday was being taken to Asansol in Paschim Bardhaman district by the CBI for further court production in alleged cow smuggling case, official sources said.
Aug 18, 2022, at 05:28 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A poster featuring West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's parliamentarian nephew Abhishek Banerjee with a promise to bring a "new Trinamool" in Kolkata has triggered a fresh political speculation in the backdrop of the arrests of heavyweights Partha Chatterjee and Anubrata Mondal.
Aug 15, 2022, at 07:11 am
Birbhum: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee Sunday came down heavily on the BJP-led Centre over the arrest of her close aide and her party's Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal in an alleged cattle smuggling case.