Mamata Banerjee becomes TMC's parliamentary party chairperson ahead of her Delhi visit
Jul 24, 2021, at 02:31 am
Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS: In a significant decision ahead of her Delhi visit next week, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has become the chairperson of her Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s parliamentary party.
Parliament: TMC MP Santanu Sen suspended for snatching Pegasus statement from IT Minister
Jul 23, 2021, at 06:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Santanu Sen has been suspended for the rest of the monsoon session of Parliament for snatching papers containing a written statement on Pegasus spyware issue from Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's hands, tearing it and throwing it to the Chair.
No substance behind this sensationalism: IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Pegasus reports
Jul 23, 2021, at 01:18 am
New Delhi/UNI: Rubbishing the alleged claims of using Pegasus spyware to snoop on opposition leaders, journalists, members of the Cabinet among others, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw vehemently ruled out any unauthorised surveillance.
Jul 22, 2021, at 11:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A fresh round of ruckus occurred inside Parliament Thursday over the Pegasus issue after a Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP snatched a statement from Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, tore it and threw it at the Chair.
Calcutta HC rejects Bengal govt's request to make NHRC report on post-poll rape allegations public
Jul 22, 2021, at 11:31 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court Thursday rejected the West Bengal government's request to make the details of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)'s report on post-poll rape allegations public.
BJP is high-loaded virus party: Mamata Banerjee
Jul 21, 2021, at 08:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a scathing attack on the country's ruling party, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday called the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a "high-loaded virus party".
Mamata Banerjee to reach out to other states through Martyrs' Day rally today
Jul 21, 2021, at 06:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a bid to expand her party beyond West Bengal, state Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee will Wednesday get her message on Martyrs' Day rally across other states, mostly ruled by her arch-rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Opposition aims to corner Modi govt in Parliament over Pegasus issue today
Jul 20, 2021, at 04:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The faceoff between the Modi government and the Opposition over the Pegasus issue is likely to resume on the second day of Parliament's monsoon session Tuesday with key rival parties aiming to corner the ruling dispensation.
Jul 18, 2021, at 10:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: On the eve of the monsoon session of parliament, the BJP and Trinamool Congress have clashed over the nationality of Coochbehar MP and Minister of State for Home Nishit Pramanik.
West Bengal minister Sadhan Pande hospitalised in critical condition
Jul 17, 2021, at 08:42 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Minister for Consumer Affairs, Self Help Group and Self-Employment Sadhan Pande has been admitted to a city hospital as he is down with pneumonia.
Mamata Banerjee to visit Delhi to call President, PM and Opposition leaders
Jul 15, 2021, at 11:44 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she would visit the national capital to call on some opposition leaders President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi if gets an appointment for the last two during her stay in New Delhi.
Mamata Banerjee slams BJP leaders for lacking 'courtesy'
Jul 07, 2021, at 03:43 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the saffron party members do not have courtesy as well as decency.
BJP walks out of Bengal assembly, says 'not allowed to speak'
Jul 06, 2021, at 08:08 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Trinamool Congress (TMC) verbal fight took the centre-stage of the ongoing West Bengal assembly session on Monday, with the saffron camp accusing Speaker Biman Banerjee of not allowing it to speak.
Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s son Abhijit Mukherjee joins TMC
Jul 05, 2021, at 10:38 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former President late Pranab Mukherjee’s son and ex-Lok Sabha MP, Abhijit Mukherjee, joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) here on Monday.
Jul 05, 2021, at 07:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Two Trinamool Congress parliamentarians on Monday met with President Ram Nath Kovind and demanded an "immediate resignation" of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta "on grounds of gross misconduct and impropriety".
Pranab Mukherjee's son and Congress leader Abhijit Mukherjee likely to join TMC today
Jul 05, 2021, at 07:07 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former President late Pranab Mukherjee's son and ex-Lok Sabha MP Abhijit Mukherjee is likely to join the Trinamool Congress (TMC) here on Monday.
West Bengal: TMC leader without injection training vaccinates woman, show caused
Jul 04, 2021, at 03:49 am
Asansol/West Burdwan/IBNS: A leader of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has been show-caused after she was seen in a video clip vaccinating a woman at a camp without any formal medical training.
Jul 02, 2021, at 11:16 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Expressing its concern over the alleged attack on National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) team investigating post-poll violence in West Bengal, a five-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday show caused Deputy Commissioner of Kolkata Police (South Suburban/Jadavpur Division), IPS Rashid Munir Khan over the city police's alleged inactivity during the assault on HC appointed fact-finding team members.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta denies meeting BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari
Jul 02, 2021, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has strongly denied meeting with BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari, saying he "dropped in unannounced" on Thursday.
TMC MPs write to Modi seeking removal of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta for meeting Suvendu Adhikari
Jul 02, 2021, at 07:34 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Three Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking the removal of Tushar Mehta as the Solicitor General after he reportedly met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) opposition leader in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari.
Supreme Court agrees to hear plea seeking President's rule in West Bengal over post-poll violence
Jul 02, 2021, at 05:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a petition which sought imposition of President's rule in Bengal in view of the continuing violence after the Assembly election results were declared on May 2, returning to power the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government with a thumping majority, said reports.
Doing well now: TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty who fell ill after getting fake COVID-19 vaccine
Jun 30, 2021, at 08:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Actor-parliamentarian Mimi Chakraborty, who fell ill after getting a fake COVID-19 vaccine at a camp here, has recovered from the ailment.
Jun 29, 2021, at 04:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After her party boss Mamata Banerjee called Jagdeep Dhankhar a "corrupt man", Trinamool Congress (TMC) parliamentarian Mahua Moitra has accused the controversial West Bengal Governor of being the "beneficiary of illegal residential land allotment".
In a fresh attack Mamata Banerjee calls Jagdeep Dhankhar 'corrupt man'
Jun 29, 2021, at 04:48 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a fresh war of words, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday raised corruption charges against Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar for the first time.
TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty falls ill days after taking fake COVID-19 vaccine in Kolkata
Jun 26, 2021, at 06:12 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Actor-parliamentarian Mimi Chakraborty on Saturday fell ill days after she was jabbed with a fake anti-COVID-19 vaccine at a camp in Kolkata, source told IBNS.
BJP demands CBI probe into fake vaccination incident in Kolkata
Jun 25, 2021, at 08:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the fake anti-COVID-19 vaccination incident which was busted in Kolkata.
Bengal: BJP's Alipurduar district president Ganga Prasad Sharma joins TMC
Jun 21, 2021, at 08:56 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In continuing worry for the saffron unit, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Alipurduar district president Ganga Prasad Sharma on Monday joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal.
Upset with BJP MP's call for North Bengal UT, Alipurduar party president, 6 others to join TMC
Jun 21, 2021, at 05:30 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Miffed with his colleague's demand for a union territory carving out North Bengal from West Bengal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Alipurduar district president Ganga Prasad Sharma is set to join the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday.
Police complaint lodged against TMC MLA Kanchan Mullick, girlfriend for harassing his wife
Jun 20, 2021, at 10:28 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Actor-turned-Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Kanchan Mullick's wife, Pinki Banerjee, on Saturday night registered a complaint with New Alipore Police Station in Kolkata against her husband for allegedly harassing and threatening her, reports said on Sunday.
Trouble for Tripura BJP as 15,000 supporters joined TMC in one and half months
Jun 18, 2021, at 08:31 pm
Agartala/UNI: Taking the large-scale dissidence in Tripura BJP against Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, Trinamool Congress (TMC) has been expanding its footprint across Tripura every day since Mamata Banerjee-led government came to power last month in neighbouring state West Bengal.