Mar 05, 2021, at 03:26 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA from Bankura's Taldangra, Samir Chakraborty, on Thursday evening shared his unwillingness to contest in the forthcoming West Bengal assembly election.
Shiv Sena to not contest Bengal polls, extends support to Mamata Banerjee's TMC
Mar 05, 2021, at 02:02 am
Kolkata/UNI: The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal has welcomed Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray's decision to back out from the poll and extend his support to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the 294-seat elections.
Santhali actor Birbaha Hansda joins Trinamool Congress
Mar 04, 2021, at 03:29 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Birbaha Hansda who is a well-known Santhali actress, joined the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) in presence of party Secretary-General Partha Chatterjee on Wednesday.
Mar 03, 2021, at 04:52 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress MP and Bengali film actress Nusrat Jahan on Tuesday attacked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the increasing number of violent crimes against women in his state.
TMC MLA, former Asansol Mayor Jitendra Tiwari joins BJP
Mar 03, 2021, at 01:39 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (MLA) from Pandaveswar and former Asansol Mayor, Jitendra Tiwari, on Tuesday joined the BJP during the party's West Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh's rally in Hooghly.
Sarada scam: TMC leader Kunal Ghosh reaches ED office following summon
Mar 02, 2021, at 09:35 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Trinamool Congress spokesman Kunal Ghosh on Tuesday appeared before the investigators of the Enforcement Directorate, which is probing the money trails in the multi-crore rupees Sarada scam.
TMC mouthpiece Kunal Ghosh faces ED interrogation in Saradha scam
Mar 02, 2021, at 08:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday quizzed journalist-turned-Trinamool Congress (TMC) mouthpiece Kunal Ghosh in connection with its ongoing probe into multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam, officials said.
Police cancel Asaduddin Owaisi's rally in Kolkata ahead of assembly polls
Feb 25, 2021, at 07:56 am
Kolkata/IBNS : AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi's Kolkata rally to kickstart party's campaign for West Bengal Assembly elections scheduled in April-May has been cancelled after police refused permission for the rally, said media reports.
Feb 25, 2021, at 02:06 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday filed a supplementary charge sheet before a CBI special court in Asansol in a cattle smuggling case against absconding Trinamool Congress (TMC) youth leader Vinay Mishra, sources said.
Derek O'Brien counters PM Modi's speech in Bengal with 'fact-checks'
Feb 23, 2021, at 05:57 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in West Bengal's Hoogly, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien presented a fact-check of the same rebutting all accusations levelled against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her government.
Bengal determined to bring real Poribartan: Narendra Modi
Feb 22, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Hooghly (WB)/UNI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called upon the people to vote for BJP to bring "real poribartan" and assured them the party would not only restore West Bengal's past glorious culture but also pave the way for all round development of the state.
BreakingNews: CBI at TMC MP and Mamata nephew Abhishek Banerjee's home in coal case
Feb 21, 2021, at 08:00 pm
Kolkata: A CBI team has reportedly reached the residence of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in an alleged coal smuggling case. The nephew of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been asked to join a probe in the case, said media reports.
West Bengal minister Jakir Hossain seriously injured in crude bomb attack
Feb 18, 2021, at 06:09 am
Kolkata/Murshidabad/IBNS: West Bengal Minister of State for Labour, Jakir Hossain, was seriously injured in a crude bomb attack by unknown miscreants at Nimtita station in Murshidabad district on Wednesday night, reports said.
BJP leaders Deepak Roy and Subrata Roy join TMC ahead of West Bengal state polls
Feb 15, 2021, at 01:15 am
Kolkata: Two Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, Deepak Roy and Subrata Roy, joined the Trinamool Congress in Kolkata on Sunday.
TMC's Derek O' Brien slams Centre for massive railway funds for Bengal ahead of assembly elections
Feb 07, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Kolkta/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress today slammed BJP and its supporters for boasting of a railway budget for West Bengal which doesn't take into account projects shelved over the years and the funding stopped by the Centre and accused the allocation was just an eye wash ahead of the assembly elections.
PIL filed in Calcutta High Court against BJP's 'Parivartan Rath Yatra', hearing likely tomorrow
Feb 03, 2021, at 10:42 pm
Kolkata: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Calcutta High Court against BJP's proposed 'Parivartan Rath Yatra', reports said.
Tribal leader Jyoti Tirkey, 2 others join Trinamool Congress
Feb 03, 2021, at 12:00 am
Kolkata: Prominent tribal leader of Darjeeling District Jyoti Tirkey and two others on Tuesday joined the Trinamool Congress, just months ahead of the Assembly polls.
Several injured as BJP, TMC supporters clash in Howrah following Amit Shah's Dumurjola virtual rally
Feb 01, 2021, at 03:04 am
Kolkata/IBNS: At least four activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were seriously injured as a clash erupted between the supporters of BJP and the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) at Bankra area in Kolkata's neighbouring Howrah city on Sunday evening, hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah's virtual rally at Dumurjola ground, reports said.
West Bengal: Fifteen theatre personalities join TMC
Jan 29, 2021, at 11:51 pm
Kolkata: Fifteen theatre personalities from West Bengal joined the Trinamool Congress on Friday, months before the state votes to elect a new assembly.
Jan 27, 2021, at 01:27 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Journalist-turned-Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA from Hooghly's Uttarpara, Prabir Ghoshal, on Tuesday resigned from the party posts he held after the disciplinary committee of the state's ruling party issued a show-cause notice to him for allegedly making 'anti-party' statements to the media, reports said.
TMC expels MLA Baishali Dalmiya for alleged 'anti-party activities'
Jan 23, 2021, at 01:57 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday late evening expelled its MLA from Howrah's Bally assembly constituency, Baishali Dalmiya, from the party for her alleged anti-party activities, reports said.
Santipur MLA Arindam Bhattacharya joins BJP ahead of West Bengal Assembly polls
Jan 20, 2021, at 11:13 pm
New Delhi: Another West Bengal MLA has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the West Bengal Assembly polls which is witnessing a tough battle between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP.
West Bengal: Clash erupts between TMC, BJP workers in Khejuri hours before Suvendu Adhikari's rally
Jan 19, 2021, at 10:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Several BJP workers were injured in a clash with Trinamool Congress (TMC) activists at Khejuri in East Medinipur district of West Bengal on Tuesday afternoon, hours before TMC-turned-BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's rally, reports said.
TMC appoints MP Satabdi Roy vice-president of West Bengal unit
Jan 18, 2021, at 07:11 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress MP Shatabdi Roy, who had been in news after rumours of her possible switch to Bharatiya Janata Party gained momentum two days ago, was appointed the vice president of the Bengal unit of the party on Sunday.
Shiv Sena will contest West Bengal Assembly polls, tweets Sanjay Raut
Jan 18, 2021, at 06:00 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Shiv Sena will contest the West Bengal assembly elections due later this year, senior party leader Sanjay Raut announced on Sunday, adding a fresh angle into the high pitched fight between Mamata Banerjee's TMC and a rising BJP.
'Cannot work in BJP' : Seeraj Khan after rejoining TMC
Jan 18, 2021, at 01:35 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Seeraj Khan, who had left the Trinamool Congress and joined the BJP two months ago, returned to the party fold today in the presence of Partha Chatterjee, Secretary General of the party and state water resources minister Soumen Mahapatra at Trinamool Bhavan.
Jan 12, 2021, at 07:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (AITC)-turned-BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's father and TMC MP from Kanthi (Contai) Lok Sabha constituency, Sisir Adhikari, on Monday removed as the Chairman of the Digha Sankarpur Development Authority (DSDA), reports said on Tuesday.
BJP president JP Nadda to unveil "Mission 2021" Saturday during Bengal visit
Jan 08, 2021, at 10:47 pm
New Delhi/UNI: BJP's "Mission 2021," eyeing the five Assembly elections to be held in April-May, will start on Saturday with party national president J P Nadda's visit to poll bound Bengal.
Amid political acrimony, Mamata Banerjee meets Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar
Jan 07, 2021, at 05:56 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid the increasing acrimony in the relationship between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday evening visited Raj Bhavan in Kolkata and held talks with the guv for nearly an hour.
TMC demands removal of Bengal Guv; BJP says Raj Bhawan saving Indian Constitution
Dec 31, 2020, at 02:02 am
Kolkata/UNI: Five members of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) Parliamentary Party on Wednesday sent a memorandum to President Ram Nath Kovind, seeking immediate removal of West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar over his 'failure to defend the Constitution'.