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West Bengal sees spike in mob lynching, 12 cases reported in a week

Jul 02, 2024, at 06:27 am

Kolkata/IBNS: As the recent incident of mob lynching surfaced, where a woman was beaten up by a man in full public view, it has come to the fore that 12 such incidents took place in West Bengal in a span of just a week, media reports said.

TMC MLA-elects Sayantika Banerjee, Reyat Houssen Sarkar refuse to take oath at Raj Bhavan in fresh tussle with Bengal Guv Bose

Jun 26, 2024, at 08:52 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In a fresh tiff between the government and Raj Bhavan, Trinamool Congress MLA-elects Sayantika Banerjee and Reyat Houssen Sarkar have refused to visit the Governor House for their oath-taking ceremony and instead waited at the West Bengal Assembly for CV Ananda Bose to turn up.

Lok Sabha Speaker election: Miffed TMC now agrees to back INDIA nominee K Suresh

Jun 26, 2024, at 04:12 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress has agreed to back INDIA's Lok Sabha Speaker nominee K Suresh, a day after tussle broke out between the two parties over the nomination, media reports said.

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee slams PM Modi for 'unilateral' talks with Bangladesh on Teesta water sharing

Jun 25, 2024, at 12:59 am

Kolkata/New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the Centre for excluding her from the discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Mamata Banerjee calls on BJP MP Anant Maharaj in Coochbehar, triggers speculation

Jun 18, 2024, at 08:41 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Triggering speculations of new political equations, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday visited Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Nagendra Nath Roy, popularly known as Anant Maharaj, during her visit to Cooch Behar after the Trinamool Congress won the seat in the Lok Sabha elections.

TMC MLA Soham Chakraborty slaps restaurant owner allegedly quarrelling over parking

Jun 08, 2024, at 07:29 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Actor-Trinamool Congress MLA Soham Chakraborty has faced the heat after he slapped a restaurant owner at Rajarhat in the outskirts of Kolkata during a shooting after allegedly quarreling over parking, media reports said.

Dilip Ghosh blames BJP's state unit over Bengal performance, prompts flak from within

Jun 08, 2024, at 07:05 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The second successive setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal has exposed cracks within the state unit, with former state president Dilip Ghosh hitting out at the local leadership and pointing out flaws in the manner the campaign was carried out.

People are kingmaker: TMC's Abhishek Banerjee before departing for INDIA bloc meet in Delhi

Jun 05, 2024, at 08:26 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee called voters the "kingmakers" as the government formation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP now hangs largely on its two allies- TDP and JDU.

TMC's Mahua Moitra, who was expelled from Parliament, leads by over 50k + votes from Bengal's Krishnanagar

Jun 04, 2024, at 09:41 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress' fiery leader Mahua Moitra, who was expelled from Parliament over alleged cash-for-query case, is set for a stormy comeback into Lok Sabha.

TMC decimates BJP in Basirhat months after unrest over Sandeshkhali incident

Jun 04, 2024, at 07:29 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress has decimated Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal's Basirhat constituency, which locates Sandeshkhali that grabbed the eyeballs across the nation after several women accused local TMC leaders of land grabbing and sexual abuse.

Mamata Banerjee's TMC way ahead of BJP in West Bengal in Lok Sabha polls

Jun 04, 2024, at 04:22 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress is marching way ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal as the results for the Lok Sabha polls are coming out on Tuesday.

Lok Sabha poll results: BJP takes lead over TMC in West Bengal

Jun 04, 2024, at 02:38 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken an early lead in the postal ballot over the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal as per the trends of the Lok Sabha poll counting.

BJP to win more seats than Mamata's TMC in Bengal in Lok Sabha polls, several exit polls predict

Jun 02, 2024, at 02:38 am

New Delhi/IBNS: In what would be a massive jolt to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, her Trinamool Congress may get trounced by the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Lok Sabha elections, several exit polls have claimed.

Modi, Mamata lock horns with roadshows in battle for key Kolkata North seat

May 30, 2024, at 01:51 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata Uttar or Kolkata North Lok Sabha seat of West Bengal has turned out to be a turf of fierce contest between the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party after a crossover charged up the saffron party's campaign in the constituency, which is held by TMC for several terms.

TMC transferring SC, ST, OBC reservations to Muslims: PM Modi in Bengal

May 29, 2024, at 06:18 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday sharpened his attacks on the Trinamool Congress over the pot boiling OBC quota issue ahead of the last round of voting for the Lok Sabha elections.

PM Modi to hold roadshow for BJP's Tapas Roy in Kolkata today

May 28, 2024, at 04:52 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a roadshow for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Kolkata North candidate, Tapas Roy, in the northern part of the city on Tuesday for the Lok Sabha polls. 

'Mimi is a good girl but was busy with films, wanted Saayoni because...': Mamata Banerjee on Jadavpur candidature

May 28, 2024, at 03:09 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has explained the reason behind opting for actress-turned politician Saayoni Ghosh as the Trinamool Congress candidate from the Jadavpur constituency, which was won by Tollywood star Mimi Chakraborty five years ago, for the Lok Sabha polls.

BJP candidate Pranat Tudu attacked in Bengal's Jhargram in 6th phase of Lok Sabha polls

May 26, 2024, at 12:50 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from West Bengal's Jhargram was attacked by a violent mob in the sixth and penultimate phase of Lok Sabha elections on Saturday, media reports said.

Supreme Court hears plea seeking direction to ECI to disclose voter turnout data

May 24, 2024, at 08:31 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court is on Friday hearing a plea seeking direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to disclose the voter turnout data, media reports said.

BJP holds massive protest in West Bengal's Nandigram after worker killed in alleged TMC-instigated violence ahead of polling

May 24, 2024, at 01:15 am

Nandigram (West Bengal): Ahead of the sixth and penultimate phase of polling for the Lok Sabha election in West Bengal on May 25, reports of violence have emerged from East Medinipur district's Nandigram, where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleged that its several workers were attacked by members of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) last night, media reported.

'I will not accept': Mamata Banerjee on Calcutta HC scrapping OBC certificates issued in Bengal after 2010

May 23, 2024, at 03:46 am

Kolkata/IBNS: After the Calcutta High Court cancelled all Other Backward Classes (OBC) certificates issued in West Bengal after 2010, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said she "will not accept" the order, which will "take away the rights granted to the Tapashili community".

Lok Sabha elections: BJP candidate Locket Chatterjee confronts person claiming to be TMC polling agent in Hooghly

May 20, 2024, at 06:19 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A confrontation between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Hooghly candidate in West Bengal, Locket Chatterjee, and a person claiming to be polling agent broke out on Monday.

'Adhir Chowdhury won't decide, he will be axed if he doesn't...': Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on alliance with Mamata Banerjee

May 18, 2024, at 07:43 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has said his colleague Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury will be axed if he doesn't follow the high command's decision, in response to the party's alliance with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress.

Lok Sabha polls: Mamata Banerjee announces she will support INDIA bloc from outside

May 15, 2024, at 11:14 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Months after distancing herself from the INDIA bloc, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced her support to the anti-BJP front from outside if it comes to power.

Mamata Banerjee offers to cook for PM Modi after fish consumption furor, receives flak from BJP

May 15, 2024, at 06:16 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has courted a fresh controversy as she took a swipe at Narendra Modi's outrage over video footage of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav enjoying fish, and offered to cook for the Prime Minister.

Bengal teacher recruitment scam: Supreme Court stays Calcutta HC order cancelling 25,000 school jobs; slams West Bengal govt

May 08, 2024, at 01:21 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday put a stay on Calcutta High Court’s order, which cancelled the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in West Bengal's government-run and government-aided schools, media reports said.

Lok Sabha elections: TMC seeks voter turnout report of phase 1 and 2 from CEC

May 07, 2024, at 08:29 pm

New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has requested the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) to provide the voter turnout report for phase 1 and 2 in the Lok Sabha elections, media reports said.

'AI-generated': BJP leader claims after 'sting video' shows him claiming no rapes in Sandeshkhali

May 05, 2024, at 05:56 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The political scenario in West Bengal has been thrown into major turmoil with a purported video showing a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader admitting that no rapes or sexual harassment had taken place in Sandeshkhali and women were convinced to file such complaints at the directions of Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari.

Sandeshkhali BJP leader in viral video claims rape charges against Shahjahan and aides false, Mamata slams BJP

May 04, 2024, at 09:00 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A viral video showing a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader claiming the Sandeshkhali incident, where Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders in Sandeshkhali including strongman, Sheikh Shahjahan, were accused of land grabbing and sexual abuse, was orchestrated, triggering a fresh faceoff between the two largest parties of West Bengal.

'Hindus became second-class citizens in Bengal': Modi slams TMC as election season peaks

May 03, 2024, at 07:01 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday slammed the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for allegedly making Hindus the "second-class citizens" in West Bengal.