'Is this democracy in Bengal?': BJP targets Mamata Banerjee over saffron party worker's killing
Oct 05, 2020, at 07:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a latest faceoff with West Bengal's ruling dispensation Trinamool Congress (TMC), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday targeted Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the killing of a saffron party worker in the eastern state, raising questions over the law and order situation in the former Left citadel.
'Today I am a Dalit': Mamata Banerjee protesting against Hathras fatal gangrape
Oct 04, 2020, at 02:53 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Taking the reign of her party Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s protest against the Hathras fatal gangrape case, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday led a protest march close to downtown Kolkata, pledging to stand beside Dalits as an atrocity was committed against a 19-year old woman belonging to the lowest rung of the prevailing caste system in Uttar Pradesh.
TMC delegation on way to Hathras stopped by UP Police
Oct 02, 2020, at 06:50 pm
Kolkata/Hathras/IBNS: A four-member Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation, which was on their way to Uttar Pradesh's Hathras where a 19-year old woman was brutally gangraped and later died, was stopped by the police on Friday.
Rewarded for 40 years of service: Rahul Sinha hits out at BJP after losing post to former TMC man
Sep 27, 2020, at 05:08 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rahul Sinha on Saturday hit out at his own party for losing his post to a Trinamool Congress (TMC) turncoat as the saffron brigade brought a major rejig under its national president Jagat Prakash Nadda.
Mamata government wants to enroll for PM-Kisan, Ayushman Bharat if funds routed through state
Sep 23, 2020, at 01:36 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) government has agreed to enroll West Bengal for two central schemes- Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi and Ayushman Bharat- but only if the funds are routed through the state.
Sep 22, 2020, at 05:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Eight suspended Rajya Sabha MPs continued their sit-in protest in front of the Gandhi statue in Parliament area throughout Monday night, agitating against the farm bills which the Opposition claims as "anti-peasants".
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee shoots legal notice to BJP MP Babul Supriyo
Sep 21, 2020, at 12:29 am
Kolkata/UNI: All India Trinamool Youth Congress president Abhishek Banerjee, MP from Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency, on Saturday dashed off a legal notice to BJP MP from Asansol and Union Minister of State Babul Supriyo for the latter's tweet.
TMC hits out at Narendra Modi government for holding UGC NET during Durga Puja
Sep 20, 2020, at 02:28 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The conduction of the National Eligibility Test (NET), also known as UGC NET, during festival Durga Puja has turned out to be a new flashpoint between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress (TMC), which has been attempting to lead the students' issues in the last one month.
Parliament: Congress, TMC corner Narendra Modi government over Covid-19 handling
Sep 16, 2020, at 07:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress and Trinamool Congress, the two largest opposition parties in the country, on Wednesday attempted to corner the Narendra Modi government over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in Parliament's upper house, Rajya Sabha.
Kolkata taxi driver harasses Mimi Chakraborty, arrested
Sep 15, 2020, at 09:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A taxi driver was arrested here on Tuesday for allegedly harassing and making lewd comments at actress-parliamentarian Mimi Chakraborty while she was travelling in her car.
Sep 14, 2020, at 10:57 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Reacting to the arrest of former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid in connection with the Delhi riots, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said all proceedings must be in accordance with law but no one should be victimised.
TMC MP's personal comment on FM Sitharaman triggers criticism in Parliament; BJP demands apology
Sep 14, 2020, at 09:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: BJP has demanded an unconditional apology from All India Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy who made a personal comment in Parliament during the monsoon session which began today.
West Bengal: TMC appoints Dinesh Trivedi as party's Hindi Cell chairman
Sep 14, 2020, at 07:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: With a few months to go for the state polls, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday appointed its veteran leader Dinesh Trivedi as the chairman of its West Bengal unit's Hindi cell.
No Question Hour in West Bengal Assembly's monsoon session, TMC govt accused of 'double standard'
Sep 05, 2020, at 06:38 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress (TMC), which has been leading the protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government's move to cancel the Question Hour in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament, is set to practice the same in its own-ruled state West Bengal.
After row over Parliament's 'Question Hour', govt allows written responses
Sep 03, 2020, at 04:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after a huge cry by the Oppositions over the scrapping of 'Question Hour' in the Parliament, the government has said it would allow "unstarred questions" which means written questions can be made that will receive written responses.
Opposition attacks BJP government over its 'No Question Hour' move in Parliament
Sep 02, 2020, at 06:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Several opposition parties have slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre after the ruling dispensation decided to cancel the "Question Hour" in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament amid Covid-19.
Two heavyweight opposition leaders join Trinamool Congress in Bengal
Aug 31, 2020, at 02:01 am
Kolkata/UNI: The Trinamool Congress today announced the joining of two heavyweight Opposition leaders, Shankar Narayan Singh Deo and Chanchal Maitra, in Purulia District.
West Bengal: BJP MLA Tushar Kanti Bhattacharya returns to TMC
Aug 28, 2020, at 08:57 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In another setback for the saffron party ahead of the 2021 assembly polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from West Bengal's Bishnupur, Tushar Kanti Bhattacharya, returned to his former party Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday.
Speculations rife over Sovan Chatterjee's return to TMC, BJP leader Arvind Menon calls on him
Aug 25, 2020, at 08:38 pm
Kolkata/UNI: With speculations rife over former Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee's comeback to his former party Trinamool Congress (TMC), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s national leader Arvind Menon called on him late last night and held a closed door meeting for hours.
Enforcement Directorate sends notice to 5 TMC leaders and suspended IPS officer in Narada Scam
Aug 24, 2020, at 10:45 pm
Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has served notices to five leaders of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and suspended IPS officer SMH Mirza in connection with its ongoing probe into Narada sting operation asking them to furnish details of their accounts as well as of the family members, sources in the Central economic intelligence agency said on Monday.
Aug 18, 2020, at 06:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Two opposition party MPs on Tuesday engaged themselves into a heated war of words with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey over the talks to summon social networking site Facebook for allegedly ignoring hate speeches posted by the ruling saffron outfit.
West Bengal: BJP worker found murdered in Khanakul during National Flag hoisting
Aug 15, 2020, at 07:17 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker was found murdered at Khanakul Natipur-2, Doulatchak village in West Bengal on the occasion of India's 74th Independence Day on Saturday.
Chandrasekhar Kundu joins Trinamool
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:53 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Social activist Chandrasekhar Kundu joined the Trinamool Congress in the presence of West Bengal Higher Education Minister and party Secretary-general Partha Chatterjee at Trinamool Bhavan today.
Aug 01, 2020, at 06:34 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In another round of switching sides in the West Bengal politics, former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Baharampur Town president Bishwarup Ghosh on Friday joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC), prompting the saffron camp to accuse the ruling outfit of creating an unhealthy democracy in the state.
West Bengal: A year after joining BJP, Biplab Mitra returns to TMC
Jul 31, 2020, at 08:14 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Trinamool Congress (TMC) South Dinajpur district president Biplab Mitra on Friday returned to West Bengal's ruling party, a year after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) following the saffron outfit's unprecedented political surge in the 2019 General Elections.
I'm with BJP and will be with BJP, ignore rumours about my party change: Mukul Roy
Jul 27, 2020, at 01:07 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Denying all media reports that he is trying to re-join Trinamool Congress (TMC), senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukul Roy on Sunday said that he was with BJP and will be with the party as he found a safe future in the Centre's ruling party.
Eyes on 2021 Bengal polls, Mamata Banerjee brings major reshuffle in TMC
Jul 23, 2020, at 11:57 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday brought a major reshuffle in her party, in a bid to regain the lost political ground in West Bengal and return to power for the third term in 2021.
Mamata Banerjee to hold virtual Martyrs' Day Rally today
Jul 21, 2020, at 04:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will hold her party Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s Martyrs' Day Rally digitally on Tuesday amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
West Bengal: BJP MLA's hanging body found in North Dinajpur, CID takes over probe
Jul 13, 2020, at 08:29 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Hanging body of BJP MLA from Hemtabad constituency, Debendra Nath Roy, was recovered on Monday early morning near his residence at Bindal village in North Dinajpur district of West Bengal, reports said.
TMC lady councillor shot at in party office near Kolkata
Jul 04, 2020, at 11:59 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A Trinamool Congress (TMC) councillor was shot at by unknown miscreants in party office near Kolkata on Saturday.