Jun 26, 2019, at 06:12 pm
New Delhi, June 26 (IBNS): Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra, who belongs to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC), on Tuesday launched an unsparing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with her maiden speech in the parliament, earning heaps of praises on internet. However, she was also reminded by some politicians that her passionate speech on dangerous signs of fascism as seen in the action of BJP holds true to her own party TMC also.
Bengal BJP Youth Wing to chant Hanuman Chalisa to oppose Namaz on streets
Jun 26, 2019, at 02:42 pm
Kolkata, June 26 (IBNS): In another confrontation with the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Youth Wing has decided to chant Hanuman Chalisa on Tuesdays to counter offering of Namaz (Muslim prayers) on streets every Friday, media reports said.
TMC MPs Nusrat Jahan, Mimi Chakraborty take oath in Lok Sabha
Jun 25, 2019, at 03:23 pm
New Delhi, June 25 (IBNS): After missing the initial dates to swear in as the parliamentarians, actress-turned politicians- Nusrat Jahan and Mimi Chakraborty- took oath as the Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs in the Lok Sabha here on Tuesday.
West Bengal violence: Three injured in a clash in Bankura
Jun 23, 2019, at 07:13 pm
Bankura, Jun 23 (UNI) At least three persons, including a teenager boy, were injured in a clash between workers of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) at Panchasayar in West Bengal’s Bankura district on Saturday night.
West Bengal: Three-member BJP delegation visits violence-torn Bhatpara
Jun 22, 2019, at 03:59 pm
Kolkata, Jun 22 (UNI/IBNS) A three-member Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation on Saturday visited violence-marred Bhatpara area in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district to assess the situation in the area.
Bengal BJP to march towards Lal Bazar as protest against killing of party workers
Jun 12, 2019, at 10:57 am
Kolkata, Jun 12 (IBNS): Protesting against the killing of its party workers and alleged lawlessness in the state, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will march towards Lal Bazar (headquarters of Kolkata Police) here on Wednesday.
Jun 09, 2019, at 08:25 pm
Kolkata, June 9 (IBNS): A standoff between the BJP workers and police continued for hours on a highway in West Bengal near Kolkata after the cops stopped the BJP from taking to Kolkata bodies of party workers, allegedly killed in clashes with maraudingTMC members in Sandeshkhali area of North 24 Parganas district.
Violence in West Bengal: BJP announces "Lalbazar Abhiyan" on June 12
Jun 09, 2019, at 07:02 pm
Kolkata, June 9 (IBNS): Amid violent clashes in West Bengal which claimed three lives, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday announced that it will hold ''Lalbazar Abhiyan'' on June 12.
Janasanjog Yatra to start from Ghatal on June 21: Mamata
Jun 07, 2019, at 08:58 pm
Hooghly, Jun 7 (UNI): Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday chaired a review meeting for Hooghly district, where she announced to hold similar meetings with various party representatives at Bijpur in North 24 Parganas district on June 14 and in Nadia district on June 21.
TMC leader shot dead by unknown men in north Kolkata
Jun 05, 2019, at 03:37 pm
Kolkata, June 5 (IBNS): A Trinamool Congress leader was shot dead by unknown gunmen at Nimta area in north Kolkata on Tuesday.
Mamata Banerjee is digging her own grave: Aparna Sen says on Jai Shree Ram controversy
Jun 04, 2019, at 05:47 pm
Kolkata, June 4 (IBNS): Renowned Indian filmmaker Aparna Sen feels that West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee might be digging her own grave with her "kneejerk" reactions to the BJP's "Jai Shri Ram" campaign.
Mamata gives senior TMC leaders responsibility to lead
May 31, 2019, at 09:31 pm
Kolkata, May 31 (UNI): Calling upon the party leaders to embark upon socio-cultural programmes to take on the rising RSS narrative in Bengal, a string of senior Trinamool Congress leaders was given the responsibility to lead the newly constituted "Jai Hind" brigade.
May 31, 2019, at 08:04 am
Kolkata, May 31 (IBNS): Facing social media trolls recently for attending the Parliament in 'western clothes', newly elected MP Mimi Chakraborty on Friday questioned why fellow Parliamentarian Gautam Gambhir did not find similar scrutiny for wearing casual wear.
Mamata visits Naihati, vows to give reply to BJP's violence
May 30, 2019, at 11:01 pm
Kolkata, May 30 (UNI/IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday met the families of her supporters in Naihati, who were on a dharna, and said the Trinamool Congress will give a "proper reply to all the violence being brought on by the BJP." On the same day some videos went viral in which she was seen losing her cool when some alleged BJP supporters changed "Jai Shri Ram" at her motorcade.
TMC MLA Manirul Islam joins BJP
May 29, 2019, at 04:51 pm
New Delhi, May 29 (IBNS): In a fresh blow to the Trinamool Congress right after the Lok Sabha polls, party MLA Manirul Islam on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
After Lok Sabha debacle, Mamata's cabinet set for rejig
May 28, 2019, at 09:18 pm
Kolkata, May 28 (UNI): A cabinet reshuffle in the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government is expected shortly where veteran politician Subrata Mukherjee may be reinstated to the panchayat department, some new faces to be inducted and some minsters to be sacked, sources having knowledge on the development said.
May 28, 2019, at 09:08 pm
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): After getting trolled for wearing western attires and clicking pictures outside Parliament, two first-time Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs, Mimi Chakraborty and Nusrat Jahan, have received support from Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi.
Hakim says Trinamool deserters lack ideology
May 28, 2019, at 07:58 pm
Kolkata, May 28 (UNI): Furrows deepened on the Trinamool Congress forehead with the steady desertion of political heavyweights, which is not only leaving the party in a shambles, but was also creating a deep organisational vacuum, even as party veteran and Kolkata Municipal Corporation mayor Firhad Hakim said those who left the TMC to join the BJP lacked ideology.
Mamata Banerjee's TMC receives jolt as 2 MLAs join BJP
May 28, 2019, at 04:39 pm
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): In a major blow to the Trinamool Congress right after the Lok Sabha polls which witnessed a massive Narendra Modi wave sweeping the nation, two Trinamool Congress lawmakers and one from Left joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday.
Some TMC MLAs, councillors to join our party: West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh
May 28, 2019, at 04:11 pm
New Delhi, may 28 (IBNS): BJP leader from West Bengal Dilip Ghosh has said a section of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress' MLAs and councillors have reached New Delhi to join the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday.
TMC MPs Mimi, Nusrat reach parliament, get trolled for clicking pictures
May 28, 2019, at 12:47 pm
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): Two Trinamool Congress (TMC) first-time MPs, Mimi Chakraborty and Nusrat Jahan, reached the parliament on Monday but was brutally trolled for posing in front of camera in glamarous outfits.
Mamata Banerjee's offer to quit as CM is a drama: Mukul Roy
May 27, 2019, at 08:39 am
Kolkata, May 27 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mukul Roy has slammed West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and said her decision to offer her resignation as the Chief Minister was nothing but a 'drama'.
Did not want to continue as West Bengal CM: Mamata Banerjee says after TMC meeting
May 25, 2019, at 06:03 pm
Kolkata, May 25 (IBNS): At the end of the Trinamool Congress meeting following the Lok Sabha polls results which saw the party's seat getting reduced significantly from its 2014 tally of 34, Mamata Banerjee said she did not want to continue as the Chief Minister of West Bengal but her party insisted her to continue.
After setback in Lok Sabha polls, Mamata Banerjee calls emergency meeting
May 25, 2019, at 01:01 pm
Kolkata, May 25 (IBNS): After receiving a rude shock from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee called an emergency meeting at her Kalighat residence in south Kolkata on Saturday.
We will see the end of Mamata Banerjee's government: BJP MP Arjun Singh
May 24, 2019, at 08:27 pm
Kolkata, May 24 (IBNS): The BJP sounded its war cry in Bengal saying it will beat Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress to form the government in the state. The BJP has this time won an unprecedented 18 seats of the 42 Lok Sabha seats from the state.
Omar Abdullah wishes Amit Shah, PM Modi for their 'professional campaign'
May 23, 2019, at 03:33 pm
Srinagar, May 23 (IBNS): As the BJP-led NDA is all set to register a victory in the Lok Sabha polls, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday praised BJP chief Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their 'very professional campaign'.
Rahul Gandhi maintains India's future PM tag for another five years: BJP Kerala tweets
May 23, 2019, at 03:22 pm
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Attacking Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Kerala BJP on Thursday said he is maintaining the "India's Future PM" title for another five years.
Kolkata South: Mala Roy ahead of BJP's Chandra Kumar Bose by over 2 lakh seats
May 23, 2019, at 12:30 pm
Kolkata, May 23 (IBNS): At a time when West Bengal is witnessing a tough battle between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, Mala Roy, a candidate of state CM Mamata Banerjee's party, is leading ahead of her BJP opponent Chandra Kumar Bose by over 2 lakh votes.
Lok Sabha Polls: Counting of votes starts, BJP takes early lead
May 23, 2019, at 08:30 am
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): As counting of votes for the Lok Sabha polls started on Thursday, early trends showed that Bharatiya Janata Party is ahead of its key opposition the Congress.
Lok Sabha Polls: Counting of votes begins
May 23, 2019, at 08:19 am
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Counting of votes for the Lok Sabha polls started across all venues in India on Thursday.