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Kolkata, Dec 20: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that the Trinamool Congress would win the 2021 Assembly elections, showing the way ahead...
The TMC said the incident was a reflection of people's anger against the turncoats. "The spontaneous protest was people's anger against the turncoats," TMC MP Saugata...
Eyeing on polls, the Prime Minister targeted the Left parties for not doing anything in West Bengal when they were in the regime there, and now...
Kolkata: Expressing pain and anguish at recent developments alluding to Amartya Sen’s familial properties in Shantiniketan, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wrote to...
Meanwhile, Sujata took a dig at BJP and said only opportunists had a place there now. “Now there are only opportunist and tainted people on the...
“I have given all answers. Now Amit Shah owes me a treat. I want to have Gujarati dishes – Dhokla. There is another dish which I...
According to BJP sources, Banerjee’s attempt to shower doles ahead of the crucial state Assembly polls is targeted to counter the saffron party’s rise in Bengal.
The Trinamool MP also took a swipe at Shah’s criticism against family-centric politics, implicating that the Home Minister’s own son was in a top position in...
Adhikari after joining the ceremony said that if the same government which rules Delhi does not rule Bengal then it will hurt the state’s economic prospects.
The Centre had asked the West Bengal government on Thursday to immediately relieve 3 IPS officers for joining central deputation.
In a stern message to detractors in TMC, Banerjee said she will not tolerate anti-party activities and attempts to weaken ot before the assembly polls due...
'Those who are corrupt are now joining the BJP. CPI(M) goons now have switched sides and are working as cadres of the BJP', alleges West Bengal...
Addressing a rally in West Midnapore district, Banerjee asserted that she would rather stay in jail than 'remain silent or put up with BJP's misrule'.
There are around 36,000 government and government-aided secondary schools, around 14,000 higher secondary schools and 636 madrasahs in the state.
Vijayvargiya also claimed that women in West Bengal are the least safe compared to anywhere else in the country
These students will be allowed to appear for Madhyamik (class 10) and Uchcha-Madhyamik (class 12) exams directly, Banerjee told reporters after a Cabinet meeting
The Home Minister also said that the ruling Trinamool Congress has been looting the funds sent by the Centre.
Deputy High Commissioner (Political) B.M. Jamal Hossain of Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata, said that the gifts, contained in two sealed cartons, were handed over...
This story is from about 20 years ago! A person from Kolkata came to visit our office in Delhi. He got my address from somewhere, had...
“More shameful is the forceful cremation without the family’s presence or consent, exposing those who use slogans and lofty promises for votes,” Banerjee said.
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday condemned the suspension of eight MPs who fought to protect the interests of farmers in Parliament, dubbing the move...
Expressing her deep anguish, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking the Centre to pay the GST dues...
We want Metro Rail services to be resumed by maintaining social distancing norms: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on...
Kolkata, Aug 24 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged the Centre for the second time to postpone NEET, JEE 2020. She said...
Hence, the statewide lockdown will only be observed on August 20, 21, 27 and 31.
He said that at present the state has over 50,000 active Covid-19 cases and 87.6 percent of the coronavirus deaths were caused due to co-morbidities.
Kolkata, Aug 5 : On the day when the nation is celebrating the ‘bhumi pujan’ ceremony of the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya, West Bengal Chief...
Danve urged the West Bengal government and its Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to facilitate the implementation of the Act in the state.
"Next year Mamata Banerjee would be seen doing street meetings, not mass rallies. But our government will give her that permission. We will not stop her,"...
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday took on the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, saying it had deprived Bengal in every possible...
The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government said on Saturday that it has no plans to impose an immediate lockdown across the state to combat the coronavirus...
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced that the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) Board Madhyamik Class 10 results for 2020 will...
Banerjee said that the new app would help people to scan important documents and nothing will be saved on its server.
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will hold an all-party meet at the state secretariat Nabanna on Wednesday to review the Covid-19...
Moreover, the draft Bill proposes to form a regulatory commission to determine uniform tariff rates across India which leaves the states having no say as far...
New Delhi, June 9: Intensifying its campaign for polls, Home Minister Amit Shah launched a sharp attack on chief minister Mamata Banerjee during his ‘West Bengal...
Kolkata, June 5 : Targeting the state assembly polls that is scheduled to be held within a year if not postponed by Covid-19 pandemic, West Bengal”s...
Kolkata, June 3 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday appealed to the central government to provide one-time assistance of Rs 10,000 each to...
On Thursday, Banerjee had said, "I would request Prime Minister Narendra Modi to come and visit the affected areas," adding that she had never witnessed such...
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Terming the economic stimulus package announced by the Centre as “a big zero”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said...
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) Expressing pain over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s remark that the opposition parties were behaving like ‘vultures waiting for the dead’,...
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Expressing dismay over her state not getting a chance to speak at the video conference on Covid-19 management with Prime Minister Narendra...
The top bureaucrat said while two Viral Transpot Media were needed for every test, the Centre supplied only 2,500. "But we have conducted over 7,000 tests....
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has hit out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee levelling serious allegations of corruption in Public Distribution System...
She asked the district magistrates to do a background check for ascertaining that the beneficiaries are bonafide residents of Bengal.
Kolkata, April 17 West Bengal BJP on Friday accused the Mamata Banerjee administration of preventing its MPs from distributing relief to the needy by deploying the...
Kolkata, April 15 : The West Bengal government is planning to give some pocket money to migrant workers from the state, who are stranded at various...
"Why? We can set up Covid hospitals anywhere. If the government decides to acquire, it can do so in one second. But we don't act in...
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) The West Bengal government on Saturday extended the lockdown in the state till April 30 to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Making the announcement...
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) The West Bengal government has quarantined 177 people including 108 foreigners who attended the religious congregation organised by the Tablighi Jamaat in New...
Kolkata, April 3 The number of COVID-19 cases went up to 38 in West Bengal on Friday, while nine patients have fully recovered, Chief Minister Mamata...
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday lost her cool when asked about the shortage of bread in the market due...
"Strict legal action will be taken in case of any violation. This order will remain in force till 31st March," the notification said.
"In view of the coronavirus outbreak, for the next six months, the state government will give rice free of cost to those who used to get...
Kolkata, March 1 Union Home Minister Amit Shah to sound poll bugle at a rally at Shahid Minar ground in Kolkata for local body elections in...
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) Describing Tapas Paul as a superstar of Bengali cinema, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she was “saddened and...
Kolkata, Feb 17: Amid continuous stream of confrontations between the West Bengal government and the Raj Bhavan, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday called on Governor...
Kolkata, Feb 13: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that surveys for CAA, NCR are being carried out in the state without the...
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday described the Aam Aadmi Party’s win in the Delhi Assembly polls as a victory...
The PSA was slapped on Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on February 7.
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Peeved over malfunctioning microphone during a district administrative meeting, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday ordered a probe, calling it...
Kolkata, A day after he was bailed out on completing a ten-year sentence, pro-Maoist leader Chhatradhar Mahato – who spearheaded a violent tribal movement in West...
Kolkata, Jan 29: BJP MP Saumitra Khan gave a controversial statement saying that Trinamool Congress leaders will be beaten black and blue and if the cops...
The letters 'N' and 'O', implying 'NO', depicted the woman's two eyeballs.
Kolkata, Jan 28: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday, said that she was ready for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Citizenship (Amendment)...
Kolkata, Jan 27: AFter passing pass a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in its assembly, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged the opposition Congress...
Kolkata, Jan 27 : West Bengal Chief Minister and state’s ruling Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday asked every member of the party’s student wing...
Darjeeling, Jan 23 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday regretted that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary was yet to be declared as...
"We have also passed a resolution against NRCA three months ago. We will pass a resolution against CAA also within three-four days,"
Kolkata, Jan 15 After two police complaints were lodged on Tuesday against BJP West Bengal unit president Dilip Ghosh for his threat to “beat up” and...
The 150-second show and sound is part of the various initiatives taken to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Kolkata Port Trust.
New Delhi: Cracks have emerged within the opposition on the CAA meeting called by Congress, with West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee deciding...
She asked people to ensure their names figured in the voters' list and cautioned them that there were deliberate attemps to mis-spell names of fathers or...
Pawar has also suggested a meeting of like-minded parties and has promised to attend it.
On Saturday, Dhankhar made public Banerjee's letter on Twitter. On Sunday, Chatterjee also put his reply on his Twitter handle.
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would be among the host of opposition leaders slated to attend the December 29 swearing-in ceremony of Hemant Soren...
Kolkata, Dec 26 : Asserting that peaceful protests will continue as long as the new citizenship law is not withdrawn, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...
Kolkata, Dec 23 : Thousands of party workers raised incessant slogans, many of them mocking West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, as the BJP on Monday...
Kolkata, Dec 23 : Three days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took the cyber world by storm with the slogan ‘CAA CAA Chi Chi’...
Kolkata, Dec 19 : Throwing a challenge to Centre’s BJP-led NDA regime, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday called for a UN-controlled referendum across...
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday described the widespread violence related to the protests against the new citizenship law (CAA) in the state...
Kolkata, Dec 13 : Reiterating that her government would not allow any NRC exercise or implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in West Bengal, Chief...
Kolkata, Dec 9 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday visited a prominent south Kolkata market and quizzed the vegetable seller and stockist about...
Kolkata, Dec 6 : Calling for launching a “second freedom struggle” to resist any NRC exercise or the CAB by hitting the streets, West Bengal Chief...
Kolkata, Dec 6 : With the price of onions touching Rs 150 a kilo in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday put the onus...
New Delhi, Dec 6 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) are...
Kolkata, Dec 5 : With the GDP projections revised downwards, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday slammed the NDA government at the Centre, saying...
New Delhi, Nov 28 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suspected foul play after it lost all the three seats in the bypolls held in West Bengal....
Kolkata, Nov 28 : Accusing the BJP of being synonymous with ‘bad governance and evil’, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the saffron...
Kolkata, Nov 26 : Criticising the BJP, the Centre and the Governor for the Maharashtra fiasco, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday expressed her...
Kolkata, Nov 21 : Opposing disinvestment of Public Sector Undertakings, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said it was not a permanent solution and urged...
Kolkata, Nov 20 : On a day when union home minister Amit Shah asserted that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise would be undertaken across...
Kolkata, Nov 19 : Ruling out any scope for the proposed Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) or any National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise in West Bengal,...
Kolkata, Nov 19: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar has dismissed the charges by Trinamool Congress government and said that he is not running a parallel government...
Kolkata, Nov 14 Six days after the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya dispute, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday parried a query on...
Kolkata, Nov 11 Expressing sadness over the death of former Chief Election Commissioner T.N. Seshan, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said his “legendary...
Kolkata, Nov 10 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will make an aerial survey of the severe cyclone Bulbul hit areas around Namkhana and Bakkhali in...
In Bangladesh, the number of evacuees exceeded 2.1 million, although some of them began returning to their homes, according to disaster management ministry secretary Shah Kamal.
Kolkata, Nov 10 : At least 75 passengers of a cruise ship in the Bay of Bengal were rescued by the West Bengal police while Severe...
Kolkata, Nov 7 Delivering a big blow to the BJP, 12 of its councillors in Bhatpara municipality on Wednesday returned to the Trinamool Congress, which regained...
"Joint Entrance Exams so long were conducted in English and Hindi languages. Surprisingly, now only Gujarati language has been added. Such a step is not at...
Kolkata: A fresh confrontation seems to be brewing between the Raj Bhavan and West Bengal government, with Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday tweeting he was trying to...
"What is there to be raised? The government knows it. The government has done it."
Kolkata, Nov 2 : Assailing the Narendra Modi government over accusations of public surveillance through WhatsApp, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday questioned the...
Banerjee wondered how the incident could take place in a situation where there are no political activities, the press cannot move freely, and even MPs are...
Kolkata, Oct 31 Veteran communist leader and trade unionist Gurudas Dasgupta, considered a very capable parliamentarian, died here on Thursday following a long battle with cancer....
Kolkata, Oct 30 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that all help will be extended to the bereaved families of the five workers...
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday ruled out any possibility of detention centres coming up in West Bengal on the lines of such camps...
Banerjee, an Indian-American, jointly bagged the prestigious award along with his wife Esther Duflo and economist Michael Kremer.
Kolkata, Sep 24 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the National Register of Citizens will not be implemented in the state and...
New Delhi, Sep 19 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, a quintessential rebel and a known Modi baiter, was in Delhi to meet someone who...
New Delhi, Sep 19 A day after Mamata Banerjee raised the issue of change of West Bengal’s name into “Bangla” with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, she...
Bengal Congress chief Somen Mitra has accused Banerjee of making desperate attempts to ensure an "escape route" for Kumar.
Congress party Bengal unit President Somen Mitra has accused Banerjee of making a desperate bid to ensure an "escape route" for Kumar, who is currently untraceable.
KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Wednesday, state secretariat sources confirmed on...
"In this era of 'Super Emergency', we must do all it takes to protect the rights and freedoms that our Constitution guarantees," she said.
Kolkata, Sep 15: Bharatiya Janata Party Ballia MLA Surendra Singh said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should be taught a lesson like P Chidambaram as...
Kolkata, Sep 14 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee here on Saturday extended her best wishes on Hindi Diwas, but said one should never forget...
"Moreover, I am a free citizen of an independent nation. Why should you take away my freedom? The country has become independent 72 years back. Why...
Kolkata, Sep 1 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday expressed shock over the exclusion of over 100,000 Gurkha community members from the final National...
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress’ mass outreach programme, “Didi Ke Bolo” has received over 10 lakh responses in a month, party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata...
Kolkata, Aug 18 Recalling the mysterious disappearance of great Indian freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...
Kolkata, Aug 15 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday called for organising peaceful movements to preserve freedom and democratic rights, adding that secularism is...
Kolkata, Aug 14 Marking the sixth anniversary of West Bengal government’s flagship scholarship project Kanyashree, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the scheme has empowered...
Kolkata, Aug 11 Stressing West Bengal’s growth rate – at 12.58 per cent – was the highest in India, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday criticised...
"The message should go across the country that in anything related to the motherland, we are all together. Nobody of any caste, creed or religion should...
Kolkata, Aug 6: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has slammed the Modi government for scraping Article 370 and declaring Jammu and Kashmir a Union Territory...
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said IT majors Wipro and Microsoft have agreed to invest in the state. Banerjee...
Kolkata, July 23 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee here on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stall and reverse the move to corporatise...
"They talk about Hinduism before the elections and after the election is over, they ask for income tax from the biggest Hindu festival here (Bengal). It...
Kolkata, July 21 Slamming West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for alleging that the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party share a parasitic relation in Bengal, state...
Kolkata, July 21: Addressing the Trinamool Congress’ (TMC) annual Martyrs’ Day rally in Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee said that she would initiate a state-wide protest on July...
July 20 : Offering support to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said probe should be conducted for the lynchings and encounters...
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) Condemning the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government led by Yogi Adityanath in Uttar Pradesh for attempting to prevent Congress General Secretary Priyanka...
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) Reiterating her demand for use of the ballot paper instead of the electronic voting machines (EVMs), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...
Kolkata, July 12 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday marched on the streets of Kolkata with her Cabinet colleagues, school students, civil society representatives...
Kolkata, July 8 Lashing out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her “appeasement politics” and “hatred” for every organisation working to uphold India’s interest,...
Kolkata, July 5: Coming down heavily on the Union Budget 2019, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said it was “completely visionless” and would...
Kolkata, June 28: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has sought names of Government and aided schools having more than 70% minority students, to send a...
Kolkata, June 26 Amid a raging political storm on the cut money issue, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged the CPI-M and the...
June 25 : Taking the opportunity to attack BJP led NDA government on the occasion of the 44th anniversary of Emergency, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...
Kolkata, June 23: Clashes erupted yet again in Bhatpara area in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Saturday and bombs were hurled at the...
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the CM (West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee).
Kolkata, June 17 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday termed the meeting with the striking junior doctors as “positive and productive” while the...
Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) The striking doctors in West Bengal on Sunday decided to hold talks with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to immediately end the impasse...
Kolkata, June 15 The much-wanted solution to the junior doctors’ strike in West Bengal continued to look ellusive as the agitators on Saturday night turned down...
Kolkata, June 15 : Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee hit back at Ministry of Home Affairs adcisory and said that Centre should send...
Kolkata, June 15 Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday again appealed to the agitating junior doctors in the state to end their strike, assuring them that...
"all necessary action whatever required - our Additional Chief Secretary, Health, visited the injured doctor and met a section of the agitating junior doctors and appealed...
The ministry had sought a report from the West Bengal government regarding measures in place to strengthen security for doctors, who are currently on strike in...
Meanwhile, health services in West Bengal's state-run hospitals remained partially disrupted on Saturday as the "cease work" by junior doctors, protesting against attacks on their colleagues...
New Delhi, June 15: The prevailing drought situation, water crisis, farm distress and security concerns in the Naxal-affected districts are some of the issues are being...
New Delhi, June 15: Resident Doctors Association of AIIMS have issued an ultimatum of 48 hours to West Bengal Government to meet demands of the striking...
Over 300 doctors resigned from government hospitals in West Bengal today demanding better security at hospitals across India and expressing solidarity with their Bengal counterparts whose...
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) Amidst the protests, demands, ultimatums and apologies, a three-month-old child with spinal cord problem and other patients coming from various districts of...
"Staying in Bengal and intimidating Bengalis by roaming around in bikes and resorting to hooliganism, will not be tolerated. I want to know why the houses...
Panaji, June 14 As part of a nationwide call, resident doctors at Goa’s biggest government hospital on Friday staged a protest in solidarity against the brutal...
Kolkata, June 14 Kolkata Mayor and West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim’s daughter, a doctor, has come up with strong criticism of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s handling...
New Delhi, June 14 : Medical Services have been affected as the Doctors in major metro cities, including Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi and Mumbai, are on protest...
Kolkata, June 13 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has issued a four-hour ultimatum to West Bengal’s doctors who have been protesting against an attack...
Kolkata, June 11: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday unveiled the bust of noted Bengali reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar at the Hare School ground on...
Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) Iterating that the law and order situation was “under control”, West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee government has told the centre that “firm and...
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah amid the continuing...
Kolkata , June 9 : After the massive win of BJP in the Lok Sabha polls, Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...
Kolkata, June 10 : BJP has called for a 12-hour ‘bandh’ in the West Bengal’s Basirhat district and are observing ‘Black Day’ on Monday in the...
Kolkata, June 9 A day after violent clashes erupted between the Trinamool Congress and BJP workers in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas in which at least...
Patna, June 8 Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United President Nitish Kumar broke his silence on Saturday over his party vice president and election strategist Prashant...
Kolkata, June 7 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed that the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in the recently-held Lok Sabha elections...
Banerjee, in her letter, traced the history of the NITI Aayog ever since it was formed on January 1, 2015, to replace the Planning Commission.
Kolkata, June 6 : After the Trinamool Congress suffered a major setback in the Lok Sabha elections, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool leader Mamata Banerjee...
Kolkata, June 5 : Accusing Narendra Modi of capturing EVM’s during Lok sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, “Muddai Lakh bura chahe to...
Kolkata June 5: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee said that Mamata Banerjee is chief minister of West Bengal therefore, the TRP of Ram has gone down and...
Kolkata, June 4 Political violence in West Bengal has increased as two Trinamool Congress leaders were chased and threatened in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district while...
Slamming the Modi-led Central government for high unemployment hike in cooking gas price, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her party would hit...
Kolkata, June 3: Days after losing her cool on BJP activists chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and front ranking leaders of...
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday held her party Trinamool Congress’ core committee meeting where she accused the BJP of...
Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday spewed anger and lashed out at people chanting “Jai Sree Ram” around her convoy...
New Delhi, May 30: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted a seven-day interim protection to Anirban Das, a social activist who is apprehending arrest in a...
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she would not be attending Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony.
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) Following her party’s shocking performance in the Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday reshuffled her cabinet with...
New Delhi, May 28 A day ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the Narendra Modi government, a host of chief ministers will be reaching the national...
New Delhi, May 28: In a huge blow to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, three Trinamool Congress MLAs and more than 60 councillors joined the...
With backing from Vijayvargiya and BJP's central leadership, Roy played a pivotal role in strengthening the party in Bengal's grassroots, something he had already successfully done...
Kolkata, May 25 Showing scant regard for the BJP’s constant criticism that she was appeasing Muslims, Mamata Banerjee on Saturday indicated that she would continue to...
Kolkata, May 25 Two days after her party suffered serious setbacks in the Lok Sabha elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday offered to...
New Delhi, May 24: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain the plea of former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, seeking protection from arrest in...
Kolkata, May 24: West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress has won 15 Lok Sabha constituencies and is leading in seven while the BJP has bagged 13 seats...
Kolkata, May 20: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Monday held a meeting with his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee at her Kalighat residence in...
Kolkata, May 20: Several persons were injured in post-poll clashes between political parties in two districts of West Bengal, police said on Monday. Many polling agents...
Kolkata (West Bengal), May 18 (IANS) The talk of the town is whether the Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal — which had earlier sent...
Forpeople who are generally known to be gentle, genteel, soft-spoken ‘bhadraloks’ with a liking for sweets like ‘sandesh’ and ‘rosogolla’ and Rabindrasangeet (Tagore’s songs), Bengalis are...
New Delhi, May 17: The Supreme Court on Friday vacated the interim protection granted to former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar from arrest by the Central...
"The ground where PM Modi is holding his rally today belongs to Kapil Mondal, the owner of a microfinance company without license. Go and check. And...
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) While the opposition leaders expressed their solidarity with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s displeasure over the Election Commission’s (EC) unprecedented decision...
Amaravati, May 16 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has termed as ‘disturbing’ the Election Commission’s action cutting short the election campaign in West...
"In the morning, Shah held a press conference in Delhi, where he threatened the Election Commission.
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “champion liar” and accused the BJP of conspiring...
Mumbai, May 15: Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt on Wednesday condemned the destruction of Bengali polymath Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar’s bust during BJP President Amit Shah’s roadshow in Kolkata...
New Delhi, May 15: BJP President Amit Shah on Wednesday accused Trinamool Congress of creating an atmosphere of violence in West Bengal. Shah said that what...
New Delhi, May 15: The Kolkata police on Wednesday registered two First Information Reports (FIRs) against BJP President Amit Shah in connection with the violence that...
Kolkata, May 15: A Trinamool Congress delegation will meet the Election Commission on Wednesday in the wake of vandalism in college and destruction of Bengali polymath...
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) Condemning alleged attacks on students of the Vidyasagar College and University of Calcutta after BJP President Amit Shah’s roadshow here, West Bengal...
Mumbai, May 14: Sandip Ssingh, producer of the forthcoming biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday criticised Mamata Banerjee as he came out in support...
New Delhi, May 14: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted a conditional bail to Bharatiya Janata Party youth wing worker Priyanka Sharma on tendering written apology...
Kolkata, May 13: The Supreme Court will hear a plea filed by Bharatiya Janata Party youth wing worker Priyanka Sharma, who was arrested for sharing a...
Kolkata, May 12 : From a BJP worker getting killed in Jhargram to party workers sustaining bullet injuries and candidates getting heckled — widespread violence again...
Kolkata, May 11 : Pointing to the episode of a mysterious black trunk unloaded from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chopper during a rally in Chitraguda, Bengal...
BJP Yuva Morcha leader, accused of uploading and sharing Banerjee's morphed picture in her Facebook timeline and thereby violating community guidelines, an official of Howrah City...
New Delhi, May 9 The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will meet, in July, the wife of a former IPS officer of the West...
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday challenged the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to prove his allegations of links between the Trinamool Congress and the...
Kolkata, May 8 Urging the people to remove Prime Minister Narendra Modi from power, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday described him and the...
May 7 : Mamata Banerjee, the fiery leader and west Bengal chief minister, responded to PM Marendra Modi’s attack on her and former Prime Minister Rajiv...
Rao has already spoken to West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee.
In this election season, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the most-searched politician in India, followed by Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and West Bengal Chief...
Kolkata, May 4 : Cyclone Fani, one of the strongest storms to batter the Indian subcontinent in decades, uprooted trees and triggered rains as it entered...
Kolkata, May 2 The Left parties on Wednesday lodged a complaint before the Election Commission (EC) against Trinamool Congress (TMC) alleging “vote loot” in booths of...
Kolkata , May 1: Neither West Bengal police nor central forces is allowed inside the polling booth (in the room where machines and EVMs are kept...
Amaravati, April 29 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday demanded that the Election Commission take action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for...
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Amid widespread violence, including the attack on a Union Minister, clashes outside polling booths, hurling of bombs and EVM snags, over 76...
Sreerampur (West Bengal)/Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday sparked off a major row in West Bengal with his warning to Chief Minister...
Sreerampur, April 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday warned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that her MLAs will abandon her after the results of...
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said that the BJP would get a bigger mandate than in 2014 in the general...
Sreerampur (West Bengal), April 24: In an apparent reaction to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s revelation that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sends him kurtas and...
Kolkata, April 24: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday denied her connection with any biopic and warned people not to compel her to file...
Malda/Murshidabad/Balurghat, April 23 Men and women of various age groups queued up before polling booths, as voting began at 7 a.m. for five West Bengal constituencies...
Dewandighi/Raina (West Bengal), April 22 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday hit out at Union Minister and BJP Lok Sabha candidate from the state...
Buniadpur (West Bengal), April 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to stop asking for evidence of the Balakot air strike...
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) Taking a jibe at Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for his comments that the Northeast, Bengal and Odisha would be the surprises...
Malda (West Bengal), April 18 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday vowed to stop the BJP from implementing the National Register of Citizens...
Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) Cutting across the party lines, Lok Sabha candidates in Bengal distributed sweets, presented roses to pedestrians and offered prayers at temples on...
Kolkata, April 14 Infighting over spoils of office, control of the lucrative construction material businesses and factional feuds between the old guard and new members may...
"I do not visit any temple, church or mosque wearing the party badge to obey the model code of conduct. We are for all. Some political...
Kolkata, April 8 : Ahead of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee raked up the issue of cow vigilantism and compared ‘Gau...
Jalpaiguri/Alipurduar (West Bengal), April 7 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “seasonal bird” for coming to...
Cooch Behar, April 7 (IANS) The West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee venting her anger on the Election Commission, on her officials, and on him, showed...
Kolkata, April 7 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the Election Commission’s order to transfer four IPS officers including Kolkata and Bidhannagar police...
Kolkata, April 6: The Election Commission’s decision to shunt out senior officers ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, can spark a clash with the Trinamool Congress...
Kolkata, April 4: Amid the ongoing controversy over the release of a biopic featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo...
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) There has been a resurgence of nationalism and patriotism across Bengal after the Pulwama attack and India’s bold response through air strikes...
Kolkata, April 1: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the dignity of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has “diminished” as on its...
March 30 : Mamata Banerjee-led All India Trinamool Congress on March 30 launched a new video series on social media using the hashtag ‘Pradhan Mantri Hisab...
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she felt sad for veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani who was denied...
Kolkata, March 25 A day after Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee described as “baseless” the allegations that his wife Rujira was caught at the Kolkata airport...
Kolkata, March 19 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee threw a Sanskrit mantra-chanting challenge at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit...
Kolkata, March 12: Trinamool Congress on Tuesday released list of 42 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced 40.5%...
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that the Narendra Modi government of planning another strike and indicated that the...
Kolkata, March 8: Marking International Women’s Day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday took pride in her ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) for having 35...
Kolkata, March 7 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday termed as “shameful” the Centre’s statement that documents related to the Rafale fighter jet...
Kolkata, March 5: Renewing her attack on the Narendra Modi government over the Pulwama terror strike, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said they...
Kolkata, Feb 22 : Slamming the central government for “making false promises”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the BJP and the RSS...
Kolkata, Feb 20 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the BJP is trying to “divide India” in the wake of Pulwama terror attack...
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that her phone is being tapped by Central agencies. While reacting to the...
Kolkata, Feb 18: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Monday questioned the central government for not taking actions despite inputs received from intelligence agencies warning...
Kolkata, Feb 16 West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress on Saturday organised a candle march led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee here to protest against the terror...
New Delhi, Feb 12 : Congress President Rahul Gandhi after meeting Opposition’s top leaders at the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar’s house in New...
New Delhi, Feb 13 : Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared that she would fight alongside the Congress and the Left...