Author: Joymala Bagchi

KOLKATA: India has reported 628 new COVID-19 cases in a single day taking the overall toll in new cases to over 4,000, on Monday. According to the Union Health Ministry, the figure has now reached 4,50,09,248 total coronavirus infections in the country.  With the new variant slowly grappling the country, the ministry is now keeping […]

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee proposed that out of the total 545 Lok Sabha seats, Congress should contest from 300. According to a party source, Banerjee has suggested that the other INDIA bloc members would contest from the other 245.   FLASH: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi remarked that the […]

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee engaged in a crucial meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.

KOLKATA: With the 2024 Lok Sabha elections set to go underway, the INDIA Opposition alliance set a deadline of December 31, on Tuesday, to finalise seat-sharing talks Trinamool Congress sources have confirmed the deadline date for seat-sharing. “TMC along with many INDIA parties, sets the deadline of 31 December 2023, to complete all seat-sharing talks,” […]

KOLKATA: As the Health Ministry goes on the back foot regarding the resurgence of coronavirus once more in the country, sent an advisory to all the states, on Monday. Sudhansh Pant, Union Health Secretary, sent the letter, highlighting the need for maintaining a state of constant vigil over the COVID-19 situation. “Centre is issuing the […]

KOLKATA: The Union Health Ministry confirmed the presence of COVID subvariant JN-1 as Kerala reported its first case after the pandemic on Saturday. The first case was reported following the routine survey conducted by the INSACOG, the health unit set up post-pandemic to study and monitor genome sequencing in the country. “A mock drill is being […]

KOLKATA: The heartwrenching incident of a tribal woman being paraded naked and tied to an electric pole at Belgaum in Karnataka, has now caused national outrage. The tribal woman was made to suffer such humiliation after reports surfaced of the woman’s son eloping with another girl. Reportedly, it was the girl’s family who attacked the […]

KOLKATA: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has slated to take his decision regarding Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra’s ouster from the Lok Sabha, on Wednesday. Justice SK Kaul informed Moitra’s advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi of the case being placed in front of CJI Chandrachud, who will be taking the final call. According to sources, […]

KOLKATA: Expelled parliamentarian from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) Mahua Moitra moved the Supreme Court to challenge her expulsion from the Lok Sabha on Monday, following her ouster. The Krishnanagar MP was expelled upon the recommendation of the Parliamentary ethics committee in the cash-for-query scandal, on December 8, when the lower house passed a resolution to […]

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to visit Delhi from December 18 to 20.