Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

ED Case Against TMC Min Highlights Corrupt Activities In State Edu Dept

NEW DELHI: Even as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Bengal government Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee, the financial probe agency had registered a case of money laundering against him in June this year on the basis of the CBI FIR registered on the orders of the Calcutta High Court. The ED case alleged […]

Why Partha Chatterjee Is Still A Minister?

Trinamool Congress (TMC) top brass is perhaps faced with its biggest political crisis ever since Mamata Banerjee broke away from the Congress to form her own party in January 1998. The arrest of West Bengal Commerce and Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee and his continuation in the West Bengal Cabinet is enough to suggest what it […]

Rs 21 Cr Haul: ED Memo Says Partha Called Mamata B/W 2-9 am

KOLKATA: After Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Partha Chatterjee in connection with the multi-crore SSC Scam, rumours were rife of the party abandoning the Bengal minister. Now, the arrest memo, which was accessed by The New Indian, suggested that Chatterjee had tried to reach TMC supremo and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee […]

It’s Not Time For Whataboutery: Alva To Mamata

NEW DELHI: A day after the Trinamool Congress decided to abstain from voting in the Vice President election, opposition candidate Margaret Alva on Friday broke her silence describing the decision as “disappointing”. The veteran politician also said that this is not the time for ‘whataboutery’, ego or anger but time for courage and leadership. “The […]

Didi’s Challenge: BJP Won’t Get Single Majority In 2024

KOLKATA: All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) supremo Mamata Banerjee sets the tone for the 2024 General Election as it throws down the gauntlet at Bharatiya Janata Party saying BJP won’t get the single majority. “BJP won’t get the single majority, I can challenge and when they will not get the majority other (Parties) will become […]

AITC To Abstain From VP Election

KOLKATA: In a significant political development All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) decided to abstain from casting vote for the Vice Presidential election to be held on August 6. AITC met at the official residence of party supremo and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the afternoon. Party sources said that 85 per cent of the […]

TMC Plans Shahid Diwas On Grand Scale

KOLKATA: After the two years of COVID break, the Bengal government is all set to observe Shahid Diwas, or Martyr’s Day, on a grand scale on July 21 at Dharmatala, Kolkata. Mamata Banerjee-led All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) is leaving no stone unturned to observe the day – which will be their first following the […]

Result Day: How Dhankhar Took Cudgels, Paved Way For Delhi Return

KOLKATA: Though the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) is yet to make its decision on the Vice-Presidential election official, the delay in announcing its support has created a lot of buzz in political circles. National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar’s ‘run-ins’ with AITC supremo and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is well documented. In […]

Vice-Prez Polls: TMC To Dump Cong’s Alva, Keeps Bizarre Silence?

KOLKATA: After taking the lead in bringing the opposition together for fielding a joint candidate in the recently concluded Presidential elections, the enthusiasm of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) appeared to have fizzled out for the Vice-Presidential election. The Mamata Banerjee-led party had maintained a bizarre silence on the issue. It also skipped the […]

Presidential Election: Fearing Cross-Voting Bengal BJP Secured Flock In Hotel

KOLKATA: Leaving nothing to a chance, the Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party shifted its 69 MLAs to a private hotel ahead of the Presidential elections on Monday. While sources in the state BJP said that it’s been done mainly to make the MLAs understand the voting procedure, there has been buzz that there […]