MAMATA BANERJEE

The raid was part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged ration distribution scam involving Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders Shahjahan Sheikh and Shankar Adhya.

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.

The CM accused the BJP of resorting to "vendetta politics" due to an inability to defeat the TMC in elections.

NEW DELHI: As some of the more prolific leaders of the INDIA bloc elected to skip the December 6 meeting, former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav revealed that the meeting has been rescheduled to December 17. While talking to the media, Lalu said, “The meeting will happen on December 17 and we will see […]

KOLKATA: In a significant move, the central government has placed three vital criminal law reform bills before the parliament for discussion in the ongoing winter session, which commenced on Tuesday. If passed, these bills will replace archaic legislations such as the colonial-era Indian Penal Code dating back to 1860, the Indian Evidence Act of 1872, […]

KOLKATA: With the parliament’s winter session beginning from Monday, the Trinamool Congress has disclosed that they will discuss Krishnanagar MP Mahua Moitra’s future in the parliament after the ethics committee recommended her expulsion, following referral to the CBI probe. Party sources state, “Reports of Parliamentary committees should not be made public so brazenly until tabled […]

KOLKATA:  On Friday, After a long course of silence, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee decided to rally behind Trinamool Congress’ Krishnanagar MP Mahua Moitra, saying that her expulsion will make her more popular. While speaking at the TMC’s mega meet, Banerjee said, “Their plan is to expel Mahua but that will make her more […]

KOLKATA: A heated controversy and political strife have erupted at Visva Bharati University due to the omission of India’s first Nobel laureate, Rabindranath Tagore’s name from temporary plaques erected on the campus. The cause of the turmoil is a temporary marble plaque at Visva Bharati, displaying the UNESCO emblem at the top, labelled as a “World […]

KOLKATA: In the ongoing defamation case brought by Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) Lok Sabha Parliamentarian, Mahua Moitra, her legal counsel opted not to seek an interim injunction during the latest court hearing. The counsel representing Moitra informed the court that they were not pressing for an ex-parte ad interim injunction against the defendants, which would have included […]