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Former BJP MP Babul Supriyo joins Trinamul Congress

Last month, Supriyo had announced that he was quitting politics but was later persuaded against resigning as a Lok Sabha member

18 Sep 2021 4:24 PM

Mukul Roy, who returned to the Trinamul Congress after winning a West Bengal Assembly seat on a BJP ticket, tweeted: "Mr @narendramodi is so helpless to save his party that other than changing CMs, he has also had to resort to using pictures of growth & infrastructure seen under @MamataOfficial’s leadership as his own.” — Twitter

TMC taunts BJP as Yogi government advertisement shows flyover in Kolkata

For damage control, BJP’s Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari later tweeted the newspaper’s correction

13 Sep 2021 8:36 AM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during party workers' meeting for Bhabanipur assembly bypoll, in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Modi, Shah set agencies after TMC leaders, says Mamata

Banerjee is busy fighting the Bhowanipore Assembly bypoll to become an MLA and continue as West Bengal chief minister

09 Sep 2021 7:35 AM

Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee (PTI file photo)

BJP threatens EC of taking legal steps seeking stay on Bhowanipore bypolls

Wondering whether the EC was an 'astrologer', state BJP general secretary Sayantan Basu asked if Bhowanipore was free from Covid-19

07 Sep 2021 8:10 AM

The Mamata Banerjee government has, meanwhile, assigned 10 senior IPS officers to assist the special investigation team set up on the orders of the Calcutta high court on August 19 to probe the incidents of post-poll violence. — calcuttahighcourt.gov.in

West Bengal post-poll violence: CBI files first chargesheet

A CBI team interrogated the duo in jail recently after getting the court’s permission and before submitting the chargesheet

03 Sep 2021 12:13 AM

Didi tries to woo industrialists with investments

The CM also announced an Ethanol Production and Promotion Policy to attract an investment of Rs. 1,500 crore

02 Sep 2021 8:05 AM

Banerjee has been asked to appear at the ED headquarters in New Delhi on September 6. (Photo: PTI)

Mamata's nephew Abhishek gets ED summons in coal scandal

His wife, Rujira Banerjee Narula, has also been summoned by the ED

29 Aug 2021 7:34 AM

People injured in poll violence sit by the side of a road as a vehicle is set on fire by locals during Panchayat polls in Nadia district of West Bengal. (Photo: PTI/File)

West Bengal post-poll violence: CBI registers 9 FIRs, sets up 4 SITs

One of the nine cases filed so far is about the alleged murder of a young BJP trade union worker

27 Aug 2021 7:26 AM

TMC erupts after Bengal BJP calls Didi 'lady Taliban'

If anyone wants to see a ‘lady Taliban’, he should come to West Bengal, said BJP leader Sayantan Basu

23 Aug 2021 8:48 AM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses during visiting flood-affected Amta area in Howrah district, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Modi dials Mamata, assures help after her ‘man-made’ flood claim

The Trinamul Congress supremo, however, complained to Modi against the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) for causing a “man-made” flood

05 Aug 2021 8:03 AM

PM Modi calls Mamata, pledges Central help to tackle floods

The Trinamul Congress supremo, however, complained to Mr Modi that the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) was to blame for causing the flood

05 Aug 2021 6:48 AM

BJP workers also allegedly hit Banerjee’s car with the batons of their party flag but there was no damage to the vehicle. — PTI

Mamata says TMC’s Khela Hobe slogan has become very popular

BJP workers stop Abhishek’s convoy many times on the way to Tripureshwari temple

03 Aug 2021 11:05 AM

Congress leader P. Chidambaram had watched the live broadcast of Ms Banerjee’s virtual speech, which was organised by the TMC at the Constitution Club in New Delhi, on the occasion of its annual Shahid Diwas event. — DC file photo

Pegasus: Cong reaches out to Didi ahead of her Delhi visit

The Congress sent the message of solidarity to the Trinamul Congress supremo a day before she flies to New Delhi on a four-day visit

26 Jul 2021 9:06 AM

Mamata Banerjee calls for united Opposition front, to meet Pawar, Chidambaram

Mamata renewed her call for a united Opposition under one umbrella shunning self-interest to remove the BJP from power at the Centre

22 Jul 2021 1:02 AM

After storming to power for the third consecutive time, the Trinamul Congress supremo reinstated Virendra as the state top cop and shunted Mr Pandey to fire and emergency services department as it's DG. (Representational image: PTI)

Three IPS officers reject Bengal DGP post offer, make govt follow UPSC rules for choice

The three IPS officers were individually invited to separate meetings where they were offered the state DGP post by a senior bureaucrat

18 Jul 2021 7:38 AM

The 50 BJP MLAs on Monday pressed for the use of the anti-defection law on Krishnanagar North MLA Mukul Roy for his return to the TMC from their party last week and his calls to 10 others to follow him. — DC Image

West Bengal Governor in Delhi as 24 BJP MLAs skip meet

Dhankhar urged Mamata Banerjee in a letter to deliberate on the post-poll violence in her Cabinet and sought a discussion with her

16 Jun 2021 7:45 AM

Roy is expected to be appointed national vice-president of the TMC due to his nationwide contacts and the TMC’s ambition to expand in other states and become a formidable player in national politics ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. — DC Image

Mukul Roy likely to get key post in Trinamul, Rajya Sabha seat too

The BJP is planning to target him legally over his defection to the TMC as a legislator

15 Jun 2021 8:14 AM

It is yet to be confirmed whether Mr Bandyopadhyay, who had indicated on Tuesday he would respond to the notice on proper grounds, had sent his reply to the MHA as the three-day deadline ends on Thursday. — ANI

Didi to extend “full support” to ex-CS Alapan Bandyopadhyay targeted by Delhi

Though Banerjee did not reveal the nature of her “full support” to the retired IAS officer, sources indicated he might get legal support

03 Jun 2021 1:13 AM

Alapan Bandyopadhyay got a three-month extension last week from the Narendra Modi government after a request from the Trinamul Congress government for his efficiency in handling the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo: ANI)

Bengal may defy Centre, not relieve its chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay

State government has taken a firm stand by not issuing Bandyopadhyay any order for his release

31 May 2021 7:02 AM

We were astonished at the bulldozing of the federal structure by an arrogant PM as if martial law has been imposed in the country, said Banerjee. — PTI

Mamata accuses Modi of barring her from demanding on needs for Covid-19

In a federal structure, though the CMs were invited, they were not allowed to speak about their public demands

21 May 2021 1:14 AM

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