Mamata Banerjee starts two-day dharna to protest Centre’s alleged ‘discrimination’ against West Bengal

Mamata Banerjee starts two-day dharna to protest Centre’s alleged ‘discrimination’ against West Bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee during a two-day sit-in demonstration near B.R. Ambedkar statue, on Red Road against Union government’s alleged ‘discriminatory attitude’ against the State, in Kolkata, on March 29, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on March 29 started her two-day sit-in demonstration in […]

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Analysis | Nothing much should be expected from Naveen Patnaik-Mamata meeting

Analysis | Nothing much should be expected from Naveen Patnaik-Mamata meeting

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at Navin Niwas in Bhubaneswar. File | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout Amidst talk of revival of third Opposition front ahead of 2024 elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is meeting leaders of non-Congress Opposition parties. But, nothing much should be expected […]

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No Opposition front is possible without Congress: Jairam Ramesh

No Opposition front is possible without Congress: Jairam Ramesh

No Opposition front to take on the BJP is possible without the Congress and if a coalition is formed for the 2024 general elections, the party will have a central role in it, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has said. In an interview with PTI, Mr. Ramesh, however, said it was too early to talk […]

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CPI(M) MP seeks contempt petition against Mamata for her remarks on jobs lost to illegalities

CPI(M) MP seeks contempt petition against Mamata for her remarks on jobs lost to illegalities

Senior Advocate and  Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Rajya Sabha MP Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya on Wednesday moved the Calcutta High Court seeking contempt proceedings against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her comments at a public event in which she asked the judiciary to not terminate the jobs secured via the recruitment scam using illegal […]

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Manish Sisodia arrest | 9 Opposition leaders write to PM Modi about ‘misuse of Central agencies’

Manish Sisodia arrest | 9 Opposition leaders write to PM Modi about ‘misuse of Central agencies’

Aam Aadmi Party leaders and supporters protest against the arrest of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in New Delhi on March 4. | Photo Credit: ANI Nine Opposition leaders on March 5 wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing concern over the “blatant misuse of Central agencies against the members of the Opposition”, […]

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Meghalaya CM didn’t act on Mukroh firing fearing ED, CBI action: Trinamool Congress’ Abhishek Banerjee

Meghalaya CM didn’t act on Mukroh firing fearing ED, CBI action: Trinamool Congress’ Abhishek Banerjee

TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee. File | Photo Credit: PTI Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma will lose his seat as the ruling National People’s Party (NPP) will draw a blank in the Garo Hills, claimed senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee. Addressing an election rally in South Tura on February 15, he dredged up the […]

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Mamata and the Muslim conundrum

Mamata and the Muslim conundrum

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a gathering during Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at Kolkata’s Red Road in May 2022. Photo: Facebook/MamataBanerjeeOfficial Before every major election in West Bengal, the question of the Muslim vote comes to the fore. As the State gears up for the panchayat polls, this has again become a point of discussion […]

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Mamata Banerjee not to attend Surajkund Home Ministers’ meeting

Mamata Banerjee not to attend Surajkund Home Ministers’ meeting

PM Modi will speak on the concluding day i.e. October 28 PM Modi will speak on the concluding day i.e. October 28 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is also in charge of the Home portfolio, will not attend the two-day meeting of Home Ministers of the States convened by the Centre at Surajkund […]

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Mamata performs Kali Puja at her residence

Mamata performs Kali Puja at her residence

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday night performed Kali Puja at her residence in Bhabanipur area of the city, as hundreds of people gathered outside to catch a glimpse of the rituals. Ms. Banerjee also prepared the ‘bhog’ (food offering to the goddess) and played host to scores of guests, which included VVIPs, […]

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