Mahua Moitra: News
28 Mar 2024
Trinamool CongressMoitra to skip ED summons today; will campaign in Krishnanagar
Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra said that she will campaign in her constituency, Krishnanagar, on Thursday, giving a miss to the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), a day earlier.
27 Mar 2024
Trinamool CongressED summons TMC's Mahua, businessman Hiranandani in forex violation case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued fresh summons to Trinamool Congress leader and expelled Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra and businessman Darshan Hiranandani.
23 Mar 2024
Trinamool CongressCash-for-query row: CBI searches places linked to TMC's Mahua Moitra
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is reportedly conducting searches at several locations linked to former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra, including her houses in Kolkata.
11 Mar 2024
Mamata Banerjee'Full of rapists': BJP jibes TMC after Shatrughan Sinha's nomination
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday slammed the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for choosing veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha as its candidate for the Asansol seat in the upcoming general elections.
01 Mar 2024
Narendra ModiModi to arrive in West Bengal today for 2-day visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to tour West Bengal on Friday and Saturday and address rallies in Arambagh and Krishnagar districts.
25 Feb 2024
Enforcement Directorate (ED)ED summons Hiranandani Group promoters in forex exchange violation case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Niranjan Hiranandani and his son, Darshan Hiranandani, the promoters of Mumbai-based real estate developer Hiranandani Group, for questioning on Monday.
15 Feb 2024
Narendra ModiMahua Moitra summoned by ED in foreign exchange violation case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra on Monday (February 19) for questioning in an alleged foreign exchange violation case.
23 Jan 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)CBI summons lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai in Mahua Moitra case
Supreme Court lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai was summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with its probe into the cash-for-query case against Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra.
19 Jan 2024
Lok SabhaExpelled Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra vacates Delhi bungalow
Former Lok Sabha MP and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra will reportedly vacate her government bungalow on Friday.
18 Jan 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Mahua Moitra challenges bungalow eviction notice in Delhi High Court
Mahua Moitra, former Lok Sabha MP from the Trinamool Congress party, is contesting an eviction notice in the Delhi High Court, ANI reported on Thursday.
17 Jan 2024
Lok SabhaMahua Moitra gets eviction notice, with 'use of force' warning
In a strongly-worded eviction notice, the Centre has asked Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra to vacate immediately a government bungalow that was allotted to her as an MP, NDTV reported.
08 Jan 2024
Supreme Court Of IndiaBilkis Bano rapists to be re-jailed, SC rebukes Gujarat government
The Supreme Court on Monday quashed the Gujarat government's order to grant remission and premature release to 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano's 2002 gangrape case.
03 Jan 2024
Supreme Court Of IndiaNo relief for Mahua Moitra in Lok Sabha expulsion case
In a major setback for Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra, the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday refused to look into the expulsion of Moitra from the Lok Sabha in the cash-for-query case.
15 Dec 2023
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC to hear Mahua Moitra's challenge to expulsion in January
The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra's plea challenging her expulsion from the Lok Sabha over cash-for-query allegations to January 3.
12 Dec 2023
Lok SabhaMahua Moitra must vacate government bungalow: Parliament panel to Centre
The Parliament's Housing Committee has reportedly asked the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to order Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra to vacate her official bungalow.
11 Dec 2023
Lok SabhaTMC's Mahua Moitra moves SC against Parliament expulsion
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra on Monday moved the Supreme Court against her expulsion from the Parliament.
09 Dec 2023
Lok SabhaSad day: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Mahua Moitra expulsion
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey on Saturday said Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra's expulsion from the Parliament over corruption and national security issues was painful.
08 Dec 2023
Trinamool CongressBJP's end begins: Mahua Moitra roars after Lok Sabha expulsion
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra said on Friday that the Ethics Committee has no power to expel her.
08 Dec 2023
Lok SabhaTMC MP Mahua Moitra expelled from Lok Sabha
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra has been expelled from the Lok Sabha after a majority of MPs voted in favor of the ethics panel's recommendation that she be removed.
08 Dec 2023
Trinamool CongressParliamentary ethics panel recommends Mahua Moitra's expulsion from Lok Sabha
The Parliamentary Ethics Committee on Friday recommended the expulsion of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra from the Lok Sabha over the purported cash-for-query case, reported ANI.
08 Dec 2023
ParliamentPanel report on Mahua Moitra tabled, House adjourned till 2pm
The Parliamentary Ethics Committee presented its report on the "cash-for-query" case against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
07 Dec 2023
Mamata BanerjeeMahua Moitra slams Giriraj Singh's 'thumka' remark on Mamata Banerjee
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Giriraj Singh stirred a fresh controversy on Wednesday after he criticized West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for her participation in the Kolkata International Film Festival.
05 Dec 2023
Amit ShahAmit Shah to move bills amending J&K reservation, reorganization laws
On the second day of the Parliament's Winter Session on Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will reportedly move two bills related to Jammu and Kashmir.
04 Dec 2023
Parliament Winter SessionParliament Winter Session: Ethics committee to submit report on Moitra
The Parliament Winter Session is set to begin on Monday and conclude on December 22.
02 Dec 2023
Pralhad JoshiParliament Winter Session: Debate over cash-for-query row, Manipur likely
With the Parliament Winter Session starting on Monday, the Centre and the opposition are once again likely to clash over topics such as the cash-for-query row involving Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and the Manipur issue.
23 Nov 2023
Mamata BanerjeeMahua Moitra's expulsion from Lok Sabha being planned: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee broke her silence regarding the controversy surrounding Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra for the first time on Thursday.
23 Nov 2023
ParliamentAfter Mahua Moitra row, Digital Sansad account access protocols changed
The Lok Sabha Secretariat has reportedly changed the protocols for accessing the Digital Sansad portal after Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra's cash-for-query controversy.
13 Nov 2023
Mamata BanerjeeTMC assigns new role to Mahua Moitra
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has appointed Mahua Moitra as district chief of Krishnanagar (Nadia North), which falls under her constituency in West Bengal.
10 Nov 2023
Narendra ModiMahua Moitra slams ethics committee report on parliamentary expulsion
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra slammed the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee's recommendation for her removal from Parliament in the "cash-for-query" case.
09 Nov 2023
ParliamentWinter Session of Parliament to begin on December 4
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi announced on Thursday that the Winter Session of Parliament will take place from December 4th to 22nd.
09 Nov 2023
Trinamool CongressEthics panel votes 6:4 to expel Mahua Moitra from Parliament
The Lok Sabha Ethics Panel has approved the recommendation to expel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra from Parliament in a 6:4 verdict.
09 Nov 2023
Trinamool CongressWill Mahua Moitra be disqualified from Parliament over cash-for-query row?
The Lok Sabha Ethics Committee, set to meet on Thursday to adopt its draft report, will reportedly propose the removal of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra from the House due to her alleged involvement in the cash-for-query scandal.
08 Nov 2023
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Lokpal orders CBI probe into Mahua Moitra's corruption allegations
The anti-corruption body, Lokpal, has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to look into corruption charges against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra.
06 Nov 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Mahua Moitra may face disqualification in cash-for-query case: Report
The Ethics Committee of the Lok Sabha will likely adopt a draft report on the cash-for-query allegations against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Tuesday, reports said.
03 Nov 2023
Trinamool CongressMahua Moitra questioning: Nishikant Dubey says he'll leave politics if...
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey said that he would retire from politics if it was proven that Mahua Moitra faced personal questions from the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee.
02 Nov 2023
Trinamool CongressMahua Moitra admits sharing her login credentials to ethics panel
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra appeared before the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee on Thursday regarding the cash-for-query case.
02 Nov 2023
ParliamentMahua Moitra, opposition MPs walk out of parliamentary panel meet
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Danish Ali, and other opposition party MPs walked out of the Parliament Ethics Committee meeting on Thursday.
02 Nov 2023
AppleiPhone hacking row: Centre sends notice to Apple
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a notice to Apple in relation to its messages alleging phone-tapping of opposition leaders.
02 Nov 2023
Trinamool CongressCash-for-query case: Mahua Moitra to appear before parliamentary panel today
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra is scheduled to appear before the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee on Thursday in the "cash for query" case.
01 Nov 2023
ParliamentBeing forced: Mahua Moitra to appear before parliamentary panel tomorrow
After citing pre-scheduled engagements until Saturday, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra said that she would appear before the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee on Thursday. Moitra accused the panel of forcing her to appear before it.
31 Oct 2023
AppleiPhone hacking row: Centre orders probe, asks Apple to join
The central government has reportedly ordered a probe into the allegations by several opposition leaders and journalists that tech giant Apple warned them of alleged "state-sponsored attacks" on their iPhones.
31 Oct 2023
AppleApple warns opposition leaders of state-sponsored attacks on iPhones: Report
Tech giant Apple has reportedly warned several opposition MPs and other leaders that state-sponsored actors may be targeting their iPhones.
28 Oct 2023
Narendra ModiMahua Moitra summoned in cash-for-query case on November 2: Report
The Lok Sabha ethics committee has summoned Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on November 2 in the "cash for query" case after she sought a fresh date, sources told news outlet NDTV.
28 Oct 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'No rule prohibits': Mahua Moitra on sharing Parliament login
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Friday reportedly admitted to sharing her Parliament login and password with her businessman friend Darshan Hiranandani but asserted that "no rules prohibit it."
27 Oct 2023
Trinamool CongressCash-for-query row: Mahua Moitra to skip ethics panel summons
After the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee summoned Mahua Moitra on October 31 regarding the cash-for-query allegations against her, she asked the panel to fix another date after November 5, citing pre-scheduled engagements.
26 Oct 2023
Trinamool CongressEthics Committee may investigate Mahua Moitra's foreign trips
The Lok Sabha's Ethics Committee is reportedly planning to request the Home Ministry to track the foreign travels of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra over the past five years, India Today reported.
26 Oct 2023
Trinamool CongressMahua Moitra summoned in cash-for-query case on Tuesday: Report
The Lok Sabha ethics committee has reportedly summoned Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra in the "cash for query" case on October 31.
26 Oct 2023
Lok SabhaMahua Moitra's cash-for-query row: Dehadrai appears before Lok Sabha panel
Supreme Court lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai, whom Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra called her "jilted ex," appeared before the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee as it convened its first meeting on Thursday. He will address the bribery allegations leveled against the TMC lawmaker.
25 Oct 2023
Narendra Modi'Misleading country': BJP's Nishikant Dubey takes dig at Mahua Moitra
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday accused Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra of "misleading the country" and questioned her foreign trips.
22 Oct 2023
Trinamool CongressTMC calls for investigation into 'cash-for-query' allegations against Mahua Moitra
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O'Brien on Friday called for a probe into the cash-for-query allegations against fellow party member Mahua Moitra by the "right forum of Parliament."
22 Oct 2023
Mamata BanerjeeMamata Banerjee 'abandoned' Mahua Moitra after cash-for-query row: BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took a dig at Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday after the party distanced itself from the alleged cash for query row involving TMC MP Mahua Moitra.
20 Oct 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Mahua Moitra's defamation case to be heard on October 31
All India Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra's defamation plea has been listed for hearing in the Delhi High Court on October 31.
20 Oct 2023
Trinamool CongressReceived Hiranandani's letter: Ethics committee on Moitra's cash-for-query row
Lok Sabha Ethics Committee chairperson Vinod Sonkar said on Friday that the panel received businessman Darshan Hiranandani's letter against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra in the cash-for-query row, NDTV reported.
18 Oct 2023
Trinamool CongressEthics Committee to hear complaint against Moitra on October 26
The Lok Sabha Ethics Committee will hear Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey's "cash for query" complaint against Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s Mahua Moitra on October 26, NDTV reported.
15 Oct 2023
Shashi Tharoor'BJP's troll sena': Mahua Moitra responds to viral personal photos
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Sunday reacted to the circulation of her personal photos with Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on social media.
06 Oct 2023
Abhishek BanerjeeTMC MP Mahua Moitra calls Union minister a 'liar'
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra accused Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti of lying about an appointment with the TMC delegation and said that the protests against the Centre would continue.
20 Jul 2023
ManipurManipur women naked video: Main culprit arrested, say police
The main accused of the incident—where two women were paraded naked in Manipur's Kangpokpi—was arrested from the Thoubal district on Thursday, reported India Today, quoting police officials.
11 Jul 2023
Sanjay MishraSC cancels ED chief's extension, sets deadline for new appointment
The Supreme Court on Tuesday canceled Enforcement Directorate (ED) chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra's third extension of tenure, terming it "illegal."
12 May 2023
Narendra ModiNever listened to PM Modi's 'monkey baat': TMC's Mahua Moitra
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Friday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio program, saying she hasn't listened to "monkey baat" once.
08 Feb 2023
Trinamool CongressMahua Moitra uses cuss word in Parliament, defends it later
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra said on Wednesday that she stood by her recent use of an expletive against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ramesh Bidhuri in Parliament amid demands for an apology from her.
15 Dec 2022
Nirmala SitharamanIt's Moitra v/s Sitharaman on 'who is Pappu' in governance
After Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra's "who is Pappu now" remark in Parliament, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman retorted by saying Moitra should look in her own backyard in West Bengal to find "Pappu."
13 Dec 2022
Trinamool CongressMohua Moitra rips into Centre over economy, ED raids, elections
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra ripped into the Centre over a range of issues—including its claims of economic development—on Tuesday.
23 Aug 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaBilkis Bano case: Mahua Moitra challenges convicts' release in SC
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra has moved the Supreme Court to challenge the release of the 11 men convicted in the Bilkis Bano rape case.
11 Jul 2022
West BengalKali row: Modi invokes Goddess Kali; Mahua Moitra hits back
The political controversy surrounding Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra's remarks about Goddess Kali continued to rage on as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and TMC trade barbs.
06 Jul 2022
Trinamool Congress'Kaali' remarks: Mahua Moitra says 'bring it on' after FIR
Trinamool Congress (TMC) Member of Parliament (MP) Mahua Moitra has been charged for her remarks on Goddess Kaali.
24 Mar 2021
West BengalBJP's Bengal chief asks Mamata to ditch sarees, wear bermudas
West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Dilip Ghosh has invited criticism for his controversial comment on state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
04 May 2020
West BengalTMC's Mahua Moitra v/s NRI doctors: Thin-skinned politician insults doctors
Mahua Moitra, one of the strongest voices All India Trinamool Congress has, is receiving criticism for insulting the NRI doctors. They had raised an issue about less coronavirus testing in West Bengal and ambiguous reports about deaths.
13 Dec 2019
Supreme Court Of IndiaCitizenship Act: TMC MP Mahua Moitra moves SC against law
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Friday moved the Supreme Court against the controversial Citizenship Act, which has sparked intense protests, especially in the Northeastern state of Assam.
14 Jan 2019
Supreme Court Of IndiaSupreme Court admits petitions challenging government's 'snooping order'
The Supreme Court has admitted a clutch of petitions challenging the government's move to give sweeping powers to 10 Central investigative agencies to intercept and monitor data on computers.
03 Aug 2018
Social MediaGovernment withdraws social media monitoring hub proposal after SC rebuke
The Centre is withdrawing its proposal of creating a social media monitoring hub, it told the SC, weeks after the apex court termed the move akin to "creating a surveillance state."
13 Jul 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaPlea in SC against Centre's planned social media monitoring hub
Supreme Court today took a strong note of IB Ministry's decision to set up a social-media hub for monitoring online data, observing that it will be "like creating a surveillance state".
11 Sep 2017
IndiaFrom corporate to politics: These Indian women are dominating
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29 Jul 2017
IndiaFrom corporate to politics: These Indian women are dominating
To achieve success in politics, one has to have grit, confidence, a go-getter attitude and a sharp mind. Much like what success in the corporate world demands.