Mamata Banerjee: News
20 Mar 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)BJP trying to make Rahul Gandhi hero, says Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief, Mamata Banerjee, slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at an internal party meeting in Murshidabad district on Sunday.
20 Mar 2023
West BengalRahul Gandhi is PM Modi's biggest TRP: Mamata Banerjee
Trinamool Congress (TMC) head and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at an internal party meeting in Murshidabad on Sunday.
07 Mar 2023
West Bengal'Chop off my head': CM Mamata Banerjee over DA protests
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday that the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) government could not give more dearness allowance (DA) to the state government employees, even if they "chop off" her head, reported ANI.
03 Mar 2023
Trinamool CongressWill fight 2024 General Elections alone: Mamata after bypoll defeat
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief, Mamata Banerjee, said on Thursday that she will not join hands with any party and fight the 2024 General Elections alone.
30 Dec 2022
Vande Bharat ExpressAfter performing Heeraben's cremation, PM virtually launches Vande Bharat Express
Just hours after performing his mother Heeraben's last rites in Gujarat's Gandhinagar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Raj Bhavan in Ahmedabad to virtually flag off West Bengal's first Vande Bharat Express connecting New Jalpaiguri (NJP) to Howrah on Friday morning.
29 Dec 2022
Arijit Singh#NewsBytesExclusive: Arijit Singh's Kolkata show not canceled; details inside
A political row picked up after reports of Arijit Singh's Kolkata show's cancelation spread on Thursday. Reports claimed that Singh's show, which was to take place at Eco Park early next year, was canceled.
16 Dec 2022
Amitabh BachchanAmitabh Bachchan's 'civil liberties' comment at KIFF 2022 divides Twitter
Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, and other guests inaugurated the 28th edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival on Friday.
15 Dec 2022
KolkataKolkata International Film Festival 2022 begins today; all details inside
The 28th Kolkata International Film Festival was inaugurated by Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Rani Mukerji among others in the star-studded guest list on Thursday.
23 Nov 2022
National Register of CitizensCheck voter rolls to avoid detention under NRC: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday told people of the state to ensure their names are on the electoral rolls to avoid being sent to detention camps under the garb of the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
12 Nov 2022
West BengalNandigram: TMC minister makes objectionable remarks against President Droupadi Murmu
Trinamool Congress's (TMC) West Bengal minister Akhil Giri has come under severe criticism following his comment on India's President Droupadi Murmu's look.
31 Oct 2022
Gujarat'Act of God or fraud:' BJP cornered over Morbi tragedy
Following the Morbi bridge collapse in Gujarat, which claimed at least 141 lives and left over 170 people injured, opposition leaders have been attacking the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its "negligence."
30 Oct 2022
Trinamool CongressTMC, BJP spar over Bengal MLA's wife winning lottery
A significant lottery win by the wife of a ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Vivek Gupta in West Bengal has sparked a political row.
18 Oct 2022
BCCISourav Ganguly's replacement at BCCI leaves Mamata Banerjee furious
The news of former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly soon getting replaced as the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has left West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee furious.
23 Sep 2022
Durga PujaKolkata: Durga Puja pandal based on 'Vatican City' theme inaugurated
Durga Puja preparations are in full swing in Kolkata, and with an early inauguration this year, Lake Town, Bidhannagar's Sree Bhumi Sporting Club is ready to awe devotees with their pandal designed like the Vatican City's St. Peter's Basilica.
13 Sep 2022
West BengalWest Bengal: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari detained amid 'Nabanna Abhiyan'
Amid the ongoing political battle between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal, the police on Tuesday detained hundreds of BJP members, including senior leader Suvendu Adhikari.
29 Aug 2022
Trinamool CongressMamata Banerjee dares BJP to arrest her amid corruption claims
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday dared the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to arrest her if they could.
11 Aug 2022
West BengalCattle smuggling case: CBI arrests Mamata Banerjee's aide Anubrata Mondal
More trouble is brewing up for Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's close aide and the party's Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal in a 2020 livestock smuggling case.
11 Aug 2022
IndiaJagdeep Dhankhar takes oath as 14th Vice President of India
Jagdeep Dhankhar was sworn in as the 14th Vice President of India by President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday.
06 Aug 2022
Narendra ModiJagdeep Dhankhar is India's 14th vice president
Former West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has been elected as the 14th vice president of India.
05 Aug 2022
Narendra ModiConvince people there's no 'setting' with Banerjee: Roy to Modi
Ex-Meghalaya governor and former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Tathagata Roy on Friday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his proposed meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee.
01 Aug 2022
West BengalMamata to reshuffle cabinet on Wednesday amid Partha Chatterjee's arrest
Days after former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee was put in jail, CM Mamata Banerjee announced a cabinet reshuffle.
28 Jul 2022
Trinamool CongressWB: Mamata Banerjee sacks minister Partha Chatterjee after ED raids
Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday sacked the minister Partha Chatterjee, who has been arrested in the SSC scam.
28 Jul 2022
West BengalMeet Arpita who stashed Rs. 50 crore for Partha Chatterjee
In a shocking series of events, West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee was taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore teacher recruitment scam.
22 Jul 2022
Trinamool CongressMamata's 'disgruntled' TMC decides to abstain from vice presidential polls
In an unexpected move, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) said on Thursday that it will not vote in the vice-presidential election since it was "not consulted" about Margaret Alva's candidacy.
14 Jul 2022
West BengalMomo Mia! After puchkas, Mamata Banerjee makes momos in Darjeeling
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has yet again become the 'talk of the town,' this time for her momo-making skills.
21 Jun 2022
Trinamool CongressPresidential polls: TMC's Yashwant Sinha is Opposition's pick for president
Leaders of the Opposition parties, including the Congress, Samajwadi Party, and Trinamool Congress (TMC), among others, met on Tuesday afternoon and finalized the name of TMC leader Yashwant Sinha as their joint nominee for the successor of President Ram Nath Kovind.
16 Jun 2022
Jammu And KashmirPresidential polls: Opposition hunts for candidate as Pawar declines offer
In a meeting of the opposition parties convened by West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee to decide on a joint candidate for the president's election, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar on Wednesday declined the proposal to run for the top post.
15 Jun 2022
Jammu And KashmirSuspense over next President: Left parties suggest Gopalkrishna Gandhi's name
With the Presidential polls due on July 18, the Opposition is seeking to put up a united fight against the probable National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate.
06 Jun 2022
West BengalBengal: Cabinet approves proposal making Mamata chancellor of state universities
West Bengal will soon have new guidelines for the selection of chancellors of all government-run Universities.
01 Jun 2022
BollywoodRIP KK: WB Police gives gun-salute, Mamata Banerjee in attendance
A day after the shocking demise of singer KK, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid tribute to the Bollywood singer on Wednesday.
17 May 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaCoal scam: SC allows ED to interrogate Abhishek Banerjee, wife
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to interrogate Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira Banerjee in Kolkata.
14 May 2022
TripuraTripura: Biplab Deb resigns, Manik Saha to be next CM
Rajya Sabha MP Manik Saha will be the new chief minister of Tripura, replacing Biplab Deb, who resigned after four years in office on Saturday.
09 May 2022
OdishaAsani intensifies into severe cyclonic storm; to impact WB, Odisha
Cyclone Asani—formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal—has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm on Sunday and will continue to move toward eastern coasts, the India Meteorological Department said.
16 Apr 2022
West BengalWest Bengal: TMC sweeps bypolls; Mamata Banerjee thanks voters
Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal CM, Mamata Banerjee, thanked voters on Saturday as her party secured an easy win in the by-elections to the Asansol Lok Sabha and Ballygunge Assembly seats.
13 Apr 2022
West BengalMamata Banerjee's remark on Nadia gang rape irks NCW chief
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee drew criticism from the National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Rekha Sharma for her recent comments on the Nadia gang rape case.
29 Mar 2022
West Bengal'BJP misusing probe agencies': Mamata Banerjee in letter to Opposition
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee has written a letter to all opposition leaders and chief ministers of non-BJP ruled states, accusing the BJP-led Centre of misusing central agencies.
28 Mar 2022
BJP MLAVideo: Chaos inside West Bengal Assembly as TMC-BJP MLAs clash
The West Bengal Assembly descended into chaos on Monday with Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs exchanging blows after the saffron party legislators demanded a statement from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the Birbhum violence and "worsening" law and order situation.
26 Mar 2022
West BengalBirbhum violence: CBI FIR names 21 persons after HC order
The FIR filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Birbhum violence case names 21 individuals.
25 Mar 2022
West BengalBirbhum violence: Calcutta HC orders CBI probe amid Mamata's opposition
The Calcutta High Court on Friday transferred the case of Birbhum violence to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), denying the Mamata Banerjee government's request to not hand over the investigation to the central agency.
24 Mar 2022
West BengalBirbhum violence: Mamata orders TMC leader's arrest, criticizes police
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited Bogtui village in the Birbhum district on Thursday, where eight people died following Monday's violence.
