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Trinamool Congress: News

DMK's Tiruchi Siva INDIA bloc's favorite for Vice Presidential candidature

The opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc is reportedly considering Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Rajya Sabha MP Tiruchi Siva as its candidate for the upcoming Vice Presidential election.

13 Aug 2025
Anupam Kher

Agnihotri to visit Kalighat temple before releasing 'Bengal Files' trailer

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri will be unveiling the trailer of his upcoming film The Bengal Files in Kolkata. Before the launch, he plans to visit the Kalighat temple to seek blessings.

12 Aug 2025
Delhi Police

Ex-Trinamool leader runs fake Interpol office in Noida; arrested

The Delhi Police has busted a fake international police station and Intelligence Bureau (IB) office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

Pregnant BJP supporter attacked; TMC leader says 'bound to happen' 

A pregnant Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporter was allegedly attacked at her home in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district.

04 Aug 2025
Abhishek Banerjee

Delhi Police called Bengali 'Bangladeshi' language? Mamata slams Centre

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has slammed the Delhi Police for allegedly referring to Bengali, or Bangla, as a "Bangladeshi" language.

'Too late to invoke Goddess Kali...': Moitra on PM's chant

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for invoking Goddess Kali at a recent rally in Durgapur, West Bengal.

16 Jul 2025
Delhi

'Ashamed': Mamata leads mega protest against 'harassment' of Bengali migrants 

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led a massive protest in Kolkata on Wednesday against the alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking people in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states.

11 Jul 2025
Politics

TMC leader returning home shot multiple times, then neck slashed

Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Rajjak Khan was brutally murdered in Bhangar Chaltaberia, South 24 Parganas, on Thursday night.

01 Jul 2025
Kolkata Police

Kolkata gang-rape: College terminates contract of prime accused, expels 2 

The South Calcutta Law College has expelled two students and terminated the contract of its prime accused Manojit Mishra in a gang rape case.

30 Jun 2025
India

Kolkata rape case: Prime accused had history of harassing women 

The main accused in the alleged gang-rape of a 24-year-old student at South Calcutta Law College, Monojit Mishra, has a long history of criminal cases.

30 Jun 2025
Amit Malviya

Kolkata rape accused admitted to college despite 'dismal' rank: BJP  

Amit Malviya, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT Cell chief, has raised questions over the admission of one of the accused in the South Calcutta Law College rape case.

Kolkata rape case: TMC MP hits back at party

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee has hit back at his own party after it condemned his remarks on the Kolkata law student rape case.

28 Jun 2025
West Bengal

Gang-rape of student in Kolkata: Security guard arrested

A security guard at South Kolkata Law College has been arrested in connection with the gang-rape of a first-year law student.

28 Jun 2025
West Bengal

Padma Shri monk accused of rape by Bengal woman

A West Bengal woman has accused Swami Pradiptananda, a Padma Shri awardee monk, of raping her multiple times under the pretext of offering her a job.

28 Jun 2025
West Bengal

Kolkata gang-rape case: Medical exam confirms 'forceful penetration'

A 24-year-old law student was allegedly gang-raped at South Calcutta Law College on June 25. The incident involved an alumnus and two senior students of the institution.

27 Jun 2025
Kolkata Police

'Justice will be served': TMC disowns member who raped student 

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has condemned the gang rape of a 24-year-old student of South Calcutta Law College.

26 Jun 2025
Suvendu Adhikari

Bengal school ends separate Hindu, Muslim mid-day meals after 25yrs 

A government-run primary school in Kishoriganj Manmohanpur village, West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district, has ended the practice of serving separate mid-day meals to Hindu and Muslim students.

23 Jun 2025
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Bypoll results: AAP defeats BJP in Gujarat; Trinamool retains Kaliganj 

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has won the Visavadar Assembly bypoll in Gujarat, marking one of its major electoral successes since February's defeat in Delhi to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

23 Jun 2025
Gujarat

5 assembly bypoll results today: Which party is leading where 

The bypoll results for five constituencies across four states—Gujarat, Punjab, Kerala, and West Bengal—are being declared on Monday.

12 Jun 2025
Kolkata Police

Clashes in Bengal over shop construction near temple; 40 arrested 

As many as 40 people have been arrested in Maheshtala, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, after violent clashes broke out between two groups reportedly over a land dispute.

10 Jun 2025
Delhi High Court

Saket Gokhale apologizes to ex-diplomat Lakshmi Puri over defamatory posts  

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saket Gokhale on Tuesday publicly apologized to former diplomat Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri for a series of defamatory tweets posted way back in June 2021.

01 Jun 2025
Kangana Ranaut

'Secularism must be 2-way street...': Pawan Kalyan on influencer's arrest

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has spoken out against the arrest of Sharmistha Panoli, a 22-year-old law student and social media influencer.

21 May 2025
Border Security Force (BSF)

'Local police inactive, local councilor directed attacks': Murshidabad violence report 

The Calcutta High Court's fact-finding committee has submitted its report on the violence in West Bengal's Murshidabad that took place in April.

19 May 2025
Abhishek Banerjee

'Not consulted': TMC removes Yusuf Pathan from Centre's terror outreach 

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has pulled out its MP Yusuf Pathan from the Indian government's 'Operation Sindoor' global outreach program.

16 Apr 2025
Amit Shah

'PM should rein in Shah': Mamata claims Bengal violence preplanned 

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has claimed that the recent violence over the Waqf law was planned.

07 Apr 2025
Kolkata

BJP alleges attack during Kolkata's Ram Navami procession; police deny 

West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president and Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar has alleged that a Ram Navami procession in Kolkata's Park Circus Seven Point area was attacked.

02 Apr 2025
Mamata Banerjee

Ayodhya-style Ram temple to come up in West Bengal's Nandigram

Nandigram, the political bastion of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, will soon have a temple for Lord Ram.

22 Mar 2025
Dilip Ghosh

BJP leader Dilip Ghosh threatens women protesters during road inauguration

Dilip Ghosh, a senior BJP leader in West Bengal, has landed himself in a controversy after he threatened women protesters at a recent road inauguration.

03 Mar 2025
Asia Cup

TMC MP backs Congress leader's 'fat' remark on Rohit Sharma  

Trinamool Congress (TMC) Member of Parliament Sougata Ray has supported Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed's controversial comments on Team India captain Rohit Sharma.

11 Feb 2025
Abhishek Banerjee

'No Congress tie-up, will fight 2026 election alone': Mamata Banerjee  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) will contest independently in the 2026 assembly elections.

04 Feb 2025
Assam

TMC renews demand to rename West Bengal as 'Bangla'

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has once again revived its demand to rename West Bengal to "Bangla."

22 Jan 2025
Calcutta High Court

'Only prosecuting agency can..': CBI opposes RG Kar verdict appeal  

The West Bengal government has approached the Calcutta High Court seeking death penalty for Sanjay Roy, convicted of raping and murdering a doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital last year.

30 Dec 2024
Lok Sabha Elections

Mamata's first visit to Sandeshkhali—amid TMC leader's sexual harassment row

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee plans to visit Sandeshkhali on Monday, marking her first trip since allegations of sexual harassment and land grabbing involving local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders emerged earlier this year.

21 Dec 2024
Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwal announces 'Ambedkar Samman' scholarship for Dalits amid Ambedkar row

Amid the controversy over Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on BR Ambedkar in the Rajya Sabha, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced a new scholarship scheme for Dalit students.

19 Dec 2024
Amit Shah

PM Modi calls 'injured' BJP MPs, inquires about health 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reached out to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs Pratap Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput, who were allegedly injured in a scuffle in Parliament.

18 Dec 2024
Manish Tewari

Priyanka may join parliamentary panel on 'One Nation, One Election'

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be a part of a joint parliamentary committee that will look into the "One Nation, One Election" Constitution Amendment Bill, reports said on Wednesday.

17 Dec 2024
BCCI

Rohan Jaitley re-elected as DDCA president, defeats Kirti Azad

Rohan Jaitley has been re-elected as the president of the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA), defeating former Indian cricketer and Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad.

Rajya Sabha to hold Constitution debate amid no-trust motion row

The Rajya Sabha will hold a two-day debate on the Constitution from Monday.

12 Dec 2024
Kiren Rijiju

TMC's Sagarika moves privilege motion against Rijiju over 'unworthy' comment   

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sagarika Ghose has moved a privilege motion against Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju.

10 Dec 2024
George Soros

Opposition moves no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chairman

The Congress-led Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) has moved a no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar.

08 Dec 2024
Mamata Banerjee

'She's capable': Sharad Pawar backs Mamata Banerjee as INDIA leader

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has backed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's statement, expressing willingness to lead the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc.

'Will run INDIA bloc from Bengal if asked': Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said she is ready to steer the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) opposition bloc, but only if called upon to do so.

07 Dec 2024
Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee asked about successor, her reply

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said any decision about her successor would be taken collectively by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leadership, not by her alone.