Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Bengal passes bill replacing guv as varsities’ chancellor with CM: Why this is happening, what this means

This is just the latest salvo in a long-running feud between Jagdeep Dhankhar and the state government led by Mamata Banerjee, which has accused the governor of acting as 'an agent' of the Centre

First Park Street case, now Nadia rape-murder: When Mamata Banerjee has been insensitive about sexual assault

The West Bengal chief minister has received flak for her 'pregnant or love affair' remark in the Nadia rape case. While the NCW has termed it ‘unfortunate’, the BJP called it ‘shameless’

Will defeat BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha polls, vows Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Banerjee, while speaking on her government's vision in her third tenure, said her main aim is to bring industry and generate jobs in the state

Mamata Banerjee, two other TMC MLAs to take oath on 7 October, says guv Jagdeep Dhankhar

Banerjee won the Bhabanipur by-poll with a record margin of 58,835 votes. She needed to win the election to retain the chief minister's chair

Alapan Bandyopadhyay chapter over, but will back him in row with Centre, vows Mamata Banerjee

The Union home ministry earlier Wednesday slapped a show-cause notice on Bandyopadhyay for abstaining from a meeting presided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Urge EC with folded hands to curtail West Bengal poll schedule amid COVID-19 surge, says Mamata Banerjee

The chief minister, implying that the EC may have decided against clubbing the remaining phases at the BJP's behest, requested the poll panel to prioritise public health at a rally in Uttar Dinajpur

West Bengal polls: Mamata Banerjee demoralised as BJP way ahead of TMC after five phases, claims Amit Shah

Shah, addressing a rally in Purba Bardhaman district, claimed that the TMC supremo will have to make an exit after losing the Nandigram seat to the BJP's Suvendu Adhikari

West Bengal polls: Left, Congress and ISF finalise seat-sharing deal for first two phases

Reports suggest that the Left Front will walk away with the largest chunk of 165 out of the 294 seats, leaving Congress with 92 and ISF with 37, but a final announcement is likely later this week

Mamata Banerjee writes to Narendra Modi about 'steady reduction' of funds; political ploy to fool people, says BJP

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing concern over "steady reduction" of Central funds to the state and "inordinate delay" in their release. The BJP called the letter a "political ploy to befool people" ahead of civic polls in the state.

West Bengal Assembly passes law raising retirement age of state-aided universities’ vice-chancellors from 65 to 70 years

West Bengal Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill to raise the retirement age of vice-chancellors of state-aided universities from 65 years to 70 years. The West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill was passed to enable the vice-chancellors to serve the institutes for a longer period. Since 2011, 2012, the West Bengal Assembly has passed as many as 18 bills to set up universities in almost all the districts of the state.