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We would love to have you in Kolkata this winter: TMC invites comedian Vir Das after Bengaluru show cancelled
Vir Das' show in Bengaluru was cancelled last minute following protests by Hindu right-wing groups. The groups alleged that the show by the stand-up comedian would hurt Hindu religious sentiments
‘Publicity stunts to cover up failures’: TMC’s Derek O’Brien on ‘Rozgar Mela’
Modi launched the ‘Rozgar Mela’ on Saturday to recruit 10 lakh people and underscored his government's efforts to create jobs in the last eight years amid the opposition's constant criticism of it on the issue of unemployment
'Rich nation with poor population remark taken out of context,' says Gadkari as Oppn ups the ante
On Thursday, TMC MP O'Brien shared a tweet which was carrying Gadkari's statement. O'Brien said, 'all in team Opposition may want to retweet this boom statement from Nitin Gadkari'
50-hour protest: Mosquito nets out, fish fry on the menu in agitation outside Parliament
The 50-hour protest was aided by a supply of sumptuous food, including tandoori chicken, fish fry and idli. The office of the secretary general of the Rajya Sabha provided two ambulances, a doctor on call, two drivers to ferry protesting MPs and maintenance staff to keep the site clean
Union Budget 2022: Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh praise FM's speech; zero sum Budget', says Opposition
While the Nirmala Sitharaman's focus on infrastructure, digitisation and growth garnered praise, many were disappointed by the lack of change in personal income tax slabs
'Was always ultra-careful, yet...', says Derek O'Brien as he tests positive for COVID-19
The TMC MP is presently in home isolation and has requested those who have come in contact with him in the last three days to seek medical advice
TMC's Derek O'Brien suspended from Winter Session for throwing rule book at Chair
Taking to Twitter, the TMC floor leader claimed he was suspended from Rajya Sabha while protesting the 'mockery of Parliament and bulldozing' of the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill by the BJP
Parliamentary panel adopts report on data protection amid dissent by several Opposition MPs
As per the PDP Bill, the Centre can exempt its agencies from the provisions of the Act for protecting national interests and for protecting the security of the State, public order, sovereignty and integrity of India.
Parliamentary standing committees reconstituted, 50 members moved to new panels
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu suggested attendance and punctuality be considered while recommending members
Former Goa CM and senior Congress leader Luizinho Faleiro to join TMC, calls Mamata 'street fighter'
This is set to be a big blow for the Congress in the state ahead of the Assembly polls due early next year
TMC writes to PM, seeks removal of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta for meeting Suvendu Adhikari
The TMC MPs stated that the meeting between Adhikari and the SG 'reeks of impropriety' as the BJP MLA is accused in the Narada and Saradha cases
West Bengal polls: Will limit attendees to 500 at election rallies says BJP amid surge in COVID-19 cases
The BJP's announcement comes on the heels of criticism from Opposition parties like the TMC and Congress, who pointed to the rising COVID-19 cases in the state
Bengal polls: EC bars Mamata Banerjee from campaigning for 24 hrs; will sit on dharna today, vows CM
On 8 April, the poll panel had issued a notice over Banerjee's 3 April speech at Hooghly, when she had allegedly 'appealed to minorities not to split their votes among different political parties'
West Bengal polls: PM Modi’s visit to Bangladesh ‘unethical’, violated poll code, claims TMC in letter to EC
The prime minister's visit to Bangladesh took place during the first phase of West Bengal Assembly Election 2021, and saw him visiting a shrine of the Matua community, a major vote bank in the Bengal polls
Bengal BJP worker's mother, beaten by 'TMC workers' in February, dies; wounds will haunt Mamata, warns Amit Shah
The TMC, denying the involvement of its activists in the attack, said Majumdar might have died due to age-related ailments
West Bengal polls: Mamata dismisses BJP's prediction of winning 26 of 30 seats in phase one of polls
The West Bengal chief minister also questioned how Union Home Minister Amit Shah could make such a claim just a day after the polling was held
Three Congress MPs dissociate themselves from parliamentary panel report on amended Essential Commodities Act
The report, recommending the implementation of the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, was adopted by the panel on 18 March
West Bengal polls: Mamata promises 'income for all' in TMC manifesto; BJP mocks CM with wheelchair rally
Speaking at election rallies in the Jhargram district where BJP won four Lok Sabha seats in 2019, Banerjee alleged that earlier it was CPM that used to physically attack her, and now the saffron party was doing the same
Mamata Banerjee injured: TMC, BJP leaders meet EC separately over 'attack'; Bengal CM discharged from hospital
Additionally, a delegation of the BJP, which included Union minister Piyush Goyal and party general secretary Bhupender Yadav, also met the EC in Delhi and demanded an independent inquiry into the incident
Mamata Banerjee injured: EC rebuts criticism over 'attack', says TMC letter 'full of insinuations, averments'
In its letter, the TMC had accused the EC of acting 'as per orders' of the BJP leaders and claimed that Mamata Banerjee wasn't provided proper security despite 'several comments by BJP leaders that she might be attacked'