Madan Mitra

Narada case: Calcutta HC stays bail granted to TMC ministers, MLA and former city mayor

The arrest of ministers Firhad Hakim and Subrata Mukherjee, MLA Madan Mitra, and former mayor Sovan Chatterjee has already raised a political storm

CBI court grants bail to four TMC leaders arrested in Narada case; party holds protests across state

The CBI on Monday morning arrested state ministers Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, TMC MLA Madan Mitra and former party leader Sovan Chatterjee

Narada sting case: CBI arrests three TMC MLAs, former party leader; to file charge-sheet

Soon after the arrests, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reached the CBI's Nizam Palace office in Kolkata, demanding the release of the TMC leaders

West Bengal violence: Huge police deployment in Bhatpara as clashes between TMC, BJP 'supporters' leave two dead, 11 injured

A TMC citadel for long, Bhatpara has been witnessing frequent violence between the rival parties in the recent past. The fight has intensified ever since Lok Sabha member from Barrackpore, Arjun Singh, crossed over to the BJP from the TMC.

Lok Sabha Election: 60.21% turnout recorded till 6 pm, says EC; violence reported in Bengal's Bhatpara Assembly constituency

The Election Commission announced at a press conference on Sunday evening that polling has concluded in 542 Lok Sabha constituencies.

Will the Mamata Banerjee versus Centre battle end up uniting opposition parties against BJP even more?

From Rahul Gandhi to Omar Abdullah, from Arvind Kejriwal to Sharad Pawar, the length and breadth of India's regional political forces seem to have latched on to the lucrative pre-poll situation presented by Mamata's protests following a CBI team's visit to question the Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar for his alleged involvement in a chit fund scam.

As BJP challenges TMC’s hegemony in West Bengal ahead of Lok Sabha polls, expect state to revisit its gory history

What happened in Kanthi on Tuesday is just a prevue of political violence that may increasingly rock West Bengal as BJP gears up to challenge TMC’s hegemony in West Bengal

TMC organises rallies against NRC across West Bengal, says BJP deliberately omitted names of Bengalis from list

Trinamool Congress (TMC) rallied against the NRC on Sunday in various parts of West Bengal. The party alleged that BJP deliberately omitted the names of many Bengalis from the list

25 years since Babri Masjid demolition: Religion cannot be the agenda of a govt, says Mamata Banerjee

Targeting the BJP on the anniversary of Babri mosque demolition, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said divisive politics that began 25 years ago is still continuing and religion cannot be an election issue or the agenda of a government.

Narada sting case: TMC MP Aparupa Poddar moves Calcutta HC for quashing CBI FIR

Trinamool Congress MP Aparupa Poddar on Tuesday moved the Calcutta High Court seeking to quash a CBI FIR against her in the Narada sting case.