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Mamata likely to officially announce two new districts on Tuesday
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is expected to officially announce Sundarbans and Basirhat as two new districts of the state during an administrative meeting scheduled on 29 November, a senior official said on Monday.
West Bengal: BJP leader wields trishul, warns Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress
Referring to Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers as 'servants' of Mamata Banerjee, the BJP leader recalled his victory against the West Bengal chief minister in the Nandigram constituency during the assembly polls last year
West Bengal: BJP slams Mamata Banerjee after Kolkata Police brutally remove protesting job seekers
Thousands of candidates who had passed the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) have been protesting at the headquarters of the West Bengal education department at Karunamayi in the Salt Lake area of Kolkata for several days now
West Bengal: Governor takes dig at Mamata Banerjee, says she applauded disorder in the House
High drama was witnessed on the first day of the West Bengal Assembly's budget session when Jagdeep Dhankhar was forced to cut short his inaugural speech amid protests by BJP MLAs over the alleged violence in the recently-concluded civic elections
Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election: PM Modi holds mega roadshow in Varanasi ahead of final phase of polls
The prime minister's roadshow covered the three Assembly segments of Cantonment, Varanasi North and Varanasi South
From Congress and JD (U) camps, Kirti Azad to bat for TMC now
The former cricketer said that the he will work under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee and start working on the field.
SC to hear TMC’s contempt plea on Tuesday against Tripura government on violent incidents
The plea for contempt action has been filed as there have been repeated incidents of violence in the state ahead of local body elections
Mamata Banerjee to arrive in Delhi today ahead of Winter Session; Varun Gandhi likely to meet her
The West Bengal chief minister is likely to press for her long-standing demand to clear dues of the state and raise objection to the Centre's decision to increase the jurisdiction of the BSF
Mamata Banerjee's idol to share space with goddess Durga at Kolkata pandal; BJP calls move 'nauseating'
A controversy has erupted in West Bengal over the organisers of a Durga puja deciding to put up an idol of the chief minister at their marquee pandal alongside the deity
Mamata Banerjee to meet Narendra Modi at 4 pm, likely to meet Opposition leaders
The TMC chief, who seeks to take up a larger role in national politics prior to the 2024 Lok Sabha election, is visiting Delhi for the first time after her party’s win in the recent Assembly polls
Modi govt trying to mislead Bengal farmers, says TMC after PM accuses Mamata of not implementing PM-KISAN scheme
TMC MP Sougata Roy also slammed the Centre, saying the new farm bills also deleted potato and onion from the essential commodities list, thus causing the price rise in the market
Mamata Banerjee meets Narendra Modi's wife Jashodaben at Kolkata airport ahead of meeting with PM in Delhi
Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wife at the city airport before boarding her flight to New Delhi and they exchanged pleasantries.
TMC leaders face 'tough time' answering uncomfortable questions during Mamata Banerjee's 'Didi Ke Bolo' campaign
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's 'Didi Ke Bolo' campaign is helping the TMC reach out to people in distress, but at the same time forcing party leaders to handle uncomfortable questions.
Mamata Banerjee urges youth to 'seek for answers on growing joblessness', day after she slammed Centre over unemployment
A day after slamming the Centre for the highest unemployment rate in the country in 45 years, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee urged the youngsters to raise questions on growing joblessness.
Congress, CPM reject Mamata Banerjee's offer to jointly combat BJP, say her policies helped saffron party in Bengal
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday reached out to opposition Congress and CPM to join her fight against the BJP in the state but the two parties rejected her appeal saying her policies are responsible for the saffron party's growth
Cut money row: West Bengal Police to book 'errant' officials, legislators for breach of trust; provision carries possible life term
Elected public representatives and government officials in West Bengal who accept "cut money" from beneficiaries of welfare schemes will now be charged under a tough law that provides for life imprisonment in the event of conviction
In apparent jibe at Mamata Banerjee, BJP MPs greet Union ministers from Bengal with 'Jai Shri Ram' slogans in Parliament
Union ministers Babul Supriyo and Debashree Choudhury, who are from West Bengal, were greeted by fellow BJP MPs with 'Jai Shri Ram' slogans when they were called to take oath as Lok Sabha Members.
Can Bengal’s Hindus forgive and forget?
With the BJP winning 18 Lok Sabha seats, Muslims in the state would have few options if Mamata falters in the 2021 Assembly elections and saffron triumphs
Missing the Mood for the Breeze
The media missed the Modi juggernaut that wasn’t even trying to hide in plain sight, and looked for results in the wrong place—the corridors of the national capital. All exit polls, however, got the direction right: Modi was coming back
Election Commission's decision to use Article 324 in West Bengal severe indictment of Mamata Banerjee's rule
Mamata Banerjee's extraordinary tirade against the Election Commission of India on Wednesday night is just one more indication of her callous disregard for the Constitution and its provisions. West Bengal has been suffering from this disease since the Left Front regime but under Mamata's Trinamool Congress it has mutated into a more virulent strain. In fact, the only quibble with the ECI's decision is that it is a tad too lenient on a chief minister who openly threatens to take 'inch by inch revenge' against political rivals.