Mamata Banerjee

09:55 AM
Posters pop up in Delhi to welcome Mamata Banerjee with a 'democracy' jibe

‘Welcome to Delhi, where democracy is alive and kicking, Didi’, reads one of the many posters that have popped up in the Central Delhi ahead of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s arrival here on Wednesday.

12:24 PM
Mamata extends support to Naidu's fast

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday extended support to her Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu over his day-long hunger strike in New Delhi.

05:13 PM
Patnaik: TMC not in touch with us

Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said the CBI should do non-political jobs and that nobody from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) had spoken to him on any issue, including the recent standoff between the

12:33 PM
It’s a moral victory: Mamata on SC verdict on CBI-Kolkata police row

Lauding the Supreme Court’ verdict directing that Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar cannot be arrested by the CBI, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday it is a moral victory.

04:34 PM
Lok Sabha adjourned amidst Centre-West Bengal govt face off

The Lok Sabha was not allowed to function amidst opposition parties' slogan shouting "totah (caged parrot) hai" following the high political face-off between the Centre and the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government.

12:54 PM
Mamata: Will continue 'satyagraha' till country is saved

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on a sit-in over the CBI's attempt to question the Kolkata Police commissioner in connection with chit fund scams, Monday said she will continue her "satyagraha" till the country and its Constitution

11:20 AM
Naidu: Success of Kolkata opposition rally behind BJP's 'revengeful actions' against Mamata

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday said the success of the opposition rally in Kolkata last month has resulted in the BJP-led central government resorting to "revengeful actions" against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Ban

10:36 AM
Mamata: Memorandum signed by all Opposition parties to be submitted to EC

Amidst high political drama in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is currently on 'Save the Constitution' dharna, said that a memorandum has been signed by all the Opposition parties which will be submitted to the Election Commission la

05:21 PM
Mamata defends Kolkata top cop, accuses BJP of 'political vendetta'

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday defended Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, who recently came under scrutiny after skipping a meeting with the Election Commission of India (ECI) and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

01:38 PM
Modi blasts Mamata over violence on her home turf

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a blistering attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of orchestrating violence against BJP workers, claiming she had become jittery

05:18 PM
West Bengal CM on Amit Shah’s chopper landing: I change my landing location too, BJP misleading people

Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government has denied permission to the state BJP to land the helicopter of party president Amit Shah at Malda airstrip here citing ongoing construction work on the runway. The chopper has however been allowed to land

10:30 AM
TMC turns 21, Mamata congratulates party workers

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee congratulated party workers on the Trinamool Congress turning 21 on Tuesday.

03:41 PM
Calcutta HC allows BJP's 'Rath Yatra'

In a setback to the Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday allowed the BJP to hold proposed 'Rath Yatra' in different parts of West Bengal.

11:31 AM
Mamata Banerjee holds demonetisation as "disaster"

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said that demonetisation was a "disaster" for the country on its second anniversary.

11:57 AM
Fire breaks out at Kolkata market, no casualties reported

A major fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday here at Bagri Market in Canning Street area. Full Report

10:03 AM
MEA refutes reports of Mamata denied permission to visit Chicago

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has refuted reports that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was denied permission to visit Chicago.

06:31 PM
Mamata Banerjee slashes fuel prices by a rupee

Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government on Tuesday decided to cut down cess on petrol and diesel prices in the state, thereby reducing the fuel prices by Re 1 per litre.

09:31 AM
Mamata: Bengal, Bihar people discriminated in Assam NRC

Names of Bengal and Bihar residents in Assam was removed predominantly from state's National Register of Citizens (NRC) final draft, alleged Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

10:58 AM
Kolkata bridge collapse: toll rises to three

One more body was recovered Thursday from the debris of the collapsed Majerhat Bridge in southern part of the city, taking the toll in the incident to three.

10:27 AM
Mamata remembers martyrs of 'Khadya Andolan'

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee remembered the martyrs of the 1959 'Khadya Andolan' and said her government was providing food security to almost 90 per cent of the states population through the 'Khadya Sathi' scheme.

12:47 PM
Mamata congratulates Stalin

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today congratulated M K Stalin for being elected as the president of DMK.

12:41 PM
Ministers visit AIIMS to enquire about Vajpayee's health

Scores of political leaders visited All India Institutes of Medical Sciences on Thursday morning to enquire about the health condition of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

03:35 PM
Shah attacks Mamata, Rahul on NRC issue

BJP president Amit Shah today said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee opposed the NRC in Assam due to "vote-bank politics" and called upon the people of the state to uproot the TMC government.

09:37 AM
Anti-BJP posters surface ahead of Shah's rally in Kolkata

Ahead of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Amit Shah's public rally in Kolkata on Friday, posters reading 'Anti-Bengal BJP Go Back' were seen put up around Mayo Road, in the heart of the city.