West Bengal

05:13 PM
Mamata says BJP will get 'rosogolla' in West Bengal

Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee Friday claimed that the BJP will get a 'rosogolla' (zero) in West Bengal in the general elections, asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aim of winning a large number of seats will remain a day dream

04:10 PM
West Bengal: BJP Yuva Morcha member found hanging from tree

A BJP Yuva Morcha member Sisupal Sahis was found hanging from a tree in Senabana area of Arsha village in Purulia region on Thursday.

07:11 AM
Voting begins for second phase of LS Polls

Polling for 95 Lok Sabha constituencies, spread over 11 States and one Union Territory, underway on Thursday morning amidst heightened security.

12:30 PM
Election Commission appoints special observer for West Bengal

The Election Commission has appointed former Bihar Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ajay V Nayak as special observer for West Bengal.

05:19 PM
PM Modi baptized in politics through riots, killings: Mamata Banerjee

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "baptized in politics through violence and riots", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Tuesday.

05:17 PM
Mamata questions Modi for not arresting Himanta in Sharada scam

Raking up influential Assam minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sharma’s alleged Sharada chit fund scam link, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi for failing to arrest him.

12:02 PM
Body found hanging in BJP booth office in Siliguri

A body of man was found hanging booth office of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Siliguri on Thursday morning.

03:12 PM
LS polls: Congress releases list of 4 candidates for West Bengal

The Congress on Wednesday released a list of four candidates for the West Bengal Lok Sabha polls.

10:46 AM
Mamata on Rahul's criticism of TMC: Won't comment on something a small kid said

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she would not like to comment on criticism from a "small kid" while referring to allegations levelled by Congress president Rahul Gandhi against her government.

11:38 AM
PM to address rallies in six states in two days: BJP plans major campaign in UP, Bengal

For all obvious reasons of number game and tough political challenges, the BJP poll strategists have drawn out special campaign roadmap for the four states of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and West Bengal.

01:35 PM
Mamata Banerjee, Kejriwal, others to campaign for TDP in AP

In a massive show of strength, national leaders such as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other non-BJP leaders would campaign for the Telugu Desam party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh (AP).

11:15 AM
TMC removes Congress's name from its logo

Twenty-one years after officially separating from the Congress, Mamata Banerjee-led TMC has removed the grand old party's name from its logo.

12:14 PM
Explosives seized from truck in Bengal, one held

The West Bengal CID on Sunday intercepted a truck at Beliator in Bankura district and seized a large amount of explosive material stored inside.

02:53 PM
TMC sitting MLA Arjun Singh joins BJP

In a jolt to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ahead of the ensuing General Elections, Arjun Singh, a sitting MLA of TMC, on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party .

05:29 PM
TMC to field 10-12 new faces in LS polls

At least 10-12 new faces are likely to find a place in the Trinamool Congress candidate list for Lok Sabha polls, party sources said Monday.

02:20 PM
Mamata Banerjee calls for ouster of Modi government

Calling for the ouster of the Narendra Modi government, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday accused it of stealing the country's reserves and wondered how would it ensure the security of the nation when it could not protect the Rafale f

10:41 AM
Mamata takes pride in women representaion of TMC in LS

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday took pride in her Trinamool Congress for having 35 per cent women MPs in the 16th Lok Sabha even as the Women's Reservation Bill was yet to be passed in Parliament.

03:48 PM
Mamata Banerjee to begin poll campaign on Women's Day

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will kick off the Trinamool Congress' campaign for the Lok Sabha polls on International Women's Day on March 8, a party leader said Wednesday.

10:50 AM
Mamata: Section of political parties spreading hatred

West Bengal Chief Minister on Wednesday alleged that a section of political parties were indulging in rumour mongering and spreading hatred with their "dangerous statements".

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.

04:22 PM
Miffed weightlifters to return ‘Bangla Gaurav’ award

Indian veteran weightlifters Jyotsna Mukherjee and Chay Adok have decided to return their ‘Bangla Gaurav’ award, expressing discontent with the West Bengal government for allegedly giving secondary treatment to the sport in the state.

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.