TMC MP's personal comment on FM Sitharaman triggers criticism in Parliament; BJP demands apology
New Delhi/IBNS: BJP has demanded an unconditional apology from All India Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy who made a personal comment in Parliament during the monsoon session which began today.
West Bengal: TMC appoints Dinesh Trivedi as party's Hindi Cell chairman
Kolkata/IBNS: With a few months to go for the state polls, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday appointed its veteran leader Dinesh Trivedi as the chairman of its West Bengal unit's Hindi cell.
'Corona is over, Mamata Banerjee calling lockdown to stop BJP': Dilip Ghosh
Kolkata/IBNS: In another weird statement, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Dilip Ghosh has said the Novel Coronavirus pandemic is over at a time the country is adding over 90,000 Covid-19 cases on a daily-basis.
West Bengal: Athlete Pinki Pramanik joins BJP
Kolkata/IBNS: Indian athlete Pinki Pramanik, who is from West Bengal's Purulia district, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here on Thursday.
Will do 100 sit-ups if one can prove West Bengal government said no to Durga Puja: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata/IBNS: Lashing out at the IT cell of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) without taking its name, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she would do 100 sit-ups in front of people if it can be proved that her government said no to Durga Puja, as claimed by a message circulated on WhatsApp.
PM Modi running campaign to sell govt companies: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi/UNI: Attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on reports of government plans to sell off 25 per cent stake in the Life Insurance Corporation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is running a campaign to sell government companies.
West Bengal: BJP women's wing worker shot at, TMC accused
Kolkata/IBNS: A worker of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s women's wing was shot at in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Monday.
No Question Hour in West Bengal Assembly's monsoon session, TMC govt accused of 'double standard'
Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress (TMC), which has been leading the protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government's move to cancel the Question Hour in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament, is set to practice the same in its own-ruled state West Bengal.
Rajasthan BJP president tests positive for Covid-19
Jaipur/UNI: Rajasthan Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Satish Poonia here on Friday said he has tested positive for Covid-19 and is under home isolation.
Not on Facebook, no question of banning: BJP leader after Facebook takes step over 'hate speech'
New Delhi/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader T Raja Singh, who has been banned by Facebook for his speech for allegedly promoting hatred and violence, said he was not on the social networking site for years.
Facebook bans BJP leader for 'promoting hate and violence'
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the heated political slugfest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress over the online "hate speech" row, Facebook has banned a ruling saffron outfit leader for "promoting hate and violence" on the social media platform, media reports said.
Discussions will resume again: Shashi Tharoor after meeting Facebook India chief
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who heads the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, on Wednesday informed that the Facebook representatives will appear again to resume the discussion on the row over the social media giant's content policy.
After row over Parliament's 'Question Hour', govt allows written responses
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after a huge cry by the Oppositions over the scrapping of 'Question Hour' in the Parliament, the government has said it would allow "unstarred questions" which means written questions can be made that will receive written responses.
Special CBI court reserves verdict on Babri Masjid demolition case, judgement due by September end
Lucknow/UNI: A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court has completed arguments in the trial over the demolition of the Babri mosque structure in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992, and reserved its judgement for September end.
Opposition attacks BJP government over its 'No Question Hour' move in Parliament
New Delhi/IBNS: Several opposition parties have slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre after the ruling dispensation decided to cancel the "Question Hour" in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament amid Covid-19.