Mamata Banerjee opens Jashn-E-Iqbal, honours Iqbal
Kolkata, May 30 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday inaugurated a three-day-long event 'Jashn-E-Iqbal', organized by West Bengal Urdu Academy in Kolkata's Nazrul Mancha auditorium to remember the life and works of Sir Muhammad Iqbal, the author of the iconic song "Saare Jahan Se Accha Hindustan Hamara".
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Mamata wins West Bengal bypolls
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IBNS) The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal won the Krishnaganj assembly seat in Nadia by a handsome margin while it is leading in the Bongaon Lok Sabha seat as counting proceeded on Monday.
If image is proof, arrest PM for Sahara scam: Mamata
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IBNS): Furious at the arrest of her aide and state transport and sports minister Madan Mitra by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Saradha scam, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said "if an image is a proof of criminal conspiracy, arrest PM for Sahara scam."
Kolkata, Aug 17 (IBNS): In a bid to attract more investments and partnerships, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee commenced her first foreign trip as she left for Singapore on Sunday.
BJP trying to spark communal riots: Mamata
Kolkata, July 21 (IBNS) Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to spread communal hatred by sparking riots in the state as she urged her party workers to keep eye on "their conspiracy".
TRAI amendment passed in Lok Sabha; Mamata, Maya to support in RS
New Delhi, July 14 (IBNS): Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress did a U-turn and assured to support the Modi government in passing a bill in Rajya Sabha to amend the TRAI Act facilitating the appointment of former TRAI chairman Nripendra Misra as the principal secretary of the Prime Minister.
TN, Bengal, Orissa defy 'Modi wave'
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): Even as the rest of the nation was swept by Narendra Modi earning the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) the most resounding victory in over 30 years, three regional players in Bengal, Orissa and Tamil Nadu markedly held their ground on Friday, results showed.
Mamata Banerjee calls Modi a 'donkey'
Kolkata, May 8 (IBNS) Slamming Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for his remarks on Bangladesh infiltrators in West Bengal, state Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee has called her Gujarat counterpart a 'donkey'.
EC may cancel polls in WB for Mamata
Kolkata/New Delhi, Apr 8 (IBNS) The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday said it might cancel polls in West Bengal if state chief minister Mamata Banerjee refuses to abide by its order on transferring five Superintendents of Police (SPs), one district magistrate and two additional district magistrates.