Mamata Banerjee criticises Centre as rupee hits new low

Kolkata/New Delhi, Aug 16 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government as the Indian currency touched a new low on Thursday.

Rajnath Singh reaches Delhi AIIMS to visit ailing Vajpayee

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday reached the Delhi AIIMS to visit ailing former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, whose health condition worsened in last 24 hours, media reports said.

Does Amit Shah's parents have citizenship documents: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, Aug 14 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday targeted the Centre again over the National Citizens' Register of Assam. She even asked if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah's parents have citizenship documents.

Somnath Chatterjee's death is a great loss for us all: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, Aug 13 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she was saddened by the passing away of former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee.

TMC hits back at Amit Shah's allegations against Mamata, demands apology

Kolkata, Aug 11 (IBNS): Hitting back at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah's corruption allegations against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, her party Trinamool Congress (TMC) demanded an apology from the saffron party leader within 24 hours.

Mamata, Rahul must clarify their stand on nation's security vs vote bank politics: Amit Shah in Kolkata

Kolkata, Aug 11 (IBNS): Sending a strong message to two rival political outfits over the National Register of Citizens (NRC) from the Kolkata rally, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah on Saturday said Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee should come clear whether they are concerned about the nation's security or just vote bank politics.

TMC calls Amit Shah's Kolkata rally as ' flop show'

Kolkata, Aug 11 (IBNS): The ruling Trinamool Congress on Saturday attacked BJP President Amit Shah's Kolkata rally and called it a 'flop show'.

Vice Chairman NITI Aayog calls on Mamata Banerjee

New York, Aug 7 (IBNS): Taking forward the agenda of NITI Aayog for promoting cooperative federalism in the country, a team of senior officials of NITI Aayog, led by Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, met with the Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee and other senior officials of the state govt.

Assam police register five cases against Mamata Banerjee

Guwahati, Aug 4 (IBNS): Assam police have registered five cases against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for making alleged provocative remarks regarding the Assam NRC issue in different police stations in the state.

Assam organisations burn Mamata Banerjee's effigy

Guwahati, Aug 4 (IBNS): Protesting against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s remarks on the final draft of NRC in Assam, various local organisations burnt her effigies in  Morigaon and Sonitpur districts.

BJP accuses Opposition of playing politics on Assam NRC issue

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): In a fresh attack on the rival parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has virtually accused the Opposition of playing politics over Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) that excluded over four million people.

Super emergency in the country: Mamata on detention of TMC delegation in Assam

Kolkata, Aug 2 (IBNS): Reacting to the detention of  a Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation on the NRC impact in Assam at Silchar airport, party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday launched an unsparing attack against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying the saffron outfit is running a super emergency in the country.

Two Assam TMC leaders resign over Mamata Banerjee’s 'civil war, bloodbath' comment on NRC

Dispur, Aug 2 (IBNS): Being disappointed over West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee's "civil war, bloodbath" comment on Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC), which excluded more than four million people, two TMC leaders of the northeastern state resigned on Wednesday.

Mamata, Rahul playing with India's sovereignty: Arun Jaitley on NRC

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Congress President Rahul Gandhi over their stance on NRC issue in Assam and said they should realise that 'sovereignty of India' is not a matter to play with.

Mamata Banerjee meets Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, says BJP is nervous about 2019 polls

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Visiting New Delhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met Congress president Rahul Gandhi and ex-party supremo Sonia Gandhi here and later said the ruling BJP is nervous about the outcome of the 2019 general elections.