Sandeshkhali victims meet President Murmu; seek intervention in safeguarding their rights
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: A social service organisation along with some victims of Sandeshkhali met President Droupadi Murmu on Friday and handed over a memorandum urging her intervention to safeguard the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities of the area.
Arjun Singh returns to BJP, TMC MP Dibyendu Adhikari switches allegiance
Kolkata/IBNS: Political heavyweight Arjun Singh, who became a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP in 2019 after leaving the Trinamool Congress but returned to his old party three years later, made a comeback to the saffron outfit on Friday in the presence of its central leadership in New Delhi.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee suffers 'major injury'
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was on Thursday hospitalised in Kolkata after she suffered a "major injury".
Bengal: Arjun Singh set to rejoin BJP after TMC denied him a ticket for Lok Sabha polls
Kolkata/IBNS: Arjun Singh, the Lok Sabha MP from West Bengal's Barrackpore, is set to rejoin the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after being denied a ticket by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she has severed her relation with her brother Babun Banerjee after the latter expressed his displeasure over the party's Howrah candidature for the Lok Sabha elections.
CBI arrests 3 aides of TMC strongman Shahjahan Sheikh in Sandeshkhali case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), probing the alleged physical attacks on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials during a failed raid at Shahjahan Sheikh House, Sandeshkhali, on January 5, arrested three close lieutenants of the suspended TMC leader in connection with the assaults, official sources said on Tuesday.
Sandeshkhali case: CBI arrests three aides of suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh
Kolkata/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing the January 5 physical attacks on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials during a failed raid at Shahjahan Sheikh's residence in Sandeshkhali, arrested three close lieutenants of the suspended TMC leader in connection with the assaults, official sources said on Tuesday.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Monday said it attached Rs.10.29 crore of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the form of a demand draft in connection with its money laundering probe against Alchemist Group, headed by former Rajya Sabha member K D Singh.
CBI raids house of arrested TMC leader Sankar Addya
The CBI began a search operation at the house of arrested TMC leader Sankar Addya at Bongaon in North 24 Parganas on Monday in connection with the alleged attack on the officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) when the investigation agency went to raid in an alleged ration (PDS) scam, official sources said.
Breach of trust: Arjun Singh after TMC denies him Lok Sabha poll ticket
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and sitting Barrackpore MP, Arjun Singh, has said his party betrayed him by denying him a ticket in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
'Mamata Banerjee afraid of upsetting PM Modi': Congress reacts after TMC's snub on seat-sharing deal
Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee wants to send a message to the PMO that she has no intention to fight the BJP, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said after the TMC chief declared candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in Bengal, ignoring Congress.
TMC snubs Congress, announces 42 Lok Sabha candidates for upcoming polls
Snubbing INDIA bloc partner Congress, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress on Sunday announced 42 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, ensuring it is fighting a single-handed battle against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state.
Trinamool Congress fields Yusuf Pathan from Baharampur Lok Sabha seat, Nusrat Jahan dropped
Trinamool Congress on Sunday announced former Indian cricketer and 2007 World T20 champion Yusuf Pathan will be its candidate from Baharampur constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Bengal declares Ram Navami as public holiday, BJP slams move calling it 'too late'
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has declared Ram Navami on April 18 this year as a public holiday in her state.
TMC only concerned about nephew, Congress about family: PM Modi in Siliguri
Kolkata/Siliguri/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hit out at the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Congress over dynastic politics addressing a mega rally in Siliguri, West Bengal.