West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
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Who is Suvendu Adhikari, set to become Bengal’s first BJP Chief Minister
Kolkata: Having served as the Leader of Opposition and the Leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari is all set to swear in as the…
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I heard groans, then gunshots: BJP MLA recounts final call with Suvendu aide
Kolkata: BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh on Thursday claimed he heard gunshots during a phone conversation with Chandranath Rath, a close aide of Suvendu Adhikari, moments before the latter was shot dead near…
- Kolkata
Oppn backs Mamata’s refusal to resign; BJP calls it disrespect of constitutional norms
Mumbai: The Opposition on Wednesday supported West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s refusal to quit, with Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut calling it a part of her protest against the Centre…
- Kolkata
Will work for Hindus: BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari after defeating TMC in Bengal
Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and likely chief minister candidate Suvendu Adhikari made communal remarks moments after he defeated Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee in the West Bengal Assembly elections,…
- Kolkata
Entire Union cabinet, 19 CMs won’t help BJP win Bengal elections: Mamata
Kolkata: TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed that the BJP has deployed its entire machinery to defeat her party in the West Bengal assembly elections, as almost the entire Union cabinet…
- India
WB I-PAC row: SC says CM’s intervention during probe puts democracy in peril
New Delhi: The alleged obstruction by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a raid conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Kolkata came under intense scrutiny on Wednesday, April 22, with…
- Kolkata
Bengal polls a battle of poverty, exploitation for Murshidabad beedi workers
Samserganj: As political leaders criss-cross Murshidabad promising to stop infiltration and restore names deleted during the SIR ahead of the West Bengal assembly polls, 12-year-old Ruksana Khatun sits cross-legged on the mud…
- Kolkata
West Bengal polls: Mamata calls PM’s pit stop to buy jhalmuri ‘full drama’
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unscheduled stop to buy ‘jhalmuri’ during poll campaigning was “drama”. Her comment came a day after Modi…
- Kolkata
‘Jai Shree Ram’ discount poster: Offer meant for QR code users, clarifies Kolkata doctor
Kolkata: After his poster stating a Rs 500 off on consultation for patients who chant ‘Jai Shree Ram,’ Kolkata-based cardiologist, Dr PK Hazra clarified that the alleged discount is for those who…
- India
For Murshidabad’s migrant workers, it’s not roti, kapda, makaan – it’s about existence
Murshidabad: For years, elections for Minarul Sheikh were about the familiar litany of roads, jobs, ration and the hope that something might change. This time, standing outside his mud-walled house at Beldanga…
- Kolkata
Kolkata cardiologist offers discount for patients who chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’
Kolkata: A city-based cardiologist, who believes that a change in the political regime in West Bengal would help the state recover from its “current dip”, is offering a Rs 500 discount on…
- Kolkata
BJP ‘struck Rs 1,000-crore deal’ to unseat TMC: Bengal CM
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged the BJP has “struck a Rs 1,000-crore deal” to unseat the Trinamool Congress from power in the state. She made the claims…
- India
Bengal polls: Easy to fool Muslims, says Humayun Kabir in video shared by TMC
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Thursday shared a purported video of Humayun Kabir in which the former party leader alleged claims of proximity with the BJP’s leader of opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, and…
- India
AIMIM leader held for ‘threatening’ Bengal election officers on SIR duty
West Bengal: Mofakkerul Islam, an All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader and Calcutta High Court advocate, was arrested by the West Bengal Police on Friday, April 3, on charges of mobilising a…
- India
Amit Shah releases ‘charge sheet’ against Mamata government
Kolkata: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Shah released a ‘charge sheet’ against the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday, March 28, alleging that officials in West Bengal functioned as “cadres”…
