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Adding insult to Banerjee's injury, assembly lawmaker Wilson Champramary, Dakshin Dinajpur Zilla Parishad President Lipika Roy along with 10 Parishad members joined BJP in presence of BJP leaders Kailash Vijayvargiya and Mukul Roy at party headquarters in Delhi. (Photo: Twitter/ @KailashOnline)

No TMC govt will be left in WB: Mukul Roy as MLA, 10 Zilla parishad members join BJP

This comes a day after TMC president Mamata Banerjee threatened her party's erstwhile leaders who have jumped the ship with 'consequences'.

25 Jun 2019 8:47 AM

Police resorted to firing teargas shells to bring the situation under control. The injured have been admitted to a private hospital in the area. (Photo: Representative image)

Priority is to ensure law and order, action will be taken when required: WB police

Local authorities in Bhatpara and Jagatdal imposed Section 144 after one man died and four others were injured in clashes.

22 Jun 2019 2:40 PM

Another signatory, nutritionist Neha Hafiz, said there is a need to change the perception that the community was 'getting more privileges than others'. (Photo: File)

Prominent Kolkata Muslims urge CM to act against culprits after attacks on doctors

The junior doctors started a week-long agitation, which had disrupted health care services at all state-run hospitals.

20 Jun 2019 1:17 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah and BJP working president J.P. Nadda at a meeting with the leaders of political parties ahead of the Budget Session in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Amid Opposition boycott, PM sets up panel on ‘1 nation, 1 election’

One Nation, One Election’ an attempt to ‘mislead’ country and implement a ‘hidden agenda’, claims Opposition.

20 Jun 2019 6:04 AM

The minor was brought in the hospital for treatment after she was allegedly raped by a 45-year-old man in Bawana area earlier on Tuesday. (Photo: ANI )

Locals create ruckus at Delhi Hospital over rape of 4-year-old

According to the police, the group of people lost their cool over rape of a 4-year-old girl.

19 Jun 2019 12:02 PM

Modi has invited heads of all parties who have an MP either in the Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha for a meeting on June 19 to discuss several issues.(Photo: Biplab Banerjee)

Kejriwal to not attend PM's all-party meeting, Raghav Chadha to represent AAP

On Tuesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had also excused herself from the meeting.

19 Jun 2019 11:04 AM

Modi has invited the heads of all the political parties that have at least one member either in the Lok Sabha or in the Rajya Sabha for today's meeting that he will chair to discuss several issues, including the 'one nation, one election' idea. (Photo: File)

PM Modi chairs all-party meet; Congress, 6 Oppn leaders skip

Leaders of a number of other parties have already decided to skip the meeting as a majority of them are opposed to the idea.

19 Jun 2019 10:15 AM

Junior doctors in West Bengal were on strike since last Tuesday after two of their colleagues were attacked and seriously injured allegedly by relatives of a patient who died at NRS Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. (Photo: AP)

Hospital services return to normalcy

In support of doctors in West Bengal, the Indian Medical Association had launched a four-day nationwide protest from Friday.

19 Jun 2019 6:13 AM

West Bengal, Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee: I made many big mistakes

Calling those leaving Trinamul as “thieves”, she made it clear that she would not allow anyone like that in her party any longer.

19 Jun 2019 5:53 AM

Mr Modi has invited the heads of all political parties that have at least one member either in the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha for a meeting on June 19 to discuss several issues, including the “one nation, one election” idea, the celebration of 75 years of Independence in 2022 and the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi this year. (Photo: PTI)

Mamata Banerjee to skip PM Modi’s meeting in Delhi today

The TMC supremo also skipped a Niti Aayog meeting last week. She also did not attend the swearing-in of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

19 Jun 2019 5:44 AM

Trinamool Congress MLA Sunil Singh along with 12 TMC councillors on Monday joined BJP in presence of Kailash Vijayvargiya and Mukul Roy on Monday. (Photo: ANI)

TMC MLA, 12 TMC councillors, Congress spokesperson join BJP

Along with MLA Sunil Singh from Nowpara, 12 TMC Councilors, four stage artists and as many doctors also joined the BJP.

18 Jun 2019 8:03 PM

Banerjee’s remarks came in the backdrop of three MLAs and a majority of councillors from five municipalities in the state defecting to the BJP from the TMC since the declaration of general election results last month. (Photo: File)

BJP ‘collecting garbage’: Mamata Banerjee on defecting TMC leaders

The Trinamool Congress supremo also said she would be replacing the 'traitors' with 'dedicated members'.

18 Jun 2019 4:32 PM

'Our state is committed to ensuring social and economic development of all districts uniformly so that regional imbalances do not rise,' she said. (Photo: ANI)

Mamata to skip all party meet, asks govt to prepare white paper on concurrent polls

In letter to Prahlad Joshi, Banerjee has said that the matter requires consultations with experts.

18 Jun 2019 4:01 PM

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee conducts a meeting with junior doctors and officials at Nabanna, the state secretariat, in Kolkata on Monday. (Photo: ASIAN AGE)

Bengal doctors talk to Mamata Banerjee, call off strike

State govt gets 3 days to implement assurances.

18 Jun 2019 2:32 AM

The saffron party is penetrating deep into West Bengal, a state which used to be the stronghold of the Left and later the TMC. (Photo: ANI)

1 TMC MLA, 12 councillors join BJP

This comes days after two TMC MLAs and over 50 councillors joined the BJP.

17 Jun 2019 4:54 PM

The protests soon spread across the medical fraternity in West Bengal and gradually, all over the country. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had warned doctors to resume services or face stern action. (Photo: ANI)

Doctors impasse ends on amicable note, key demands to be addressed

The meeting went on for more than an hour between CM Mamata Banerjee and the doctors who had come.

17 Jun 2019 3:40 PM

The state government had earlier turned down the striking doctors' demand for live telecast of the meeting, scheduled to be held later in the day. (Photo: File)

Mamata Banerjee agrees to live coverage of meeting with protesting doctors

The meeting will be held at an auditorium adjacent to the state secretariat in Howrah.

17 Jun 2019 3:15 PM

On Sunday, the doctors said that they were ready for talks with Mamata Banerjee but the CM should meet them in presence of journalists and representatives of all the 14 medical colleges in the state. (Photo: File)

Mamata Banerjee to meet doctors on strike in Bengal today at 3 pm

The doctors are expected to put across their demands as thousands of patients have been affected by the ongoing agitation.

17 Jun 2019 12:59 PM

RSS chief lashes out at West Bengal government

It seems like the system of law and order has collapsed and the government and administration have completely failed.

17 Jun 2019 3:11 AM

MLA of Noapara in North 24 Parganas Sunil Singh

In fresh jolt to TMC, party MLA set to defect to BJP

The move comes close on the heels of the Trinamul supremo’s deadline of seven days to those who want to leave the party.

17 Jun 2019 2:42 AM

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