Trinamool Congress

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Former BJP MP Babul Supriyo joins Trinamul Congress

Last month, Supriyo had announced that he was quitting politics but was later persuaded against resigning as a Lok Sabha member

18 Sep 2021 4:24 PM

Ex-Congress MP Abhijit Mukherjee was welcomed into the party by TMC leader. (Photo: Twitter/@AITCofficial)

Former President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit joins TMC

He was welcomed into the party by TMC leader in Lok Sabha, Sudip Bandopadhyay, amid shouts of 'Mamata Banerjee Zindabad!'

05 Jul 2021 6:14 PM

He did not allow me to visit either Nandigram or Midnapore and they ran it like their zamindari, said Banerjee. — PTI file photo

Mamata Banerjee lands in a tight spot after audio clip asking BJP man to work for her victory surfaces

The BJP which tweeted the audio clip lodged a complaint against the CM with West Bengal’s CEO Ariz Aftab and demanded her resignation

28 Mar 2021 9:15 AM

BJP National President JP Nadda is greeted by his party supporters on his arrival in Kolkata on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. BJP MP Locket Chatterjee is also seen. (PTI /Ashok Bhaumik)

Shikha Mukerjee | BJP in Bengal: Bruised, battered… still upbeat?

The BJP in West Bengal needs to create a playbook that is in sync with the political culture of the state

15 Dec 2020 7:32 AM

TMC MP writes to Mark Zuckerberg, raises issue of alleged bias of Facebook towards BJP. (AFP Photo)

TMC writes to Zuckerberg over Facebook's alleged bias towards BJP

MP Derek O'Brien has written the letter to Zuckerberg also makes a reference to an earlier meeting, where some of these concerns were raised

02 Sep 2020 1:26 PM

Trinamool Congress MLA Samaresh Das. ( Photo- ANI)

TMC's Samaresh Das, three-time MLA from Egra, dies of COVID-19

Das is the third notable politician from the state, who died after testing positive for COVID-19

17 Aug 2020 2:04 PM

BJP MP Arjun Singh showed false affidavit to fight polls, alleges Trinamool Congress

Singh dubbed the allegations as

13 Aug 2020 12:37 PM

'This is not about how many numbers BJP has in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. If you want to grant citizenship, grant citizenship to all. TMC has issued whip for four days from Monday to Thursday in both houses,' O' Brien said. (Photo: File)

Citizenship Amendment bill: TMC issues whip to MPs for four days

O'Brien said that the bill hurt the heart and soul of the idea of India.

06 Dec 2019 7:38 PM

Opposition members in Lok Sabha sought the presence of Abdullah as Speaker Om Birla informed them he has written information that he was in custody. (Photo: File)

Didn't get opportunity to raise issue on Farooq Abdullah's release from house arrest: Tharoor

He said that Abdullah is put under house arrest through an executive order and government can revoke it whenever it wants.

18 Nov 2019 2:56 PM

The Governor's role in the state can not be supported anyway. He has been continuing with his programmes keeping the state government in dark. (Photo: File)

TMC complains to Amit Shah against WB Guv role, plans to raise issue in Parliament

On Sunday it complained to Union home minister Amit Shah against Mr Dhankhar of running 'parallel administration' in the state.

17 Nov 2019 8:30 PM

Urging the people to make sure that their names are in the voters' list, Banerjee accused 'local leaders' of the BJP of spreading canards about the possibility of implementing the National Register of Citizens in the state. (Photo: File)

Don't worry about NRC, BJP has to get past me to touch you: Mamata Banerjee

The Trinamool Congress supremo stressed that the NRC was meant for Assam.

21 Sep 2019 11:35 AM

TMC secretary-general and Education Minister Partha Chatterjee maintained that the administration played a very peaceful role to resolve the problem amicably. (Photo: PTI)

'Expect Governor to give justice to JU faculty, students': Trinamool on ABVP vandalism

The governor is also the chancellor of the JU where Babul Supriyo was on Thursday shown black flags and heckled by a section of students.

21 Sep 2019 9:53 AM

The devotional dance video shows actors-turned politicians Mimi and Nusrat tapping their feet to the song 'Ashey Maa Durga Shey'. (Photo: Screengrab)

Watch: Trinamool MPs Nusrat, Mimi welcome Durga ahead of festitivites

Soon after the release of the video on social media platform -- Facebook, it went viral.

20 Sep 2019 3:52 PM

Kumar was was asked to appear before the agency at 10 am on Saturday after the Calcutta High Court withdrew protection from arrest granted to him in the case. (Photo: File | PTI)

CBI summons Kolkata ex-top cop Rajiv Kumar to appear at 2 pm today

Kumar was part of a special investigation team (SIT) constituted by the state government to probe the Saradha scam.

16 Sep 2019 11:34 AM

TMC, which has been stunned by BJP's impressive performance in general elections winning 18 of 42 seats from the state, will take another major blow to its image if more of its members are arrested in the run-up to the 2021 polls. (Photo: ANI)

CBI seeks sanction from LS Speaker to charge 3 TMC MPs

CBI sources have said the agency has written to the Speaker requesting sanction to act against Roy, Dastidar and Prasun Banerjee.

29 Aug 2019 3:26 PM

In connection with the Narada and Sarada scams, the TMC supremo said if she was sent behind the bars, she will look at it as a "freedom struggle". (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Country heading towards presidential form of govt: Mamata Banerjee

Accusing BJP of indulging in horse-trading, she said that the saffron party's next target was West Bengal.

28 Aug 2019 5:51 PM

After its shock result in the Lok Sabha polls, the ruling TMC tried to woo Chatterjee, who is known for his organisational capabilities. (Photo: Twitter Screengrab | @MukulAdhikary5)

TMC MLA Sovan Chatterjee likely to join BJP this week

According to sources, Chatterjee was in touch with the BJP for the last few months.

14 Aug 2019 10:20 AM

The BJP MP from Darjeeling, Raju Bista, said he was hopeful that the saffron party's promise of a 'permanent political solution' in the hills would be a reality by 2024. (Photo: Representational)

After J&K bifurcation, hill parties want Darjeeling to be Union territory

The ruling Trinamool Congress, however, said it would oppose any move to bifurcate West Bengal.

06 Aug 2019 12:11 PM

On Saturday, a 64-year-old retired Army captain was reportedly beaten to death by unidentified men in Amethi. (Photo: ANI)

TMC, SP MPs protest in Parliament complex against Unnao rape survivor accident

Women MPs were present in large numbers during the protest inside the premises of the Parliament building.

30 Jul 2019 3:48 PM

They informed the Prime Minister that the West Bengal Assembly has passed the bill for the name change of the state. (Photo: ANI)

TMC delegation meets PM; requests for name change of West Bengal

The West Bengal Assembly in July 2018 had unanimously passed a resolution to change the state's name to 'Bangla'.

24 Jul 2019 7:07 PM

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