Mamata Banerjee: News
Born in 1955, Mamata Banerjee is an Indian politician and the first female Chief Minister of Bengal. She is a cofounder and the chief of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC). She started her political career by taking part in student political groups of the Congress party and held crucial positions in their committees. As a member of the Congress, she contested her first Lok Sabha election in 1984 from Jadavpur. However, she quit the Congress party due to her differing beliefs and formed the AITC in 1997. The AITC briefly joined the NDA alliance, and Banerjee served as the Union Railway Minister between 1999-2001, only to leave and then briefly re-join the alliance in 2003 and become the Coal and Mines Minister in 2004. ‘Didi’, as she is fondly called by her supporters, was a vehement critic of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and campaigned against its land allotment policy, eventually leading to the Tata Motors exit in 2008. Her persistent campaigning led her to gain prominence and support, and she became the Chief Minister of West Bengal in 2011 for the first time. She was re-elected in 2016 as well as 2021 as the Chief Minister of the state.
02 Apr 2025
Suvendu AdhikariAyodhya-style Ram temple to come up in West Bengal's Nandigram
Nandigram, the political bastion of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, will soon have a temple for Lord Ram.
28 Mar 2025
PoliticsMamata Banerjee heckled by students during speech in Oxford
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee encountered a group of protesting students who interrupted her speech at Kellogg College, Oxford University, over issues including post-poll violence and the RG Kar College scandal.
20 Mar 2025
Donald TrumpMamata Banerjee proposes Bharat Ratna for Sunita Williams
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has recommended Indian-American NASA astronaut Sunita Williams for the Bharat Ratna.
15 Mar 2025
West BengalAfter violence during Holi, internet suspended in West Bengal's Birbhum
West Bengal's Birbhum district is on the boil after violent clashes broke out between two groups during Holi celebrations.
02 Mar 2025
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Duplicate voter ID numbers don't indicate fake voters: EC
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has clarified concerns over duplicate Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) numbers.
25 Feb 2025
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Eve-teasing or overtaking? BJP, TMC spar over Bengal woman's death
A political row has erupted in West Bengal after a 27-year-old woman died in a road mishap in Paschim Bardhaman district.
19 Feb 2025
Prayagraj'Sangam water clean': Yogi calls high fecal bacteria report 'propaganda'
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that baseless allegations are circulating against Sanatan Dharma after a report flagged high levels of fecal coliform in Ganga at Prayagraj.
18 Feb 2025
Akhilesh Yadav'This is Mrityu Kumbh...': Mamata attacks Yogi government over stampede
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Maha Kumbh Mela stampede which happened on January 29 in Prayagraj.
11 Feb 2025
Abhishek Banerjee'No Congress tie-up, will fight 2026 election alone': Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) will contest independently in the 2026 assembly elections.
04 Feb 2025
AssamTMC renews demand to rename West Bengal as 'Bangla'
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has once again revived its demand to rename West Bengal to "Bangla."
22 Jan 2025
Calcutta High Court'Only prosecuting agency can..': CBI opposes RG Kar verdict appeal
The West Bengal government has approached the Calcutta High Court seeking death penalty for Sanjay Roy, convicted of raping and murdering a doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital last year.
21 Jan 2025
Calcutta High CourtBengal government seeks death penalty for RG Kar convict
The West Bengal government has moved the Calcutta High Court seeking a death sentence for Sanjoy Roy, the accused in the RG Kar rape and murder case.
21 Jan 2025
IndiaWhy RG Kar rape-murder convict was not given death penalty
A Kolkata sessions court has sentenced Sanjoy Roy to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
20 Jan 2025
IndiaRG Kar rape-murder: Mamata 'not satisfied' with life imprisonment verdict
A Kolkata court on Monday sentenced Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
20 Jan 2025
Calcutta High CourtRG Kar rape-murder: Accused Sanjoy Roy gets life term
A Kolkata court sentenced Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, noting that the case did not qualify for the death penalty.
18 Jan 2025
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)'I'm being framed': RG Kar accused reacts to guilty verdict
A local court in Kolkata convicted Sanjay Roy in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder case on Saturday.
16 Jan 2025
Devendra Fadnavis'Mumbai safest mega city': Fadnavis after Saif Ali Khan stabbing
Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was attacked by an intruder at his Mumbai residence early Thursday morning.
09 Jan 2025
Akhilesh Yadav'Disband INDIA if over': Omar Abdullah amid AAP, Congress fight
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has called out the lack of unity within the opposition bloc after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress decided to contest separately in the Delhi assembly polls.
08 Jan 2025
Akhilesh YadavTMC announces support for AAP in Delhi Assembly elections
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has announced that it will back the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.
02 Jan 2025
BangladeshBangladesh court rejects bail plea of Hindu monk Chinmoy Das
A Bangladesh court has rejected the bail plea of former ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, who is facing sedition charges for allegedly disrespecting the national flag.
30 Dec 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsMamata's first visit to Sandeshkhali—amid TMC leader's sexual harassment row
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee plans to visit Sandeshkhali on Monday, marking her first trip since allegations of sexual harassment and land grabbing involving local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders emerged earlier this year.
23 Dec 2024
Lalu Prasad Yadav'Congress...be ready...': Aiyar's big remark on INDIA bloc leadership
Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has pitched that the party should be willing to not lead the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) opposition bloc.
19 Dec 2024
Amit Shah'Allergic to Ambedkar': Vijay criticizes Amit Shah over controversial remarks
Tamil actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President, Vijay, has slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his latest remarks on BR Ambedkar.
14 Dec 2024
KolkataKolkata: Fresh protests erupt after ex-RG Kar principal granted bail
Fresh protests have erupted in Kolkata after Sandip Ghosh, former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and Abhijit Mondal, former officer-in-charge of Tala police station, were granted bail.
08 Dec 2024
Sanjay Raut'She's capable': Sharad Pawar backs Mamata Banerjee as INDIA leader
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has backed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's statement, expressing willingness to lead the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc.
07 Dec 2024
Communist Party of IndiaMamata Banerjee as INDIA chief? SP backs, Congress opposes
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said she is ready to lead the opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc if called upon to do so.
'Will run INDIA bloc from Bengal if asked': Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said she is ready to steer the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) opposition bloc, but only if called upon to do so.
07 Dec 2024
Trinamool CongressMamata Banerjee asked about successor, her reply
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said any decision about her successor would be taken collectively by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leadership, not by her alone.
03 Dec 2024
Gautam AdaniCongress MP on TMC's push for Mamata to lead INDIA
Senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Manickam Tagore has rejected the idea of making West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee the leader of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc.
28 Nov 2024
Hemant SorenHemant Soren takes oath as Jharkhand CM for 4th time
Hemant Soren took the oath of office as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand for the fourth time on Thursday.
28 Nov 2024
Abhishek Banerjee'Stand with Modi government...': Mamata on attacks against Bangladeshi Hindus
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has backed the central government in taking action against the recent violence on Hindus in Bangladesh.
28 Nov 2024
Hemant SorenSoren to take oath as Jharkhand CM today: Details here
Hemant Soren will be sworn in as the 14th Chief Minister of Jharkhand on Thursday.
27 Nov 2024
Calcutta High Court'How long?': SC slams ED for incarcerating ex-minister without trial
The Supreme Court has raised concerns over the prolonged detention of former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee without trial.
24 Nov 2024
Maharashtra'We stopped BJP, why couldn't you?': TMC's poser to Congress
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has slammed the Indian National Congress (INC) for failing to stop the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) march in Maharashtra.
20 Nov 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar detained enroute to Beldanga
Sukanta Majumdar, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president in West Bengal, was detained by police near Krishnanagar on Wednesday.
08 Nov 2024
ExamsWest Bengal introduces new measures for conducting MBBS exams
The West Bengal University of Health Sciences has introduced new measures to ensure transparency in MBBS exams.
29 Oct 2024
Ayushman BharatPM slams Delhi, Bengal for not implementing Ayushman Bharat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has slammed the governments of Delhi and West Bengal for not implementing the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme.
25 Oct 2024
BhubaneswarWhich are the most severe cyclones India has witnessed
Cyclone Dana made landfall on the Odisha coast late Thursday night, moving north-northwest and affecting areas near Dhamara and Habalikhati nature camp.
24 Oct 2024
India Meteorological Department (IMD)Banerjee monitors situation ahead of 'Cyclone Dana' landfall from Nabanna
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday monitored the situation of Cyclone Dana from Nabanna, the state secretariat in Kolkata, ahead of the expected landfall between the Odisha-West Bengal coast.
23 Oct 2024
OdishaCyclone Dana: How Odisha, Bengal are preparing for landfall
Cyclone Dana is likely to make landfall between Puri and Sagar Island on the intervening night of Thursday-Friday.
23 Oct 2024
KolkataCyclone Dana: Odisha, Bengal brace for landfall; trains canceled
Cyclone Dana is likely to strike the coasts of Odisha and West Bengal in the early hours of Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
22 Oct 2024
Amit ShahRG Kar rape-murder victim's father writes to Shah for 'guidance'
The father of a Kolkata-based doctor, who was tragically raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
21 Oct 2024
Trinamool CongressBengal protesting doctors to meet Mamata today, hunger strike continues
Junior doctors in West Bengal are continuing their hunger strike as they prepare to meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday.
16 Oct 2024
Mallikarjun KhargeOmar Abdullah takes oath as J&K chief minister
Omar Abdullah took oath as the first chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir since it was reconstituted as a Union Territory in 2019.
11 Oct 2024
Indian Medical Association'Security not luxury': IMA to Bengal government over doctors' strike
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has written to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, asking her to pay immediate attention to the hunger strike of junior doctors.
06 Oct 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'Several injuries, limbs...broken': Family of minor raped, murdered in Bengal
The family of a Class 4 student who was allegedly raped and murdered in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, has accused the police of initially ignoring their complaint.
05 Oct 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Bengal: Tension after minor's body found in canal; rape-murder suspected
Angry residents from a village in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, vandalized and set a police camp on fire after the body of a Class 4 student was found in a canal.
03 Oct 2024
KolkataIntimidation, favoritism, corruption allegations rock Bengal's key medical colleges
The recent rape and murder incident at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has sparked a wave of complaints across several prominent government medical colleges in West Bengal.
26 Sep 2024
Kolkata'Bengal government stopping us from organizing convention,' allege junior doctors
The West Bengal Junior Doctors's Front (WBJDF) has accused the government headed by Mamata Banerjee of revoking permission for a convention scheduled on September 27.
24 Sep 2024
Aaditya Thackeray'Balatkari bachao alliance...': BJP slams INDIA bloc over Badlapur encounter
After the opposition lodged a protest with the Maharashtra government over the death of Badlapur rape accused Akshay Shinde on Monday night while in custody, the Bharatiya Janata Party hit out the bloc.
20 Sep 2024
West BengalMamata clashes with Jharkhand government over Bengal flooding, seals border
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ordered the sealing of the inter-state border with Jharkhand amid a severe flood crisis in her state.
20 Sep 2024
KolkataKolkata doctors resume work, but some services will stay shut
After a 42-day-long strike, junior doctors in Kolkata on Thursday night announced that they will resume emergency services from Saturday.
19 Sep 2024
HooghlyFloods leave no dry land for cremation in Bengal's Ghatal
Several districts in West Bengal are on the brink of a severe flood crisis as the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has released water from two dams.
19 Sep 2024
Arvind KejriwalAtishi, her cabinet will take oath on September 21: AAP
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced on Thursday that Delhi Chief Minister-Designate Atishi and her cabinet will take the oath of office on September 21 (Saturday).
18 Sep 2024
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)'My daughter would be alive if Mamata...': Rape-murder victim's father
The father of the deceased trainee doctor from Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College has expressed his grief and frustration over the handling of his daughter's case.
18 Sep 2024
KolkataKolkata rape case: Junior doctors seek 2nd meeting with Mamata
After the West Bengal government appointed a new police commissioner for Kolkata and removed two senior health department officials, the protesting junior doctors on Wednesday called their movement a "partial victory."
17 Sep 2024
DY Chandrachud'How...': SC on Bengal's 'no night shift for women' note
The Supreme Court—led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud—has criticized a West Bengal government notification that discourages allocating night shifts to female doctors in state-run hospitals.
17 Sep 2024
DY ChandrachudSC orders Wikipedia to remove Kolkata rape-murder victim's name
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Wikipedia to remove the name and photo of the trainee doctor who was raped and murdered at a government hospital in Kolkata last month.
17 Sep 2024
Tushar Mehta'CBI not sleeping, needs time...': SC in Kolkata rape-murder case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday resumed hearing the case related to the rape and murder of a trainee postgraduate doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
17 Sep 2024
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)After Mamata-doctors meeting, Kolkata top cop, 2 health officers shunted
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has agreed to remove four top officials following a two-hour meeting with junior doctors.
16 Sep 2024
Calcutta High Court'Reaching out for 5th...final time': Mamata invites doctors for meet
The Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal has extended a fifth invitation to junior doctors protesting over the rape-murder of a 31-year-old medico at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
15 Sep 2024
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Mamata offers tea to protesting doctors; here's how they responded
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's attempt to negotiate with protesting doctors over the alleged rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital was unsuccessful on Saturday.
14 Sep 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Kolkata: Bomb blast at busy SN Banerjee intersection
A 54-year-old ragpicker, Bapi Das, was injured in a blast that occurred around 1:45pm on Saturday at the intersection of Blochmann Street and SN Banerjee Road in central Kolkata.
14 Sep 2024
Kolkata'Resume work...won't take action': Mamata during visit to protesting doctors
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made an unexpected visit to the protest site of agitating doctors on Saturday.
13 Sep 2024
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)BJP alleges ₹200 crore 'organ trade nexus' in Bengal hospitals
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has alleged a multi-crore organ trade nexus at medical colleges in West Bengal.
12 Sep 2024
CMMamata government rejects doctors' preconditions for talks; what are they
The West Bengal government, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has dismissed the demands of junior doctors for her presence and a live broadcast as preconditions for talks.
11 Sep 2024
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Protesting doctors ready to meet with Mamata
The West Bengal government has extended an invitation to the protesting doctors for a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at 6:00pm on Wednesday, NDTV reported.
10 Sep 2024
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: Victim's family slams Mamata's pujo call
The family of the 31-year-old doctor, who was raped and murdered in Kolkata, has slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her remarks asking people to "return to (Durga) Pujo."
10 Sep 2024
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Kolkata rape-murder: Doctors' protest to continue despite SC deadline
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the striking doctors in West Bengal to resume their duties by 5:00pm on Tuesday.
09 Sep 2024
West BengalDoctors demand apology from TMC's Abhishek Banerjee over 'misleading post'
A doctors' forum in West Bengal has written to Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee, nephew of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, protesting his claim that a man died due to lack of treatment at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
09 Sep 2024
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Kolkata rape-murder: SC asks CBI to submit fresh status report
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to submit a fresh status report in the Kolkata rape-murder case next Tuesday (September 17).
06 Sep 2024
Calcutta High CourtKolkata doctor's rape-murder: CBI rules out gang-rape; Roy lone suspect
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reportedly dismissed the possibility of a gang-rape in the brutal murder and sexual assault case of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
03 Sep 2024
Hathras'No one talks about Unnao, Hathras...': Mamata on Kolkata rape-murder
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has responded to the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) criticism of her handling of the Kolkata doctor rape-murder case by citing similar incidents in Unnao and Hathras.
03 Sep 2024
Amit ShahBengal's anti-rape bill passed amid Mamata vs BJP in assembly
The West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the "Aparajita" bill, an anti-rape legislation introduced by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's government.
03 Sep 2024
Calcutta High CourtWhy CBI arrested ex-RG Kar hospital principal Sandip Ghosh
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, in connection with alleged financial irregularities at the facility.
02 Sep 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Kolkata rape-murder: Doctors' march today, assembly to debate death penalty
Amid ongoing protests over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College, junior doctors plan to march from College Street to Lalbazar on Monday.
01 Sep 2024
Indira GandhiAfter Indira and Jayalalithaa, Kangana wants to play this politician
Actor-BJP MP Kangana Ranaut, who is set to portray late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in her upcoming film Emergency, has revealed which politician she would like to play next on screen.
