Mamata Banerjee: News
09 Jun 2021
Trinamool CongressTMC MP Nusrat Jahan issues statement amid pregnancy, affair rumors
Nusrat Jahan is in news for all the unsavory reasons.
08 Jun 2021
Narendra Modi'I was wrong': Chidambaram withdraws statement on Centre's vaccine policy
Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram today withdrew his comments criticizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the central government's shift in vaccination policy.
05 Jun 2021
West BengalWB restaurant owners thrilled about opening doors for three hours
Owners of restaurants and cafes are happy with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's decision to allow restaurants to open for three hours and are waiting for the official notification to start business even for limited hours amid COVID-19 restrictions.
01 Jun 2021
West BengalRetired Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay appointed Mamata's chief advisor
Escalating a feud between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Alapan Bandyopadhyay was appointed as the formers' chief advisor.
31 May 2021
West BengalWest Bengal Chief Secretary quits amid Mamata-Modi row
Alapan Bandyopadhyay has quit as West Bengal Chief Secretary and will now serve as Chief Adviser to the state government, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced today.
29 May 2021
Narendra Modi'Don't insult me': Mamata Banerjee on PM Modi meeting row
Hitting back strongly at PM Narendra Modi's government Saturday, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee accused his office of humiliating her and spreading fake, one-sided news over her meeting with him to review the damage caused by Cyclone Yaas in the state.
29 May 2021
West BengalPM Modi-Mamata Banerjee meet row: Centre recalls WB Chief Secretary
The Centre issued an order Friday to recall West Bengal's Chief Secretary, Alapan Bandyopadhyay, directing him to report to the central government's Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Monday.
28 May 2021
IndiaCyclone Yaas: PM Modi meets Mamata Banerjee, announces compensation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, where she submitted a preliminary report on the damages caused by the recent Cyclone Yaas.
26 May 2021
OdishaCyclone Yaas: Kolkata Airport shuts operations, over 1 million evacuated
The very severe cyclonic storm - Yaas - is centered around 50 km South-Southeast of Balasore in Odisha and its landfall process began around 9 am, the weather department has said.
21 May 2021
West BengalNarada case: House arrest ordered for 2 Bengal Ministers, others
All four West Bengal politicians who were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) this week, will be put under house arrest, the Calcutta High Court ordered today.
20 May 2021
Narendra ModiPM's COVID-19 meeting with CMs super flop, insulting: Mamata
Alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Chief Ministers on the COVID-19 situation was a super flop, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that she along with her counterparts of many states were not allowed to speak, which was akin to insulting them.
15 May 2021
West BengalWest Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's brother Ashim dies of COVID-19
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee's younger brother, Ashim Banerjee, passed away on Saturday morning due to COVID-19 related complications in Kolkata. He was 62 years old.
09 May 2021
Nirmala SitharamanSitharaman responds after Mamata asks Modi to waive vaccine taxes
The 5% tax on COVID-19 vaccines and 12% tax on medicines and oxygen concentrators is required to keep costs low, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday.
06 May 2021
IndiaUnion Minister's convoy allegedly attacked in West Bengal
V Muraleedharan, the Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs, today alleged that his convoy was attacked by some supporters of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress party (TMC) during his visit to the state.
06 May 2021
West BengalWest Bengal post-poll violence: Centre forms 4-member fact-finding team
Amid reports of violence continuing to emerge from West Bengal, following the Trinamool Congress's (TMC) win in the recent state Assembly elections, the Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday rushed a four-member fact-finding team to Kolkata and asked it to submit a report within 48 hours.
05 May 2021
IndiaMamata Banerjee takes oath as West Bengal Chief Minister
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today took oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the third consecutive term, after winning a bitterly-fought election held under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.
04 May 2021
Trinamool CongressWest Bengal post-poll violence leaves dozen dead; Centre seeks report
The Centre on Monday sought a report from the West Bengal government regarding the "post-election violence targeting Opposition political workers in the state."
04 May 2021
XKangana Ranaut's Twitter handle gets permanently suspended, actress responds
Controversy's favorite child Kangana Ranaut's Twitter handle has been permanently suspended.
03 May 2021
West Bengal ElectionsHow Mamata Banerjee can retain CM status despite Nandigram loss
Even as the Trinamool Congress (TMC) recorded a landslide victory in the recent West Bengal Assembly elections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost in the Nandigram constituency to her former aide-turned-rival Suvendu Adhikari of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a battle that went down to the wire.
02 May 2021
West BengalTMC retains West Bengal; DMK unseats AIADMK; Left wins Kerala
The counting of votes for the Assembly elections of four states and one Union Territory is currently underway and the figures from West Bengal have dominated headlines.
02 May 2021
West Bengal ElectionsMamata Banerjee-led TMC poised to retain West Bengal
The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has taken a comfortable lead in West Bengal, which witnessed one of the most high-octane campaigns in the last few weeks.
26 Apr 2021
West BengalSeventh phase of West Bengal polls underway amid coronavirus spike
At a time when a raging COVID-19 wave is ripping India apart, the seventh phase of Assembly polls in West Bengal started today.
22 Apr 2021
Narendra ModiModi cancels Bengal poll visit tomorrow; to chair COVID-19 meetings
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the cancellation of his visit to poll-bound West Bengal on Friday in light of the COVID-19 situation in the state.
21 Apr 2021
West Bengal Elections'Monumental incompetence': Mamata slams Modi government's COVID-19 management
Slamming the Narendra Modi government for its "monumental incompetence" in COVID-19 management, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the Centre allowed the open market sale of coronavirus vaccines only after shipments to foreign countries that led to the depletion of stocks in India.
15 Apr 2021
West Bengal ElectionsMamata asks EC to club 4 final Bengal election phases
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday urged the Election Commission to hold the remaining four phases of the state Assembly elections in one day.
14 Apr 2021
West BengalBJP will not get even 70 seats in WB: Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the BJP will not be able to win even 70 seats in the ongoing state assembly elections which many expect to be a cliff-hanger.
13 Apr 2021
West Bengal ElectionsBanned from campaigning, Mamata Banerjee sits on dharna in Kolkata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who has been at odds with the Election Commission since the Assembly polls started, sat on a dharna today to protest the polling body's decision to ban her from campaigning for 24 hours till 8 pm.
12 Apr 2021
West BengalBengal election: Mamata Banerjee banned from campaigning for 24 hours
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was on Monday banned for 24 hours from campaigning for the ongoing state Assembly polls.
10 Apr 2021
Narendra ModiBJP, TMC spar over Cooch Behar deaths; PM blames Banerjee
After the fourth phase of Assembly polls in West Bengal was mired in violence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress party.
10 Apr 2021
West Bengal'Modi is hugely popular,' admits Prashant Kishor in viral clips
On Saturday, just as the fourth phase of Assembly elections started in West Bengal, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Amit Malviya shared clips of Prashant Kishor, the election strategist for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, wherein he admitted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is highly popular.
10 Apr 2021
Trinamool CongressFourth-phase of Bengal polls begins; Union Minister, TMC heavyweights contesting
Voting for the fourth phase of West Bengal Assembly polls began at 7 am today. In this phase, 44 seats are up for grabs.
09 Apr 2021
West BengalShah campaigns for actor Rudranil in Mamata's backyard
On a door-to-door electioneering drive, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday went around Kolkata's Bhabanipur Assembly constituency, considered to be a backyard of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
09 Apr 2021
Election Commission of India (ECI)EC sends notice to Suvendu Adhikari over alleged hate speech
The Election Commission sent a notice to Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday for alleged communal undertones in a speech that he delivered in West Bengal's Nandigram last month.
04 Apr 2021
West Bengal ElectionsWest Bengal election: EC rejects Mamata's discrepancy claims at Nandigram
The Election Commission of India on Saturday rejected West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's allegations of disruptions at a polling booth in Nandigram.
01 Apr 2021
West BengalWest Bengal election: Stuck between TMC-BJP ruckus, Mamata dials Governor
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday dialed Governor Jagdeep Dhankar after supporters of her Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) clashed at a polling booth in Nandigram.
01 Apr 2021
West Bengal ElectionsWest Bengal election: Suvendu Adhikari's convoy attacked in Nandigram
Amid phase two of polling in West Bengal, the convoy of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari was attacked on Thursday afternoon.
01 Apr 2021
West BengalAssembly elections: Nandigram among 30 West Bengal constituencies voting today
A total of 69 Assembly constituencies, spread across West Bengal and Assam, went to polls today morning.
31 Mar 2021
Sonia GandhiMamata Banerjee urges Sonia Gandhi, others to 'unite against BJP'
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today wrote to several key Opposition leaders including Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, suggesting a large collaboration to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party after the ongoing round of Assembly polls.
31 Mar 2021
West BengalEC imposes prohibitory orders in Nandigram ahead of polling
Ahead of the high-stake elections in Nandigram, the Election Commission on Wednesday imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC in Nandigram assembly constituency in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur District, a senior official said.
29 Mar 2021
Amit ShahAmit Shah attacks Mamata on death of BJP member's mother
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday condoled the death of the mother of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker allegedly attacked by Trinamool Congress (TMC) members.
