Trinamool Congress: News

Bypoll results: INDIA wins 10 seats, BJP secures 2 

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) won a landslide victory in the assembly by-polls conducted across seven states on Saturday, clinching 10 out of 13 seats.

13 Jul 2024

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

AAP wins Jalandhar West bypoll, INDIA leading in 10 seats

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has claimed victory in the Jalandhar West Assembly bypoll in Punjab.

Sandeshkhali case: SC rejects Bengal government's plea challenging CBI probe

In a setback to the West Bengal government, the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Calcutta High Court's decision directing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate the sexual assault and land grabbing cases associated with Sandeshkhali island.

07 Jul 2024

Delhi Police

Mahua Moitra booked for 'pajamas' remarks against NCW chief 

The Delhi Police has lodged an FIR against Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and Krishnanagar MP, Mahua Moitra, over her contentious remarks on X against National Commission of Women (NCW) chief Rekha Sharma.

04 Jul 2024

Kolkata

Ex-Union Minister TMC's Mukul Roy hospitalized after falling in bathroom

Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and former Railways Minister Mukul Roy has been hospitalized following a fall in his bathroom and losing consciousness on Wednesday evening.

03 Jul 2024

Mamata Banerjee

Bengal: Another woman 'mob-flogged' over extramarital affair; dies by suicide 

A woman from Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal took her own life on Monday after being publicly flogged over an alleged extramarital affair, PTI reported.

02 Jul 2024

Mamata Banerjee

Explained: The outrage in West Bengal over couple's public flogging 

A public flogging incident involving a couple accused of an extramarital affair has sparked widespread outrage and political controversy in West Bengal.

01 Jul 2024

Delhi High Court

TMC's Gokhale directed to pay ₹50 lakh in defamation case 

The Delhi High Court has ordered Saket Gokhale, a Trinamool Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP, to pay ₹50 lakh in damages in a defamation case.

30 Jun 2024

Calcutta High Court

Calcutta HC fines both petitioner, defendant in post-poll violence case 

The Calcutta High Court has imposed a fine of ₹10,000, split equally between the petitioner and defendant, for filing and subsequently withdrawing a fraudulent case of post-poll violence in West Bengal.

25 Jun 2024

Narendra Modi

Parliament session day 2: Remaining MPs take oath

The inaugural session of the 18th Lok Sabha began on a rocky note on Monday.

24 Jun 2024

Amit Shah

INDIA bloc launches protest outside Parliament amid pro-tem speaker row

As the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha began, several leaders of the opposition's Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance staged a protest in front of the Gandhi statue in the Parliament—holding copies of the Constitution.

ED questions Bengali actor Rituparna Sengupta in ration scam case

Bengali actor Rituparna Sengupta was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday, regarding a multi-crore ration distribution scam.

15 Jun 2024

Arundhati Roy

Opposition, BJP spar over prosecution sanction against Arundhati Roy

A verbal spat has broken out between the opposition and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena gave his nod to prosecute author Arundhati Roy.

14 Jun 2024

Yusuf Pathan

TMC MP Yusuf Pathan accused of land encroachment in Vadodara

The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC), ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party, has issued a notice to Yusuf Pathan, a former Indian cricketer and newly-elected Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP.

Congress President Kharge to attend Modi's swearing-in ceremony

The Congress has confirmed that its president, Mallikarjun Kharge, will be attending Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony on Sunday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

06 Jun 2024

Mamata Banerjee

3 BJP MPs in touch with us, claims TMC

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has claimed that three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs from West Bengal are in contact with the party, an allegation the BJP has firmly refuted as "fake."

06 Jun 2024

Akhilesh Yadav

Akhilesh Yadav, uncle Shivpal say 'BJP lost in Ayodhya because...'

The Samajwadi Party (SP) delivered a crushing defeat to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the recently-held Lok Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh, a state considered the stronghold of the saffron party.

05 Jun 2024

Narendra Modi

BJP fails to get majority: Cabinet, NDA, INDIA meetings today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks to form the government for a third consecutive term after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured a simple majority in the 543-member Lok Sabha.

05 Jun 2024

Rahul Gandhi

Irani to Chandrasekhar: BJP heavyweights lose ground in 2024 polls

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) heavyweights Smriti Irani, Arjun Munda, Ajay Mishra "Teni," Kailash Chaudhary, and Rajeev Chandrasekhar were among the 13 Union ministers who faced defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

30 May 2024

Narendra Modi

PM's meditation trip sparks row, Congress moves ECI

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced he would meditate at Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu from May 30 to June 1, the Congress submitted a representation to the Election Commission of India.

30 May 2024

Haryana

Citizenship certificates issued in Bengal, Haryana, Uttarakhand under CAA

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Wednesday that the process of granting citizenship under the new Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has now begun in West Bengal, Haryana, and Uttarakhand.

23 May 2024

Narendra Modi

PM Modi reacts after Calcutta High Court cancels OBC certificates 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi rained blows on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) after the Calcutta High Court cancelled all Other Backward Classes certificates (OBC) issued in West Bengal after 2010 on Wednesday.

23 May 2024

Jayant Sinha

'Unjustly targeted...': MP Jayant Sinha responds to BJP's show-cause notice

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and former Union Minister Jayant Sinha has responded to the party's show-cause notice to him, saying that he is being "unjustly targeted."

21 May 2024

Mamata Banerjee

ECI bars judge-turned-BJP candidate from campaigning for remarks against Mamata

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday barred Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay from campaigning for 24 hours.

20 May 2024

Lok Sabha Elections

Voting concludes for the 5th phase of Lok Sabha elections

The voting for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections—for 49 constituencies in six states and two union territories—recorded 47.53% voter turnout until 3:00pm.

18 May 2024

Kolkata Police

Bengal governor molestation case: FIR against 3 Raj Bhavan staffers 

The Kolkata Police has filed a First Information Report (FIR) against three employees of Raj Bhavan for "wrongful restraint" of a female contractual worker.

17 May 2024

Mamata Banerjee

ECI notice to judge-turned-BJP candidate for remarks against Mamata

The Election Commission of India on Friday issued a show-cause notice to Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Calcutta High Court judge, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, over his "improper, injudicious and undignified remarks" against Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

13 May 2024

Narendra Modi

'Let's do our duty…': Modi's message to voters 

As polling began in 96 parliamentary constituencies in nine states and one union territory, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged people to vote in large numbers to strengthen democracy.

12 May 2024

Suvendu Adhikari

Viral video claims Sandeshkhali women protesters were paid ₹2,000 each 

The controversy surrounding the violence in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal, does not appear to be going away anytime soon.

09 May 2024

West Bengal

Sandeshkhali woman withdraws case against TMC men, alleges BJP coercion

One of the three women from Sandeshkhali, whose rape complaints against the Trinamool Congress's leaders had stirred unrest in the area of North Parganas district, West Bengal has withdrawn her allegations, The Times of India reported.

09 May 2024

Mallikarjun Kharge

INDIA bloc leaders to meet ECI over voter turnout data

Leaders of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) will meet with the Election Commission of India on Friday to demand the release of delayed voter turnout data for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

TMC asks CEC to release 'comprehensive' seat-wise voter turnout data

The Trinamool Congress has approached Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, requesting a comprehensive report on voter turnout for the first two phases of the general elections.

02 May 2024

Mamata Banerjee

Mamata raises concern over rise in voter turnout

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticized the Election Commission of India for the delay in releasing the final voter turnout figures for the initial two phases of the Lok Sabha polls.

'Better vote BJP than TMC...': Adhir Ranjan's video sparks row 

Senior Congress leader, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, has one again stirred controversy with his recent comments at a poll rally in West Bengal.

01 May 2024

Lok Sabha Elections

Explained: Row over ECI's delay in releasing final voter numbers

Over 10 days after Phase 1 and four days after Phase 2 polling for the Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India released the final voter turnout percentages for the initial rounds on Tuesday.

27 Apr 2024

Suvendu Adhikari

TMC moves ECI over Sandeshkhali raids on polling day 

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has written to the Election Commission of India (ECI) against the raids by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal, during polling day on April 26.

26 Apr 2024

Lok Sabha Elections

Lok Sabha elections: Everything that happened in 2nd phase 

A total of 88 parliamentary constituencies across 13 states and on Union territory voted on Friday.

26 Apr 2024

Mamata Banerjee

Foreign-made guns found in CBI raid in Bengal's Sandeshkhali: Report

The Central Bureau of Investigation has recovered foreign-made weapons and ammunition during raids in several locations in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal, per NDTV.

22 Apr 2024

Abhishek Banerjee

Man detained for alleged surveillance of TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee

A Mumbai resident was detained by Kolkata Police Special Task Force and detective department on Monday for allegedly spying on a top West Bengal politician.

22 Apr 2024

Delhi High Court

BJD MP Pinaki Misra files defamation lawsuit against Dehadrai

Biju Janata Dal MP, Pinaki Misra, has initiated a defamation lawsuit against Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai in the Delhi High Court.