Tag: Mamata Banerjee

‘Didi’ Bets On ‘Didi No.1’ Star To Woo Women Voters Amid Sandeshkhali Row

March 13, 2024 admin

Rachna Banerjee has been fielded by the Trinamool Congress from Hooghly seat. PTI New Delhi: If there was an award for glitz quotient in announcing Lok Sabha poll candidates, Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress would be a clear winner. While other parties, including the BJP and the Congress, put out lacklustre lists with names of candidates…

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Mamata Banerjee Disowns Brother Babun Banerjee, But This Isn’t Their 1st Public Spat

March 13, 2024 admin

Mamata Banerjee said she has severed all ties with her brother, Babun Banerjee (File) New Delhi: Trinamool Congress chief and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee cut all ties with her younger brother Babun Banerjee after he expressed displeasure over the party’s Howrah pick. However, this is not the first time that the siblings have fought…

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Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool To Launch 2024 Lok Sabha Poll Campaign With Mega Rally In Kolkata Today

March 10, 2024 admin

Trinamool Congress will hold a mega rally at the Brigade Parade Grounds in Kolkata (File) Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress will launch its Lok Sabha poll campaign with a grand rally on Sunday at Kolkata’s famed Brigade Parade Grounds, where party supremo Mamata Banerjee is expected to set the tone for the upcoming elections. Christened ‘Jana…

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The Hindu Morning Digest, March 08, 2024

March 8, 2024 admin

Seamstress Tove Lycke works on NATO flags, at the flag manufacturer Flagghuset, in Akersberga, outside Stockholm, Sweden, March 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS INS Kolkata assists two merchant vessels hit in Gulf of Aden Indian Naval destroyer INS Kolkata responded to two instances of missile/drone attacks on merchant vessels in the last few days. On…

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Won’t Allow Implementation Of CAA, Citizens’ Register In Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

March 7, 2024 admin

Home Minister Amit Shah reiterated today that the CAA would be implemented before the elections. Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that her government will not allow the implementation of CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) or NRC (National Register of Citizens) in the state. The chief minister also…

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Mamata Banerjee Calls For Massive Rally In Kolkata On March 10

March 6, 2024 admin

“Bengal is cultural capital of India and it shows respect to all cultures,” said Mamata Banerjee (File) Kolkata: On Wednesday, the same day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public rally at Barasat in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called for a huge rally at Brigade Parade Ground in…

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PM Fires “Storm From Sandeshkhali” Barb At Mamata Banerjee At Bengal Rally

March 6, 2024 admin

Kolkata: Women in West Bengal are outraged and the storm that started in Sandeshkhali will not remain restricted to the island but reach every corner of West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today. Firing barbs at the Mamata Banerjee government over what has emerged as the biggest talking point in Bengal politics, the Prime…

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Mamata Banerjee Meets PM Modi At Raj Bhavan In Kolkata

March 1, 2024 admin

She said she also took up the issue of the state’s pending dues with the PM. Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who interacted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Raj Bhavan on Friday evening, called it a courtesy meeting as per protocol. Banerjee said she also took up the issue of the…

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Mamata Banerjee Says Cooking Gas Cylinder May Cost Rs 2,000 If BJP Returns To Power

March 1, 2024 admin

Mamata Banerjee said we will have to go back to old practice of collecting wood to light a fire. Jhargram (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that if the BJP returns to power at the Centre, the government would hike the price of cooking gas cylinder to Rs…

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Mamata Banerjee vs BJP Over Sandeshkhali Accused Sheikh Shahjahan’s Arrest

February 29, 2024 admin

New Delhi: After being on the run for 55 days, Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan was today arrested on charges of torture, sexual harassment, and land grabbing in Bengal’s Sandeshkhali. The arrest has sparked a political slugfest between the ruling TMC and the Bharatiya Janata Party. In a late-night operation, a special team of the…

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