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NEW DELHI: A 10-member parliamentary delegation from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) met Union rural development minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday, demanding the clearance of pending wages under the MGNREGA scheme to West Bengal on Thursday. TMC said that an amount of Rs 7,130 crore under the MGNREGA scheme is pending from December 26 till date. […]

NEW DELHI: At a seemingly show of an anti-BJP front, in a throwback to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and in its run-up when the regional giants had stitched up a combine at the swearing-in of the JDS-Congress-BSP alliance in Karnataka, Mamata Banerjee convinced a galaxy of Opposition leaders to propose Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi’s […]

NEW DELHI: Before brewing up an opposition strategy for the upcoming Presidential election scheduled on July 18, Trinamool Congress supremo met NCP chief Sharad Pawar today evening. The meeting added extra flavour as it came a day before Banerjee’s call on for a crucial all-opposition party meeting tomorrow at the constitution club. The meeting lasted […]

NEW DELHI: Bengal continued to simmer for the third day as a series of fresh protests erupted in parts of the state on Saturday. The state is witnessing protests since Thursday over the alleged controversial remarks of now suspended former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma and former Delhi BJP media head Naveen Kumar […]

NEW DELHI: On the first day of his two-day Bengal visit, Bharatiya Janata Party national president Jagat Prakash Nadda spoke about the rich history of Bengal. Addressing the inaugural session of the BJP Bengal executive meeting at National Library on Wednesday, Nadda said, “Whenever I speak of Bengal the freedom fighters and the culture of […]

NEW DELHI: In a bid to revive the fortunes of the party and boost the sagging morale of the party workers in Bengal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Jagat Prakash Nadda will be in the state for a two-day visit starting June 8. Most importantly, Nadda will hold crucial closed-door meetings with party workers. Nadda’s […]

NEW DELHI: In a bid to revive its sagging fortune in Bengal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) turned to Union home minister Amit Shah, known for his political acumen, as the party formed Team Bangla to restore the lost ground in the politically important state. Eyeing the 2024 general election, ‘Team Bangla’ sets an aim to […]

NEW DELHI: Amid a string of desertions hitting the West Bengal unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with prominent leaders leaving the party to join Trinamool Congress (TMC), its national secretary Anupam Hazra on Monday called for introspection. Hazra’s comments came after West Bengal BJP vice-president Arjun Singh re-joined TMC in the presence of the […]

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday summoned West Bengal Trinamool Congress leader Anubarta Mondal in connection with the Birbhum post-poll violence case. According to CBI sources, the agency summoned Mondal on Tuesday. He was also summoned in connection with the cattle smuggling case on May 27, the source added. The CBI […]

NEW DELHI: Giving a fresh jolt to Bharatiya Janata Party in Bengal, its former state vice-president Arjun Singh on Sunday returned to Trinamool Congress. Singh rejoined TMC in the presence of the party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee at his office in South Kolkata. Talking to the media after re-joining TMC, Singh said, “I have […]