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Trinamool set to win assembly and Lok Sabha by-polls, Shatrughan leads

In Asansol former Union minister and popular veteran Bollywood star Shatrughan Sinha is leading by garnering a massive 6,26,511 votes against BJP's Agnimitra Paul's 3,44,573 votes as at 2.30 pm

TMC eyes clean sweep in both by-polls, Shatrughan leads by over 200K votes

TMC is on its way to a clean sweep as it demolished rivals in the Asansol Lok Sabha seat where movie actor-turned politician Shatrughan Sinha is leading by an unassailable margin of nearly 230K votes

Trend till noon: Trinamool Congress set to win Bengal bypolls

If the trend continues, this will be the first ever victory for the Trinamool Congress on the Asansol seat.

Birbhum killings: CBI books 10 people in TMC leader's murder

The case was filed under IPC sections 302 (murder) and 120B (criminal conspiracy), and relevant sections of the Explosive Substances Act

Will Asansol bypolls see Trinamool's first victory in the Lok Sabha seat?

The bypolls are scheduled on April 12 and the counting of votes will take place on April 16

TMC to push for introduction of Women's Reservation Bill in RS

The bill seeks to reserve one-third seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women.

Birbhum killings: MLAs come to blows in West Bengal Assembly

Speaker Biman Banerjee tried to pacify the BJP MLAs, who continued with sloganeering inside the House, leading to a war of words with legislators of the treasury bench and an eventual ugly scuffle.

Trinamool Congress criticises Centre over hike in fuel prices

Coming down heavily on the Modi government over the frequent rise in fuel prices, the Trinamool Congress Sunday demanded a discussion on the issue in Parliament. TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien wondered why the BJP government at the Centre was effecting a hike in fuel prices in such a hush- hush manner sans any discussion. "Sunday morn. Again ! In just 2 weeks after election results, fifth #FuelPriceHike in 6 days," O'Brian tweeted. "Mr PM and your mantris You blabber about being open to discus ALL issues in #Parliament.You won 4 States. Why be skittish & run away. Come discus PRICE RISE issue in RS next week," he posted in the microblogging site. BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar said fuel prices are surging in the country due to a rapid hike in global crude oil price. "Why is the TMC government in West Bengal not effecting a roll back of surcharge on fuel, matching with the Centre's move late last year?" he asked. After the central government had reduced the excise duty on

Suvendu Adhikari slams TMC govt after BJP MP narrowly escapes bomb attack

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday slammed TMC govt over law and order situation in state after BJP MP from Ranaghat was allegedly attacked while returning after watching The Kashmir Files

TMC constitutes panel to review poor performance in Goa assembly elections

The Trinamool Congress on Sunday constituted a committee to review the party's dismal performance in the recently held assembly elections in Goa, where it drew a blank

TMC introduces motion against BJP for creating disturbances in House

A motion introduced by the TMC legislative party on Thursday against the opposition BJP for the disturbances caused in the House on March 7 was passed by a voice vote.

TMC takes early lead in 3 civic bodies as Bengal civic poll counting begins

The ruling Trinamool Congress took early leads in three municipalities as the counting of votes polled in 107 civic bodies in West Bengal began on Wednesday morning.

Bengal civic polls: Trinamool Congress wins 12 municipalities, leads in 34

The ruling TMC continued its winning streak in the West Bengal civic elections, as it bagged 12 of the 107 municipalities, and was leading in 34 other bodies, an SEC official said on Wednesday.

WB: SFI to organise protests over 'mysterious' death of anti-CAA leader

The family alleged that people in police uniforms entered their residence on Friday night, dragged Anish Khan to the terrace and threw him down, causing his death

Mamata quells TMC crisis: Assuages nephew, keeps loyalists in working panel

Banerjee, who had earlier dissolved all the posts and formed a 20-member working committee, reinstated Abhishek Banerjee as the All-India General Secretary but evenly balanced his powers

24 years since forming TMC, Mamata only grew stronger among rebellions

TMC chief Mamta Banerjee quashed an internal rebellion with the party's national working committee, stating that she was sole commander and none including Abhishek Banerjee could challenge her control

Mamata forms 20-member working committee of TMC to stem discord

The announcement is seen as a bid to assert Banerjee's control over the party, and stem dissension between a section of TMC's old guards and the next generation leaders

My comments blown out of context, Mamata my supreme leader: Madan Mitra

Senior TMC leader Madan Mitra, who recently spoke out against a section of the party leadership over the candidate list for the civic polls, said his comments have been 'blown out of context'

Mamata convenes meeting of TMC top brass amid growing internal strife

The sources also said that Banerjee, who is yet to form a new working committee of the party, is likely to discuss strategies for the upcoming civic polls on February 28

SC grants anticipatory bail to Mamata's poll agent Supiyan in murder case

A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and Abhay S Oka, however, imposed several conditions while granting the relief to Supiyan