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TMC attends all-party meeting, to skip Opposition meet called by Kharge

Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday attended the all-party meeting which was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.However, the party will not attend the meeting of opposition floor leaders called by Mallikarjun Kharge on November 29 to "create a consensus" over the issues to be raised in the winter session of the Parliament beginning Monday."TMC will not attend the meeting of opposition floor leaders called by Leader of Opposition (LoP) Mallikarjun Kharge tomorrow, but definitely will attend both the meetings one chaired by the Prime Minister and another by the Rajya Sabha Chairman," a TMC leader informed."Will definitely bring forth several issues in the upcoming session," said the leader added.Mamata Banerjee-led party will also attend a meeting of the floor leaders called by Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu at his residence in the national capital today.Notably, several Congress leaders switched to the TMC in recent days.The winter session will commence on November 29 and is

Opposition unity at stake as Cong, TMC cross swords over leadership

The opposition unity to fight the BJP seems to have run into rough weather as the TMC and the Congress are at daggers drawn over the recent instances of 'poaching' by the Mamata Banerjee-led camp

Tanwar in Trinamool. But why?

Mr Tanwar and the TMC's entry in Haryana politics might make a dent in the non-Jat coalition

TMC releases candidate list for KMC polls, drops 39 sitting councilors

The ruling party in West Bengal in the last KMC polls in 2015 had won 126 wards

TMC moves SC alleging violation of court orders in Tripura civic polls

There was absolute mayhem there. Even candidates were not allowed to vote, said Kapil Sibal, who sought urgent listing of two applications filed by the party

Nadda is trying to fool people of Goa: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra

Moitra hit back at Nadda over his comments about crime in TMC-ruled West Bengal

BJP MP Subramanian Swamy praises Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee

Swamy on Wednesday lavished praise on Trinamool Congress chief

TMC MLA Madan Mitra named Paschim Banga Parivahan Nigam chairman

Trinamool Congress leader Madan Mitra was on Tuesday named as the chairman of the Paschim Banga Parivahan Nigam

Congress leader Kirti Azad joins TMC in presence of Mamata Banerjee

Besides Azad, former JDU general secretary Pavan Varma also joined the TMC

'Postponing extreme recourse': SC on TMC's plea on Tripura local body polls

The Supreme Court said postponing an election in a democracy is an extreme recourse, as it may set off a wrong trend and declined to entertain a plea by All India Trinamool Congress

SC to hear contempt plea of TMC over law, order situation in Tripura today

The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear a contempt plea of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which claimed that the law and order situation in Tripura is "worsening" by the day

TMC's Abhishek Banerjee hits out at BJP over 'total anarchy' in Tripura

Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Tripura ahead of the civic polls, Banerjee said there is complete anarchy in the state

Tripura violence: False case against Saayoni Ghosh, says Sushmita Dev

Trinamool Congress MP Sushmita Dev on Monday said that a false case has been lodged against the party's Youth Congress chief Saayoni Ghosh

TMC MPs hold protest outside MHA against police action in Tripura

A delegation of TMC MPs on Monday sat on a dharna outside the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) here over alleged police brutality and arrest of its youth leader in Tripura. The MPs also raised slogans against the home minister and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded an appointment with Amit Shah. We want the home minister to listen to us. Both Shah and Modi need to answer for the violence that is happening in Tripura, said TMC leader Sukhendu Sekhar Ray. TMC MP Saugata Ray said the protests were also against the arrest of party's youth leader Sayani Ghosh in Tripura. The party alleged "mayhem" in BJP-ruled Tripura as Ghosh was arrested by the police and accused of attempt to murder. Party chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is also expected to arrive here later in the day. The Tripura Police on Sunday arrested actor-turned TMC leader Ghosh on charges of attempt to murder after she allegedly disrupted a meeting of state Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb by shout

West Bengal govt wading into another land question: Here's why

The state government is set to embark on its most ambitious land procurement process

Can't trust BJP till it actually repeals farm laws, says TMC's Mahua Moitra

Moitra welcomed the Centre's decision to repeal three controversial farm laws, but said BJP cannot be trusted till it actually withdraws these legislations in the upcoming session of Parliament

Did not join Trinamool for retirement benefits, I feel born again: Faleiro

Former Goa CM and Trinamool Congress national vice president Luizinho Faleiro rebutted Congress's allegations that he joined the party for 'retirement benefits'

Bengal synonymous with corruption, anarchy under TMC rule: Nadda

"There was a time when Bengal showed the way to the rest of the country but today it is passing through a bad phase," Nadda said

TMC leader Luizinho Faleiro files Rajya Sabha nomination from Bengal

Former Goa CM Luizinho Faleiro on Monday filed his nomination as his new party's candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha by-election in West Bengal

Mahua Moitra appointed TMC's Goa unit in-charge ahead of assembly polls

TMC appointed firebrand Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra as the state in-charge of the party's Goa unit, months ahead of the assembly polls there