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Letter to BS: Mamata Banerjee is fuelling her prime ministerial ambition

I hope that her protest will free the country of all anti-democratic elements.

Letter to BS: Mamata Banerjee is fuelling her prime ministerial ambition
Updated On : 05 Feb 2019 | 11:02 PM IST

Modi govt using CBI to harass opposition parties, alleges Bengal CM Mamata

Describing the CBI as one of the "allies" of the BJP-led central government, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday alleged that the Centre was using the agency to harass the opposition parties throughout the country. She called the CBI, which was yet to get a new director, "headless" and said it has now become a "spineless BJP". "So political vendetta continues. BJP & its 'allies' comprising multiple govt agencies harassing all allies of Oppn from Kol to Delhi & beyond," Banerjee tweeted. She also doubted whether the saffron party was "scared" and using the agencies in a "desperate" move. "From @yadavakhilesh to Behen Mayawati Ji, nobody is spared. From north to south. From east to west. Political vendetta by BJP. Are they scared? Are they desperate? One headless agency has now become spineless BJP," she added. The CBI registered a new case against former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and others over alleged irregularities in land allocation in ...

Modi govt using CBI to harass opposition parties, alleges Bengal CM Mamata
Updated On : 25 Jan 2019 | 2:28 PM IST

Rahul writes letter to Mamata, extends support for mega opposition rally

Gandhi is likely to skip Mamata's rally and the Congress has deputed its leader in the Lok Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, to represent the Grand Old Party at the event

Rahul writes letter to Mamata, extends support for mega opposition rally
Updated On : 18 Jan 2019 | 2:49 PM IST

Will give shelter to anyone in need in West Bengal: Mamata on Migrants Day

It is our humanitarian obligation to give refuge to migrants, said Mamata Banerjee

Will give shelter to anyone in need in West Bengal: Mamata on Migrants Day
Updated On : 18 Dec 2018 | 11:34 AM IST

'Is she not happy?': Cong leader questions Mamata's silence on Rahul Gandhi

Although, the West Bengal chief minister had congratulated the winners, she had stopped short of naming either Congress or Gandhi

'Is she not happy?': Cong leader questions Mamata's silence on Rahul Gandhi
Updated On : 12 Dec 2018 | 10:03 PM IST

Semifinal proves BJP is nowhere: Mamata Banerjee on poll results

As per latest trends, the BJP is trailing in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh to the Congress

Semifinal proves BJP is nowhere: Mamata Banerjee on poll results
Updated On : 11 Dec 2018 | 3:32 PM IST

26 years of Babri demolition: Mamata asks Indian to pledge secularism

She compared the country with the human body and said that December 6 is observed in West Bengal as 'Sanhati Dibas'

26 years of Babri demolition: Mamata asks Indian to pledge secularism
Updated On : 06 Dec 2018 | 12:20 PM IST

State scan: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee beats Centre with CBI

According to the law, the CBI - constituted under the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act of 1946 - has jurisdiction over Delhi but requires the consent of other states to enter

State scan: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee beats Centre with CBI
Updated On : 02 Dec 2018 | 11:05 PM IST

Mamata Banerjee's anti-BJP rally to be attended by opposition leaders

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, whose speciality is the flip-flop - known as a U-turn in the UK and a backflip in Australia - has done it again, though this time with very little consequence

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Updated On : 07 Oct 2018 | 11:42 PM IST

With eye on federal front, Mamata may meet oppn leaders during Delhi visit

In her last few visits to Delhi, she made it a point to meet the leaders of regional and Opposition parties as part of her efforts to cobble up support for the 'federal front'

With eye on federal front, Mamata may meet oppn leaders during Delhi visit
Updated On : 26 Jul 2018 | 2:24 AM IST

State Scan: Trinamool Congress gets a tribal jolt in West Bengal

Mamata takes charge of tribal development ministry

State Scan: Trinamool Congress gets a tribal jolt in West Bengal
Updated On : 24 Jun 2018 | 10:12 PM IST

Mamata Banerjee's anti-BJP front with Cong takes shape: Top 10 developments

In her bid to form an alliance against the Narendra Modi-led BJP and allies, Mamata Banerjee has met Sonia Gandhi, Kejriwal, rebel BJP leaders, K Chandrasekhar Rao and Sharad Pawar, among others

Mamata Banerjee's anti-BJP front with Cong takes shape: Top 10 developments
Updated On : 29 Mar 2018 | 10:37 AM IST

Mamata doing politics in Delhi when Bengal is burning: Prakash Javadekar

Erstwhile TMC leader Mukul Roy, who joined the BJP last year, also attacked Banerjee over the law and order situation in the state

Mamata doing politics in Delhi when Bengal is burning:  Prakash Javadekar
Updated On : 28 Mar 2018 | 9:56 PM IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's Delhi trip to form federal front

Some sources claimed Banerjee broached the subject of forming a "federal front" without the Congress with Pawar

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's Delhi trip to form federal front
Updated On : 28 Mar 2018 | 1:28 AM IST

Mamata welcomes Mayawati's stand on SP-BSP tie up amid Rajya Sabha defeat

Mayawati alleged the BJP tried to create a rift between the two parties (SP and BSP) by indulging in malpractices to defeat her party candidate

Mamata welcomes Mayawati's stand on SP-BSP tie up amid Rajya Sabha defeat
Updated On : 24 Mar 2018 | 8:35 PM IST

Will try to unite all anti-BJP forces for 2019 LS polls: Mamata Banerjee

After the meeting with Banerjee, Patel told reporters that the idea of having a federal front in the future was discussed between them.

Will try to unite all anti-BJP forces for 2019 LS polls: Mamata Banerjee
Updated On : 09 Mar 2018 | 11:33 PM IST

Bengal CM Mamata won't 'waste' funds on 'Modicare'; first state to opt out

For National Health Protection Scheme, the states will have to scrap their own similar existing programme

Bengal CM Mamata won't 'waste' funds on 'Modicare'; first state to opt out
Updated On : 14 Feb 2018 | 2:25 PM IST

Congress leaders 'pygmies', can't function without us in Delhi: Mamata

Without us Congress cannot function in Delhi. Let the state Congress leaders ask their party leaders in Delhi: Mamata said

Congress leaders 'pygmies', can't function without us in Delhi: Mamata
Updated On : 02 Feb 2018 | 8:51 PM IST

After Pawar, now Mamata aspires for leadership role in anti-BJP front

New Delhi, January 30The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday indicated that its chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had the most "impeccable credentials" among opposition leaders to lead a front of opposition parties against Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the next Lok Sabha polls.The Trinamool claim came a day after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar had convened a meeting of the opposition parties to discuss future strategy, which the Trinamool Congress didn't attend. Trinamool leaders claimed they were not invited to the meeting, but NCP sources disputed this.Interestingly, Trinamool Lok Sabha member Dinesh Trivedi was sent by his party to attend the 'save the Constitution' rally that Pawar had organised in Mumbai on Janaury 26. On Tuesday, Trivedi was his party's representative at the launch of Yashwant Sinha-led political platform 'Rashtra Manch'.The Congress party has, however, conveyed to the NCP that Sonia Gandhi continued to be ...

After Pawar, now Mamata aspires for leadership role in anti-BJP front
Updated On : 31 Jan 2018 | 12:49 AM IST

Declare birthdays of Vivekananda, Netaji as national holidays: Mamata

While Swami Vivekananda's birthday is on January 12, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was born on January 23

Declare birthdays of Vivekananda, Netaji as national holidays: Mamata
Updated On : 20 Jan 2018 | 6:37 PM IST