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Mamata Banerjee congratulates Murmu on being elected as President

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday congratulated NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu after she emerged victorious in the election. The Trinamool Congress supremo said that the country will sincerely look up to Murmu as the "Head of State to protect the ideals of the Constitution and the custodian of our democracy". The TMC has supported Yashwant Sinha, the joint candidate of major non-BJP parties, in the election held on July 18. "I would like to congratulate Hon'ble Presidential-Elect Smt Draupadi Murmu. The country will sincerely look up to you as the Head of State to protect the ideals of our Constitution & be the custodian of our democracy, especially when (the) nation is plagued with so many dissensions (sic)," she tweeted. Returning Office for the poll P C Mody announced that she had crossed the halfway mark of the total votes after the third round of counting. An official announcement of her win is expected after all votes are counted.

TMC to abstain from vice presidential election: Abhishek Banerjee

TMC will abstain from the upcoming vice presidential election as it does not agree with the way the Opposition candidate was decided without keeping the party in the loop, senior leader Abhishek said

Could have garnered more votes in support of Yashwant Sinha: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that had she wished she could have garnered more votes in support of the opposition Presidential candidate Yashwant Singh.

Break BJP's prison, bring people's government in 2024, says Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asserted that the saffron camp will be swept away from power at the Centre by people's mandate in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Manipur Governor La. Ganesan sworn in to take additional charge of Bengal

Ganesan, who is also the governor of Manipur, has been given the additional charge of West Bengal.

Mamata convenes meeting with TMC MPs to discuss vice president poll plan

The meeting will be held on the evening of July 21 at her Kalighat residence in south Kolkata.

NIRF rankings: Proud as JU, Calcutta University bag top spots, says Mamata

'Proud that, according to NIRF 2022 India Ranking, Jadavpur University and Calcutta University are at first and second positions among all State aided Universities in India'

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee tries her hand at making momos in Darjeeling

After making the popular Indian snack of Pani Puri two days ago, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday showcased her culinary skills by preparing the Tibetan snack Momos in Darjeeling.

Mamata says will comment on emblem row only after studying matter

"I will not comment on this now. Let me first study the matter properly. Then I will speak on this," Banerjee told reporters after meeting Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at the Raj Bhavan here.

Amid row, Kolkata Metro says Mamata invited for station inauguration

Metro Railway Kolkata on Sunday night said it has invited Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the inauguration of the Sealdah metro station of the East-West Line, amid the controversy over it. The station is scheduled to be inaugurate by Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday virtually from Howrah. A formal invitation has been sent to the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), and local TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay and TMC MLAs Nayna Bandyopadhyay and Paresh Pal, a Metro Railway spokesperson told PTI. A source at state secretariat Nabanna said, the invitation has been received but the chief minister would be travelling to northern West Bengal on Monday. Hitting out at the BJP-led government in the Centre, the ruling TMC said the "last-minute" invitation was prompted by public pressure. "This is nothing but last-minute realisation by the Metro of its mistake in the face of mounting public criticism. They knew about the CM's planned trip to north Bengal, but still they organised the programme s

TMC claims Mamata not invited to Sealdah Metro stn inauguration; BJP reacts

A controversy has erupted over the inauguration of Sealdah Metro station of the East-West corridor here on July 11, with the TMC claiming that Mamata Banerjee has not been invited to the programme.

TMC appoints MLA Babul Supriyo as national spokesperson of the party

TMC MLA Babul Supriyo has been appointed as a national spokesperson of the party, sources in the Mamata Banerjee-led camp said. Supriyo, the former union minister, took to Twitter to thank the party supremo for giving him the new responsibility. "My sincere gratitude to Hon'ble Didi @MamataOfficial & @abhishekaitc for appointing/including me in the illustrious Team of National Spokespersons of @AITCofficial. Shall do my very best to live up to the responsibility entrusted upon me," he tweeted. A senior TMC leader said Supriyo's appointment as a national spokesperson was a part of the strategy devised by the party to expand its base outside Bengal. "He is a well-known face across the country, both as a singer and a politician. So he can help us place our views and policies on the national stage," the TMC leader said. Supriyo, a former BJP MP, was dropped from the Union ministry last year, following which he switched over to the TMC. He gave up his Asansol Lok Sabha seat, which he

Police still clueless about murder of 3 Trinamool workers in Canning

Almost 30 hours have passed since three local Trinamool Congress leaders were killed in broad daylight at Canning in South 24 Parganas district on Thursday, but the police are still clueless

Dare police to arrest me; need not learn decency from TMC: Dilip Ghosh

BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh has dared the police to arrest him and ruling party workers to "lay hands on him", asserting he need not learn decency and ethics from murderer and corrupt TMC

Nupur Sharma row BJP's conspiracy to further its divisive policy: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that the Nupur Sharma controversy was a "conspiracy of the BJP to further its divisive policy" and asserted that Nupur should be arrested

Eknath Shinde govt unethical, undemocratic, will fall soon: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday described the new Maharashtra government led by Eknath Shinde as "unethical and undemocratic" and claimed it will fall soon

Man who entered Mamata's residence says he thought it was Kolkata Police HQ

The man who sneaked past guards and entered the premises of CM Mamata Banerjee's residence in the city has told the police that he had done it thinking it was the Kolkata Police headquarters

Successive adverse court rulings leave Mamata fuming against petitioners

Mamata asked the petitioners to withdraw their petitions to enable the state government to re-start the process of teachers' recruitment to make room for them

Presidential polls: Droupadi Murmu's chances are better, says Mamata

Ahead of the presidential election, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu's chances of winning the election are better because of developments in Maharashtra

Could've considered supporting Droupadi had BJP informed before: Mamata

Banerjee also admitted that Draupadi Murmu has a better chance of winning than Yashwant Sinha, the unanimous opposition candidate.