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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

West Bengal reports 2,968 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths in last 24 hours

North 24 Parganas district registered 743 new cases, while Kolkata recorded 742 cases. In Hooghly, 143 new cases were detected.

Three Trinamool leaders shot dead in West Bengal; 1 held, others absconding

One person has been arrested in connection with murder of three Trinamool Congress leaders in Canning town in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district

Youth with monkeypox-like symptoms admitted to hospital in Kolkata

A youth in Kolkata, who recently returned from Europe, has been admitted to the hospital with rashes and symptoms similar to the viral disease.

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

Bengal adds 2,889 new Covid-19 cases, 3 more die in last 24 hours

West Bengal reported 2,889 fresh Covid-19 cases, raising the tally to 2,042,831, as the upward graph of new infections continues in the state, an official bulletin said on Thursday

'We've become laboratory of human rights violations': West Bengal governor

West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday urged the Bengali intelligentsia to break their silence on what he described as the "decimation of democratic values" in the state

TMC likely to caution MP Mahua Moitra after Goddess Kali remark row

Facing opposition flak over party MP Mahua Moitra's controversial remarks on Goddess Kali, the Trinamool Congress leadership on Wednesday said it in no way supports the comments

Mahua Moitra sparks row on Goddess Kaali, BJP demands apology for 'insult'

Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra on Tueday said, "For me, Goddess Kali is a meat-eating and alcohol-accepting goddess"

Bengal sees deficient rainfall in June, steps being taken to protect crops

West Bengal, since the onset of monsoon in June, has received deficient rainfall in 15 of its 23 districts, raising the likelihood of crops loss in some places

Bengal logs 1,132 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate increases to 15.12 pc

West Bengal's Covid-19 tally rose to 20,35,617 on Monday as 1,132 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said

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

West Bengal's active Covid cases cross 10,000 mark, 14% positivity rate

West Bengal reported 1,822 new Covid cases on Sunday

Bengal reports 1,739 new Covid-19 cases, tally rises to 2,031,164

Continuing its upward trend, Bengal's Covid-19 tally mounted to 2,031,164 with 1,739 fresh cases, the health department said on Friday

Bengal Governor Dhankhar asks Mamata to withdraw jihad against BJP remark

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to withdraw her alleged comment declaring that the TMC will observe July 21 as "a day of jihad against the BJP"

Counting underway for GTA polls in Darjeeling; TMC bags maiden seat

This is for the first time that the TMC has managed to win a seat in the GTA, alongside the newly floated Hamro Party and the Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha

TMC MPs to vote in presidential election in Bengal, not Parliament

TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay said that party MPs will cast their vote in the presidential election on July 18 in the West Bengal legislative assembly instead of the facilities created in Parliament

Five years of GST: Some biz adapted, some perished, as others thrived

This ground report from Howrah talks about how the mid-sized and smaller players lost ground

Amit Mitra asks Centre to take decisions at GST council by consensus

In a two-page letter to Sitharaman, the Principal Chief Adviser to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Finance Department, Dr Amit Mitra, cited a recent judgment of the Supreme Court in this regard