Mamata Banerjee sustained injuries including a deep gash on her forehead, a cut on the nose, and concussion following a fall at her residence in Kalighat on Thursday evening. The director of the state-run SSKM Hospital told ToI that the injuries appeared to have been caused by “some push from behind.” Around 7:30 pm, the … Read more
All India Krishak Sabha (AIKS), the peasant wing of the Communist Party of India ( Marxist) on Tuesday held a rally in Kolkata and blamed the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal and the BJP government at the Centre for agrarian distress. The AIKS leaders also raised concern over alleged ‘agrarian suicides’ in the State. … Read more
The BJP’s income has more than doubled. File image for representation. | Photo Credit: AP The Bhartiya Janata Party has shown the highest income of ₹1,917.12 crore during the financial year 2021-22 among eight national parties, according to an analysis by the Association of Democratic Reforms, an NGO working on electoral and political reforms. The … Read more
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A screenshot of the All India Trinamool Congress Twitter account on February 28 morning. The official Twitter account of the All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) appears to be hacked as of February 28 morning. The name of the account reflected “Yuga Labs” and its display picture was changed to the company’s logo. Yuga Labs is … Read more
TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee. File | Photo Credit: PTI Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma will lose his seat as the ruling National People’s Party (NPP) will draw a blank in the Garo Hills, claimed senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee. Addressing an election rally in South Tura on February 15, he dredged up the … Read more
A Trinamool Congress activist rides his bike with the party flags. File image for representation. | Photo Credit: PTI The Trinamool Congress is feeling the heat of allegations of corruption in the selection of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) beneficiaries in West Bengal. On Saturday, more than a dozen functionaries of a panchayat samity in Murshidabad … Read more
Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge said if laws are made in haste, then they attract judicial scrutiny. | Photo Credit: PTI In a show of unity, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Trinamool Congress, which have been questioning the Congress’s status as the lead Opposition party, participated in a meeting of Opposition parties hosted … Read more
File photo of TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee. | Photo Credit: PTI The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on November 18, 2022 asserted that it was not a party of “outsiders” in poll-bound Meghalaya pointing out that former Chief Minister Purno A. Sangma had contested an election in the State on its ticket. Rivals, specifically the National People’s … Read more
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday submitted a preliminary report to the Calcutta High Court on its probe into last month’s deadly violence at Rampurhat in West Bengal. Also on Thursday, the central agency arrested four people from Mumbai for their alleged involvement in the case. They had allegedly fled Rampurhat after the violence, … Read more
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday slammed the police ‘inaction’ in Bagtui village in Rampurhat and ordered a 10-day special clean-up drive to uncover illegal arms and ammunition across the state. During her visit to the village, she ordered strict action, immediate police picketing and punishment of the accused involved in the crime. Following … Read more