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Extend free foodgrain scheme for six more months: TMC to PM

Extend free foodgrain scheme for six more months: TMC to PM

Kolkata: TMC MP Sougata Roy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to extend the free foodgrain...

14 Aug 2022 1:00 PM IST

Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mandal after his arrest by the CBI in connection with a cattle smuggling case, at Bolpur in Birbhum district of West Bengal. (Photo: PTI)

TMC-'s Anubrata Mondal arrested in cattle smuggling case

BOLPUR (WB): Senior Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal was Thursday arrested by the CBI from his residence here...

11 Aug 2022 5:57 PM IST

Calcutta High Court on Monday ordered that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) be made a party in a petition seeking a probe into the astronomical growth of assets of 19 leaders of the ruling party including seven ministers and the Speaker. (Photo: PTI)

Calcutta HC: Make ED party in PIL to probe 19 TMC leaders-' assets

Shameek Bhattacharya pointed out that the TMC cannot call it a conspiracy of the Centre since the directive came from...

8 Aug 2022 11:30 PM IST

West Bengal police personnel detain three Jharkhand Congress MLAs after a huge amount of cash was found in their vehicle on Saturday, in Howrah district (PTI Photo)

Jharkhand MLAs-' cash seizure: WB CID teams -'detained-' in Delhi,...

A senior officer of the probe agency alleged its officers were detained by Delhi Police on Wednesday when they were...

4 Aug 2022 11:25 AM IST

Mamata Banerjee on Thursday sacked her heavyweight colleague Partha Chatterjee, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the School Service Commission jobs scam. (PTI Photo)

Mamata sacks Partha Chatterjee from Cabinet and TMC

Central agency has seized nearly Rs 50 cr of cash and Rs 5 crores of jewellery apart from foreign currency at two flats...

29 July 2022 6:54 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (PTI file photo)

Mamata suspects foul play in minister arrest after big rally

Mamata on Monday asserted her zero-tolerance against corruption and favoured punishment of life imprisonment for those...

26 July 2022 1:16 AM IST

Arpita Mukherjee with West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee (Twitter)

Teachersâ€™ job scam: WB minister, aide in ED custody

The ED had planned to fly Mr Chatterjee to Bhubaneswar for further interrogation

24 July 2022 1:16 PM IST

West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee (PTI file image)

ED arrests Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee over school jobs scam

The agency sleuths interrogated the minister for around 26 hours in connection with the scam

23 July 2022 10:41 AM IST

Members of BJP Mahila Morcha stage a protest demonstration in front of Bowbazar Police Station demanding immediate arrest of TMC MP Mahua Moitra for her remarks on Goddess Kali, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)

TMC plans action on Mahua amidst Kali remarks row

Kolkata: West Bengal’s ruling Trinamul Congress has started keeping a distance from its outspoken MP Mahua Moitra,...

7 July 2022 9:04 AM IST

The zero-emission full electric ferry, which is 24-meter-long, is powered by 210 kilowatt per hour liquid cooled energy storage solution and ergonomically designed to carry 150 passengers with provision of air conditioning sitting arrangements. (Photo by arrangement)

GRSE to build electric ferry for Bengal government

The â€˜Greenâ€™ vessel has the potential to replace the conventional diesel engine driven ferries operated in Hooghly...

5 July 2022 7:56 PM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee speaks during the India Today Conclave East 2022 event, in Kolkata, Monday, July 4, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Mamata: Amit Shah-'s son has taken dynasty to BCCI

Didi predicted that the next Lok Sabha election would see a protest vote by the people to reject the BJP from coming to...

5 July 2022 7:42 AM IST

A file photo of NCP President Sharad Pawar, West Bengal CM and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee during a meeting at the formers residence in Mumbai. NCP leader Prafull Patel and TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee are also seen. (PTI Photo)

Didi, upset with Pawar-'s agenda, to skip Oppn meet on Prez polls

Mamata Banerjee may send her nephew MP Abhishek Banerjee

19 Jun 2022 11:27 PM IST