Home » Politics News » Trinamool Congress Advertisement Goa Trinamool promises to return farm land Panaji,Feb 5:The Trinamool Congress unveiled a populist Goa assembly election manifesto today, promising stringent action against illegal mining and returning land "recklessly" acquired.... Mamata inducts two new ministers Kolkata, Jan 16: The nearly eight-month-old Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal ministry was expanded today with the induction of two ministers of state amid mounting criticism of her government.... Trinamool not to tie up with Congress in Goa Panaji, Jan 14: The Trinamool Congress will not enter into a poll tie-up with the Congress in Goa, a party leader said today. Speaking to reporters, Trinamool's state unit chief W.... Trinamool MP slams Bengal government for farmers' suicides Kolkata, Jan 13: Causing embarrassment to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, singer-turned-Trinamool Congress MP Kabir Suman has composed a song condemning farmers' suicides in the.... 'High command will decide whether to stay in Mamata ministry' Kolkata, Jan 9: Straining the ties with alliance partner Trinamool Congress further, the Congress' West Bengal unit today said the decision on whether to leave the government will be taken .... Trinamool opens Goa unit Panaji, Jan 2: With elections to the Goa state assembly less than two months away, the Trinamool Congress has opened its Goa chapter and has installed a former chief minister as its state presi.... Congress playing with fire: Trinamool Kolkata,Jan 1:Stating that the Congress was playing with fire by ignoring it, the Trinamool Congress today said it will not compromise with the central government over the Lokayukta clause in t.... Trinamool rebuffs Congress protests over renaming building Kolkata, Dec 30: The Congress is creating a "needless issue" over renaming of a guest house which briefly served as the residence of late prime minister Indira Gandhi and later Marxist .... Sad day for democracy: Trinamool New Delhi, Dec 30: The Trinamool Congress on Thursday said the adjournment sine die of the Rajya Sabha without vote on the Lokpal bill was shameful and a sad day for democracy. "I.... Trinamool MP criticises Bengal government for police firing Kolkata, Dec 8: Causing more embarrassment to Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, singer-turned-party MP Kabir Suman has now composed a song criticising the Dec 1 police firing in Magra.... Ally Trinamool joins BJP, Left in opposing FDI in retail New Delhi, Nov 24: Even as the union cabinet meets today to decide on allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, key opposition groupings - the National Democratic Alliance.... Let Congress decide on alliance: Mamata Kolkata, Nov 19: "Decide whether you want to stay with us or not" -- was a fresh ultimatum served to the Congress party by Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mama.... Let Congress decide on alliance; we don't need them: Mamata Kolkata, Nov 19: "Decide whether you want to stay with us or not" -- was a fresh ultimatum served to the Congress party by Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mam.... Will not bear another hike, says Mamata as PM rules out rollback Kolkata/New Delhi, Nov 8: Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said her party would not stay with the United Progressive Alliance central government i.... Mamata was in cabinet when petrol decontrolled: CPI-M Kolkata, Nov 7: Terming the Trinamool Congress protests against the petrol price hike as "doublespeak", West Bengal's Left Front major Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today.... Trinamool MPs for pulling out of UPA, Mamata Banerjee says wait Kolkata, Nov 5: Trinamool Congress MPs on Friday favoured quitting the UPA government to protest the "repeated unilateral decisions" to raise petrol prices, but chief Mamata Banerjee k.... Trinamool criticism is genuine concern, says Congress New Delhi, Nov 4: The Congress today sought to underplay the stinging criticism from its ally Trinamool Congress on the petrol price hike and said the government would provide "whatever rel.... Petrol hike: Angry Trinamool summons parliamentary party meet Kolkata, Nov 4: Angry over the latest petrol price hike, Trinamool Congress - the second largest constituent of the Congress-led ruling United Progressive Alliance at the centre - has called a.... Mamata Banerjee re-elected Trinamool chairperson Kolkata, Nov 2: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was today unanimously re-elected the national chairperson of the Trinamol Congress at the party's special session here. .... Mamata gets rousing welcome in Darjeeling Hills Darjeeling, Oct 10: Visiting the Darjeeling hills three months after signing an accord to give more autonomy to the troubled area, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today received a r.... Mamata Banerjee resigns from Lok Sabha Kolkata/New Delhi, Oct 9: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday resigned as Lok Sabha member, days after winning the Bhowanipore assembly by-polls to make her maiden entry int.... Trinamool Congress workers canvass door-to-door for 'Didi' Kolkata, Sep 11: Trinamool Congress leaders took out rallies and went door-to-door today kicking off party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's maiden campaign for the s.... Trinamool Congress to set up students brigade: Mamata Banerjee Kolkata, Aug 28: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said her party would set up a "students brigade" to render voluntary service for two years.... Mamata announces revised sops for surrendering Maoists Kolkata, Aug 12: The West Bengal government has revised its surrender-cum-rehabilitation policy for Left-wing extremists and enhanced the compensation to be paid for depositing arms, Chief Min.... No links with CPI-M, Trinamool attacking us, says Congress Kolkata, July 31: The strains in the Congress-Trinamool Congress alliance in West Bengal showed up yet again as the Congress described as "untrue" Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's .... No politics, only advisor on cultural affairs: Farhan New Delhi, July 27: Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar says he has been asked to join the advisory panel of the Trinamool Congress' youth wing to give suggestions on cultural activities and cla.... Sudip Bandopadhay a first time minister Kolkata, July 12: Sudip Bandopadhyay, a founding member of the Trinamool Congress who was today appointed minister of state for health and family welfare, has switched between the Congress and.... Cabinet rank eludes defiant Mukul Roy Kolkata/New Delhi, July 12: Trinamool Congress MP Mukul Roy, party chief Mamata Banerjee's Man on Friday who had defied Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, was not only denied a cabinet rank to.... Hope Mamata destroys Congress too, like other allies: Uma Kolkata, July 11: Claiming that Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has a "knack of ruining her allies", Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti today "wished and praye.... Discuss land acquisition problems with us: Bengal minister Kolkata, July 2 : Notwithstanding the West Bengal government's announcement that it will not involve itself in land acquisition for setting up private projects, Industry Minister Partha .... Mamata, Alagiri absent from most cabinet meetings, RTI plea finds New Delhi, June 26 : Former railway minister Mamta Banerjee and Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister M.K. Alagiri had the lowest attendance record at union cabinet meetings, information obtained .... Trinamool not to ally with Congress in Tripura Agartala, June 12: The Trinamool Congress will not form any alliance with the main opposition Congress in Tripura to fight against the Left Front government, party leaders said here today. Buddhadeb, Biman, Mamata at same function - at long last Kolkata, May 20: The swearing-in ceremony of the Trinamool Congress-Congress ministry in politically polarised West Bengal here today presented a rare sight - new Chief Minister Mamata Banerje.... Trinamool stakes claim, Mamata elected legislature party leader Kolkata, May 15: The Trinamool Congress on Sunday formally staked claim to form a new government in West Bengal with Mamata Banerjee as chief minister, after she was unanimously elected its leg.... Explain bank transactions, poll panel asks Trinamool Kolkata, April 27: The Election Commission (EC) today shot off a letter to West Bengal's main opposition Trinamool Congress seeking an explanation on the ruling Communist Party of India-Mar.... CPI-M's language is its biggest identity: Mamata Kolkata, April 24: Assailing the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) for the abusive language used by its leaders against the Trinamool Congress, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today sai.... Arrest CPI-M leader for 'obscene' comments on Mamata: Trinamool Kolkata, April 23: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) today moved the Election Commission demanding the arrest of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader and former MP Anil Basu for allegedly.... This Trinamool candidate cashes in on Obama factor Kolkata, April 14: A Trinamool Congress candidate here is hogging the limelight by distributing leaflets that boast of a pat on the back from US President Barack Obama for his efforts at organi.... CPI-M a brainless party: Mamata Habibpur (West Bengal), April 10: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today termed the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) a "brainless party" and said it will "face the m.... Trinamool's Amit Mitra, wife worth Rs.7 crore Kolkata, April 7: Former secretary general of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Trinamool Congress (TMC)candidate Amit Mitra owns assets worth over Rs.7 cro.... Battle for Bengal: Mamata juggernaut rolls out Kolkata, April 7: She waves at the crowds, shakes hands with the people and greets them either with a namaskar or an adab - depending on whether she is traversing a Hindu or a Muslim majority a.... Trinamool, Congress to launch joint campaign: Mamata Kolkata, April 4: Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will launch the joint campaign of the Congress and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for West Bengal's April-M.... Execute arrest warrants against Trinamool leaders: CPI-M Kolkata, March 22: Without naming Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal's ruling CPI-M today urged the Election Commission to execute ahead of the April-May assembly polls t.... Wanted CPI-M leader met Buddhadeb, but not arrested: Trinamool Kolkata, March 13: Trinamool Congress complained to the West Bengal chief electoral officer (CEO) about a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader wanted in several cases roaming free an.... Anger at CPI-M rule surpasses that of Emergency: Trinamool leader Kolkata, March 13: Anger among the masses in West Bengal against Left Front's rule is more than the discontent during the days of the Emergency in the 1970s, says a senior Trinamool Congres.... Left Front flouted model code of conduct: Trinamool Kolkata, March 9: The Trinamool Congress today accused West Bengal's Left Front government of violating the model code of conduct in place for the coming assembly polls by signing appointme.... Trinamool not for FDI in retail market Kolkata, Feb 26: The Trinamool Congress will not allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail market if it comes to power in West Bengal, senior party leader and leader of the opposition in .... Case against Trinamool Congress for noise pollution Kolkata, Feb 21: Kolkata Police have lodged a complaint against the Trinamool Congress for violating sound pollution norms while holding a rally in the central part of the city on Sunday, an of.... Probe black money of CPI-M leaders: Mamata Kolkata, Feb 20: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today demanded an enquiry into the "black money stashed by the politicians of (West) Bengal, especially the (ruling) Marxist leader.... Mamata Banerjee loses cool, shouts at journalist Kolkata, Feb 2: Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday lost her cool with a woman journalist who posed an uncomfortable question, sternly telling her not to be.... Compare CPI-M, Trinamool's development record: Mamata Banerjee Cooch Behar/Siliguri, (West Bengal) Jan 30: Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) shou.... CPI-M has done nothing for north Bengal: Mamata Cooch Behar/Siliguri (West Bengal), Jan 29: Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said the CPI-M should compare what they had done for implementation of railway pr.... Land acquisition: Mamata gets dose of her own medicine Kolkata, Jan 23: Only a few years ago Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee had used her intense protests against forcible land acquisition to revive her electoral fortunes in West Ben.... Trinamool blames CPI-M for attack on relief camp Kolkata, Jan 22: The Trinamool Congress today alleged that armed cadre of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) attacked a relief camp run by it in West Bengal's West Midnapore distr.... Buddhadeb should be punished: Mamata Kolkata, Jan 20: After West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee admitted in New Delhi that a few armed groups existed in the state, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesd.... Mamata pitches for mediclaim for sex workers Kolkata, Jan 13: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asked her party-run Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) board to bring sex workers and their children under a mediclaim po.... Trinamool cooperated with Maoists in Nandigram: Party MP Kolkata, Jan 8: Embarrassing his party yet again, singer-turned-Trinamool Congress MP Kabir Suman has claimed in his recent book that the Trinamool and Maoists were hand in glove during the Nan.... 'Trinamool showing mercy by not seeking President's Rule' Kolkata, Dec 31: Holding Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) squarely responsible for the ills plaguing West Bengal, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said her party was.... Bengal did not see change as Trinamool didn't exist: Mamata Banerjee Kolkata, Dec 23: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said West Bengal did not see "change" in the more than three-decade long Marxist rule as her party did not exist then. <.... Have told Pranab Mukherjee about Left's dictatorship: Mamata Banerjee Kolkata, Dec 19: Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday termed West Bengal's Left Front rule as a military dictatorship, saying that if the centre d.... Trinamool MP echoes Maoists, slams present system of governance Kolkata, Dec 18: Singer-turned-Trinamool Congress MP Kabir Suman today echoed the Maoists and slammed the present system of governance despite his party being an ally of the United Progressive .... West Bengal: Four members of Trinamool's student wing held Kolkata, Dec 17: Four members of Trinamool Congress's students wing were arrested today for clashes with a rival student union in West Bengal on Thursday, which left one dead and several in.... CPI-M failed to generate employment in Bengal: Mamata Kolkata, Dec 12: Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today slammed West Bengal's ruling Marxists for failing to generate employment during their 33-year regime and.... Trinamool alleges land acquisition scam, seeks CBI probe Kolkata, Dec 9: The Trinamool Congress today revived the memories of its Singur agitation, demanding a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into what it termed a land acquisition .... Trinamool Congress demands West Bengal CM's resignation Kolkata, Nov 29: The Trinamool Congress today demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee after he asked his party cadres to shun arrogance and admitted that .... Mamata Banerjee wants comparative analysis of Bengal's rural bodies Kolkata, Nov 28: Terming the rural bodies run by her party as the best in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today asked Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to make a comp.... Mamata Banerjee advises Buddhadeb to change his spectacles Kolkata, Nov 4: Railways Minister and Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee has slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattcharjee for allegedly spreading "rumours" about lack.... Let Rahul Gandhi first learn politics: Mamata Banerjee Kolkata, Nov 4: Railways Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday brushed aside queries on Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's recent visit to West Bengal to.... I have offered chief minister's post to Pranab: Mamata Kolkata, Nov 4: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she would have no problem if Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee takes the post of West Bengal chief minister if a.... West Bengal housing minister threatened me: Mamata Banerjee Kolkata, Nov 4: Railways Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today alleged that West Bengal Housing Minister Goutam Deb had threatened her over phone during her anti-land acqu.... Mamata Banerjee keeps date with industrialists Kolkata, Nov 2: In a bid to reach out to industrial barons and cultural personalities ahead of West Bengal assembly polls next year, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee utilised the tradit.... Given power I would have controlled situation in a jiffy: Mamata Kolkata, Oct 30: Railways Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused West Bengal's ruling Marxists of perpetrating unprecedented terror on the people in order t.... In poll-mode, Mamata Banerjee to open rail project in West Bengal Kolkata, Oct 28: With the West Bengal assembly polls around six months away, Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee will tour three western districts over the weekend and.... CPI-M killing people in name of Maoists: Mamata Banerjee Kolkata, Oct 23: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today alleged that the ruling Marxists in West Bengal were killing innocent people in the name of Maoists and reiterated that the joint.... Mamata focuses on Maoist-hit areas ahead of assembly poll Kolkata, Oct 21: Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that her party plans to undertake a trust building exercise in West Bengal's Maoist-affected.... Mamata again seeks joint forces out of Maoist-hit areas of West Bengal Kolkata, Oct 19: Apparently annoyed with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said her party would continue to d.... Trinamool obstructing Bengal's development: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Burdwan (West Bengal), Oct 10: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said the opposition Trinamool Congress is creating obstacles in the path of the state's development b.... Mamata postpones her trip to London Kolkata, Oct 8: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said she has decided to postpone her trip to London to deliver a lecture at Cambridge University in view of the "political dis.... Mamata terms CPI-M 'cowards' Midnapore (West Bengal), Oct 6: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today termed the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) "cowards" who couldn't fight her politically and w.... Mamata Banerjee takes dig at Rahul Gandhi Kolkata, Sep 20: In an apparent jibe at Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's recent visit to West Bengal, Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said s.... Jobs for party workers killed by CPI-M when Trinamool wins: Mamata Kolkata, Sep 18: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today promised a job to a family member of all her party workers who fell victim to Communist Party India-Marxist (CPI-M)-sponsored atr.... No one is top boss in Trinamool: Mamata Kolkata, Sep 17: Taking exception to a suggestion that there was no second rung of leadership in her party, Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said such questions were o.... Two Trinamool supporters killed in West Bengal Kolkata, Sep 9: Two Trinamool Congress supporters have been killed in separate incidents in Maoist-affected areas of West Midnapore and Bankura districts, police said today. Trinamool.... Bail of trucker who hit Mamata convoy extended Kolkata, Sep 8: Truck driver Gurjant Singh, arrested for his alleged attempt on the life of Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, today got some relief after a West Ben.... Form 'Ma, Mati, Manush' Brigade, Mamata urges students Kolkata, Aug 28: Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee today urged her party's youth and student supporters to form 'Maa, Mati, Manush' (Mother, Land, .... 'Mamata made Azad remarks as Trinamool chief, not as minister' New Delhi, Aug 19: Distancing itself from the controversial remarks of Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee about the killing of Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar, alias Azad, the Congress on Wednes.... Pranab didn't write to Mamata on Lalgarh remarks: Trinamool New Delhi, Aug 13: The Trinamool Congress today denied reports that Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had written to party chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee over her remarks on Maoist .... Trinamool sees murder conspiracy in Mamata's accident New Delhi, Aug 12: Alleging that "somebody" was trying to kill party chief Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress MPs today demanded a probe into Monday's incident of a truck hitting a.... Mamata complains of chest pain after convoy hit by lorry Kolkata, Aug 10: Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today complained of chest and neck pain and breathlessness after a car in her convoy was hit by a lorry on Monday,.... I have no relation with Trinamool Congress : Kabir Suman Agartala, Aug 9: "I have no relation with the Trinamool Congress (TMC)," singer-turned-parliamentarian Suman Chattopadhyay said here today. "I have no party. If I could le.... Trinamool Congress seeks PM's statement on CWG scam New Delhi, Aug 9: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, the second largest party in the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) said today it "will be satisfied" i.... Mamata condemns manner in which Azad was killed Lalgarh (West Bengal), Aug 9: Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today condemned "the manner" in which Maoist spokesman Cherukiri Rajkumar alias Azad was ".... High security in Lalgarh for Mamata's rally on Monday Kolkata, Aug 8: Adequate security cover will be in place for Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's "apolitical" rally on Monday in Maoist-affected Lalgarh of West Bengal's .... Withdraw 'ridiculous' conditions for Lalgarh rally: Trinamool Kolkata, Aug 4: The main opposition Trinamool Congress on Tuesday rejected the "ridiculous" conditions set by the West Bengal government for giving the go-ahead for the party's Aug .... Agnivesh, Patkar to attend Mamata's Lalgarh rally Kolkata, Aug 3: Social activists Swami Agnivesh and Medha Patkar will attend the Aug 9 meeting at Maoist-affected Lalgarh to be addressed by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee under the b.... Lalgarh meeting under apolitical banner: Mamata Kolkata, Aug 2: In a bid to rope in other parties and intellectuals, as also the agitating tribals, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today announced that her party's Aug 9 meeting i.... Trinamool will not pull down UPA government: Mamata Kolkata, August 1: Trinamool Congress would do nothing to pull down the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, though it was concerned over the recent fuel price hike, party chief and Ra.... CPI-M setting up suicide squad to eliminate me: Mamata Kolkata, July 31: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today alleged that the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is conspiring to set up a "suicide squad" tasked to eliminate .... Congress, Trinamool supporters killed in Bengal Kolkata, July 30: A Trinamool Congress zonal committee member and a Congress supporter have been killed in two separate incidents in West Bengal, police said today. Rajen Mahato, a po.... Congress leaders attacked by Trinamool activists Kolkata, July 24: Congress leaders today claimed they were attacked by Trinamool Congress activists in West Bengal's East Midnapore district. A Congress team comprising state part.... Trinamool rally chokes large parts of Kolkata Kolkata, July 21: Commuters had a harrowing time today as large parts of Kolkata remained choked with Trinamool Congress's grand rally in the heart of Kolkata drawing more than a million pe.... Mamata ridicules CPI-M for demanding her resignation Kolkata, July 21: Ridiculing West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Left Front for demanding her resignation in the wake of the Sainthia train accident, Railway M.... Trinamool will not support shutdown: Mamata Banerjee Kolkata, July 4: Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today criticised the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) led Left Front for calling a 12-hour shutdown on Mon.... CITU accuses Mamata Banerjee of hypocrisy Kolkata, June 25: The Communist Party of India-Marxist's labour arm, the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), on Friday launched a scathing attack on Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerj.... Mamata - stormy petrel matures into chief minister-in-waiting Kolkata, June 10: Once dubbed a rabble rouser incapable of doing anything constructive, Mamata Banerjee has matured. Today the union railway minister and Trinamool Congress chief is widely acce.... Trinamool MP threatens revolt, to vote against UPA Kolkata, June 9: Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Kabir Suman today said he will defy his party's whip and vote against the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government on issues like th.... Trinamool eyes 50 Bengal civic bodies Kolkata, June 4: The Trinamool Congress today appeared confident of controlling around 50 of the 81 civic bodies in West Bengal, with some help from the Congress and independent candidates. Kolkata mayor: Trinamool keeps people guessing Kolkata, June 3: Speculation was rife today on who will be the new Kolkata mayor, with Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee saying a worker and not a leader will be chosen for the key post..... Left Front has lost right to govern West Bengal: Mamata Kolkata, June 2: The Left Front has lost the right to rule West Bengal, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee said today, after her party came on top in municipal elections held three days a.... Trinamool decimates Left in industrial belts Kolkata, June 2: The Trinamool Congress juggernaut steamrolled all opposition in Kolkata and the adjoining industrial belts in North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts as it routed the Left in m.... Hold immediate polls in Bengal: Mamata Kolkata, June 2: Calling for immediate assembly elections in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said the Left Front had lost its right to govern the state after being d.... Mamata cyclone sweeping Bengal, says Trinamool MP New Delhi, June 2: A "Mamata cyclone" was blowing through West Bengal and the Congress should hand her the entire responsibility of the assembly elections next year, a triumphant Trinam.... Rizwanur's brother rejected by voters Kolkata, June 2: Even as the Trinamool Congress swept the Kolkata municipal polls, one of its star candidates, Rukbanur Rahman - brother of Rizwanur whose mysterious death shocked the city - wa.... Trinamool Congress stuns Left Front in Bengal Kolkata, June 2: The Trinamool Congress was today set to take power in the prestigious Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) as it worsted the ruling Left Front in civic polls held across West Be.... I have full faith in people: Mamata New Delhi, June 2: With the Trinamool Congress headed for victory in the West Bengal civic polls ahead of next year's crucial assembly polls, party chief Mamata Banerjee today said she had .... Pranab congratulates Mamata for 'excellent performance' New Delhi, June 2: Senior Congress leader and Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today congratulated Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee for the "excellent pe.... Media meet by Trinamool supporters ends in chaos Kolkata, May 30: A media meet called by intellectuals close to the Trinamool Congress on Saturday holding West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) responsible for the G.... Mamata inciting communal tension, CPI-M tells poll panel Kolkata, May 19: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Tuesday filed a complaint with the West Bengal State Election Commission alleging that Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee .... Delhi is not my home, Mamata defends stay in Kolkata Kolkata, May 18: Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's frequent absence from Delhi has invited much criticism from her opposition. In retaliation to the allegation the Minister made it c.... Chapter closed, says Acharia on Trinamool MP's remarks New Delhi, May 5: The controversy over unparliamentary remarks in the Lok Sabha by Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay against Basudeb Acharia seems to be over with the Communist leader t.... Subrata Mukherjee to join Trinamool Kolkata, May 4: The Congress in West Bengal today suffered a jolt with its state working president Subrata Mukherjee announcing he would join the Trinamool Congress on Wednesday. Blam.... Opposition to stall house till Trinamool MP apologises New Delhi, May 4: The opposition today threatened to stall the proceedings of the Lok Sabha till Trinamool Congress member Sudip Bandyopadhyay tendered his apology for using unparliamentary lan.... Mamata calls Congress a CPI-M stooge for breaking poll alliance Kolkata, May 2: Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today accused the Congress of acting as agents of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) by breaking the alli.... Congress-Trinamool alliance for civic polls jeopardised Kolkata, May 1: The alliance between West Bengal's anti-Left Front opposition for the May 30 Kolkata civic polls was jeopardised today after the Congress released a list of 88 candidates an.... Left Front-led strike inhuman, unethical: Mamata Banerjee Kolkata, April 27: Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today criticised the ruling Left Front for using "strong-arm methods" to enforce the strike against risi.... Two killed as CPI-M, Trinamool workers clash Kolkata, April 21: Two people were killed early today when Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and Trinamool Congress supporters clashed in West Bengal's Birbhum district, police said..... Trinamool MPs absent from parliament, Congress concerned New Delhi, April 16: Members of the Trinamool Congress, the second largest constituent in the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA), stayed away from parliament for the second day today, cau.... Trinamool Congress, Congress no deal in Tripura polls Agartala, April 14: Despite an electoral pact with the Congress in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress will fight against both Congress and the ruling Left parties in next month's political.... Kabir Suman not to resign Kolkata: Trinamool Congress MP Kabir Suman today said he would not resign from the Lok Sabha or the party for the time being in deference to his mentor and writer Mahasweta Devi's wishes, b.... Kabir Suman's resignation on hold at Mahasweta Devi's behest Kolkata: After proclaiming his desire to quit the Lok Sabha and the Trinamool Congress, singer-turned-MP Kabir Suman now says he is putting his decision on hold for a week following an 'ord.... I refused to be a party slave: Kabir Suman Kolkata: A day after expressing a desire to quit the Trinamool Congress and the Lok Sabha, singer-turned-parliamentarian Kabir Suman today said he took the decision as he refused to be a slave .... Kabir Suman tells Mamata he is quitting Lok Sabha, party Kolkata: Singer-turned-Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Kabir Suman on Monday night expressed a desire to resign from parliament and the party in an SMS to Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee..... Trinamool Congress undecided on nuclear liability bill New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress, the second largest constituent of the Congress-led ruling coalition, says it is yet decide its stand on the nuclear liability bill that was deferred by the go.... Trinamool Congress MPs abstain but continue support New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress, led by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, abstained from voting to the women's quota bill in the Rajya Sabha today but said it support for the bill and the.... Trinamool, DMK wait for meeting with Congress on fuel price hike New Delhi: Two major constituents of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA), the Trinamool Congress and the DMK, were today waiting for the outcome of their meeting with the Congress lead.... Trinamool, BJP hit the streets opposing fuel price hike Kolkata: Hundreds of Trinamool Congress activists today hit the streets of Kolkata protesting the fuel price hike, with the party saying it would urge the central government to reconsider the d.... Trinamool MP opposes anti-Maoist drive, to protest in parliament Kolkata: Saying that Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee should have opposed the ongoing security forces' operation against the Maoists, Lok Sabha MP Kabir Suman today said he would pr.... CPI-M slams Mamata for playing footsie with Maoists New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today alleged that the Trinamool Congress was playing "footsie" with the Maoists, citing how party chief and Railway Minister Mam.... Buddhadeb warns Trinamool not to spread violence Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today warned the Trinamool Congress not to try the patience of the communists in the state and slammed the main opposition party for .... Trinamool not colluding with Maoists: Chidambaram Kolkata: Standing by United Progressive Alliance (UPA) partner Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, Home Minister P. Chidamabaram today rejected allegations that she was colluding with Mao.... Trinamool to boycott all West Bengal government events Kolkata: West Bengal's main opposition Trinamool Congress on Wednesday announced the launch of a "non-cooperation" against the state's Communist-led government at all levels. <.... Trinamool mob attacks police station, frees detenu Kolkata: A mob of 700 to 800 Trinamool Congress supporters today attacked a police station in South 24-Parganas, beat up several personnel and freed a party activist who was arrested for his al.... Work to earn Trinamool's respect, Pranab tells Congress Kolkata: West Bengal Pradesh Congress chief Pranab Mukherjee today reminded party leaders that the Congress needed to regain its organisational strength in the state before it could hope to get.... Will jointly fight with Congress against CPI-M: Mamata Kolkata: Railways Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said her party would jointly fight with the Congress against the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in West B.... MP stays 6 months in a 5-star hotel, runs up Rs 37 lakh bill New Delhi: It is not surprising any more to find the MPs spending lakhs and crores on their hotel bills. Another such instance was observed recently as Trinamool Congress leader and Union minis.... Trinamool asks central team to visit troubled areas Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress today urged a central home ministry team visiting West Bengal following political clashes to go to troubled areas for a first-hand idea of the "terror unleas.... Speak to employees before selling any state-owned firm: Mamata Kolkata: While ruling out divestment of any unit under her ministry, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked the government to consider giving shares of state-run companies it planned to dis.... Mamata urges PM to convene all-party meeting on price rise Kolkata: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, whose Trinamool Congress is the second largest constituent in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Sing.... Issues with party have been resolved: Kabir Suman Kolkata: Noted Bengali singer Kabir Suman, a Trinamool Congress MP, today said all issues with the party following his criticism had been resolved and described himself as a "party slave.... I am pro-farmer, my party is pro-farmer: Mamata New Delhi: Refusing to express her views on sugarcane price issue to public, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today asserted that she will convey her party's stand only to the UPA and no on.... I want to resign from Lok Sabha, says Trinamool's singer MP Kolkata: Noted Bengali singer Kabir Suman, who is a Trinamool Congress MP, today said that he wanted to resign from the Lok Sabha. "I would like to submit my resignation to the ho.... Kabir Suman has right to air his view: Mamata Banerjee Kolkata: A day after noted singer Kabir Suman criticised mainstay political parties for misusing government funds, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today said it was his democratic right to exp.... PM 'deeply satisfied' with Mamata, says Trinamool New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress today rejected reports that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is unhappy with party leader and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee and had asked her for a status repo.... Both CPI-M, Trinamool misusing funds: Kabir Suman Kolkata: Noted Bengali singer Kabir Suman, who is now a Trinamool Congress MP, has said that he did not see any difference between West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI.... Trinamool alleges Mamata's phones tapped Kolkata: West Bengal's main opposition Trinamool Congress today wrote to Union Home Minister P.Chidamabaram alleging that Communist Party of India-Marxist-led West Bengal government had ord.... Banerjee demands ban on CPI-M for 'armed operation' on rivals Kolkata: Seeking to counter West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's charge that her party was hand-in-glove with the Maoist rebels, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee t.... Trinamool leaders stage sit-in in front of Buddhadeb's office Kolkata: A group of Trinamool Congress leaders on Oct 16 staged a demonstration in front of Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's office here demanding his arrest for allegedly mastermin.... Trinamool and Congress split by-poll seats 7:3 Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress and Congress combine would contest the West Bengal assembly by-elections with a 7:3 seat-sharing ratio, union Finance Minister and veteran Congress leader Pranab.... Three people in a car tried to kill me: Mamata Banerjee Kolkata: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has alleged a conspiracy to kill her, claiming that a car with a press sticker on it tried to hit her vehicle in Kolkata's satellite township of Sa.... Buddhadeb orchestrating violence in Hooghly: Mamata Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today charged West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee with orchestrating attacks on her party supporters in Hooghly district and dem.... Buddhadeb orchestrating violence in Hooghly: Mamata Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today charged West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee with orchestrating attacks on her party supporters in Hooghly district and dem.... Mamata 'apologises' to people of Siliguri Siliguri (West Bengal): Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today apologised to the people of this northern West Bengal town as her party had failed to form the board in alliance with its .... WB report sought on Mamata's allegation New Delhi: The central government has sought the West Bengal government's report after Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that her Trinamool Congress party's workers were being ta.... Left Front can go for early elections, says Mamata Mecheda (West Bengal): Trinamool Cognress leader and Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday carried forward her twin strategy of initiating development work alongside launching sharp polit.... Lok Sabha adjourned over West Bengal killings New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the third time today after Trinamool Congress MPs created an uproar in the house demanding time to speak on the killings in West Bengal. Tri.... Trinamool activists shot at in West Bengal Kolkata: Two Trinamool Congress activists received bullet injuries when they were attacked by a group of unknown assailants today in West Bengal's North 24-Parganas district, police said. .... Cracks in Trinamool-Congress alliance over Bengal by-polls Kolkata: With both Trinamool Congress and Congress putting up candidates in state Assembly by-polls to two seats in West Bengal, fissures have developed in their four-month-long alliance that d.... Tribal women protestors in Lalgarh teargassed Lalgarh (West Bengal): A Trinamool Congress team, including two junior central ministers, visited this trouble-torn belt today and demanded the withdrawal of the ongoing security operations bef.... Trinamool MP tries to cross PM's convoy New Delhi: A heated argument today broke out between Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee and security personnel when he tried to cross the security cordon laid for Prime Minister Manmohan Sin.... Trinamool team to visit West Bengal's Lalgarh Kolkata: A three-member Trinamool Congress team will visit troubled Lalgarh in West Bengal on July 28 to study the situation in and around the enclave, where security forces are carrying out op.... Mamata to party workers: No unnecessary shutdowns Kolkata: Railways Minister and West Bengal's main opposition Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today asked her party workers not to call unnecessary shutdowns or road blockades for s.... Trinamool trying to play down Maoist problem: Buddhadeb Kolkata: Accusing the main opposition Trinamool Congress of trying to play down the Maoist menace in West Bengal, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Thursday said the need of the hour wa.... Trinamool-Congress beat Left Front in Bengal's civic polls Kolkata,: The Congress-Trinamool Congress alliance in West Bengal continued its victory march and crushed the ruling Left Front (LF) in the urban civic body polls today. Out of the 16.... Trinamool legislators walk out over Lalgarh atrocities Kolkata: The legislators of West Bengal's main opposition Trinamool Congress on Tuesday walked out of the state assembly, protesting against "atrocities" by the joint security force.... Burdwan latest Trinamool-Left flashpoint Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress today alleged that West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has unleashed terror on party activists in Burdwan district and threatened t.... Mamata complains to governor of state sponsored terrorism Kolkata: Blaming the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) for the political violence in West Bengal since the Lok Sabha polls, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today demanded the adm.... Trinamool ministers plan bounty for Bengal Kolkata: A 14-day river cruise on the Ganges, extension of the Kolkata metro rail, several new trains, more rural jobs - a large central bounty will come the way of West Bengal if the union min.... Jyoti Basu has congratulated me: Mamata Kolkata: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee called on ailing former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu tonight and said the veteran Marxist had congratulated her on her party's thumping wi.... Trinamool activists torch CPI-M office in Khejuri Kolkata: Violence continued in Khejuri in West Bengal today as opposition Trinamool Congress activists set afire a party office of the state's ruling communists and started a 'social bo.... Trinamool, administration rift in Khejuri Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress and the West Bengal administration were on Friday seemingly headed for a standoff, with the state home secretary threatening to use force to lift the opposition .... Mamata denies running parallel administration in WB Kolkata: Denying that she was trying to run a parallel administration in West Bengal for cyclone relief work, Union Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee has claimed she has always taken the govern.... Trinamool will protest if petroleum prices are hiked Kolkata: Railways Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has said her party will protest if the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government increases the prices of petroleum pro.... 22 Trinamool workers killed in post-poll violence: Mamata Kolkata: Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that 22 activists of her Trinamool Congress were killed by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) cadres in West Bengal since th.... Trinamool MP Tapas Pal admitted to hospital New Delhi: Newly-elected Trinamool Congress MP and veteran Bengali actor Tapas Pal was today admitted to a city hospital in an unconscious state, an official said. "Tapas Pal was .... Trinamool-Congress used money power: LF Kolkata: West Bengal's ruling Left Front on Saturday alleged that the Trinamool Congress-led alliance bagged majority of the Lok Sabha seats from the state by distributing money among voter.... Mamata takes charge, spells out thrust areas Kolkata: Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee, who broke convention today to take charge of her portfolio here instead of the national capital, identified the speedy completion of eastern freight .... Mamata take charge of railway ministry in Kolkata Kolkata/New Delhi: Concerned over the plight of people in cyclone-hit West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee broke tradition today to formally take charge of her railways portfolio at the Eastern Railway.... Trinamool's celeb MPs get down to basics Kolkata: Having vanquished seasoned politicians on the electoral turf, Trinamool Congress' first-time "showbiz MPs" want to brush off the stardust and get down to solving the basic .... Mamata accuses CPI-M of post-poll violence in Bengal Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged that after its debacle in the Lok Sabha elections, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) that leads West Bengal's .... Trinamool ministers to spend five days a week in Bengal Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee said she would take charge of the railway ministry only after six more MPs of her party are sworn in and her party's ministers would spend .... Mamata promises free rail passes to students, vendors New Delhi: It will be a second homecoming at the railway ministry for Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who said today that she wants to issue free rail passes to students and vendors. .... Mamata's mother elated after watching swearing-in live Kolkata: Seventy-one-year-old Gayetri Banerjee was a proud mother as she watched on television her daughter, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, take oath as a cabinet minister on Friday..... Mamata - West Bengal's stormy petrel returns to cabinet Kolkata: For years the face of the opposition in communist-ruled West Bengal and now the architect of the Left debacle in the state, the feisty Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee makes a .... Mamata should rejoin Congress, says Chennithala New Delhi: Ramesh Chennithala, the chief architect of the Congress' spectacular victory in Kerala in the Lok Sabha polls, has asked Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee to return to the.... No problem if we don't get anything: Mamata New Delhi: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, whose party is one of the biggest partners in the victorious UPA, said today she is keen on a stable central government and wouldn't min.... Trinamool demands president's rule in West Bengal New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress today demanded the imposition of president's rule in West Bengal, alleging there was complete breakdown of the constitutional machinery and people had lost.... We will not bargain: Mamata Kolkata: While ruling out any bargaining for cabinet portfolios, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said her party wanted the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to work pe.... PM, Sonia congratulate Mamata on 'historic' win Kolkata: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi have congratulated Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee for her "historic" victory over West Bengal's .... Maoists are dummies of CPI-M: Mamata Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said Maoist guerrillas of West Bengal were dummies planted by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) to split the anti-Left vot.... I was humiliated in Lok Sabha: Mamata Kolkata: Under attack from the communists for her poor attendance in the outgoing Lok Sabha, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said she was humiliated in the House as she was t.... Sonia, Rahul's absence will not hinder alliance: Mamata Kolkata: Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee today said the alliance with the Congress will not be jeopardised by Congress president Sonia Gandhi and its general secretary Rahul Gandhi&.... Congress, Trinamool join hands for Lok Sabha elections Kolkata: The West Bengal based Trinamool Congress and the Congress will fight the Lok Sabha election together against the state's ruling Left Front, leaders of the two parties said here on Sund.... Pranab welcomes Trinamool's win in West Bengal by-poll Kolkata: External Affairs Minister and senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday welcomed the electoral victory of the Trinamool Congress in Bishnupur (West) assembly by-election. .... Mamata still undecided on alliance with Congress Kolkata: West Bengal's principal opposition party Trinamool Congress is yet to decide its stand on an alliance with the Congress in the coming Lok Sabha polls. "We cannot take such importa.... Talk of tie-up with Congress premature, Trinamool tells ally Kolkata: West Bengal's main opposition Trinamool Congress' bid to forge an electoral tie-up with the Congress for the coming Lok Sabha polls has hit a roadblock after an alliance partner thre.... PM condoles Panja's death New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday condoled the death of former cabinet minister Ajit Panja, describing him as a prominent leader who served the country with distinction as a .... Mamata hardens stand, rules out compromise Singur: Hardening its posture, the Trinamool Congress on Wednesday ruled out any compromise with the West Bengal government or the Tata on Singur issue, threatening to intensify the agitation a.... I am not informed about all party meeting: Mamata Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee said that she had not been informed about an all-party meeting called today by West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee over the fres.... Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement