By Saturday morning, the death toll has risen to 238 in the June 2 collisions in which the 12864 Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, on its way to Howrah, derailed and fell on adjacent tracks at Bahanaga Bazar of the South Eastern Railway in Balasore. The incident took place at 7.10 pm aroun
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rode pillion on a motorcycle in Kolkata on Thursday during a candlelight march to the Gandhi statue in support of wrestlers who are protesting in Delhi.
Extending her support to the protesting wrestlers, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said a team from Kolkata will go to meet the wrestlers, adding that the TMC government is with them in their fight.
Ace wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshee Mallik and Bajrang Punia were among others who were detained by Delhi Police on Sunday while attempting to march to the new Parliament building where they planned to stage a demonstration.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that it was the BJP that attacked the state minister Birbaha Hansda's vehicle on Friday, not members of the Kurmi community.
As part of his ongoing efforts to cobble up a grand Opposition alliance to ensure that a bill related to the centre's ordinance nullifying the Supreme Court order on services matters is not passed in the Rajya Sabha.
Chowdhury's reaction came as a cold shoulder response to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's statement that her party will support Congress where it is strong but "it should not fight against her in Bengal".
Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri opened up about filing the defamation case against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for her remarks against 'The Kashmir Files.' He said that he won't be silent anymore and will take strict legal action for targeting his film.
Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat Jugal Thakor Lokhandwala on Wednesday slammed Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee for her "Jhoot ki baat" comment and said that she should be "ashamed" of such a comment.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the death of a minor girl in Kaliaganj, and accused the party of carrying out "violence" and "hooliganism".
Addressing people after Eid UL Fitr namaz at Red Road in Kolkata, she said, "I'm ready to give my life, but will not allow any division of the country. We want peace in Bengal. We don't want riots. We don't want divisions in the country."