Meanwhile, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told ANI that it is "completely false" of Mamata Banerjee to claim that her microphone was switched off and claimed that every chief minister at the meeting was "allotted their due time to speak."
"...I said you (central government) should not discriminate against state governments. I wanted to speak but my mic was muted. I was allowed to speak only for 5 minutes. People before me spoke for 10-20 minutes," Banerjee told reporters after she stormed out of the NITI Aayog meeting toda
India's tour of Sri Lanka begins with the first T20I on Saturday and consists of three T20Is and three ODIs each. Gill will be the deputy to Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma in the short format and 50-overs, respectively. This is Gambhir's first assignment as head coach after being appoi
India's tour of Sri Lanka begins with the first T20I on Saturday and consists of three T20Is and three ODIs each. This is Gambhir's first assignment as head coach after being appointed to the position earlier in July after Rahul Dravid vacated the post following the ICC T20 World Cup win in
Meanwhile, Mamata Banerjee met with Sunita Kejriwal, the wife of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, on Friday after arriving in New Delhi to attend the NITI Aayog meeting scheduled for July 27.
In a bid to alleviate the suffering of the common people in Odisha, former Chief Minister and current Leader of Opposition, Naveen Patnaik, has reached out to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, urging her to facilitate the smooth supply of potatoes to Odisha.
Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari on Friday slammed the Speaker of the Assembly, Biman Banerjee for rejecting the BJP's adjournment motion seeking a debate in the House on the controversial remarks of Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim.
After rescuing 14 mariners off the Raigad coast, the Indian Coast Guard's Regional Commander (West) Inspector General Bhisham Sharma on Friday said that there is no threat to the marine environment and the Coast Guard is monitoring the situation very closely.
Notably, England is having a very hectic schedule over next 11 months or so. After this series against West Indies gets over, Sri Lanka will tour UK for a three Test series from August 21.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that she will be protesting against the political discrimination meted out to Bengal at the NITI Aayog meeting in Delhi on Saturday, July 27.
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Kerala and West Bengal governor's offices on two separate pleas over keeping the bills pending for assent in both states.