Seriousness not appreciated: Mamata writes to PM Modi again, accuses Centre of not acknowledging her concerns on rape crimesWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing the Central Government of not taking her c...
30 Aug, 2024, 01.50 PM IST
West Bengal failed to implement Centre's schemes to deal with crimes against women: WCD ministerUnion minister Annapurna Devi has criticized the Mamata Banerjee government, alleging that the situation of women in West Bengal is “deteri...
28 Aug, 2024, 12.35 PM IST
123 fast-track courts allocated but none of them are functional yet: Centre responds to Mamata Banerjee's letter to PM ModiUnion Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi has criticized the West Bengal government for not implementing fast-track courts ...
27 Aug, 2024, 09.28 AM IST
Despite reminders, Bengal govt didn't improve women safety: WCD Minister Annapurna DeviUnion WCD Minister Annapurna Devi criticised the West Bengal government in a letter to CM Mamata Banerjee for delays in implementing women ...
27 Aug, 2024, 12.23 AM IST
Matua Thakurbari incident: Union minister Shantanu Thakur gets a threat letterLok Sabha MP and Minister of State (MoS) Shantanu Thakur claimed on Monday that he received a threat letter from over CAA and NRC, saying i...
08 Apr, 2024, 10.28 PM IST
CAA to Bengal BJP like Ram Mandir to party: BJP Bengal president Sukanta MajumdarBJP Bengal president Sukanta Majumdar told ET: "In West Bengal, religious minorities from Bangladesh -- Hindus, Buddhists and some Christia...
22 Sep, 2022, 06.39 AM IST
- Matua community matriarch, Baro Ma passes away
Her last rites will be conducted with full state honour on Wednesday, said government sources.
05 Mar, 2019, 09.42 PM IST
RJD to join Mamata Banerjee's protest against demonetisationTrinamool Congress president arrived here on Tuesday evening to stage a protest against the November 8 decision to demonetise Rs 500 and 1,...
30 Nov, 2016, 01.42 PM IST
Supreme Court verdict on Singur 'landmark victory': Mamata Banerjee"The Supreme Court judgement on Singur is a landmark victory. We have waited 10 years for this judgement," she told reporters at the state ...
31 Aug, 2016, 06.47 PM IST
Noted writer-activist Mahasweta Devi passes away; Mamata mourns loss of 'personal guide'The Jnanpith Award winner had been undergoing treatment at a Kolkata hospital for two months now. She was 90 years old.
28 Jul, 2016, 05.42 PM IST
Third Eye: House-hunting trouble for BeniWhile well-known artist Kapila Vatsyayan was finally sent out of the Indira Gandhi National centre for the Arts (IGNCA) in a board rejig in...
26 Jul, 2016, 01.55 AM IST
Congress wins Bhagwanpur bypoll, secures majority mark on its ownCongress in Uttarakhand recorded a victory in the bypoll to the Bhagwanpur seat with its candidate Mamata Rakesh defeating BJP rival Rajpal...
15 Apr, 2015, 01.59 PM IST
Mahasweta Devi wants Mamata Banerjee as Prime MinisterThe 88-year-old has a blow-hot, blow-cold relation with Banerjee. Devi supported her during the Singur and Nandigram movements.
30 Jan, 2014, 04.10 PM IST
- Mahasweta Devi condemns SFI attack on Mamata
Describing the incident as "extremely unfortunate", the Magsaysay award winner told reporters here that this should not have happened.
11 Apr, 2013, 05.45 PM IST
- Mahasweta Devi condemns SFI attack on West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Describing the incident as "extremely unfortunate", the Magsaysay award winner told reporters here that this should not have happened.
11 Apr, 2013, 03.33 PM IST
Rushdie incident has demeaned Kolkata's prestige: Mahasweta DeviRushdie who travelled to Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai without any problem, was to attend promotionals for the film and hold a press conferen...
31 Jan, 2013, 02.59 PM IST
- PM condoles death of Mamata Banerjee's mother
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today condoled the death of the mother of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
17 Dec, 2011, 12.06 PM IST