Stung by Madan Mitra's arrest, Mamata Banerjee ‘links’ PM Narendra Modi to Sahara scamWhile Mamata went hammer and tongs at Modi, TMC supporters stormed into the Alipore court compound, broke police cordons and damaged the ve...
14 Dec, 2014, 11.07 AM IST
After Mithun Chakraborty, TMC names three more for Rajya Sabha pollsTMC will field actor Mithun Chakraborty, painter Jogen Chowdhury, businessman KD Singh and editor of a local Kolkata-based newspaper Ahmed ...
20 Jan, 2014, 03.52 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee nominates Mithun Chakraborty for Rajya Sabha seatWB CM Mamata Banerjee announced nomination of Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty as her party TMC candidate for upcoming Rajya Sabha electi...
19 Jan, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Bengal government to shift key Maoist leaders from Midnapore jailA senior official said they had recently got an intelligence input which claimed that some Maoist leaders were preparing for a jailbreak.
30 Oct, 2013, 03.38 PM IST
High onion prices has echo in Rajya Sabha, members demand discussionRaising the issue during Zero Hour, Balbir Punj (BJP) said, "In this government, files are going missing, onions are going missing from the...
19 Aug, 2013, 04.02 PM IST
Parliament nod to bill seeking expansion of NHAIThe NHAI (Amendment) Bill, 2012 was passed in the Rajya Sabha today. The bill was passed in the Lok Sabha in September last year.
13 Aug, 2013, 06.28 PM IST
- CPI-M seeks CBI probe into Saradha chit fund scam
CPI (M) today sought a CBI enquiry into the chit fund scam in West Bengal, alleging that names of top politicians are surfacing in it.
08 May, 2013, 06.51 PM IST
Bumpy start to second part of Budget session of ParliamentA number of BJP members were seen in the Well raising slogans against the incidents of rapes across the country.
22 Apr, 2013, 12.22 PM IST
Rape during riots will lead to imprisonment for lifeThe anti-rape bill passed in the LS has a provision that will classify rape committed during a communal riot as an aggravated case of rape.
21 Mar, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
CPI-M for statement from PM on lobbying by US firmsLobbying by Walmart has generated much political heat, but 50 other larger US companies have spent millions of dollars in 2012 itself to en...
17 Dec, 2012, 04.41 PM IST
- SP concerned over US 'interference' in India's policies
With US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking India not to import oil from Iran, a Samajwadi Party member raised concern over the US "i...
09 May, 2012, 04.44 PM IST
- Mamata Banerjee asks MPs to donate Rs 1 crore each for state hospitals
The Bengal CM conveyed her request through state chief secretary Samar Ghosh at a meeting with MPs at Writers' Buildings on Friday.
18 Jun, 2011, 05.21 PM IST
- PAC members favour wider probe into 2G
The Opposition’s case for setting up a JPC to probe the 2G spectrum scam got a fillip when a cross-section of PAC members favoured the form...
22 Jan, 2011, 05.15 AM IST
- WB Left Front finalises candidates for Nov 7 by-elections
West Bengal CPIM has ultimately given nomination to Ramala Chakraborty, widow of former transport minister Subhas Chakraborty at the Belgac...
13 Oct, 2009, 07.15 PM IST
- Common man weeping, govt sleeping, says Opposition
The Manmohan Singh government came under attack from the entire Opposition in the Rajya Sabha for its failure to rein in prices of essentia...
05 Aug, 2009, 02.33 AM IST
- CPM WB depending heavily on Rabin Deb to fight Mamta
CPM is depending heavily on Rabin Deb to fight Mamata.
03 Mar, 2009, 08.05 PM IST
- Sign of times: TC, Cong may strike RS poll deal
West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) president and Union minister for information and broadcasting Priyaranjan Dasmunsi on Sunday.
03 Mar, 2008, 05.15 AM IST