Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday her Trinamool Congress would fight the 2019 General elections alone in West Bengal and warned the Congress and the Left not to join hands with the BJP in the state while seeking her support at the Centre. Addressing the party’s[Read More…]
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Why can’t Centre take care of Red Fort: Mamata
Kolkata: Amid a controversy over an MoU with Dalmia Bharat Limited vis-a-vis the Red Fort, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday questioned why the Centre could not even take care of the historic monument. “Why can’t the government even take care of our historic Lal Qila? The fort is[Read More…]
Bengal govt cancels Balochistan-Kashmir event; Tarek Fatah expresses displeasure
Political commentator Tarek Fatah expresses displeasure over West Bengal government decision to cancel an event at the Kolkata club in which he was scheduled to speak on the topic of Balochistan and its ‘freedom’ from Pakistan. Fatah went on social networking site Twitter to express his displeasure over the event. Tarek[Read More…]
PM should resign as demonetisation has failed, says Opposition
Opposition along with some regional parties on Tuesday sought to put up a united face raising the pitch against demonetisation by demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After the eight-party meeting including JD(U), SP and BSP, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee , also sought[Read More…]
Swaraj, Kejriwal, Mamata to attend Mother Teresa’s canonization
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will lead a 12-member delegation to represent India at canonisation ceremony of Mother Teresa in Vatican on September 4. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said two delegations led by chief ministers had sought political clearance from the Ministry of External Affairs to attend the[Read More…]