Mamata Banerjee urges PM Modi to exempt customs duty on ‘Gobindobhog’ rice export

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to issue necessary instructions for extending an exemption of the customs duty on export to the premium aromatic variety ‘Gobindobhog’ rice at the earliest. In a letter to PM Modi, Banerjee said that the Gobindobhog rice variety is very popular particularly for […]

Nitish Kumar, Hemant Soren, me and other leaders will come together in 2024 LS election: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the Trinamool Congress (TMC) meeting today announced that Nitish Kumar, Hemant Soren, and herself with other leaders will come together for the 2024 general election. “Politics is not an easy thing to do, I remember working hard and fighting for winning the elections. People who […]

West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee praises RSS, says “all are not bad in Sangh Pariwar”; other parties react

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who strongly opposes the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stirred up a hornets’ nest after praised the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) saying that “all are not bad in the Sangh Pariwar” and a section of right-wing organisation does not support the policies followed by the […]

WB SSC recruitment scam: Congress urges Mamata Banerjee to sack Partha Chatterjee

Congress on Tuesday urged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to sack state minister Partha Chatterjee immediately, who has been arrested in connection with the alleged School Service Commission (SSC) scam. In a letter to Banerjee, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury urged to sack Partha Chatterjee from Ministership immediately. “I […]

Presidential elections: Droupadi Murmu’s chances are better, says Mamata Banerjee

Ahead of the presidential election, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Droupadi Murmu’s chances of winning the election are better because of developments in Maharashtra. “Now we know Droupadi Murmu’s chances are better because of developments in Maharashtra. We’ll go by […]

West Bengal Governor asks Mamata Banerjee to withdraw ‘Jihad against BJP’ remark

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to withdraw her “most unconstitutional declaration” remark on “jihad against the BJP.” Dhankar Dhankhar wrote to the chief minister on Wednesday evening after receiving a complaint from the state BJP. “A 10-member BJP delegation led by Hon’ble Leader of the Opposition, Suvendu […]

Abhishek Banerjee among TMC leaders who attend opposition meet called by Mamata Banerjee

Trinamool Congress (TMC) General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday attended the meeting of the country’s opposition leaders regarding the presidential election. Abhishek Banerjee along with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reached earlier at the venue and both were seen coming out to greet the opposition leaders at the entrance […]