In an open four-page letter addressed to the people of Bengal late Saturday, CM Mamata Banerjee alleged that BJP and RSS were plotting to incite riots in the state and trying to create divisions through false propaganda. She appealed to all to maintain peace and not fall into this “dangerous trap”, doing so against the…
West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose with displaced victims (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose on Friday visited Malda to meet the Murshidabad riot-affected victims, who had to flee the district after violent clashes occurred during the anti-Waqf law protest last week.The governor, after the visit, claimed that women told him…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday launched a sharp counterattack on Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath over his remarks on the recent communal violence in Murshidabad, reminding him of the Maha Kumbh stampede in Prayagraj that had claimed over 30 lives.While addressing a meeting with Muslim clerics, Mamata called Yogi the…
Waqf bill protest in Bengal KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress and BJP clashed sharply Monday over the ongoing violence in Bengal’s Murshidabad district, with TMC accusing protesters of disrupting life to serve what it called the saffron party’s agenda and leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari calling for 2026 assembly elections to be held under President’s rule.Trinamool spokesperson…
Yusuf Pathan (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Sunday lashed out at cricketer-turned-Trinamool Congress MP Yusuf Pathan, amid ongoing violence in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district. Referring to a post on Pathan’s Instagram — where he appears relaxed and sipping tea—Poonawalla questioned the MP’s priorities as the state grapples with unrest. However,…
“The fate of a battle is the result of a moment, of a thought,” Napoleon Bonaparte once rued while reflecting on the Battle of Waterloo. A single moment can have a cascading effect, even on the strongest rulers. Is West Bengal staring at such a decisive turn, with the Supreme Court, led by the Chief…
Amit Shah and Mamata Banerjee (R) NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah, while replying in the Lok Sabha on the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025, on Thursday accused Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government of obstructing border security efforts by not providing land for fencing and showing mercy to infiltrators.He said, “The fencing work of…
Amit Shah and Mamata Banerjee (R) NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah, while replying in the Lok Sabha on the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025, on Thursday accused Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government of obstructing border security efforts by not providing land for fencing and showing mercy to infiltrators.He said, “The fencing work of…
NEW DELHI: “Hindus will reign in Hindustan, and those who work for Hindus will reign in West Bengal. If all Hindus unite, the TMC will bite the dust … ” West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has once again raised the pitch against Mamata Banerjee‘s Trinamool government as the state gears up for the Ram…
Suvendu Adhikari’s ‘Muslim MLAs to be thrown out’ claim: Why the Left-Congress may be the real loser (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: “We will follow what Kejriwal did in Delhi.” No, Suvendu Adhikari, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, wasn’t referring to model schools or mohalla clinics. Instead, the former TMC…
