Revisiting arc of Left-Congress ties since Independence
Even as INDIA flounders, with one ally after another either announcing plans to go solo or joining forces with the BJP, the Left parties remain steadfast in its faith on …
West Bengal
Subhash Barala, RPN Singh, Sudhanshu Trivedi make BJP’s list of candidates for Rajya Sabha polls
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday announced candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha Biennial Elections to be held in various states. The BJP has fielded Dharmsheela Gupta and Bhim …
Who is Mamata Bala Thakur & why TMC wants this Matua leader in Rajya Sabha
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has declared Mamata Bala Thakur as one of its four candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls. A former Lok Sabha MP, Thakur has been …
Amit Shah pledges CAA rollout before Lok Sabha polls. Why it’s crucial for BJP in Bengal
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has declared that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act will be implemented before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections likely to take place in April-May — setting …
CAA to be implemented ‘very soon’, says Union minister Pramanik. Mamata vows to oppose move in Bengal
Kolkata: A day after Union minister Shantanu Thakur said that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) would be implemented “within the next seven days”, Union Minister of State for Home Nisith …
Mamata Banerjee rules out reconciliation with INDIA ally Congress — ‘brought big yatra to West Bengal but gave me no information’
Kolkata: Unimpressed by the Congress’s overtures and reconciliatory tone, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has shut the door on the former ally, at least until …
‘Ready to fight polls if people of Darjeeling want me to’ — Harsh Vardhan Shringla hints at political plunge
He retired from his diplomacy career — his nearly four-decade stint saw him represent India at the United Nations, besides serving as envoy to the US and Bangladesh, among other …
Tenacious fighter, gritty — how ‘captain’ Minakshi Mukherjee is emerging as Left’s hope in Bengal
As Mukherjee took the stage at the rally, the excitement among Left workers reached a crescendo, forcing her to take a long pause. “Laal salam, ladte eshechi toh (Red salute, …
TMC eyes lead role, CPIM defiant, state Congress keen to ‘go solo’
Kolkata: With just two days to go for the Trinamool Congress’s 31 December deadline for a decision on seat-sharing in West Bengal, the Opposition’s 28-party INDIA bloc appears no closer …
Why Mamata Banerjee has backed Mahua Moitra
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee has made it official that Mahua Moitra is here to stay. Brushing aside speculation that the controversial MP from Krishnanagar might be denied …