Mamata Banerjee

Mamata ‘was pushed from behind'

Says hospital director as the West Bengal CM suffers injuries after falling at home; gets 4 stitches; returns home after being discharged from hospital

KIFF 2023: Salman Khan and Mamata Banerjee dance at the opening ceremony

Salman Khan was present as one of the chief guests at the programme. Apart from the “Tiger 3” star, Anil Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Sonakshi Sinha, Sourav Ganguly and Mahesh Bhatt were also present.

Arijit Singh to voice song penned by Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of West Bengal in India, has recently ventured into composing music, with the renowned singer Arijit Singh lending his voice to her creation.

The endless wait for Teesta water

When can we expect a concrete water-sharing agreement with India?

'Kashmir Files' director sends legal notice to Mamata Banerjee, tells her to apologise 

Vivek Agnihotri has served West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with a legal notice after she stated that "The Kashmir Files" was "meant purely to humiliate a particular section of society."

Mamata Banerjee bans 'The Kerala Story' in West Bengal

West Bengal's Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced a ban on the Sudipto Sen directorial film, "The Kerala Story". The film found itself caught up in controversy since the release of its trailer. The trailer was criticised for claiming that 32,000 girls from Kerala had gone missing and joined the terrorist group, ISIS.

Mamata slams Indian govt for not inviting her to be part of PM Hasina’s India tour

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today (September 8, 2022) slammed the Indian government for not inviting her to be a part of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's India visit.

“My relations with Mamata Banerjee goes beyond politics”

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tonight (September 5, 2022) expressed disappointment at not being able to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in New Delhi during her ongoing four-day visit to India.

Will Mamata be invited to join Hasina-Modi summit?

Although Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s state visit to India next week was officially announced today by the Indian External Affairs Ministry, there is no confirmation to speculations if West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will be invited to join the delegation-level talks between India and Bangladesh.

July 4, 2022
July 4, 2022

Intruder sneaks into Mamata’s house, stays entire night

A man sneaked into the residence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in south Kolkata's Kalighat locality, in the wee hours of Sunday and spent the entire night in a corner.

May 31, 2022
May 31, 2022

“Why do you have such bulging belly?” Mamata fat-shames TMC leader

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday questioned how a local TMC leader and chairman of Jhalda municipality in Purulia district develop a “huge, bulging belly” and advised him to “shed the fat”.

April 26, 2022
April 26, 2022

Mamata urges Bollywood to invest in West Bengal film industry

Can money from Bollywood producers be married with the “talent” of Bangla film industry in India’s West Bengal?

April 13, 2022
April 13, 2022

'Rape or love affair': Mamata facing major backlash over remarks on gang-rape case

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is facing a major backlash over her remarks casting doubts on the alleged gang-rape, murder of a 14-year-old girl in Nadia district, seeking to know whether the teenager was "raped or she was in a relationship and already pregnant".

August 2, 2019
August 2, 2019

Outbreak in Bangladesh behind rise in dengue cases in West Bengal: Mamata

The rise in the cases of dengue fever in West Bengal in the border regions is a result of the widespread outbreak of the disease in Bangladesh, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says.

May 29, 2019
May 29, 2019

Mamata refuses to attend Modi swearing-in

Making a U-turn in less than 24 hours, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says she would not attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oath-taking ceremony in New Delhi tomorrow.

May 25, 2019
May 25, 2019

Wanted to quit as CM but party rejected offer: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says she offered to quit but her party Trinamool Congress refused to accept the resignation.

May 9, 2019
May 9, 2019

'Your slap will be a blessing,' Modi retorts after Mamata's attack

Two days after Mamata Banerjee said she wanted to give him a "tight slap of democracy", Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his response while campaigning in Bengal.

March 15, 2019
March 15, 2019

Wooing women voters in poll-time India

Three separate announc-ements in quick succession by bachelor Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee on March 10 and 11

September 11, 2018
September 11, 2018

9,000MW power to be imported by 2041

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government has planned to import 9000 MW electricity from neighbouring countries by 2041 to maintain the country's high economic growth.

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