13 more parliamentary secretaries appointed in Bengal

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 16:47

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday appointed 13 parliamentary secretaries, all ruling party MLAs, to assist ministers in speedy implementation of work.

TMC welcomes Cabinet clearing Prez ref on removal of Ganguly

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 23:15

Trinamool Congress welcomed Union Cabinet clearing proposal for making a Presidential reference on removal of retired Supreme Court judge AK Ganguly.

Couldn`t speak a word of English when I first became MP: Mamata

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 22:55

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday recalled that when she first became a Member of Parliament in 1991, she could not speak English.

Little surprise if Trinamool joins hands with BJP: CPI-M

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 20:19

With general elections approaching, CPI(M) on Thursday said it would be of "little surprise" to it if Trinamool Congress joined hands with BJP.

Two new faces join Mamata Banerjee govt

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 15:51

Two new faces were inducted into the 31-month-old Mamata Banerjee ministry and a minister of state was given independent charge in a reshuffle Thursday.

TMC set to fight Lok Sabha polls in Kerala: Mukul Roy

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 20:16

Trinamool Congress is all set to make electoral debut in Kerala in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, a senior TMC leader on Wednesday said.

Left Front rally attacked in Kolkata, several injured

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 22:01

A Left Front rally was allegedly attacked by Trinamool Congress supporters leaving eight people injured including two women, even as the TMC denied the allegation.

Sourav Ganguly `unsure` of BJP`s offer to contest 2014 polls

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 14:06

Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly has declined an offer by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

Let Left leaders meet Ban Ki-moon next on ponzi issue: TMC MP

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 20:48

As Left leaders are scheduled to meet President Pranab Mukherjee on December 17 in Delhi on the chit fund scam in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress on Thursday said the state government had initiated firm action against defaulting ponzi firms to safeguard the interest of people.

Left MPs demand CBI probe into Saradha ponzi scam

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 16:23

Over 30 Left MPs on Wednesday asked the government to institute a CBI probe into the Saradha ponzi scam.

TMC govt trying to settle scores with Justice Ganguly: Adhir Chowdhury

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 18:52

Union minister Adhir Chowdhury on Saturday criticised the Mamata Banerjee government for trying to `settle old scores` with WBHRC chairman AK Ganguly over the law intern case, but said that the former supreme court judge should resign on moral grounds.

CPI(M) questions Trinamool`s silence over Modi

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 00:51

Questioning Trinamool Congress` silence over Narendra Modi being projected BJP`s prime ministerial candidate, CPI(M) said TMC doesn`t have any ideology and will side with party which comes to power.