Congress supports GST but wants Bill to be sent to Parl panel

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 15:38

After several adjournments since morning, the Lok Sabha on Tuesday took up the GST Bill after the Speaker rejected the demand for referring it to Standing Committee.

GST Bill in Parliament today, Trinamool pledges support

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 08:39

"Standing Committee and Select Committee have already taken a view on the measure. So there is no point sending it again to the Standing Committee," Trinamool Congress leader Derek O' Brien said.

WB to withdraw cases against Singur, Nandigram activists

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:50

Mamata Banerjee government decided to withdraw cases filed by the previous Left Front regime against activists there, including a present minister in Singur and Nandigram agitations case.

Brigade Parade Ground to host 3 mega rallies by TMC, BJP & LF

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 19:11

The sprawling Brigade Parade Ground here will host three mega political rallies by the Trinamool Congress, the BJP and the Left Front in a span of 11 days from tomorrow, which will spell trouble for commuters in the metropolis.

West Bengal hamstrung by shortage of civil servants: Mamata

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 23:06

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that the state was hamstrung by serious shortage of IAS officers which was posing a big constraint in the functioning of the government.

BJP to win most LS seats in Bihar, TMC in Bengal and BJD in Odisha: Survey

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 23:44

Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) may clinch the highest number of Lok Sabha seats in the states of West Bengal and Odisha, respectively, while the BJP will outperform its rivals in Bihar, according to a survey conducted in the run-up to the general elections.

Mamata berates Buddhadeb for suggesting TMC`s resort to terror

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 18:27

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday berated CPI(M) veteran Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee for suggesting that the Trinamool Congress would resort to terror in the Lok Sabha election.

Rajya Sabha polls: After Mithun, Trinamool names three more

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 22:46

After Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty, West Bengal`s ruling Trinamool Congress Sunday named three more people, including famed painter Jogen Chowdhury, as its candidates for the Feb 7 Rajya Sabha elections.

TMC mocks Rahul remarks, says people want viable alternative

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 17:56

Mocking Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi`s statement on providing more subsidised LPG cylinders, Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy said on Sunday said people would vote for a viable alternative other than the Congress and the BJP in the next Lok Sabha elections.

Two TMC workers killed, one injured as rival unions clash

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 19:26

Two Trinamool Congress workers were killed and one injured when workers belonging to rival trade unions clashed in North 24 Parganas district today, police sources said.

Ganguly`s resignation hurts Somnath Chatterjee, TMC welcomes

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 18:34

Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Tuesday said that Justice AK Ganguly, accused of sexually harassing a law intern, had to resign as chief of the WBHRC `without proof or investigation`.