Mamata Banerjee

Not sure Mamata understands UN peacekeepers' role: Shashi Tharoor

"It is only when a country completely collapses, the peacekeepers are sent and the govt of the country has to request them"

Mamata for ‘sending UN peacekeepers to Bangladesh’

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday urged the Indian government to seek the deployment of UN peacekeeping forces in Bangladesh to help normalise the situation and ensure the safety of minorities in that country.

BNP demands withdrawal of Mamata's remarks on Bangladesh

Says it insults the country's sovereignty and independence

Mamata removes Kolkata top cop; 2 health officials; doctors yet to call off strike

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the removal of Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal and Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Abhishek Gupta last night

Kolkata unrest: Mamata says West Bengal not same as Bangladesh, slams ‘political opportunism’

'We love and respect Bangladesh and its language, but Bengal will not become Bangladesh'

Mamata Banerjee resolves Tollywood dispute

In West Bengal, India, a dispute had been brewing within the entertainment industry, involving directors, actors, and technicians. The tensions between these groups have sparked ongoing debates and led to a pause in production activities for some.

‘Not feasible to share Teesta water’

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday said no discussion on sharing the Teesta and Ganges waters should be held with Bangladesh without the involvement of the West Bengal government.

Not feasible to share Teesta water: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said no discussion on sharing of the Teesta water and the Ganges should be held with Bangladesh without the involvement of her state

Modi should resign immediately: Mamata

Modi campaigned in the Lok Sabha polls claiming BJP would win over 400 seats but in reality, it failed to get a majority on its own, says the West Bengal chief minister

May 25, 2018
May 25, 2018

Hasina to meet Modi, Mamata today

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet today at Visva-Bharati in Santiniketan for the inauguration of the Bangladesh Bhaban.

March 26, 2017
March 26, 2017

Mamata condemns Sylhet blasts

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has strongly condemned the blasts in Sylhet that killed six people including cops and injured several.

May 30, 2016
May 30, 2016

Mamata's second term and our expectations

We congratulate Mamata Banerjee on her decisive victory ensuring her party Trinamool Congress a second term.

May 27, 2016
May 27, 2016

Mamata wants to give grand reception to Hasina

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who has been newly elected for a successive period, wants to accord a grand reception for Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

May 27, 2016
May 27, 2016

Mamata takes oath as West Bengal’s chief minister

Mamata Banerjee takes oath today as West Bengal's chief minister for a second term. It's the biggest oath ceremony Bengal has ever seen, reports NDTV.

May 26, 2016
May 26, 2016

Hasina presents Mamata 20kgs hilsa

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sends 20 kilograms of hilsa from the Padma river for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is going to take oath for the second term tomorrow.

May 26, 2016
May 26, 2016

20,000 invited to Red Road ceremony

The number of invited guests in the swearing-in ceremony of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would cross the previous record.

May 25, 2016
May 25, 2016

Amu to represent PM at Mamata’s swearing-in

Industries minister Amir Hossain Amu will represent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the oath taking ceremony of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

May 24, 2016
May 24, 2016

Hasina won't join Mamata's oath-taking

Dhaka has not yet made any decision about who will represent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's swearing-in ceremony on May 27.

May 19, 2016
May 19, 2016

Mamata, Jayalalithaa retain power, BJP wins Assam, Left bags Kerala

West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress crushes the opposition and Tamil Nadu's AIADMK proved exit polls wrong by retaining power in assembly elections, the biggest popularity test after the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.