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Congress, CPI(M) slam Mamata Banerjee over her ‘praise’ for RSS

BJP says the organisation does not need her certificate

The Hindu

Politics of defamation, blackmail started: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

KOLKATA: Replying to charges of corruption levelled at her and her family, CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said: “I have never seen such dirty politics. I do not like this politics of defamation, lies, use of unprintable words, not giving minimum respect to people.” She added the “politics of blackmail…

The Times of India

Mamata accuses Centre of blackmailing, says family will tackle notices legally

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s comments comes a day after summons were issued to the Trinamool Congress general secretary and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee in the coal pilferage scam

The Hindu

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Chorus to project Nitish Kumar as opposition’s PM candidate for 2024 polls grows louder

PATNA: With Telangana CM K Chandrashekhar Rao giving a call for “BJP Mukt Bharat” just a day before his meeting with Mahagathbandhan leaders in Patna on Wednesday, the chorus to project Bihar CM Nitish Kumar as the opposition’s prime ministerial candidate for 2024 general election, has grown louder.

The Times of India

ED summons Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee in coal pilferage scam

Diamond Harbour MP to appear at agency’s Kolkata office on September 2

The Hindu

Coal pilferage scam | Enforcement Directorate summons TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee

Abhishek Banerjee was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate day after the TMC leadership’s prophecy

The Hindu

We are thieves, you all are saints, Mamata takes a dig at BJP’s corruption allegations

Remarks by the TMC supremo assume significance as it comes in backdrop of seizure of cash valuing ₹50 crore and jewellery of ₹4.5 crore from the residence of Mr. Chatterjee’s aide

The Hindu

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee accuses BJP and CPM of spreading canards

KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that BJP and CPM are spreading canards. She accused the BJP of buying media, while speaking at the Trinamool Chattra Parishad programme .

The Times of India

Attempt to topple AAP government shows how dangerous ‘Operation Lotus’ is for democracy: Shiv Sena

The editorial in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana said the BJP was worried about 2024 Lok Sabha elections and scared of rival leaders such as Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee and Nitish Kumar.

The Hindu

Mamata hikes honorarium to community Durga Puja committees to ₹60,000

The honorarium will cost the State exchequer ₹258 crore; ‘special’ festival this year after recognition by UNESCO list

The Hindu

India's star Olympic football captain Samar 'Badru' Banerjee dies

KOLKATA: Former India football team captain Samar 'Badru' Banerjee, who led the country to a historic fourth-place finish in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, died here in the early hours of Saturday after a prolonged illness.

The Times of India

Posters of Abhishek Banerjee with promise of a new TMC create a flutter

Differences between the party’s old guard and new leadership have come to fore lately

The Hindu

Mamata’s backing lifts Anubrata’s ‘confidence’ in custody

Speculation rife over party’s reaction to recent arrests of two senior TMC leaders

The Hindu

Uphold dignity of India's democratic values: Mamata on Independence Day

“Indians should preserve the sacred legacy of their forefathers who got the Independence”

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Explained: What is the SSC scam and what does it mean for West Bengal politics?

Over the past weeks, the West Bengal public education system has been under legal scrutiny. Both the CBI and the ED are presently investigating a multi-crore corruption scam involving the Staff Selection Commission and thousands of illegal appointments. Partha Chatterjee, one of the most influential ministers in Mamata Banerjee’s cabinet,…

The Hindu

West Bengal civic body sends rakhis made of water hyacinths to global leaders

"We have sent rakhis to President Droupadi Murmu, PM Modi, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, the U. S. President Joe Biden and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan," Bongaon Municipality chairman Gopal Seth said.

The Hindu

India and Bangladesh in talks for major river agreement ahead of PM Hasina’s visit

Joint River Commission meeting to decide on deals over Kushiyara and Ganga rivers

The Hindu

Suvendu writes to PM, alleges corruption in central schemes in WB

The poor job card holders are either not paid properly for their efforts, or their cards are snatched away and kept by representatives in connivance with officials

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The Hindu

Citizenship Amendment Act likely to be implemented by December: West Bengal BJP MLA Asim Sarkar

The Trinamool Congress said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will never allow Citizenship Amendment Act to be implemented in West Bengal.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Rain fury continues unabated in Kerala; India moves into hockey semifinals at CWG, and more

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The Times of India

West Bengal: Tantuja set to receive National Award

KOLKATA: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday congratulated Tantuja through a tweet for being set to receive a National Award. She posted on Twitter: "Happy to share that our state apex society for handlooms, Tantuja, will be receiving the National Award for Design Development for handloom products on National Handloom…

The Hindu

Mamata Banerjee on four-day visit to Delhi as agencies step up heat

The visit comes at a time when central investigation agencies have stepped up probe in connection with different scams in West Bengal.

The Times of India

West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee rejigs ministry, Babul Supriyo among five new faces in cabinet

KOLKATA: The Mamata Banerjee government effected on Wednesday its second cabinet reshuffle since being voted to office in 2021 for its third successive term, adding five cabinet ministers and three ministers of state to give Bengal a 44-strong council of ministers, reports Debashis Konar. North Bengal strongman Udayan Guha, former…

The Hindu

Babul Supriyo finds place in Mamata Cabinet

Eight new faces inducted in Ministry

The Times of India

West Bengal cabinet reshuffle: Raj Bhavan ready for swearing-in ceremony

KOLKATA: Raj Bhavan in the city is gearing up for the 4pm show of swearing-in ceremony of the new ministers, as West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is going to reshuffle her cabinet. For the swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhavan, governor La Ganesan who is holding dual charge of Bengal and…

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