Mamata Banerjee

The draft of the anti-rape bill, which the Mamata Banerjee government is set to present in the West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday, proposes capital punishment for those convicted of rape if their actions lead to the victim’s death or result in…
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Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut will be seen in the role of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in her upcoming film, Emergency. While the film has been embroiled in controversies for some time now – it is facing backlash from several Sikh…
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Hours after West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wrote a second letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterating her request for stringent central legislation and exemplary punishment on heinous crimes like rape and…
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The Bharatiya Janata Party has hit out at West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly threatening protesting doctors and northeastern states during a public rally at Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) foundation day on…
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The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is observing a 12-hour “Bangla Bandh” in West Bengal today to protest police action against protesters who participated in the ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ rally on Tuesday. Daily life was partially…
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West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday dedicated the party’s student wing ‘Trinamool Chhatra Parishad’ foundation day to the woman trainee doctor who was raped and murdered at the RG Kar…
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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee sparked a huge political row on Saturday, alleging that her mic was muted before she could finish her speech at the NITI Aayog’s meeting. She claimed the chief ministers of the states ruled by the…
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Reacting to Mamata Banerjee’s allegation that her mic was turned off during the NITI Aayog’s meeting, West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury claimed the chief minister was lying. “The things that Mamata Banerjee is saying…
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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday hit back at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for objecting to her ‘shelter offer’ to people from violence-hit Bangladesh. “I know the federal structure very well. I was an MP seven…
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The Bangladesh government on Tuesday said it has sent a note to the Indian government over West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s statement that she would offer shelter to the ‘helpless people’ from the neighbouring country, local…
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