FDI in retail cleared; multi brand 50 pc, single brand 100 pc

The Union Cabinet FDI in multi-brand retail and single brand retail despite division within the UPA on the issue. ...
09:54 PM, Nov 24, 2011

Fuel hike: Mamata ups the ante against UPA

The West Bengal CM asked the Centre to compensate Bengal for years of Left rule that she claims stripped the state treasury bare. ...
07:31 AM, Nov 09, 2011

Is Mamata arm-twisting the UPA on fuel prices?

Mamata Banerjee has said if prices of LPG or other commodities go up then her party will not stay in the UPA. ...
10:10 PM, Nov 08, 2011

Newsmaker of the day: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that she would pull out of the UPA if prices of LPG and Kerosene were increased. ...
09:47 PM, Nov 08, 2011

Upset over not being consulted: TMC

Trinamool Congress spokesperson Derek O Brien said that the bigger issue is how the TMC was not kept in the loop before the petrol price hike. ...
08:04 AM, Nov 08, 2011

Fuel price not a matter of give & take: Khurshid

Law Minister Salman Khurshid said that the petrol hike has to be seen in the context of the world economy. ...
03:42 PM, Nov 07, 2011

UPA govt is pro-rich: CPI(M) leader Nilotpal Basu

CPI(M) leader Nilotpal Basu said that all Mamata Banerjee is trying to do is buy time and hoodwink the people. ...
02:00 PM, Nov 04, 2011

Price hike will have cascading impact: Brinda Karat

CPI (M) leader Brinda Karat slammed the Trinamool Congress saying that if they were honest and not just political grandstanding, they should take a decision that they are against the deregulation of prices and demand a reversal of it. ...
02:19 PM, Sep 16, 2011

Cabinet reshuffle: PM's musical chairs

Manmohan Singh carried out reshuffle bringing in eight new faces in the Union Council of Ministers. ...
11:28 PM, Jul 12, 2011

PM tries image makeover with reshuffle

Rajdeep Sardesai in discussion with experts on the new ministry portfolio made by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. ...
03:30 PM, Jul 12, 2011

Trouble for Mamata over Singur

Vendors are threatening to go to court over compensation and Tata motors isn't taking matters lying down either. ...
10:09 AM, Jun 16, 2011

Kolkata celebrates as Mamata takes charge

Scores of people are celebrating as Mamata Banerjee brings an end to over three decades of Left rule in the state. ...
01:08 PM, May 20, 2011

Mamata to be sworn in as WB's first woman CM

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will be the first non-Marxist to hold the post in 34 years. ...
12:33 PM, May 20, 2011

Mamata's win infuses new life into Nandigram

Nandigram: After March 13, 2007, Nandigram became the epicenter of violence and death in Bengal's politics. It acted as a catalyst that finally resulted in the fall of the Left Front and the rise of Mamata Banerjee like a phoenix. Today, people are celebrating in Nandigram, not just the victory of Mamata Banerjee, but the return of peace. On the fateful day in 2007, 14 unarmed villagers, protesting against land ...
10:43 PM, May 19, 2011

WB: Left accuses TMC of poll-related violence

Kolkata: A peaceful election, a historic win, but now a reality check. Several CPI(M) as well as Trinamool Congress workers have been killed since election results last week. The Chief Minister-elect of the state Mamata Banerjee is pleading her party workers to remain calm. "If they hit you, don't hit back. We need to be calm. We can't indulge in violence", said Banerjee. Sensing the opportunity the CPI(M) leaders have ...
08:35 AM, May 18, 2011

Battle for the States: the Didi phenomenon

Sagarika Ghose gets you the story of the rise of Mamata Banerjee as a leader in West Bengal. ...
09:01 PM, May 14, 2011

A look at the life and times of Mamata didi

Mamata Banerjee has not only ended the Left's 34 year rule, but has also become the first woman Chief Minister of the state since independence. ...
08:22 PM, May 13, 2011

Battle for Bengal: Will Left win, or Trinamool?

CNN-IBN and The Telegraph hold a debate in Kolkata, as the city prepares to vote in what many believe to be watershed election. This election could decide the fate of India's longest serving government. Who will win, the Left front or the Trinamool Congress alliance? ...
11:24 PM, Apr 24, 2011

Battle for the States: The Didi phenomenon

On Battle for the States, Sagarika Ghose covers the Mamata Banerjee phenomenon raging over Bengal. ...
08:45 PM, Apr 23, 2011

I am not against Congress-TMC alliance: Adhir

Adhir Chowdhary, the Congress MP from Murshidabad, is facing criticism for campaigning against Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress. Chowdhury, however, claims he was never against the alliance between Congress and Trinamool. "I was never averse to Congress-Trinamool alliance, but with the exception of Murshidabad. My question is in Murshidabad where Trinamool does not have a stronghold, they could not have been given four segments under the guise of alliance," said Chowdhury. ...
03:55 PM, Apr 23, 2011