4 Chief Ministers oppose the proposed anti-terror body
In a major development, four chief ministers - Mamata Banerjee, Jayalalithaa, Nitish Kumar and Naveen Patnaik - have teamed up against the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC).
The CMs have dema
Mamata joins chorus against Chidambaram's ant-terror hub
The just approved anti-terror intelligence hub, a brainchild of Home Minister P. Chidambaram, faces a major stumbling block with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee joining her counterparts fro
Mamata, non-Cong CMs oppose NCTC; Centre tries to allay fears
The plan for creation of the ambitious National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) has come under attack from non-Congress Chief Ministers, including ally Trinamool Congress, but the Centre rejected crit
Seven CMs take on UPA, Congress downplays threat
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) faced a fresh crisis on Friday after seven chief ministers came out against a proposed powerful counter-terror intelligence hub, saying it infringed on the rights
Mamata may write lyrics for upcoming film
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is also an acknowledged painter and poet, is now turning lyricist for a film on girl trafficking by cinestar-turned-MLA Chiranjit.
The popular actor, w
Mamata blames centre for delay on Gorkha autonomy
With the pro-Gorkhaland Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leadership threatening to revive movement for a separate state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday chose to blame the central g
Woman held for posing as Mamata's aide
A 40-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday for posing as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's personal assistant and duping people of more than Rs.8 lakh, police said.
Seema Malhotra was a
Mamata wants Hong Kong style 'financial district' in Goa
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee may be opposed to special economic zones (SEZ) as well as foreign investment in civil aviation and retail, but her party Trinamool Congress now wants to carv
Rajiv leader of hearts, Pranab like brother: Mamata
Although she felt ‘betrayed’ by the Congress leadership many a time, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee describes the late Rajiv Gandhi as ‘the leader of our hearts’ and Pranab Mukherjee as he
I proposed Kalam's name for president: Mamata
In what is being seen as a bid to reach out to Muslims ahead of the panchayat polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed that she had proposed the name of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam f