Under pressure from its powerful Trinamul ally, the UPA government is expected to release “some amount” as a bailout package for West Bengal.

Sources said West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamul bos

Ahead of the party's meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the fuel price hike, Trinamool Congress on Tuesday sought to down play the threat of pullout, saying the situation should not be

Controversy surrounded the intervention of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after the clash between police and youths during a religious procession, as she came under attack from opposition CPI-M and BJ

A bandh called by Maoists in junglemahal on Saturday at the expiry of the seven-day ultimatum given to them by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to lay down arms, failed to evoke much response, with t

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday gave Maoists a seven-day deadline to lay down arms, saying violence would not be tolerated any more.

"I am giving you (Maoists) a seven-day ulti

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday resigned as a member of the Lok Sabha from South Kolkata constituency following her maiden entry to the Assembly in a recent bye-election.

"Yes,

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was heading towards a whopping victory from Bhowanipore assembly constituency of West Bengal while her party Trinamool Congress has snatched the Basirhat (Uttar) seat fr

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday claimed that the Maoists wanted to kill her and union minister Mukul Roy, besides other Trinamool Congress leaders.

"A few days back, some Maoists

India and Bangladesh looked past the unexpected acrimony triggered by a failure to agree on a water sharing deal that ran aground over strong objections by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee,

There will be no agreement on the sharing of the Teesta river waters without the consultation of the West Bengal government, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said on Monday, a day ahead of Prime Minist