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Mamata Banerjee

Latest news and updates about current Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and. memes, party news and comments made by the CM herself.

News Reports

Kolkata: No Martyrs’ Day rally in front of Victoria House this year, Congress and two factions of TMC to organise 3 parallel events at...

OpIndia Staff - 15 July, 2026

The Calcutta High Court has directed the Mamata Banerjee faction of Trinamool Congress (TMC) to shift its annual Martyrs’ Day rally away from its...

Crime

West Bengal: Accused in Baruipur rape-murder case killed in police firing after he attacked cops and tried to flee, Mamata Banerjee faction of TMC...

OpIndia Staff - 8 July, 2026

"If there is even 1% negligence after the complaint was lodged, strict action will be taken," CM Adhikari vowed.

News Reports

Ritabrata Banerjee faction of Trinamool Congress takes control of party headquarters in Kolkata’s EM bypass, claim they are the real party

OpIndia Staff - 3 July, 2026

In a dramatic escalation of the ongoing power struggle within the Trinamool Congress (TMC), the rebel faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee took control of...

Editor's picks

Election Commission sends notices to Mamata and Ritabrata factions of TMC over claims of being the real Trinamool Congress, rebel camp says party under...

OpIndia Staff - 2 July, 2026

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has written to Trinamool Congress supremo and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as well as rebel...

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West Bengal assembly passes two OBC amendment bills, removes OBC quota granted by the Mamata Banerjee govt to 77 Muslim communities

Divya Bharti - 1 July, 2026

The West Bengal Assembly has passed two amendment bills to implement a May 2024 Calcutta High Court order. The legislation reduces the state’s total OBC reservation to 7% and removes the OBC status previously granted to 77 Muslim communities.

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ISKCON removes Vice President Radharaman Das from all responsibilities, directs him not to speak on behalf of the organisation

OpIndia Staff - 28 June, 2026

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Kolkata has relieved Radharaman Das of his position as Vice-President along with all other responsibilities in the...

Opinions

Nazia Elahi Khan is an excuse: Islamists of Kolkata are desperate to show some street power after losing their political power

Rukma Rathore - 26 June, 2026

The political heft and the non-stop access to power for the Islamists have ceased with the dismissal of the TMC government in West Bengal. The numerous protests, violent threats and complaints against Nazia are a symptom of that.

Economy and Finance

West Bengal’s economic fall explained: How the state slipped from 5th richest in India to 19th

Shriti Sagar - 25 June, 2026

The analysis highlighted how the state, once among India's strongest economic performers, gradually lost its position over several decades and now faces the challenge of catching up with the national average.

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