Monideepa Banerjie

25 Lakh Hindus Among 40 Lakh Left Out Of Assam List, Says Mamata Banerjee

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday August 14, 2018

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today launched a scathing attack on the BJP over Assam's citizen's list, claiming 25 lakh Hindus and 13 lakh Muslims have been left out of the list, all of whom happen to speak Bengali. She also targeted the BJP over demands that the Assam formula be applied to weed out illegal migrants from other states.

In Somnath Chatterjee's Last Journey, Angry Family Turns Down CPM Request

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday August 14, 2018

The death of Somnath Chatterjee on Monday and the day-long events that followed have opened up a Pandora's Box the former Lok Sabha Speaker would most likely have frowned down upon.

"Apologise": Trinamool Congress Sends Legal Notice To Amit Shah

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday August 13, 2018

Trinamool Youth Congress president Abhishek Banerjee, nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, today sent a legal notice to BJP president Amit Shah alleging defamatory statements against him at a public rally on August 11 here.

Somnath Chatterjee, Expelled Communist, Paid The Price For Speaker's Post

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday August 13, 2018

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee spent the last few years of his life in seclusion, expelled by the CPM despite representing the political party in Lok Sabha for almost 40 years, for sticking to a non-partisan stand during a critical moment in parliament's history.

Somnath Chatterjee, Former Lok Sabha Speaker, Dies At 89

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday August 13, 2018

Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee died on Monday morning in Kolkata days after he was admitted to hospital with a kidney ailment. He was 89 years old. Mr Chatterjee, who was admitted to Bellevue hospital on August 8, was put on ventilator support after he suffered a heart attack. His condition turned critical on Sunday morning.

"Flop Show": Trinamool Demands Apology For Amit Shah's "Insult" Of Bengal

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Saturday August 11, 2018

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress has delivered a stinging comeback to BJP chief Amit Shah who hurled a bundle of accusations at the Bengal chief minister. Mr Shah, speaking at a rally in the heart of Kolkata, had accused Ms Banerjee of leading a corrupt system in the state that siphons the crores of rupees sent by Prime Minister Narendra Modi f...

Amit Shah Borrows Mamata Banerjee's "Parivartan" Slogan. She's The Target

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Saturday August 11, 2018

At a rally in central Kolkata, BJP chief Amit Shah's message and target were clear. "We are here to uproot Mamata Banerjee," he said right at the beginning of his speech that ripped into the Bengal Chief Minister for trying to stop the citizens' list in Assam.

Amit Shah Rally In Kolkata, Sets Up Face-Off With Mamata Banerjee

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Saturday August 11, 2018

BJP president Amit Shah has landed in Kolkata on a visit that had turned contentious soon after it was announced. First, when the BJP claimed Kolkata Police was not giving it permission to hold the meeting and later, when posters and placards came up around the venue for Mr Shah's rally in the state capital, calling the BJP "anti-Bengali" and telli...

Bangladeshi Terrorist Arrested In Bengaluru

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Wednesday August 8, 2018

A Bangladeshi terrorist, 28-year-old chemical engineer Kausar Ali, was arrested by the NIA and the International Bureau from an apartment in Bengaluru's Ramnagar on Tuesday.

Moviegoers Escape Fire At Kolkata's Famous Priya Cinema During Night Show

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday August 6, 2018

A fire broke out at Priya Cinema, one of Kolkata's oldest and most popular movie theatres, on Sunday night. Panic erupted outside the upmarket south Kolkata theatre as smoke billowed out of the building while people inside were watching a film.

Mamata Banerjee's Lawmakers, Detained Overnight At Assam Airport, Fly Out

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday August 3, 2018

Lawmakers of Mamata Banerjee's TMC were on Thursday stopped at an airport in Silchar airport in Assam, where they were planning to campaign against the Assam NRC. Women in the Trinamool team were seen running as they were chased and restrained by policewomen in dramatic footage from the airport.

"Civil War," Warns Mamata Banerjee On Assam List. Amit Shah "Stunned"

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday August 1, 2018

Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday tore into the government over a list of citizens that excludes 40 lakh people from Assam, warning that the move will lead to "civil war and bloodbath". Her remark drew a sharp reaction from the chief of the ruling BJP, Amit Shah, who said he was "stunned" and demanded to know, "What about the rights ...

"Divide-And-Rule": Mamata Banerjee Slams Assam's Draft Citizens' List

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday July 30, 2018

The final draft of citizens in Assam, which leaves out over 40 lakh people, provoked political anger with opposition parties targeting the government in parliament today. Among them was the Trinamool Congress of Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who accused the ruling BJP of trying to identify and isolate people who don't vote for the party. "...

Army Officer Says Targeted For Exposing Fake Encounters, Extortions

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday July 30, 2018

An army officer posted in Manipur has told a court that his and family's lives are at danger because he had flagged fake encounters and extortions by a unit of the army's intelligence surveillance wing in the northeast. Army sources said the matter is sub-judice and an affidavit has already been submitted in court on the issue.

St Stephen's College Cancels Mamata Banerjee Event, Cites Protocol Issues

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Saturday July 28, 2018

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will not address students at St Stephen's College on August 1. The college has cited protocol issues as the reason behind asking her to cancel her planned address to the students of the top Delhi University college.