Mamata Banerjee
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Mamata Banerjee demands Bengal repoll, seeks arrest of CEC Gyanesh Kumar amid SIR row
West Bengal | Sep 23, 2026, 05:29 PM IST"The SIR is now a special incentive for the ruling party and not a Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Today, the ruling dispensation is running a joint venture company with the Election Commission to rob elections," Mamata Banerjee said in her FB live.
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Speed News: IIT Bombay Apologises, Removes Professor Named In Student Suicide Case
Originals | Sep 21, 2026, 04:28 PM ISTIIT Bombay apologises and removes a professor named in a student suicide case. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court agrees to an urgent hearing on Mamata Banerjee's plea against the Election Commission over the party symbol. Get all the latest national and political updates of the day in today's Speed News.
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Here’s what Mamata says after moving SC challenging EC's decision to freeze party name, symbol
Kolkata | Sep 19, 2026, 12:51 PM ISTIn the plea filed in the Supreme Court, Mamata Banerjee has made the Election Commission and Ritabrata Banerjee, Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, as party respondents.
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Aaj Ki Baat : Why did Mamata support Congress?
Aaj Ki Baat | Sep 18, 2026, 11:17 PM ISTToday, major political developments took place in Bengal. Mamata Banerjee's party candidate in Nandigram announced his withdrawal from the election field at the last moment. Mamata decided to support the Congress candidate.
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Mamata Banerjee's faction moves Supreme Court over EC's order to freeze TMC's name, symbol
India | Sep 18, 2026, 11:48 PM ISTThe Election Commission has barred the factions led by Mamata Banerjee and Ritabrata Banerjee from using TMC's traditional 'flowers and grass' symbol for the Nandigram byelections. It has allotted a 'football player' symbol to Mamata faction and the 'envelope' symbol to the rival group.
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'Murder of democracy': Rahul, Mamata lambast BJP over arrest of Congress' Nandigram candidate
West Bengal | Sep 18, 2026, 11:48 PM ISTSharply criticising the BJP after the arrest of Congress candidate for Nandigram byelections, Rahul Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee have said the incident shows the ruling party does not believe in free and fair elections.
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Congress' Nandigram candidate arrested after Mamata Banerjee announces support
West Bengal | Sep 18, 2026, 06:54 PM ISTAccording to sources, he was arrested in connection with an old case. Earlier today, Mamata Banerjee held a press conference and announced her support for the Congress.
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Mamata's TMC to back Congress in Nandigram after Sanchita Pradhan Dey pulls out of race
West Bengal | Sep 18, 2026, 04:56 PM ISTMamata Banerjee's TMC faction has declared it would back the Congress in the Nandigram byelection. The decision was taken moments after her faction's candidate Sanchita Pradhan Dey pulled out of the bypoll race.
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Speed News: Jaishankar Reaffirms India's Support For Bhutan's Development Priorities
Originals | Sep 18, 2026, 04:29 PM ISTJaishankar reaffirmed India's support for Bhutan's development priorities. FM Nirmala Sitharaman met Nepal counterpart Wagle, and discusses flood recovery measures. Meanwhile, Congress backed Mamata amid ECI freeze on TMC name and symbol. Get All The Latest Updates Of The Day In Today's Speed News.
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TMC factions get new names, symbols for bypolls; Mamata group gets football player, rebels envelope
India | Sep 18, 2026, 02:44 PM ISTArup Roy faction of TMC got 'Democratic Trinamool Congress' as name and 'envelope' as symbol for bypoll, the EC order stated.
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Mamata-led TMC lodges strongest protest, submits names, symbol choices to EC for Oct 6 bypolls
Kolkata | Sep 18, 2026, 11:35 AM ISTIn the interim order issued on Thursday night, the Election Commission directed the two sides in the dispute over the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) not to use the party name and its "flowers and grass" symbol for the upcoming West Bengal bypolls.
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TMC name, symbol frozen by EC; Mamata, rebel factions barred from using in Bengal bypolls
India | Sep 17, 2026, 11:50 PM ISTThe Election Commission has barred both rival TMC factions from using the party’s name and “Flowers & Grass” symbol in the West Bengal Assembly bypolls. Pending a final decision, both factions have been told to submit three preferred names and three free-symbol choices by 11 am on September 18.
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West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee's TMC announces candidates for Nandigram, Rejinagar bypolls
Kolkata | Sep 13, 2026, 09:35 PM ISTThe bypoll in West Bengal along with other assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and a Parliamentary seat in Assam would be held on October 6, while the results would be declared on October 9.
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Om Birla grants time till Sept 22 to NCPI MPs to reply to TMC's plea on disqualification: Sources
India | Sep 03, 2026, 09:08 PM ISTThe development comes after the 20 rebel TMC MPs quit the Mamata Banerjee-led party in June following its debacle in the West Bengal Assembly polls and joined the little-known outfit, NCPI.
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Mamata Banerjee's niece found dead at her residence in West Bengal's Birbhum
West Bengal | Sep 01, 2026, 03:58 PM ISTMamata Banerjee's niece, Bristi Mukherjee's body, was recovered from a room on the second floor of her house at Kusumba village in the Rampurhat area this afternoon.
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Mamata Banerjee booked by Kolkata Police for allegedly violating Calcutta High Court order
Kolkata | Aug 29, 2026, 11:32 PM ISTThe FIR was filed at the Hastings Police Station against Banerjee as well as the organisers of the meeting of the Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), an officer said.
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'Could have been killed': Mamata alleges car pelted with stones; protesters raise 'chor' slogan
West Bengal | Aug 09, 2026, 11:55 PM ISTThe incident took place in North 24 Parganas district, where a group of protesters gathered around Mamata Banerjee's vehicle as she travelled to meet the family of the deceased party worker.
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Mamata Banerjee urges EC to conclude 'TMC dispute' inquiry, opposes more time for rival faction
West Bengal | Jul 30, 2026, 08:42 AM ISTThe letter marks the latest attempt by the Mamata Banerjee camp to press for an early adjudication in the battle that will determine which faction is recognised as the "real" All India Trinamool Congress.
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'Extremely hurt, never exceeded my time': Kalyan Banerjee on reported spat with Mamata in TMC rally
West Bengal | Jul 22, 2026, 05:53 PM ISTKalyan Banerjee hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party during his 22-and-a-half-minute speech at the faction's Martyrs Day rally on Tuesday. Kalyan had a reported spat with party supremo Mamata as he walked off the dais.
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'We aren't desperate,' Mamata dares dissenters to quit party, slams BJP for pressurising TMC leaders
West Bengal | Jul 16, 2026, 05:40 PM ISTIn a video message to her supporters, Mamata Banerjee said the TMC is not desperate, while adding that the dissenters must leave the party as soon as possible. The former West Bengal chief minister also said the BJP pressurising TMC leaders via central agencies to quit the party.