NEW DELHI: A Dawoodi Bohra community delegation met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and thanked him for the newly passed Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, describing the law as their community’s long-awaited requirement.It was a long-pending demand of the community, they said, according to news agency ANI. The delegation further expressed confidence in the Prime … Read more
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee took a veiled jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing them of being “against Muslims” but receiving their hospitality in West Asian countries. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee meets Imams and religious leaders from Muslim community and speaks on Waqf Amendment Act … Read more
Mamata Banerjee and Amit Shah KOLKATA: Mob violence in Bengal’s Murshidabad over the new waqf law was “a pre-planned communal riot” orchestrated by BJP with the help of central agencies, CM Mamata Banerjee said Wednesday, insinuating that home minister Amit Shah had a role to play in it.Mamata also questioned what she said was an … Read more
Amid the ongoing violence in the state over the Waqf Amendment Act, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday made a strong appeal for peace, saying that while citizens have every right to protest, no one should take the law into their own hands. Mamata Banerjee’s remarks come in the wake of violent clashes … Read more
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday termed West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee as “Modern day Jinnah” and claimed that her party’s actions are akin to Muslim League in 1940’s.Condemning Mamata’s silence over the death of the three people in the violent protests in Murshidabad, BJP leader Tarun Chugh accused the TMC-led government of … Read more
Last Updated:April 13, 2025, 09:42 IST Murshidabad was rocked by violent protests against Waqf Act this week, in which 3 people were killed while several others were injured. Central forces have been deployed in the district. Murshidabad violence against Waqf Act (PTI Image) Bengal Violence: The situation in West Bengal remains tense following violence in … Read more
Smoke and flames billow out from a vehicle after it was set ablaze during riots over the Waqf (Amendment) Act, in Murshidabad district of West Bengal. April 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday (April 12, 2025) accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of encouraging targeted violence against … Read more
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee expressed her refusal to accept the Supreme Court verdict upholding the dismissal of over 25,000 school jobs, alleging political motives behind the decision NEW DELHI: “I will not allow eligible candidates to lose school jobs,” said West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee during a meeting with the teachers who lost … Read more
Moments after the Supreme Court upheld the Calcutta High Court’s verdict to dismiss almost 26,000 teachers and non-teaching staff across various schools run or aided by the West Bengal government, the state’s Opposition parties slammed the ruling TMC. Meanwhile, reacting to the order, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, “I believe this has been done by … Read more
Can’t accept verdict, but will abide by it: Mamata on Supreme Court invalidating school jobs Deccan Herald “If You Find Money At Judge’s Home…”: Mamata Banerjee After Court Setback NDTV ‘Can’t accept judgement’: CM Mamata Banerjee on Supreme Court invalidating appointments of 25,000 school Times of India ‘Would my conscience allow me to stay in such rot?’ Ex-MP … Read more