Ravik Bhattacharya

The Bengal government has given district magistrates time till July 5 to submit the reports.

While the rebels are confident that 20 of the party's 28 MPs are with them, an MP close to former CM says 16 still loyal to her, dissidents don't have the numbers

Initial reports from the West Bengal Disaster Management Department and civic authorities indicated no immediate reports of casualties or significant structural damage in the state. Officials are monitoting the situation closely.

Ravik Bhattacharya On Friday, even as Mamata and her camp leaders called up legislators to try to hold the party together, none of the 60

While rebels claim support of 20 MPs — at least 14 attended a meeting at Union Minister Bhupender Yadav's home — those close to Mamata Banerjee put the number at 12.

Earlier, senior Trinamool leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy gave up his Rajya Sabha membership.

Earlier, senior Trinamool leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy gave up his Rajya Sabha membership.

18 years back, an agitation led by Mamata Banerjee forced the Tatas to abandon their Nano project in Bengal’s Singur

Sharmila Sarkar, the Purba Bardhaman MP, says the Mamata Banerjee-led party went into a limbo after Assembly poll defeat, stopped communicating.

“If the 60 MLAs who rebelled had such a big problem with Abhishek or Mamata di, they should have done what Suvendu did (changed parties and contested),” says TMC MP.