In its effort to emerge as a major player in national politics, the Trinamul Congress will contest the coming Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh.

A day after six Trinamul Congress ministers resigned from the UPA government at the Centre, an equal number of Congress ministers resigned from the Mamata Banerjee government in Bengal.

All six state Congress ministers will resign from the Mamata Banerjee government on Saturday in Kolkata a day after the Trinamul Congress ministers submitted their resignation letters to Prime Ministe

An advertisement issued by the ministry of petroleum and natural gas (P&NG) in leading local dailies has further fuelled the Mamata Banerjee-Centre strife.

Trinamul Congress chief and chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday went on a warpath against the Centre, dropping broad hints that she would not hesitate to pull out of the UPA II, if it did not scrap its decisions to hike the price of diesel price, restrict the number of subisidised LPG cylinders to six and allow FDI in multibrand retail.

Showering lavish praises on President Pranab Mukherjee, chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that he was the pride of Bengal. An elated Ms Banerjee was bewildered as to how to address him.

Ruling out any pre-poll non-Congress, non-BJP coalition, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said Thursday the Third Front would be formed only after the next general election. He also made it clear he was not averse to becoming Prime Minister, although he said he wouldn’t be projected as PM candidate before the elections.

Ruling out any pre-poll non-Congress, non-BJP coalition, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said on Thursday the Third Front would be formed only after the next general election.

He also made

With an eye on the 2014 general election, Samajwadi boss Mulayam Singh Yadav said Wednesday no party could form a government at the Centre without his help.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee received yet ano-ther feather in her cap: She has found place in the list of 50 most influential people in the world of finance.