"I am going (abroad) after five years. We did not get the necessary permission in the last five years. There are several invitations... I do not want to go to far-off places so that I can return quickly in case of any emergency," she said.
Mamata Banerjee said she will attend business summits and hold meetings with several businessmen during her 11-day tour of Spain and Dubai to attract investments to the state.
Mamata Banerjee described her party's win in the Dhupguri bypolls on Friday as a "victory of the people". The ruling TMC wrested the Dhupguri seat from the BJP.
Mamata Banerjee said that although she respects the people of Tamil Nadu and the entire south India, she is not in agreement with what Udhayanidhi Stalin
Speaking to reporters after tying 'rakhi' to former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray at his residence on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, Mamata Banerjee said, "Hoga hoga, khela hoga"
Mamata Banerjee was welcomed at the city airport by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray and members of Maha Vikas Aghadi comprising NCP and Congress
Meanwhile, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has said that the reduction in the price of cooking gas per cylinder is nothing but a lollipop by the union government before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Despite strong objections from CM Mamata Banerjee, the State Foundation Day was observed in the Raj Bhavan here and in other states on June 20 this year, following an instruction from the Centre
Mamata Banerjee, who was speaking at a TMC students' wing rally, cautioned that a third term for the BJP would ensure the nation faces an “autocratic” rule
With the recovery of another body, the death toll in the illegal firecracker factory blast at Duttapukur in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, has risen to eight