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India's first paperless Budget is also 100% visionless, says TMC

The TMC lashed out at the Centre over the Union Budget on Monday, saying it was 100 per cent 'visionless' and its theme was 'sell India.'

With pillows, ambulance on standby, 8 suspended MPs to sit-in all night

To show solidarity with their protesting colleagues, senior opposition leaders came in hordes

Bihar got most workers in special trains, West Bengal the least: Data

TMC MP and leader of the party in Rajya Sabha, Derek O'Brien, however, said the West Bengal government was doing "all it takes" to fight the Covid pandemic, and accused the Centre of playing politics

Why 96 MPs are scared after Kanika Kapoor tests positive of coronavirus

All these 96 MPs from Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan were present at a breakfast meet at Rashtrapati Bhavan two days ago which Dushyant Singh also attended.

Selling Air India is not going to solve its problems, says Derek O'Brien

O'Brien has tried to fill the breach left by the near demise of the Left parties and the ongoing crisis in the Congress

TMC to play 'most important' role in forming the next govt: Derek O'Brien

The TMC leader evaded a direct response when asked if Banerjee would be in the running for the top office

Eye on 2019 polls, Trinamool plans Derek O'Brien's quiz contests in Bengal schools, colleges

The party, which conducted the competitions last week in Barasat and Jadavpur as a trial, will launch the initiative after January 19 across the state, the source said.

Modi government deceived youth, spat on Constitution: Derek

Targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he referred to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's remarks in the run-up to the Gujarat Assembly polls in which he had termed Congress efforts to give quota to

CBI questions Mamata's close aide, summons party MP Derek O'Brien

The official said it has also issued fresh summons to the TMC Rajya Sabha MP.

Derek O'Brien targets PM Modi, says National War Memorial event turned into political rally

"We condemn this incident and sympathise with the families of the deceased. You (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) were aware that such an incident would take place. You had information about this.

Shah a nasty proponent of divisive politics: Derek O'Brien

Those who had cowered down during the Independence movement are giving sermons on patriotism, O' Brien stated.

Armed Forces belong to India, not to Modi-Shah-BJP: Derek O'Brien

On Thursday, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee said that her party respected the armed forces and did not like politicisation of the sacrifices made by the soldiers.

TMC's O'Brien hurls 'fact bombs' at PM

"India's unemployment rate at a 15-month high of 7.4 per cent in December 2018," he said, adding that "Modi failed to deliver, yet again".

We will act as a catalyst, if needed, to remove the BJP: Derek O'Brien

He says Mamata Banerjee has a track record of over four decades of peoples' movements and struggle

Don't make 2019 polls Modi vs 'single alternative candidate' fight: O'Brien

O'Brien makes these observations in his book 'Inside Parliament: Views from the Front Row', which is a collection of his political essays

Derek O'Brien's mantra to halt BJP juggernaut in 2019: Modi vs 29 states

TMC leader's new book talks about the ideal strategy for the Opposition in the next Lok Sabha elections

PM following trolls who spew venom; will advisory be issued: Derek O'Brien

MoS for Home said no curbs can be imposed on anyone in India where there is freedom of speech