Mamata Dinesh Trivedi

Dinesh Trivedi, a former Railway Minister and top West Bengal BJP leader, slammed Mamata Banerjee for her "Dal mein kuch kaala hai" comment on the Odisha train accident.

Dinesh Trivedi, who left for BJP last year, speaks on Partha Chatterjee's arrest; Trinamool says he's just upset as BJP didn't keep promises to him

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said former TMC MP Dinesh Trivedi tried to do good work during his stint as railway minister, but his efforts were thwarted by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

After Trinamool Congress leader Dinesh Trivedi resigned from Rajya Sabha, Congress MP Pradip Bhattacharya on Saturday he was very upset with the functioning of the Mamata Banerjee-led party and was feeling suffocated.

After his shock resignation from the Trinamool Congress on Friday, Dinesh Trivedi said he "did not need an invitation to join the BJP" and added there was "nothing wrong" if he did end up in that party. He pulled no punches when it came to his soon-to-be-ex party boss Mamata Banerjee.

Trinamool Congress leader Dinesh Trivedi announced his resignation in parliament today, adding to a series of dramatic exits from Mamata Banerjee's party ahead of the Bengal election due by May. He said he felt helpless about the political violence in his state.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced the names of Arpita Ghosh, Mausam Noor, Dinesh Trivedi and Subrata Bakshi as the party candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls.

Twenty-four hours after Mamata Banerjee was greeted with slogans of "Jai Shri Ram" in the Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency, the inspector in-charge of the local police station was today changed for the second time in 10 days.

The cautious stance of Bengal's Trinamool Congress about Congress slipped today when Mamata Banerjee took the stage at a party meeting. Talking of the political situation in the state, Ms Banerjee lumped the Congress with the BJP, the Left and the Maoists as the "darkest underbelly of society".

Glasnost is perhaps yet to come, but perestroika hit the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal today as never before and left out in the cold Mamata Banerjee's right hand man till the other day, Mukul Roy.

BJP chief Amit Shah landed in West Bengal today amid buzz that four ministers in the Mamata Banerjee government and one party lawmaker may quit her Trinamool Congress to join the BJP.

After 16 years as a top leader of the Trinamool Congress, Dinesh Trivedi has developed new loyalties. Amid reports that his entry into the BJP is imminent, Mr Trivedi, 64, told NDTV, "I won't predict anything but I want to change the DNA of Indian politics - and for that, I will do whatever it takes."

Hours after the Kolkata Metro Railway formally announced that the fares would be raised from October 18, Minister of State for Railways Adhir Chowdhury stalled the move saying there was a need for review the increased tariff.

Is there a fresh rebellion brewing in the Trinamool Congress? Rajya Sabha MP Kunal Ghosh, who had recently slammed his own party, is claiming that, while he is loyal to Mamata Banerjee and has not met anyone from the Congress, three other Trinamool MPs have, with Sonia Gandhi's political secretary.

Rail fares in all classes will be costlier from Tuesday. Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal had announced about 21 per cent hike in passenger fares with an aim to mop up additional revenue of Rs 6600 crore in a year.

Dinesh Trivedi, a former Railway Minister and top West Bengal BJP leader, slammed Mamata Banerjee for her "Dal mein kuch kaala hai" comment on the Odisha train accident.

Dinesh Trivedi, who left for BJP last year, speaks on Partha Chatterjee's arrest; Trinamool says he's just upset as BJP didn't keep promises to him

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said former TMC MP Dinesh Trivedi tried to do good work during his stint as railway minister, but his efforts were thwarted by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

After Trinamool Congress leader Dinesh Trivedi resigned from Rajya Sabha, Congress MP Pradip Bhattacharya on Saturday he was very upset with the functioning of the Mamata Banerjee-led party and was feeling suffocated.

After his shock resignation from the Trinamool Congress on Friday, Dinesh Trivedi said he "did not need an invitation to join the BJP" and added there was "nothing wrong" if he did end up in that party. He pulled no punches when it came to his soon-to-be-ex party boss Mamata Banerjee.

Trinamool Congress leader Dinesh Trivedi announced his resignation in parliament today, adding to a series of dramatic exits from Mamata Banerjee's party ahead of the Bengal election due by May. He said he felt helpless about the political violence in his state.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced the names of Arpita Ghosh, Mausam Noor, Dinesh Trivedi and Subrata Bakshi as the party candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls.

Twenty-four hours after Mamata Banerjee was greeted with slogans of "Jai Shri Ram" in the Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency, the inspector in-charge of the local police station was today changed for the second time in 10 days.

The cautious stance of Bengal's Trinamool Congress about Congress slipped today when Mamata Banerjee took the stage at a party meeting. Talking of the political situation in the state, Ms Banerjee lumped the Congress with the BJP, the Left and the Maoists as the "darkest underbelly of society".

Glasnost is perhaps yet to come, but perestroika hit the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal today as never before and left out in the cold Mamata Banerjee's right hand man till the other day, Mukul Roy.

BJP chief Amit Shah landed in West Bengal today amid buzz that four ministers in the Mamata Banerjee government and one party lawmaker may quit her Trinamool Congress to join the BJP.

After 16 years as a top leader of the Trinamool Congress, Dinesh Trivedi has developed new loyalties. Amid reports that his entry into the BJP is imminent, Mr Trivedi, 64, told NDTV, "I won't predict anything but I want to change the DNA of Indian politics - and for that, I will do whatever it takes."

Hours after the Kolkata Metro Railway formally announced that the fares would be raised from October 18, Minister of State for Railways Adhir Chowdhury stalled the move saying there was a need for review the increased tariff.

Is there a fresh rebellion brewing in the Trinamool Congress? Rajya Sabha MP Kunal Ghosh, who had recently slammed his own party, is claiming that, while he is loyal to Mamata Banerjee and has not met anyone from the Congress, three other Trinamool MPs have, with Sonia Gandhi's political secretary.

Rail fares in all classes will be costlier from Tuesday. Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal had announced about 21 per cent hike in passenger fares with an aim to mop up additional revenue of Rs 6600 crore in a year.