Mamata Banerjee

UPA's Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee on Friday rejected his competitor PA Sangma's debate for a debate. Speaking to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, Pranab said, "I love Sangma, but where is the question of a debate?"

Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who has been backing Dr APJ Kalam's candidature for the President's post is expected to make a formal announcement to her party on Monday evening. A meeting will be held on Monday evening.

The battle for President heated up in the past few hours, turning a routine presidential election into a fight for survival for UPA-II.

Aditi Phadnis, columnist, Business Standard, explains to CNBC-TV18 that whatever the outcome of this Presidential election, the nation should be prepared to face the Lok Sabha elections in the next couple months, because this government not going to be tenable at all. It‘s just too unstable.

Mamata Banerjee and Mulayam Singh on Wednesday proposed three new names for President: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, former Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and former president APJ Abdul Kalam.

West Bengal Chief Minister and UPA ally Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hit out at the government over the sharpest ever petrol price hike of Rs 7.50 per litre, calling it a burden on the common man.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee celebrated one year in power on Sunday, a year that began with many promises, of which only some have been kept. However, there is one promise not fulfilled that has even didi upset, reports CNBC-TV18's Amrita Panja.

In a TV18 exclusive, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has finally broken her silence on the crucial question of whom the Trinamool will support for the president's post.

Dinesh Trivedi (Former Railway Minister) hailed as a hero by some people while others have said his grand standing has endangered the government.

Under fire, the government again seems to have caved in to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) by agreeing to roll back the fare hikes proposed by former Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi in his one and what largely looks like his only Railways Budget.

Speaking to CNBC-TV18 B Muthuraman, President, CII says Finance Minister this time will present a strong, pro-reform budget and he expects to see move on FDI in aviation and retail.

Sources say that the TMC leader has suggested Mukul Roy's name for the post of Railway Minister after Trivedi is removed.

Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi tells CNBC-TV18 that the fare hike announced today in the Railway Budget is minimal and that the 'aam admi' will be able to afford it.

Expect the unexpected from Mamata Banerjee. In a never before seen situation industrialists were left in a spot when the Bengal Chief Minister decided to question them directly on whether or not they are investing in Bengal, reports CNBC-TV18's Amrita Panja.

The Bengal government is reportedly finalising a deal for a Rs 35,000-crore steel and thermal power project with JSW Bengal Steel, reports CNBC-TV18's Amrita Panja.

In her first 200 days at the helm of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee has managed to keep herself in the news. As a chief minister tries to infuse change in the state, CNBC-TV18's Amrita Panja asks how she is faring when it comes to salvaging Bengal from its dismal finances.

Without doubt Mamata Banerjee's announcement that the government has decided to put FDI in retail on hold is a serious setback for the Manmohan Singh government.

Intense negotiations and yet there are no sign of a climb down on FDI in retail. Not only the opposition, but also the key ally Mamata Banerjee is making matters worse for the government, report CNBC-TV18's Elan Dutta and Rituparna Bhuyan.

It is not only the opposition that has made life difficult for the government. It is the dissent of allies like Trinamool Congres which is more unsettling.

Giving an ultimatum to the UPA government, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said her party would not remain in the coalition if it effected another hike in prices of petro products.