Sultan Ahmed, a former TMC parliamentarian and tourism minister under the Manmohan Singh-ed UPA-2, had also died of cardiac arrest in 2017. He was 64 at the time.

In the card, Union Ministers Piyush Goyal Babul Supriyo has been invited for the inauguration ceremony.

It seems that the ruling Trinamool Congress wants to keep Ghosh at bay, for it doesn't want to see another Kanhaiya Kumar emerge in its backyard, writes Rajat Roy.

West Bengal Governor has been engaged in a face-off with the TMC government over a host of issues.

Banerjee also said that everyone should work together to improve the economy, and 'the prime minister should talk to Opposition parties if need be.'

While hitting out at the BJP, Banerjee also compared the CAA, NRC and NPR to 'black magic'.

The ruling TMC is opposing the contentious legislation tooth and nail while the BJP is pressing for its implementation.

Banerjee said she couldn't recognise Omar in the photograph, adding she felt sad about it. On Saturday, a photograph of Omar Abdullah, with a beard, surfaced online triggering shock over the political detentions

Addressing a gathering in Karimnagar, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that he is ready for a debate on the CAA, the National Population Register (NPR) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

The meeting will discuss the modalities for the houselisting phase of the census and the NPR, to be carried out from April 1 to September 30.