Gujarat High Court raps Narendra Modi government
February 8th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Feb 8 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Wednesday criticised the Narendra Modi government in the state for "inaction and negligence" during the 2002 post-Godhra riots that led to ... Read more...
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Bengal slammed for plans to scrap emloyees’ union rights
February 2nd, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) The West Bengal government's plans to drop a clause in service rules of its employees that gives them full trade union rights have drawn the ire ... Read more...
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Mamata dismisses farmer suicide reports as ‘malicious campaign’
January 31st, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) Dismissing reports of farmers committing suicide due to agricultural mismanagement as a "malicious political campaign", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday reiterated that only ... Read more...
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Mamata, governor differ on farm suicides (Lead)
January 24th, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) Amid a political storm over farmers' suicides in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said only one peasant had taken his life during her ... Read more...
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Bengal Congress raps Mamata government over farmer suicides
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:04 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) Ruling alliance partner Congress Saturday attacked the Mamata Banerjee government over the spate of farmer suicides, alleging her comments on the issue were based on ... Read more...
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Abhishek Bachchan to promote Madhya Pradesh (Snippets)
January 19th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) While his father, megastar Amitabh Bachchan is Gujarat's brand ambassador, actor Abhishek Bachchan could soon be seen promoting Madhya Pradesh, officials said Thursday.A.K. Bhattacharya, ... Read more...
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Congress’ Bengal unit sympathizes with rebel minister
January 19th, 2012 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) Congress' West Bengal leadership Wednesday sympathised with the party minister, who had called Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee a "dictator" and had wished to resign from ... Read more...
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Bengal reports more crib deaths, seven dead in 24 hours
January 18th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) The horror of crib deaths in West Bengal returned Wednesday with seven infants, aged between three hours to three months, dying in a 24-hour period in ... Read more...
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Pranab backs Shakeel’s cool down advice to Bengal Congress
January 13th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) A day after the Congress high command asked its Bengal unit to cool down tempers against ally Trinamool, senior Congress leader and union Finance Minister ... Read more...
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Congress asks West Bengal unit to cool down tempers (Lead)
January 13th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) With the ruling alliance partners in West Bengal bitterly targeting each other, the Congress Thursday asked its state unit to refrain from using harsh ... Read more...
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NRIs shop, soak in Rajasthani delights in Jaipur
January 9th, 2012 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 9 (IANS) Dal-bati-choorma, lak jewellery, bandhej textiles...Most overseas Indians participating in the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) here are taking time off from their busy schedule to shop, sightsee ... Read more...
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Indefinite blockade in Assam over Arunachal dam
January 2nd, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 2 (IANS) Over two dozen organisations in Assam Monday launched an indefinite blockade of a national highway as part of their campaign to prevent ... Read more...
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Congress urges Mamata to reconsider renaming Indira Bhavan
December 31st, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) The West Bengal unit of the Congress Saturday requested Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to reconsider her decision to rename "Indira Bhawan" - which briefly served ... Read more...
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Probe farmers’ suicides, Congress tells Mamata
December 26th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 25 (IANS) The Congress' West Bengal Pradesh unit Sunday urged the Mamata Banerjee government to order a detailed probe into reports of farmers' suicides, and expressed concern ... Read more...
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Move over ‘Sheila’, ‘Chikni chameli’ is here
December 24th, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Katrina Kaif can move, and how! The Britain-born actress might have taken time in perfecting her Hindi accent, but Bollywood's latka-jhatkas is something she ... Read more...
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Hindalco to invest $5 billion more, double aluminium capacity
December 6th, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 6 (IANS) Hindalco Industries Limited, the metals flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, is looking to more than double its aluminium production capacity by 2016 with an ... Read more...
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CPI-M demands judicial inquiry into Bengal police firing
December 2nd, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday demanded a judicial inquiry into the police firing in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas - which claimed two ... Read more...
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Over 51 percent vote in Kolkata South by-poll
November 30th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IANS) A little over half of the total number of voters exercised their franchise peacefully in the prestigious Kolkata South Lok Sabha by-poll here Wednesday.
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Bengal interlocutors step aside from peace process
November 28th, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IANS) Four Days after top Maoist commander Kishenji was killed by the security forces, the West Bengal government-appointed interlocutors Monday stepped aside from the peace dialogue ... Read more...
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Unscrupulous Left workers joining Trinamool: Congress
November 27th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 27 (IANS) The Congress' West Bengal unit Sunday alleged that several Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) workers have infiltrated the Trinamool Congress to jeopardise the relationship of ... Read more...
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Long-list of Man Asian Literary Prize (To go with New Indian fiction takes Asian centrestage)
November 3rd, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) India dominates the list of 12 books long-listed for the Man Asian Literary Prize, the Booker for Asia.The contenders are:"The Wandering Falcon" by Jamil Ahmad ... Read more...
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New Indian reality fiction takes Asian centrestage
November 3rd, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The new Indian fiction that combines philosophy, history and key social concerns has come of age on the Asian literary stage with five Indian authors ... Read more...
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CPI-M demands probe into Darjeeling bridge collapse
October 25th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 25 (IANS) Accusing the Darjeeling administration and police of callousness in the wake of the bridge collapse that claimed 32 lives, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday ... Read more...
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Left blames US-NATO for Gaddafi killing
October 21st, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) A day after Muammar Gaddafi was killed, the Left parties Friday accused the US-NATO combine for launching a "blatant aggression" for a regime change to ... Read more...
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Progressive movement revisits its 75-year journey
October 14th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Arts, culture and literature in India have charted a progressive course for the last seven decades. An exhibition documenting the journey of the Progressive Writers' ... Read more...
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Childhood fairytales revisited in Indian art
October 13th, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Art and fairytales have moved together since the dawn of storytelling. But the march of civilization has allowed artists to reinterpret old stories in new ... Read more...
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Congress asks JMM to ditch BJP in Jharkhand
October 11th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday promised to support the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) if it formed its government in the state by severing its alliance with the ... Read more...
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Mamata resigns from Lok Sabha
October 8th, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata/New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday resigned as Lok Sabha member, days after winning the Bhowanipore assembly by-polls to make her maiden entry ... Read more...
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No plans to change coach for Fed Cup performance: Mohun Bagan
September 29th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 29 (IANS) Famed soccer club Mohun Bagan Thursday claimed it has no intention to sack chief coach Stephen David Darby because of the outfit's poor show in the ... Read more...
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Rare sketches of Bengal famine on show in Delhi
September 27th, 2011 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Sketches from the Bengal famine series by Chittaprasad Bhattacharya will be exhibited at the India International Centre here Thursday by the Delhi Art Gallery during ... Read more...
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Amitav Ghosh, Sunil Gangopadhyay shortlisted for Hindu prize
September 26th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Seven writers, including Amitav Ghosh, Sunil Gangopadhyay and U.R. Ananthamurthy, are in the fray for the Hindu Best Fiction Award 2011, the Chennai-based newspaper group ... Read more...
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Federation Cup: Mohun Bagan bow out, Wahingdoh upset Churchill
September 20th, 2011 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 19 (IANS) Meghalaya teams sparkled, as Wahingdoh surprised Goa's Churchill Brothers 2-1 while Shillong Lajong Football Club has showed the door to title contenders Mohun Bagan with a ... Read more...
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Kush upsets Alsaraj for junior squash title
September 10th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 10 (IANS) Local lad Kush Kumar overcame favourite and top seed Ahmed Alsaraj from Jordan 11-5, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9 to win the Boys' Under-17 title in the Indian ... Read more...
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Soumitra Sen accepts Lok Sabha’s stand
September 6th, 2011 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 5 (IANS) Soumitra Sen, who resigned as a judge of the Calcutta High Court, has accepted the stand of the Lok Sabha that he will not be ... Read more...
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Patil forwards Sen’s resignation for notification
September 3rd, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Saturday sent the resignation of Calcutta High Court's Justice Soumitra Sen to the department of justice for issuance of a notification ... Read more...
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