Trivedi’s rail fare hike reasonable, say economists
March 15th, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 15 (IANS) Notwithstanding severe criticism from his own Trinamool Congress that may cost him his job, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi has got a thumbs up for his ... Read more...
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Now, an all India guide map on snakes
March 15th, 2012 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 15 (IANS) With 46,900 people in India succumbing to snake bites in a year, an NGO has now come up with the novel 'All India Snake Guide Map' ... Read more...
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Trinamool won’t back Congress for Rajya Sabha polls
March 13th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress has decided not to support the Congress nominee in West Bengal for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls, state Congress chief Pradip Bhattacharya Tuesday ... Read more...
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Left sceptical of Mahato’s surrender, Congress welcomes it
March 9th, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) A sceptical Left Front Friday said Maoist squad leader Suchitra Mahato had been in police custody and had not surrendered Friday. The Congress, an ally ... Read more...
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Post UP, Bengal Congress softens stand on Trinamool
March 9th, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) After its poor showing in the Uttar Pradesh polls, the Congress appears to be softening its stand towards ally Trinamool Congress. This is already evident ... Read more...
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Honoured and humbled, says Amitabh Bhattacharya
March 7th, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya says he is honoured after being conferred with the National Award for best lyrics for penning the song "Agar zindagi" in "I AM"."It ... Read more...
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Court orders CID probe in CPI-M leaders’ killing
March 2nd, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Friday order the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the killing of two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leaders, an incident the ... Read more...
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State polls to impact Congress-Trinamool ties: West Bengal Congress chief (Interview)
February 27th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) The outcome of ongoing assembly elections in five states will have an impact on the Congress-Trinamool Congress alliance in West Bengal, state Congress chief Pradip ... Read more...
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Apex court allows Bengal to withdraw Nandigram plea
February 24th, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Decks were cleared for action against police personnel involved in the March 2007 Nandigram firing as the Supreme Court Friday permitted the West Bengal government ... Read more...
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Another AMRI hospital director granted bail
February 23rd, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) Gynaecologist and AMRI Hospital director Pranab Dasgupta was Thursday granted bail by a court here in the fire tragedy case at the medical facility which claimed ... Read more...
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A septuagenarian gives voice to art of mimicry
February 21st, 2012 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IANS) For some mimicry is an art, for others just imitation, but for Subhendu Biswas it is a science. The septuagenarian - who says everything about him ... Read more...
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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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