Tendulkar unhappy with Eden sight screen, CAB agrees to increase height
November 12th, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 12 (IANS) The old problem of the sight screen returned to haunt Eden Gardens Saturday as batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar - one short of a historic century ... Read more...
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Two mega Tagore film projects approved: Selja
November 11th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) A screening committee under filmmaker Shyam Benegal has selected two film projects on Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore which will be made with financial assistance ... 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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India, Iran seek to end oil payment row
September 22nd, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 22 (IANS) India is likely to put in place a permanent mechanism in a month's time to resolve the oil payment dispute with Iran, an official said Thursday."I ... Read more...
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Opposition slams government over petrol price hike
September 15th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Opposition parties Thursday slammed the government for the petrol price hike, terming it as a blow to the common man, and announced they would ... Read more...
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Online lottery legalised by Mamata government: CPI-M
September 12th, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) Former West Bengal finance minister and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Asim Dasgupta Monday alleged that by imposing charge on online lottery the Trinamool ... Read more...
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Opposition attacks government for security failure (Lead)
September 7th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Opposition parties attacked the government over Wednesday's Delhi High Court blast and asked how it failed to be vigilant despite a bomb attack at ... Read more...
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Opposition blames government for security failure
September 7th, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Blaming the government for lax security, opposition parties Wednesday demanded a thorough probe into the blast outside the Delhi High Court that claimed nine ... Read more...
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PM must clarify on Amar, says CPI
September 6th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Gurudas Dasgupta Tuesday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh must clarify on Amar Singh's role in the cash-for-votes scandal ... Read more...
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‘Michael’ to be premiered at Toronto fest, director nervous
September 5th, 2011 - 9:56 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 5 (IANS) Debutant director Ribhu Dasgupta, whose "Michael" is the only Hindi film selected for world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, says he feels honoured but ... Read more...
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Turnaround strategy for Air India soon: Government
August 12th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The government will soon spell out a comprehensive turnaround plan for flag carrier Air India, which is burdened with a cumulative loss of Rs.22,165 ... Read more...
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Curb inflation or ‘go’, opposition slams government (Roundup)
August 3rd, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Opposition parties led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday tore into the government over the issue of spiralling prices, saying corruption was the ... Read more...
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Protest against Sri Lankan delegation in Lok Sabha
August 1st, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) AIADMK members in the Lok Sabha Monday shouted slogans to protest the presence of a Sri Lankan delegates, led by Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa, who ... Read more...
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`Ceasefire in 1947-48 war was unwarranted’
July 17th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) A former Indian Army officer who took part in the 1947-48 operations against Pakistan-backed tribesman in Jammu and Kashmir feels that a ceasefire that halted ... Read more...
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CPI urges Mamata Banerjee to check human trafficking
July 15th, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) Senior Communist Party of India (CPI) leader and Lok Sabha member Gurudas Dasgupta Friday requested the Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal government to take steps to ... Read more...
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Delhi, Andhra schools are ‘greenest’
July 15th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Schools from the national capital and Andhra Pradesh were Friday declared as the country's "greenest" as they bagged the green school awards organised by the ... Read more...
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Neil’s first composition tribute to grandfather Mukesh
July 12th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Bollywood actor Neil Nitin Mukesh, who comes from a family of singers, has finally composed a song and says it is a tribute to his ... Read more...
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Bengal government presents vote-on-account for two months
June 24th, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) The West Bengal government Friday presented a vote-on-account of Rs.11,165 crore for two months -- August and September - of the current fiscal.Presenting the vote-on-account in ... Read more...
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Return of Singur land welcomed, but CPI-M opposes ordinance
June 10th, 2011 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) Barring the CPI-M and its ally RSP, political parties in West Bengal Friday welcomed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's decision to return 400 acres of land ... Read more...
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A travel show that explores Indian men!
June 8th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) Most travel shows tread the beaten path but here's one that is definitely different. "What's With Indian Men?" features supermodel Indrani Dasgupta and actress Sugandha Garg ... Read more...
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Left finds Ramdev’s movement mysterious
June 4th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Left Saturday questioned Baba Ramdev's indefinite hunger strike against black money, saying that the way religious leaders are taking the political platform is a ... Read more...
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Look forward to discussions with Mitra: Asim Dasgupta
June 2nd, 2011 - 1:10 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) Reacting to West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra's allegation of mismanaging the state treasury, former state finance minister Asim Dasgupta Wednesday said a discussion between the ... Read more...
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Film critic Chidananda Dasgupta is dead
May 23rd, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) Eminent film critic, academic and director Chidananda Dasgupta died at his home here late Sunday night following old-age complications. He was 89. Dasgupta was the father ... Read more...
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‘Adaminte Makan Abu’ wins top honours at Kerala state awards
May 22nd, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 22 (IANS) Malayalam film "Adaminte Makan Abu", which got four National Awards last week, won four Kerala state film awards including for the best film and best actor.The ... Read more...
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Bengal’s finances healthy: Outgoing minister
May 20th, 2011 - 1:58 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) Refuting claims that West Bengal's finances were in poor shape, outgoing Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta Thursday said the reverse was the case."For the past few days ... Read more...
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Gurudas Dasgupta slams CPI-M for debacle
May 18th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) Blaming "arrogance of power" by some Left leaders for the West Bengal election rout, Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Gurudas Dasgupta Wednesday asked that CPI-M ... Read more...
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Amit Mitra steps down as FICCI secretary general
May 18th, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Having won a seat in the West Bengal assembly in the recently concluded state elections, FICCI's secretary general for 15 years Amit Mitra has ... Read more...
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CPI-M pulls up former minister for criticising Buddhadeb
May 18th, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday publicly censured its legislator and former West Bengal minister Abdur Rezzak Mollah for his open criticism of top party ... Read more...
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CPI-M leader slams Buddhadeb for poll rout
May 14th, 2011 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Abdul Rezzak Mollah Friday lashed out at outgoing Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and Industries Minister Nirupam Sen and blamed ... Read more...
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26 Bengal ministers lose in elections
May 14th, 2011 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and 25 of his ministerial colleagues were humbled by opposition nominees - some of them first time contestants - as ... Read more...
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Mamata tsunami sweeps away 34 years of Left rule in Bengal (Roundup)
May 13th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Mamata Bannerjee's Trinamool Congress and its allies swept the assembly polls in West Bengal Friday ending the Left Front's unprecedented 34-year rule in the state.Of ... Read more...
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FICCI leader Amit Mitra, Kolkata mayor win
May 13th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Leading economist and secretary general of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) Amit Mitra won the West Bengal assembly election beating state ... Read more...
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Amit Mitra’s victory in West Bengal remarkable: FICCI
May 13th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Friday welcomed the victory of Trinamool Congress in West Bengal and said it was ... Read more...
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Didn’t contest to be minister: Amit Mitra
May 13th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Victorious Trinamool Congress candidate and FICCI secretary general Amit Mitra Friday said he joined politics to be part of the "historic change" in West Bengal ... Read more...
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Left accepts defeat in West Bengal, Kerala (Second Lead)
May 13th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday accepted defeat in West Bengal, where a Trinamool Congress wave crushed it, and in Kerala, where it narrowly ... Read more...
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