Odafa rescues Mohun Bagan again in I-League
February 11th, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) Odafa Okolie proved the savior yet again for Mohun Bagan as they registered a 2-1 victory over Mumbai FC in the 20th round of I-League football ... Read more...
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Dempo looking to consolidate position in I-League
February 11th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) Table toppers Dempo will be looking to consolidate their position in I-League when they face Pailan Arrows in the 20th round at the Salt Lake Stadium, ... Read more...
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Africa to be ‘next centre of growth’ for Bank of Baroda
February 11th, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) Public sector lender Bank of Baroda (BoB) is planning to expand its network in Africa for its incremental business growth by opening ten new branches in ... Read more...
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National Grass Court Tennis: Top seed Myneni in final
February 10th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) Men's top seed Rakesh Myneni and women's fourth seed Vaishnavi Peddi Reddy sailed into the finals of Indian Jute National Grass Court Tennis Championships here Friday.Myneni ... Read more...
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National Grass Court Tennis: Top seed Myneni in semis
February 9th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) Men's top seed Saketh Myneni and women's second seed Ankita Raina continued their good run entering the semi-finals of the singles events in the Indian Jute ... Read more...
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Confident Yuvraj will win cancer battle: Bhupathi
February 9th, 2012 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) Describing Yuvraj Singh as a "fighter", Indian tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi Wednesday exuded confidence the cricketer will win his battle against lung cancer."It's a disturbing ... Read more...
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Rahul, Mangal in Indian archery team for Asian Grand Prix
February 9th, 2012 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) Rahul Banerjee and Mangal Singh Champia Wednesday returned to the Indian archery team for the first Asian Grand Prix at Bangkok Feb 14-20.Tarundeep Rai and Atanu ... Read more...
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Singhvi takes on Amit Mitra over central funds for Bengal
February 8th, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) Firing a fresh salvo in the latest standoff with the Trinamool Congress over central assistance for West Bengal, the Congress Wednesday accused the state government ... Read more...
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Jubilant FoodWorks Q3 net profit rises 55.47 percent
February 8th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Jubilant FoodWorks (JFL), which operates pizza vendor Domino's, Wednesday reported a 55.47 percent increase in net profit at Rs.29.47 crore for the third quarter ended ... Read more...
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Independent legislator set to join Trinamool
February 8th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress is set to induct an independent legislator who defeated last year the Trinamool candidate with Congress backing.Hamidul Rehman won from Chopra in ... Read more...
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Reliance Life Insurance to have accounting profit this fiscal
February 7th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) Reliance Life Insurance, a part of Reliance Capital, is expected to register its first year of accounting profit this financial year, a top executive of the ... Read more...
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Gogoi seeks new trains for Assam
February 7th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 7 (IANS) Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi wants more trains for Assam, particularly to link Chennai and Mumbai.Gogoi made the request to Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi in New Delhi ... Read more...
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Role of independent directors of company will be clarified: Moily
February 7th, 2012 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Assuaging corporate and industry bodies following the arrest of several AMRI directors for a massive fire at the hospital, Corporate Affair Minister M. Veerappa Moily Monday ... Read more...
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Demand for nutrition food to grow in India: Nestle
February 6th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 6 (IANS) Global nutrition major Nestle sees potential growth for its food products that meet specific dietary needs not met through normal diets in India due to changing ... Read more...
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Not got a single paisa in relief from central government: Bengal
February 6th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Rejecting Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi's claim that the Mamata Banerjee-led dispensation has been given about Rs.8,000 crore aid in its first few months in ... Read more...
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Headline inflation to continue around 7 percent till March: Pranab
February 6th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Monday headline inflation would continue around seven percent till March."I am happy that headline inflation has come down ... Read more...
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Ex-ISRO chief can’t dictate to government: Congress
February 5th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) The Congress Sunday said former Indian space agency chief G. Madhavan Nair was free to criticise the twin probe reports on the multi-billion dollar Antrix-Devas ... Read more...
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Churchill’s chance to claim No.2 spot
February 5th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Feb 5 (IANS) The drawn Kolkata Derby Saturday has given Churchill Brothers a golden chance to challenge fellow Goan club Dempo SC when they take on embattled Mumbai ... Read more...
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Get-well wishes pour in for Yuvraj
February 5th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) India's flamboyant cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who has been diagnosed with a malignant tumour in his lung has received support from all quarters.Yuvraj is currently ... Read more...
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Sahara’s withdrawal fresh crisis for beleaguered cricket, BCCI
February 4th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) Facing tough times following the Indian team's dismal performance, poor crowd response in home internationals, and challenge from Formula 1 racing, the Indian cricket board Saturday ... Read more...
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Not getting development funds, complains Trinamool MP
February 4th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) Singer-turned-Trinamool Congress MP Kabir Suman Saturday complained that the developmental work in his Lok Sabha constituency was suffering with his MP Local Area Development funds ... Read more...
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East Bengal, Mohun Bagan finish 1-1 in I-League
February 4th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) East Bengal failed to hold on to a opening half lead and finished 1-1 with arch-rivals Mohun Bagan in a I-League football match here Saturday.Playing before ... Read more...
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Pailan face resurgent Lajong in I-League
February 4th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) Pailan Arrows, who drew with Goan giants Salgaocar SC in their last encounter, will have their morale high when they face Shillong Lajong FC in ... Read more...
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Good judgment, it’s a relief: Pranab
February 4th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) Calling it a relief, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday welcomed a CBI special court's ruling dismissing a plea to make Home Minister P. Chidambaram an ... Read more...
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Kishenji was killed in fake shootout: Mahasweta Devi
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) Claiming that top Maoist leader Kishenji was killed in a "fake" shootout by the security forces, Magsaysay awardee author-activist Mahasweta Devi Friday said the government must ... Read more...
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East Bengal face Mohun Bagan in I-League’s Kolkata derby
February 3rd, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) East Bengal will take on arch rivals Mohun Bagan in a 19th round I-League football match at the Salt Lake Stadium here Saturday.
Both teams are ... Read more...
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Indian football team to play Oman, Azerbaijan
February 3rd, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) The Indian football team will play two international friendlies in Oman and Azerbaijan later this month in the runup to the AFC Challenge Cup in Kathmandu.India ... Read more...
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Veteran AMRI doctor gets bail till Feb 15
February 3rd, 2012 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) AMRI Hospital MD and veteran doctor Mani Chettri, held for a fire in the institution that killed 94 people last December, was Thursday given conditional bail ... Read more...
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Hospitals to have fire officials
February 2nd, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Hospitals in the capital with 500 beds or more have been told to have fire safety officials, Delhi Health Minister A.K. Walia said Thursday.The hospitals ... Read more...
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Pailan, Salgaocar play goalless draw in I-League
February 2nd, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) Pailan Arrows managed to pull off a 0-0 draw at home to Salgaocar SC in the 18th round of I-League football played at the Salt Lake ... Read more...
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Burn care training planned for doctors, nurses
February 2nd, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Doctors and nurses will be trained in burn care and management as the country reports nearly seven million burn injuries in infernos like the one ... Read more...
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Concast plans to set up Rs. 8 bn cement plant in Arunachal
February 2nd, 2012 - 1:30 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Concast Group Wednesday said it is planning to set up a 1.2 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) cement plant at Arunachal Pradesh, pumping in an estimated ... Read more...
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Two IAS officers arrested in Bengal
February 2nd, 2012 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Two Indian Administrative Service officers - one retired and another on compulsory waiting - in West Bengal were arrested for their alleged involvement in an iron ... Read more...
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KKR management to decide team’s strategy Thursday: Shah Rukh
February 1st, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Bollywood superstar and owner of IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Shah Rukh Khan said the team management will sit for a discussion Thursday to ... Read more...
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‘Slapgate’ reportage affecting my kids: Shah Rukh
February 1st, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Bollywood badshah Shah Rukh Khan Wednesday refused to categorically state whether he had slapped Shirish Kunder or not but said the reportage on the incident ... Read more...
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