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Bengal BJP chief warns protesting party members

Rattled by a series of demonstrations outside the state party headquarters in Kolkata, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party president Sukanta Majumdar Friday issued a stern warning saying that......

Movie halls in Bengal yet to agree to screen 'Kerala Story' despite SC order

Despite the Supreme Court allowing screening of the movie The Kerala Story in West Bengal, no cinema hall has as yet agreed to show the controversial film which was earlier banned by the state......

'Centre can't abdicate its responsibility'

'The Centre and state need to take a unified approach and take concerted action before this matter assumes menacing proportions because unemployment, the drug trade and the levels of frustration......

Kolkata civic polls: Over 63% vote amid violence; 72 arrested

Sporadic incidents of violence including hurling of bombs at two booths marred an otherwise humdrum polling to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) as 63.37 per cent of the nearly 40.5 lakh......

Accused in Anandapur molestation case arrested, sent to custody

A man allegedly involved in molesting and throwing out a woman from his car besides knocking down another woman has been arrested from Dumdum area near Kolkata, police said. ......

RBI issues revised norms for hiring bank lockers

The Reserve Bank on Wednesday came out with revised guidelines for the hiring of lockers under which the liability of banks will be limited to 100 times its annual rent in case of fire, theft,......

How to build a world-class ventilator in 90 days, at one-third the cost

The start-up mentors debated if they could drive the price further down, but feared an even lower price would raise doubts about its quality, as was the case with the Tata Nano, reports Amrita......

After a long lull, milk prices set to rise by Rs 2-4 a litre

Prices of milk and derivatives such as cheese, butter, curd and skimmed milk powder were subdued for two years, on a supply surplus. Dairy companies are planning to raise milk prices by Rs 2-4 a......

Bauls to come under medical insurance

In the first-ever initiative for the 'bauls' of rural Bengal, the folk baladeers now come under medical insurance. To honour and support the cause of 'bauls', whose stringed 'ektara' is unique......

PM confident of Raghuram Rajan's ability to guide RBI

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday called for evolving a fresh thinking on Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy in a globalised economy and dealing with the constraints of its macro......

'I did Munnabhai MBBS so that I didn't get slotted in a particular image'

'Films will come and go, some will do really well and some will be okay, you have to learn from that and move on.' 'But rest assured, you know one thing: they (audiences) love you, and that's the......

A piece of Mira Nair's heart

Mira Nair's The Namesake, based on Jhumpa Lahiri's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, will open the Indo-American Arts Council's 6th IAAC Film Festival in New York on Nov 1. The......

Jagmohan Dalmiya elected BCCI President

Jagmohan Dalmiya returned as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India after being unanimously elected at its Annual General Meeting in Chennai on Monday. The Narayanswami Srinivasan......

Srinivasan-backed Dalmiya set to return as BCCI president

Jagmohan Dalmiya. Photograph: Reuters Veteran cricket administrator Jagmohan Dalmiya is all set to return as Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president more than a decade after he last......

Dalmiya questions TV rights award

Former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Jagmohan Dalmiya on Tuesday raised questions on the award of global media rights by the Board and alleged that it has lost Rs 81.40 crore on......

Tollygunge hold Bagan goalless

Mohun Bagan put up a dismal show and had to be content with a goalless draw against a fighting Tollygunge Agragami in a National Football League match inKolkata on Wednesday.Plagued by the absence......

Sukhbinder Singh puts Assam in command

Sukhbinder Singh struck a captain's knock of 115 not out as Assam took a first innings lead of 101, forcing Bengal on the back foot on the third day of the 'Elite' Group B Ranji Trophy match at the......

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