Bengal cabinet okays replacing governor with CM as chancellor of varsities

The West Bengal cabinet on Monday gave its approval to remove the governor and make the chief minister the chancellor of all state-run agriculture, health and animal resources universities, in......

How BJP's Chanakya met his waterloo in Bengal

The BJP could win only 16 out of the 57 seats in Bengal where Amit Shah campaigned, reports Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Anilchandra Shah on a roadshow......

Kolkata techie's kidnappers held in police raid

The alleged mastermind in the Kolkatatechie kidnap case and his two other associates were arrested on Wednesday and Rs 1.90 lakh paid as ransom was also recovered by the police. The main accused......

Achhe din? Wipro moves SEZ proposal in Bengal

'There seems to be a change in the government’s outlook towards the SEZ' Software major Wipro on Thursday gave a petition to the inter-ministerial Board of Approval here to set up a Special......

Will Infosys' Bengal dream finally come true?

The first option that the state government might opt for is offer Infosys space in one of the SEZs that are coming up, but that is unlikely to be accepted The Trinamool Congress government in West......

Mamata's superficial ideas fail to revive Bengal

Mamata Banerjee's triumphal declaration of having attracted investments worth Rs 2.43 lakh crore at the summit, are numbers that no one but she and the enigmatic state finance minister Amit Mitra......

SBI to raise Rs 800-1,200 cr by issuing shares to employees

State Bank of India has proposed to offer share purchase scheme for all its employees which could raise additional equity capital, between Rs 800 crore (Rs 8 billion) and Rs 1,200 crore (Rs 12......

First Look: Maradona arrives in Kolkata sans fan-frenzy

'Kolkata is a very special place and I have good memories from my trip there many years ago, the fans were fantastic.' IMAGE: Diego Maradona waves to his fans in Kolkata. Photograph: PTI Legendary......