The Calcutta High Court on Friday upheld death sentences for key accused Aftab Ansari and close aide Jamiluddin Nasir convicted of involvement in a 2002 attack on American Centre in Kolkata in which six policemen were killed.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will seek Rs 15,000 crore from the Centre for building a "mini Chinese Wall" along the coastal area of the Sundarbans to protect the area's 4.1 million people from further cyclones and high tides. The area was recently hit by cyclone Aila.
The Assam police on Sunday arrested one of the key negotiators of the ULFA-nominated People's Consultative Group (PCG), Hiranya Saikia under the provisions of Unlawful Activities Prevention (UAP) Act, serving a lethal blow to the now dormant peace initiative.
Strong contenders East Bengal edged past a fighting Salgaocar Sports Club 3-2 in an exciting I-League match
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While 30 complaints were received each month, four to five could actually be followed up as real cases of cybercrime, Ashim Kar Choudhury, in charge of the cyber cell, told PTI. "Cybercrime is a crime committed primarily through Internet contact and includes credit card fraud, identity theft, child pornography, indecent chat-room behaviour, e-mail fraud, threat and hacking of sites," he said.
Jagat had joined the militant organisation in 1999 and was involved in several extremist operations in Upper Assam, besides receiving training as a paramedic.
Buoyant stock markets and booming telecom sector appear to have generated some interest among global equity players with Blackstone and Texas Pacific approaching Hutchison to buy stake in its India venture but the move could face hurdles.
West Bengal government puts on hold all special economic zones in the state until a 'socially balanced' decision is taken in this regard.
East Bengal rallied from an early deficit to beat the defending champions in the semi-final of the Federation Cup.
With a very severe cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal likely to trigger surge of tidal waves up to six feet high and a high-speed gale in coastal Orissa, the state government has begun evacuation of people from sea-side villages in six districts.
East Bengal rallied to hold Sporting Clube de Goa 1-1 in Margao on Wednesday.
Title aspirant Dempo pumped in three second half goals on their way to a thrilling 5-3 win over East Bengal in the National Football League.
Bonafice Ambani's goal gave the former champions a 2-1 victory over Mohammedan Sporting in a third round match.
BJP Members of Parliament from Assam, Rajen Gohain and Narayan Chandra Borkotoky, have been appointed in-charge of Mizoram and Nagaland respectively.
Assam beat Railways 2-1 to finish on top of Cluster IV
Renedy Singh's goals gave the three-time champions a 1-0 victory in the National Football League.
Three time champions Mohun Bagan now face a must win situation against Indian Bank in their last match.
As Soumitra Chatterjee turns 80 on January 19, we look back at his best movies.
The DGCA is conducting special audit of all airlines and airports which are in monsoon-affected areas in the wake of multiple landing incidents across the country.
East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan 2-1 and now stand just three points away from their third NFL title.
The victory enabled the defending champions displace Dempo from the top spot in the National Football League.
The latest updates from the Tamil film industry.
Hansal Mehta's son Jai will make his directorial debut with this movie.
The Nigerian striker scored a brace in a 3-2 victory over ITI in the National Football League.
Tollygunge wasted a penalty late in the match and had to rest content with a 1-1 draw in the National Football League match.
The World and Asian OK Dinghy champion win the OK Dinghy title in the National Sailing Regatta.
While actor Arjun Rampal's portrayal of gangster Arun Gawli in Daddy is gutsy, producer- writer Arjun Rampal pushes the audience to discover more plot holes than Mumbai citizens encountered this monsoon, says Prasanna D Zore.
Indian eves won the inaugural Ashim Trophy after thrashing the touring West Indies by a huge 170-run margin in the fifth ODI
Kishore Mullick's lone goal enabled the Kolkata side beat JCT in the final.
Striker Akeem's late goal gave the Kolkata side a 2-2 draw in the NFL.
A crucial meeting of the empowered committee on state-level value added tax will be held in New Delhi on Tuesday to thrash out the problems that have stalled the implementation of the system from April 1.\n\n\n\n
Young Ashim Biswas scored all the goals in a 3-0 rout of Indian Bank in the National Football League.
Ashim Biswas scored a brace in a 4-0 victory in the NFL match.
Tollygunge improved their tally to 17 points from 13 matches while the bankmen, conceding five consecutive losses, remained at 11 points from 13 outings.
Salgaocar rallied strongly after conceding an early goal but had to settle for a 1-1 draw in the National Football League.
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