Speaking about fleet strength of the Indian Navy, Suthan said that it had a strength of about 150 ships, of which nearly 50 were in Eastern India.
Five senior police officials told the Calcutta High Court that they handed out threats to Rehman, the computer graphics teacher, were baseless.
Supporting West Bengal Chief Minister, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's stand, Mittal said, "Let us see for the next 7-10 years what Indian companies deliver and then we can take a call."
The state government's stand on land acquisition for industries and the Nandigram police firing on March 14 is understood to have figured at the meeting.
This is the sixth day that Parliament has been disrupted.
Tatas selected West Bengal for Rs 1 lakh small car Nano's plant on May 18, 2016.
'The AMs are a different beast and reflect the political play within the government.' 'Prime Minister Modi does not need to assuage any interest group to take the final call on any decision that belongs rightfully to the Cabinet,' points out Subhomoy Bhattacharjee.
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From Latin America to West Bengal, it is Communism that binds. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has sent a cheque for Rs 11.91 lakh to construct a new building of a school in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal. Chavez, a man of strong words and actions, promised during a visit to West Bengal in 2005.
Work on modernising, expanding and renovating the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport will be taken up from January next year, civil aviation secretary Ashok Chawla said on Friday.
The ruling CPI-M in West Bengal on Wednesday night said controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen should "leave the state" if her stay disturbs the peace.
'I am making movies in a jiffy because I want to work with everyone.'
An important political milestone during the year was the return of the Left Front to power with an over two-thirds majority.
A proposed Rs 9,000 crore (Rs 90 billion) greenfield modernisation and expansion programme is expected to give a fresh lease of life to Iisco Steel Plant, a unit of Steel Authority of India.
Seeking to expedite the process, the front had also empowered all partners to initiate peace parleys on their own and talk to the Opposition.
According to the survey, conducted by the Land Reforms Department, only 22,412 acres of vested non-agricultural land is available in the state for industrial and commercial use.
The latest step comes in the wake of allegations from the CM's own party, the CPM, and opposition parties against the involvement of senior police officers. Bhattacharjee said Rizwan's death had stirred the society.
According to a source, the chief minister told the meeting that compensation, which is a major demand by allies and opposition parties, could be given after following due procedure.
The Calcutta high court asked West Bengal government on Friday to explain land acquisition process for Tata Motors plant at Singur, a project that has set off a political storm.
From a subsistence agrarian economy to a sound industrial economy is the slogan of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, while he advocates for Tata Motors small car project against all odds.
Dalmiya secured 61 of the 117 votes while Kolkata Police Commissioner Prasun Mukherjee bagged 56.
Three IIT-M students have developed a smart air purifier that removes dust, pollen, pet dander, particulates and pollutants that cause us the most harm, like mould, viruses, bacteria and gaseous chemicals.
Bhattacharjee, speaking at a function on the second day of the biennial national conference of the All India Lawyers' Union in Siliguri, stressed on the setting up of a national commission for accountability of judges.
Tyre major Dunlop India's main plant at Shahgunj near Kolkata would be re-opened on October 31, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said on Monday.
Dasmunshi said the chief minister, who cannot avoid administrative responsibility for the incident, should offer a public apology for it.
The Kolkata side fought back from 0-2 down to take a point.
Paras Chhabra, who has come from Splitsvilla, is still living in that zone and has already found two heroines. Shefali Bagga shows that she is in love with Siddhartha De, which is nonsense. It looks planned but works in her favour. Mahira Sharma is not fake. She is very clear that she does not want anything in terms of relationships but genuinely counts Paras as a friend.'
The Manmohan Singh government has refused to heed to public opinion on the Iran issue and the left parties have decided to demand a debate in the house ahead of the March six International Atomic Energy Agency Board meeting, said Karat.
Darjeeling project may see Rs 1,500 cr investment.
German multinational distribution chain Metro Cash and Carry International is planning to set up distribution infrastructure for agricultural produce in West Bengal.
A slew of investment proposals in West Bengal, starting from agri-retail chain to petrochemicals, are likely to be discussed when Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani meets Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya in Kolkata on Wednesday.
The compensation package for land acquisition decided by the West Bengal government is very generous, so why are the farmers protesting?
The committee's mandate is to "identify the few critical points in respect of the said judgement for the General Body of the BCCI to consider before its submission to the Hon'ble Supreme Court".
'If Special Economic Zones are here to stay, why should the State get involved in acquiring land? Let the barons of industry negotiate directly with the owners of the land.'
The Centre has asked BSNL to study the feasibility of setting up country's fourth\nsubmarine cable landing station on the eastern coast of Haldia, West Bengal.
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Bangladesh on Wednesday said that no Indian insurgents training camp exist in that country and that this has been verified during investigations on the basis of a list provided by New Delhi.
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