The Left alleged that India was leaning toward imperialist United States which was against India's interests.
About 6,500 persons were sheltered in 67 relief camps opened in various districts.
A change in technique after being asked to open had a negative impact on his performance during his playing days. No wonder VVS Laxman wants Rohit Sharma to stick to his natural game in his new role during the South Africa Test series.
An official panel on Tuesday ruled out any increase in value added tax (VAT) rates as part of a package to compensate states on account of revenue loss due to a one per cent cut in Central Sales Tax that was to have happened in the beginning of this fiscal.
Bengal were 199 for five in reply to Maharashtra's 215 in the Ranji Trophy match.
Gurudas Dasgupta of the Communist Party of India raised the issue in the Lok Sabha and asked the House to join him in condemning US attempt to bully the Left parties. "The nation has a view on Nandigram, but we cannot allow the US government to interfere in the internal affairs of India. I condemn the US report," he said in a brief mention in the Lower House.
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"The government is hobnobbing with the BJP Don't worry, we are at the end of the journey. We don't trust this government any more," party leader Gurudas Dasgupta said.
Electing to bat the Kolkata Tigers managed to put on 279 in their 50 overs.
West Bengal government puts on hold all special economic zones in the state until a 'socially balanced' decision is taken in this regard.
Faced with a nationwide strike by bank employees, the government on assured that proposed outsourcing would be implemented only under a well defined policy.
In this lockdown, no matter how many similarities the memory dredges up from past events and associations, there is one thing that has no precedent: The isolation that it has imposed on people, reports Arundhuti Dasgupta.
The new faces in the state cabinet include former Indian cricketer Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Shovandeb Chattopadhaya, Kolkata Mayor Shovan Chatterjee, Abani Mohan Joarder, Abdur Rezzak Mollah, Suvendu Adhikari, Rabindranath Ghosh, Churamani Mahato, James Kujur, Siddikullah Choudhury, Asima Patra, Ghulam Rabbani, Zakir Hossain, Sandhya Rani Tudu, singer Indranil Sen, Tapan Dasgupta and B Hansda.
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Banerjee had on Saturday invited the agitators for closed-door talks, but the offer was turned down by them.
It was a moment of pride for Olympian boxer MC Mary Kom as she took oath as a Rajya Sabha MP in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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Bengal posted a strong 465 for four on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match against Rajasthan.
A top CAB source told PTI that Deep Dasgupta would replace Ganguly as Bengal skipper.
'Soul might not win trophies. But, unlike trophies, soul actually matters,' says Shougat Dasgupta.
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The resistance to VAT in Uttar Pradesh has been declining after the tax's success in 21 states.
Rohan Gavaskar scored an unbeaten 79 as East Zone scored a one-wicket last ball victory South Zone in the Deodhar Trophy.
Deep Dasgupta will lead Bengal for the Moin-ud-Dowla Gold Cup in Hyderabad.
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As it battles stiff competition, Sony Entertainment India is finalising "major acquisitions" in India that can be announced in the next few months.
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'Gods are deceitful too and villains can be upright upholders of the law.' 'Perhaps political leaders of all shades would benefit from these lessons instead of declaring themselves upholders of a dharma that means different things to different people,' points out Arundhuti Dasgupta.
Required to score 186 for an outright victory in the Ranji Trophy match, Bengal were home just after lunch on the last day.
The Airport Authority of India employees have yet to call off their strike against the privatisation of the modernisation of the Mumbai and Delhi airports, despite indications late on Friday that the agitation might called off.
There has been a significant increase of 50 per cent in global wealth between 1990 and 2010, but it rose by only an "anaemic" 6 per cent during this period if measured in terms of sustainable development.
The former India captain took three wickets and contributed 43 runs as Bengal were 113 runs ahead of Punjab.
Sourav Ganguly will lead a 14-member Bengal team in the Ranji Trophy opener against Punjab.
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With 21 states agreeing to switch over to value added tax from April 1, finance minister P Chidambaram on Thursday asked the remaining states, including Uttar Pradesh and BJP-ruled states, to implement it and add a historic dimension to centre-state
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