Brazil's Sao-Paulo blanked East Bengal 3-0 in the first Super Soccer match.
'Demand in India has been outstripping supply.'
Powerful explosives other than RDX were used in the blast in a coach of the Haldibari-Siliguri passenger train that killed seven persons on Monday, West Bengal Home Secretary P R Roy said in Kolkata on Wednesday.
No militant group has so far claimed responsibility for the blast.
Their vehicle overturned at Dudhia, about 20 km from Siliguri.
Over 26 people have lost their lives country in the aftermath of the 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Nepal.
Bengal beat Punjab by nine wickets in a Ranji Trophy Super League tie in Siliguri on Tuesday.
Sourav Ganguly on Monday raised Rs 16.5 lakh for the liver transplant of a Siliguri boy by auctioning his bats.
If smart enough, India should befriend China and respect Pakistan, preventing disputes from spilling over, the article said.
'Who are these people on the streets?' 'They are youth and students who were hoodwinked, bluffed by Modi for the last seven years, with a promise of 2 crore jobs every year.' 'And Mamata sings the same tune.' 'But the youth can see that as long as there is Mamata or Modi, there is no hope.'
A cup of tea saved Narayan De from the blast in a coach of the Haldibari-Jalpaiguri passenger train that killed eight persons at Belakoba station near Siliguri on Monday.
Parle Products Pvt Ltd announced the fourth year of 'Parle Saraswati Vandana - 2005', an initiative to help children showcase talent during 'Saraswati puja'.
India has experienced hands and will emerge with flying colours, declares Inspector General Gurdip Singh Uban (retd).
The Board of Control for Cricket in India will bear the entire cost of the cash-strapped North Eastern states' Ranji Trophy debut, which has been mandated by the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee, a couple of whom will play their home games at neutral venues due to lack of infrastructure.
The party leaders are confident the NDA will achieve the majority mark of 272, reports Archis Mohan.
Indian national football team slumped to its worst-ever FIFA rankings, 171, in the 209-nation chart.
Enjoy exclusive use of the New Jalpaiguri-Darjeeling toy train.
The accident occurred when the van came in the way of the Alipurduar-Siliguri up passenger train at an unmanned level crossing in between Banarhat and Keran stations of the North Frontier Railways.
Bharati Das, the Indian wife of Maninder Pal Singh Kohli, the prime accused in the Hannah Foster murder case, has refused to accept a British cash award of around Rs 4 lakh for providing information to help arrest him from Kalimpong.
Gujarat beat Bengal in the last over of the Ranji trophy tie.
The wheels turn for bicycles, as manufacturers go back to the basics. After motorised two-wheelers overtook cycle sales in the country, manufacturers are focusing on commuter segment again and reviving entry-level cycles.
The landslides have caused extensive damage to NH 10 and NH 55, cutting off road and telecommunication link to Darjeeling and Sikkim.
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Salopek is on an intercontinental journey of 24,000 miles, tracing humankind's movement out of Africa right down to South America.
The much-awaited inaugural run of the Kolkata-Agartala via Dhaka bus, which was flagged off by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, hit a roadblock with technical glitches preventing the journey.
Replying to Bengal's first innings total of 298, Gujarat were 269 for 3 on the second day of the Ranji Trophy match.
'The world does not care about the tension on our border.' 'India has to emerge as a strong economic power.' 'Respect comes when the world sees a country with a direction and leadership that has a vision,' points out Ramesh Menon.
Bharati, wife of Maninderpal Singh Kohli, prime suspect in the rape and murder of a 17-year-old British national, said she wants to meet her husband and hear from him whether he is guilty or not
Nature therapy package launched ahead of Nathu-La traffic.
'Winning this election will take us a step closer to realising our dreams'
Specially abled Sai Kaustuv Dasgupta talks about how he wants to make his life a message to all the 'wheelchair warriors'.
Suddenly the sands are shifting and even friends are acting strange.
Hundreds of serving and veteran officers on Friday celebrated bicentenary of the first battalion of Gorkha Rifles (1/1 GR) with vigour and zest at Pathankot.
'You have been surrounded from all directions, if you want the safety of your troops and your personal safety, we will give you eight hours to make up your mind to surrender.'
Other than Gujarat, Odisha and West Bengal, call centres would come up in Assam, Manipur, Tripura.
Smriti Mandhana continued her impressive run in the Women's Cricket Super League
The West Bengal State Election Commission on Sunday postponed counting of votes in the election to Bidhannagar and Asansol municipal corporations following allegations of large-scale violence, even as opposition parties demanded fresh elections.
Bibek Debroy highlights the importance of the Assam Rail Link Project.
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