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3K personnel deployed as Kabir's mosque plan heightens Dec 6 heat in Bengal

West Bengal braces for a politically fraught Saturday as suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir pushes ahead with the foundation-laying ceremony for a 'Babri Masjid-style' mosque in......

BSF letting in infiltrators from Bangladesh: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Border Security Force of letting infiltrators from Bangladesh enter India and charged the BSF with trying to destabilise the......

Sec 144 clamped in Bengal village after protests for TMC leader's arrest

Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC were imposed and internet services suspended in Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, where local women held protests demanding the......

By-election polls passes off peacefully in Haryana, K'taka, Benga

About 70 per cent of the electorate cast their ballot in Bellary (rural) bypoll in Karnataka where the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is locked in a bitter contest with its former leader B......

Who will pull the strings post LS elections?

It won't be the Third Front, nor even a Federal Front. In case of a fractured verdict, a minority coalition comprising AIADMK, BJD and Trinamool Congress is the most likely outcome -- but it's the......

Cruise ships may be allowed to ply in Bay of Benga

The Centre is examining the issue of granting licences to cruise ships in the Bay of Bengal for plying along the Orissa coast to tap the immense potential for beach tourism in the state, according......

Industry wants Didi to bring Tatas back to Singur

A day after Hero Group joint managing director Sunil Munjal walked out of a meeting of industry captains with West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, business lobbies urged the state government......

After the Left, it's TC's turn to block reforms

The Left Front's economic policies may continue to haunt the UPA government as the Trinamool Congress, largest ally of the Congress, is opposed to divestment of public sector insurance companies,......

War, flu boost domestic tourism

The prolonged war in Iraq and the outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome in South-East Asia are likely to throw up an unlikely beneficiary: the domestic tourism industry. Industry......

Tata Group has written down $2.2 bn under Mistry

When Tata Steel this month announced a non-cash write-down of Rs 1,577 crore (Rs 15.77 billion) for its Benga (Mozambique) project investment, the total write-offs made by Cyrus Mistry since taking......

Howrah Bridge lit up to wish Indians for Tokyo Olympics

IMAGE: Howrah Bridge was illuminated on Monday to wish Indian athletes ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: PIB West Benga/Twitter Kolkata's iconic Howrah Bridge on Monday was illuminated to......

'I wanted to bat to the fullest and let the momentum go'

Kings XI Punjab batsman Wriddhiman Saha, who made a superb 54 to help his side score a thrilling victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL match, has said he enjoyed his batting and......

Ganguly to lead in Vijay Hazare trophy

Fighting to keep himself in shape ahead of the IPL, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly will lead Bengal's challenge in the upcoming domestic one-dayers for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The state......

I am available to play for Bengal: Ganguly

Former Indian Cricket captain Sourav Ganguly is keen to play the four-day and 50-over Ranji Trophy matches for home side Bengal. "I am available to play for Bengal in the four-day and 50-over......

AFC Cup: East Bengal hold South China 3-3

Foreign recruit Tolgay Ozbey struck a goal in the dying minutes to help East Bengal snatch a 3-3 draw against South China in their return leg AFC Cup match at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on......