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Bengaluru FC eyeing Indian Super League spot?

Bengaluru FC eyeing Indian Super League spot?

Rediff.com25 May 2017

Bengaluru FC submit bid as ITB submission deadline ends.

Mamata gives in to EC ultimatum; 7 officials to be transferred

Mamata gives in to EC ultimatum; 7 officials to be transferred

Rediff.com8 Apr 2014

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee late Tuesday evening announced that her government will comply with the commission's order on Monday to transfer five superintendents of police, one district magistrate and two additional district magistrates.

Bengal, 1st state to waive sales tax for select airlines

Bengal, 1st state to waive sales tax for select airlines

Rediff.com10 Aug 2013

Airlines say ATF fuel prices in India are 40 per cent higher than in countries such as Singapore. Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra

Bengal SINGES as chit fund COLLAPSES

Bengal SINGES as chit fund COLLAPSES

Rediff.com21 Apr 2013

Congress MP Adhir Choudhury has pegged the loss at Rs 17,000 crore.

Ram Navami clash: Babul Supriyo barred from visiting troubled areas

Ram Navami clash: Babul Supriyo barred from visiting troubled areas

Rediff.com29 Mar 2018

However, no fresh incident of violence was reported from the area since Wednesday night, the police said adding that the situation was 'under control'.

Delhi's situation precarious, this country is being run by god: HC

Delhi's situation precarious, this country is being run by god: HC

Rediff.com22 Apr 2021

The directions came after the Delhi government told the court that oxygen that was to come from Panipat in Haryana was not being allowed to be picked up by the local police there.

WB: Girl gang raped, vehicles set afire by locals

WB: Girl gang raped, vehicles set afire by locals

Rediff.com30 Apr 2013

A minor girl was gang raped in West Bengal on her way back on school leading to violent protests by locals who set on fire three vehicles and damaged at least 30 others, including one belonging to the police, demanding that two youths who were allegedly involved in the crime be handed to them.

Mamata Banerjee: Soldier who trumped BJP war machine

Mamata Banerjee: Soldier who trumped BJP war machine

Rediff.com2 May 2021

'Didi' became the real 'Dada' as she got past the post, on a wheelchair and a foot in cast, a souvenir from the Nandigram battle against former protege-turned-rival Suvendu Adhikari.

Centre's divestment plan: A stress test for zombie steel plants

Centre's divestment plan: A stress test for zombie steel plants

Rediff.com30 Apr 2021

With the government looking to divest loss-making steel assets, significant interest from secondary players is most likely this time apart from the anticipated list of large integrated primary steel producers, said industry experts. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd (NINL), NMDC Integrated Steel Plant (NISP)-Nagarnar, Ferro Scrap Nigam Ltd and three units of Steel Authority of India (SAIL) - Alloy Steels Plant, Durgapur; Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant, Bhadravati; and Salem Steel Plant, Salem - constitute the divestment list. All the three units of SAIL have been loss-making for more than five years.

Pioneering airport-city project struggles to stay aloft

Pioneering airport-city project struggles to stay aloft

Rediff.com10 Jan 2012

The first ever airport-city project in which Singapore's Changi airport holds a 26 per cent stake was expected to be the pride of West Bengal. Instead, a steady stream of pitfalls --from land acquisition problems to allegations of corruption amongst promoters -- has taken the sheen off the project.

Kingfisher, Jet keen on BAPL's proposed airport

Kingfisher, Jet keen on BAPL's proposed airport

Rediff.com25 Jul 2011

Jet Airways and Kingfisher have shown interest to operate in the proposed airport in the industrial belt of Asansol-Durgapur region of West Bengal, Subrata Paul, chief executive officer of Bengal Aerotropolis Projects (BAPL) which is setting up the 10,000-crore airport city project, said.

'When Modi chants Ram, Ram, the youth chant kaam kaam'

'When Modi chants Ram, Ram, the youth chant kaam kaam'

Rediff.com22 Feb 2021

'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.'

Karat hints at Somnath's return to CPI-M

Karat hints at Somnath's return to CPI-M

Rediff.com18 Jan 2011

Three years after the expulsion of Marxist stalwart Somnath Chatterjee from the Communist Party of India-Marxist, the party has dropped a broad hint of considering his return if there was a specific proposal.

Changi Airport to raise stake in Bengal Aerotropolis

Changi Airport to raise stake in Bengal Aerotropolis

Rediff.com20 Aug 2014

Singapore's Changi Airport International (CAI) has decided to increase its stake in Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Ltd (BAPL) to 32.2 per cent from 26 per cent held since the project began in 2009.

COVID, political violence await Mamata as she strides back to office

COVID, political violence await Mamata as she strides back to office

Rediff.com5 May 2021

On Wednesday, Bengal's own daughter she firmly pitched herself as, was sworn in as the chief minister of the turbulent state for the third successive term amid raging fires of political violence and a rampaging pandemic.

Unusual summer pics: Who needs a pool?

Unusual summer pics: Who needs a pool?

Rediff.com9 Jun 2011

We invited readers to send in their interesting summer snapshots. Here are some more responses -- and you can share yours too!

SAIL plans 5,000 crore investment

SAIL plans 5,000 crore investment

Rediff.com10 Feb 2011

Mechanised mining is set to become operational in Chiria in three years' time.

Ranveer Singh recovering from dengue, to be discharged tonight

Ranveer Singh recovering from dengue, to be discharged tonight

Rediff.com3 Oct 2013

The actor was rushed to a suburban Mumbai hospital on September 27.

7 smart cities to be developed in Bengal: Mamata

7 smart cities to be developed in Bengal: Mamata

Rediff.com5 May 2015

The state government had adequate land for these projects, the CM said.

Diwali as I remember it

Diwali as I remember it

Rediff.com4 Nov 2010

Ruby Banerjea wanders down memory lane.

Bengal Inc's latest bone of contention: Coal India

Bengal Inc's latest bone of contention: Coal India

Rediff.com10 Nov 2009

After land, coal is turning out to be the latest hurdle to West Bengal's industrialisation drive.

CAT topper: I prepared only via mock tests

CAT topper: I prepared only via mock tests

Rediff.com13 May 2010

He took the CAT three times. Third time lucky, he finally got a call from IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta and Lucknow.

Ahead of Bihar polls, PM inaugurates 3 petro projects

Ahead of Bihar polls, PM inaugurates 3 petro projects

Rediff.com13 Sep 2020

Launching a veiled attack on Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad, who he did not mention by name, Modi said Bihar has come out of an era when rail, road and internet connectivity were made light of and people used to say of what use roads are for those who walk on their feet.

Bengal transfers 533 acres for airport project

Bengal transfers 533 acres for airport project

Rediff.com29 Oct 2009

The West Bengal government has handed over the first tranche of 533 acres to Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Ltd (BAPL) for setting up a new airport city project. This is to come up in the Durgapur-Asansol region, of Bardhaman district, at an estimated investment of Rs 10,000 crore (Rs 100 billion).

Divestment: Modi govt's pathetic track record

Divestment: Modi govt's pathetic track record

Rediff.com11 Jun 2018

Out of nearly 30 public sector undertakings and assets under 'strategic sale' plan, only the ONGC-HPCL plan has been completed

Singur turns Bengal promoters generous

Singur turns Bengal promoters generous

Rediff.com29 Aug 2008

The surprisingly strong opposition to land acquisition in Singur and earlier events at Nandigram, where local protests forced the government to scrap plans for a chemical hub, have induced investors keen on acquiring land in West Bengal to come up with compensation packages that can only be described as extravagant.

70 pc polling in Chhattisgarh; jawan dead in Naxal violence

70 pc polling in Chhattisgarh; jawan dead in Naxal violence

Rediff.com11 Nov 2013

70 per cent voting was recorded across 18 constituencies of Bastar and Rajnandgaon till 3 pm in the first phase of assembly election in Chhattisgarh, where violence by Naxals who have called for a poll boycott left a Central Reserve Police Force jawan dead.

Nasscom finishing school for engg students soon

Nasscom finishing school for engg students soon

Rediff.com26 Apr 2007

Taking a further step towards making engineering students 'industry-ready and thus employable', Nasscom is in the final stages of launching its 'finishing school' courses in seven National Institutes of Technology and at IIT-Roorkee.

BSNL starts 3G; offers video call at Re 1

BSNL starts 3G; offers video call at Re 1

Rediff.com27 Feb 2009

The state-run BSNL on Friday set the ball rolling for 3G mobile services as the telecom major launched the next generation mobile services in 11 cities and announced a rate of Re 1 per minute for video call in the Rs 2,500-plan.

Govt to set up finishing schools for graduates

Govt to set up finishing schools for graduates

Rediff.com14 Mar 2007

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has decided to start finishing schools which would impart skills to the graduates while also brushing-up their knowledge of core subjects.

Small IT companies now moving to tier-III cities

Small IT companies now moving to tier-III cities

Rediff.com5 Nov 2007

Encouraged by their progress, many small IT firms are now exploring tier-III cities such as Udupi, Manipal, Hubli and Belgaum in Karnataka, Kozhikode in Kerala, Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, Jaipur in Rajasthan, and Durgapur and Kharagpur in West Bengal.

WB: 13 pilgrims die in road mishap

WB: 13 pilgrims die in road mishap

Rediff.com6 Aug 2008

At least 12 pilgrims from Jharkhand were killed and 13 others injured when a truck hit a stranded bus on Durgapur Expressway at Chanditala in Hooghly district early Wednesday, the police said.

Singur simmers: BJP chief, Patkar detained

Singur simmers: BJP chief, Patkar detained

Rediff.com4 Dec 2006

Singh said the BJP will resist setting up of industries in high-yielding crop land and had also asked the Maharashtra government not to do so. "We want industrialisation on barren land."

Alstom to expand, eyes nuclear biz

Alstom to expand, eyes nuclear biz

Rediff.com26 Oct 2006

French power equipment supplier Alstom said on Thursday it will expand its manufacturing facilities in India to meet the growing demand in thermal and hydro projects and is eyeing emerging opportunities in the nuclear power sector.

Videocon to invest Rs 15,000 cr in West Bengal

Videocon to invest Rs 15,000 cr in West Bengal

Rediff.com4 Oct 2007

Videocon group has signed an agreement with West Bengal government to set up a steel plant and a power project in the state with total investment of about Rs 15,000 crore.Videocon, which already has interests in oil and gas, plans to establish a three million tonne steel plant and a 1,200 MW thermal power project in Asansol-Durgapur area in Burdwan district.

Mainak a good boy, busy with his studies: Friends, teachers on UCLA shooter

Mainak a good boy, busy with his studies: Friends, teachers on UCLA shooter

Rediff.com3 Jun 2016

School teachers and friends of Mainak Sarkar, the Indian-American gunman, who shot dead his wife and his former professor at the University of California, Los Angeles before turning the gun on himself, described him as a reserved but friendly person.

Get a degree in B Tech

Get a degree in B Tech

Rediff.com18 Feb 2005

The National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, invites applications for admission to its B Tech courses.

A talent contest for kids!

A talent contest for kids!

Rediff.com11 Feb 2005

Parle Products Pvt Ltd announced the fourth year of 'Parle Saraswati Vandana - 2005', an initiative to help children showcase talent during 'Saraswati puja'.

Why TMC's 89-year-old MLA joined BJP

Why TMC's 89-year-old MLA joined BJP

Rediff.com26 Mar 2021

'The TMC did not bother telling me, a sitting MLA for 20 years, why I was not being given a ticket.'