Mamata to set up team to implement investment proposals
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) Aiming to expedite the formalities over deals signed with the industry, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday s
DUJ condemns Paris massacre
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) Thursday expressed "profound shock" over the massacre of 12 people at the office of a
PM meets Guyanese president, Mauritius minister
Gandhinagar, Jan 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday held bilateral meetings with Guyanese President Donald Ramotar, Mauritius Vice Prem
Eastern Railway to run additional trains for Gangasagar Mela
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) The Eastern Railway (ER) will run additional trains, provide special sanitary arrangements and security for the convenience o
Haryana BJP retracting on poll promises: AAP (Lead)
Gurgaon, Jan 8 (IANS) Senior AAP leader Yogendra Yadav Thursday said here that the state BJP government was retracting on the promises it made to p
Relieve me as caretaker CM: Omar to Kashmir governor
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's outgoing Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday said he met Governor N.N. Vohra and asked him to relieve
Don't be ashamed of history, Harsh Vardhan tells scientists
Hyderabad, Jan 8 (IANS) Defending a paper presented at the Indian Science Congress which claimed existence of aeroplanes in India thousands of year
Congress will again back AAP if needed: Dikshit
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday said the Congress was ready to again support an AAP government in the e
Industry captains suggest measures to fuel Bengal's growth
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) Industry captains at the Bengal Global Business Summit Thursday said West Bengal had the potential to become an industrially
India should be voice of developing nations, says Guyanese president
Gandhinagar, Jan 8 (IANS) Guyanese President Donald Ramotar, the chief guest at the 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, Thursday urged India to play a mo
Press Council condemns Paris terror attack
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Press Council of India (PCI) Thursday condemned as "barbaric" and "brutal" the attack on a French satirical magazine in
Odisha varsity teacher held for molesting colleague's daughter
Bhubaneswar, Jan 8 (IANS) A reader at a state-run university in Odisha was arrested for allegedly molesting minor daughter of a colleague, police s
Modi government determined to work with diaspora: Sushma Swaraj
Gandhinagar, Jan 8 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government is determined to work closely with India's huge diaspora, Minister for Overseas Indian Affai
BJP's expansion in states not to impact alliances: Amit Shah
Hyderabad, Jan 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will expand in every state but this will have no impact on its alliance with its partners
No dearth of land for industries: Mamata
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) Countering allegations that her government's hands-off policy in land acquisition was hindering West Bengal's industrial deve
Indian, Bangladeshi Bengali Wiki community to meet in Kolkata
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) Contributors to the Bengali Wikipedia from India and Bangladesh will gather at a two-day conference here beginning Friday to
AAP protests land acquisition ordinance
Gurgaon, Jan 8 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Thursday protested here the central government ordinance amending the Land Acquisition Act of 2013.Th
Jadavpur students should end hunger strike: Bengal governor
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi Thursday said a section of Jadavpur University students who began an indefinite fast three
Mamata apologises to industry for the past
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday apologised to industrialists for the "financial mismanagement" witnessed
Bengal gets financial commitment of over Rs 2.4 lakh crore (Lead)
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) West Bengal has attracted a financial commitment exceeding Rs.2.4 lakh crore which will generate more than a crore job opport
