Modi wants Indians to press pause on gold. But the $5.2 trillion obsession runs deepIndia’s attempt to protect the rupee is now colliding with one of the country’s strongest cultural habits — buying gold. After Prime Minist...
25 May, 2026, 01.34 PM IST
Bengal: Fresh ED raids in 'land grabbing' case against Sona Pappu, ex-Kolkata Police DCPThe Enforcement Directorate is conducting fresh searches across West Bengal. These raids are part of a money laundering investigation. The ...
22 May, 2026, 12.05 PM IST
Duty hike may bring out more old gold into marketIndustry executives said promoting sales of lower carat jewellery like 14K and 9K can reduce imports by 20-30%, and discouraging investment...
14 May, 2026, 11.51 AM IST
West Bengal elections: Amit Shah vows sealed borders, warns infiltrators and ‘goons’ as poll battle intensifiesUnion Home Minister Amit Shah pledged to secure West Bengal's borders and stop infiltrators within 45 days. He issued a strong warning to t...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.19 AM IST
Swiggy Instamart logs 49x gold surge on Akshaya Tritiya with small-ticket gold driving quick-commerce boomSwiggy's Instamart experienced a massive jump in demand for gold and silver on Akshaya Tritiya. Urban shoppers embraced quick commerce for ...
21 Apr, 2026, 05.32 PM IST
Lawyers bodies to abstain from swearing-in of Justice Sharma at Calcutta HC, may not attend his courtLawyers' bodies in Kolkata expressed their dismay at the transfer of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma from the Delhi High Court to the Calcutta ...
02 Apr, 2025, 11.47 AM IST
United Spirits exits liquor delivery firm Hip BarThe company's board had approved sales of the equity shares and CCPS to HipBar founder and CEO Prasanna Natarajan for consideration of Rs 5...
26 Jul, 2021, 04.51 PM IST
West Bengal: Bar, restaurant owners seek hike in seating capacity to 75 per cent"We will urge the state government to increase the seating capacity ceiling in restaurants and bars to 75 per cent. A letter will be sent t...
26 Sep, 2020, 07.46 PM IST
Covid-19 Impact: Half of the gold refineries in the country closes downThese refineries are located in Uttarakhand, Ahmedabad and Delhi. Earlier, nearly 20 tonnes of dore gold was coming to India from these cou...
15 Jun, 2020, 08.51 PM IST
Lawyers demand filling up of vacant Calcutta High Court judges postA large number of lawyers marched from the high court to the Raj Bhavan, where their representatives submitted the memorandum to governor T...
14 Sep, 2017, 01.24 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee's liquor agency move dampens spirit of pub-ownersBar owners cheered when the state government reduced the number of dry days in West Bengal from twelve to four in August last year.
21 Jan, 2017, 12.48 PM IST
Indian gold standard bars in the worksA committee has been formed to work on the guideline for introducing the Indian gold standard bar.
28 Jul, 2016, 05.58 AM IST
Flying out to Kolkata, Guwahati from Aizawl may get cheaperFlying out to Kolkata and Guwahati from the Mizoram capital may get cheaper as the Jet Airways is considering introducing more flights in t...
10 Mar, 2016, 06.26 PM IST
Kolkata to worship its first transgender durga idol this pujaThe Uddyami Yuvak Brinda, in North Kolkata, is putting up--a transgender godess--androgynous form of Shiva and Parvati.
16 Oct, 2015, 03.30 PM IST
BCCI moves SC seeking clarification on SrinivasanThe Board sought clarification on the apex court's order by which Srinivasan was barred from contesting any polls provided he forsakes owne...
12 Sep, 2015, 07.45 PM IST
- Chief Justice intervenes to resolve boycott of High Court judge
Calcutta HC Chief Justice intervened to resolve the 11-day deadlock over boycott of Justice Girish Gupta's court by the Bar Association.
05 Aug, 2015, 09.30 PM IST
- Kobe Steel to launch in India
Japanese steel major, $21.7 billion Kobe Steel, Ltd, has decided set up a subsidiary in Kolkata to market its steel production machinery in...
01 Jul, 2009, 04.06 PM IST