First Gaganyaan test flight on October 21: Science and Technology Minister Jitendra SinghThe Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will conduct a test flight on October 21 to prepare for the Gaganyaan mission, according to S...
10 Oct, 2023, 10.40 PM IST
The remarkable tale of India's wealthy Jagat Seth family: Lenders to Mughals and BritishThe Jagat Seths, a family of bankers in Bengal, had a net worth of approximately Rs 8.3 lakh crores and extended loans to both the Mughals ...
23 Aug, 2023, 11.52 AM IST
Milling around the TrinamoolOf course, the very word 'mahajot' invites overestimation. The single glue of 'anti-BJPism' has not stuck in the past, and won't in the fut...
03 Oct, 2021, 11.12 PM IST
Rainfall: IMD issues orange alert for Rajasthan, J&K; yellow for many North Indian statesRed alert has been issued for Konkan and Goa, and central Maharashtra, while an orange alert warning has been issued for Gujarat, parts of ...
12 Jul, 2021, 08.48 PM IST
DoT keeping close eye on cyclone-hit West Bengal, Orissa to ensure uninterrupted services: GovtThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) initiated the Common Alert Protocol (CAP) on May 24 and May 25, and over 3.87 crore alerts were ...
26 May, 2021, 08.55 PM IST
View: TMC’s landslide victory is constructing a narrative of a 'victory of Bengal and Bengali culture'North of the Balason river – running across the narrow ‘neck’ that divides the ‘head’ of the hill districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpa...
03 May, 2021, 11.38 PM IST
Why BJP is eyeing a breach in Didi’s West Bengal fortressAt a rally in North Bengal's Alipurduar on Friday, BJP chief Amit Shah said the party will win 23 seats .
30 Mar, 2019, 10.44 AM IST
Congress ascending in West Bengal: Adhir Chowdhury, president, PCCWest Bengal PCC President Adhir Chowdhury claimed that the party was 'ascending' in the state and slowly consolidating its position.
22 Aug, 2015, 04.40 PM IST
Coal auction: 7 mines in Chhattisgarh, 6 in Madhya Pradesh are on offerThe Union Cabinet on December 24 had approved re-promulgation of the coal ordinance and necessary guidelines for mine allocations.
27 Dec, 2014, 10.21 PM IST
Congress fears it will be marginalized in Jammu and Kashmir, JharkhandCongress all along hoped that favourable conditions in future would help it revive in these states and put it in the power matrix.
27 Oct, 2014, 10.14 AM IST
There is difference between a paper tiger and Royal Bengal Tiger: Mamata Banerjee on Narendra ModiMamata alleged that those who were divisive, caused riots and were racists could not constitutionally ascend to the Prime Minister's chair.
01 May, 2014, 08.00 PM IST
Lok Sabha elections: Political parties eyeing minority community votes in West BengalThe Muslim votes would be aligned against Modi and the Trinamool Congress and other anti-BJP parties would try to make capital of it, polit...
30 Apr, 2014, 10.48 AM IST
Narendra Modi has to be stopped for the sake of country: Buddhadeb BhattacharjeeBhattacharjee said Modi becoming Prime Minister will be dangerous for the country and alleged that the Trinamool Congress has a covert pact...
08 Jan, 2014, 08.34 PM IST
Love is more popular among poets but don’t underestimate disgustCould these be the new avatars of the contradictory, yet complementary, forces that guide our impulses and choices?
25 Sep, 2013, 05.29 AM IST
Ending Bengal's politics-violence marriageTo most political pundits, economic revival was the key to bringing Bengal, back on the rails.
12 Jan, 2012, 08.58 AM IST
- At sea in the economy
Unless it suffers a dramatic change of heart, it is difficult to see how the United Progressive Alliance will prevent a political backlash ...
04 Mar, 2009, 03.24 AM IST
- SEZ board clears 24 proposals, spells out norms for tax sops
The board of approval (BoA) for special economic zones (SEZs) has formally approved 24 proposals including Kandla Port Trust’s port-based m...
28 Oct, 2006, 12.47 AM IST