Bengal polls: Didi didn’t keep her word, we’ll make Sunderbans a district, says Amit Shah“After formation of the new BJP government in Bengal, Sunderbans will be declared a district, a promise failed by Mamata Banerjee. She had ...
24 Mar, 2021, 07.52 AM IST
Indian marine fish landings rise marginally in 2019A study report on annual marine fish landings estimates in the country during the last year released here by the CMFRI showed that Tamil Na...
30 Jun, 2020, 03.44 PM IST
Govt approves additional Rs 5,751 cr to 8 states as calamity reliefThe eight states which will get the financial assistance are: Kerala, Maharashtra, Bihar, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Karn...
27 Mar, 2020, 08.06 PM IST
Bharti AXA General Insurance premium income rises 46 per cent to Rs 1,586 crore in H1Motor, health and travel led the growth for retail channel which registered a 38 per cent increase in revenue in April-September 2019 over ...
24 Dec, 2019, 04.51 PM IST
Potato to shed price flab in next ten daysThe state has produced 15.5 million tonnes of potatoes since the beginning of 2019.
18 Dec, 2019, 08.04 AM IST
How Adani vessel, 2 others stranded for days on a Bangladesh riverWhat was supposed to be the new gateway to the north east has encountered an unexpected glitch.
08 Dec, 2019, 10.06 AM IST
Submarine launched K4 missile test now likely in mid DecemberSources said that the 3,500 km range missile, designed for the Arihant class of nuclear submarines, is likely to be tested from a fixed und...
02 Dec, 2019, 10.33 AM IST
Critical test for submarine-launched nuclear missile this weekendThe 3,500-km range missile, designed for the Arihant class of nuclear submarines, will be tested from a fixed underwater pontoon as part of...
29 Nov, 2019, 10.36 AM IST
Prince Charles does 'sewa' at Bangla Sahib; makes chapatis for 'langar'Prince Charles is on a two-day visit to India in order to strengthen India-UK ties.
14 Nov, 2019, 01.13 PM IST
8 killed, over 21 lakh people evacuated as Cyclone Bulbul wreaks havoc in BangladeshThe cyclone packed winds of up to 120 kilometres per hour (kph) when it made a predawn landfall before weakening into a deep depression, fo...
10 Nov, 2019, 07.41 PM IST
7 killed as cyclone 'Bulbul' disrupts normal life in BengalWeathermen said that gale wind at a speed of 80 to 90 kmph was prevailing along and off the coastal and adjoining districts of West and Eas...
10 Nov, 2019, 04.19 PM IST
Cyclone Bulbul: Modi, Shah speak to Mamata, assure central helpThe home minister said 10 teams of the National Disaster Response Force had been deployed in West Bengal and six teams in Odisha.Additional...
10 Nov, 2019, 02.45 PM IST
Cyclone Bulbul: IndiGo cancels flights, offers alternate arrangements to passengers"The peak hour of the cyclone is expected from 10 PM Saturday until 4 AM Sunday. All the passengers of the affected domestic flights are be...
09 Nov, 2019, 05.53 PM IST
Operations at Kolkata airport suspended for 12 hours due to cyclone 'Bulbul'Severe cyclone 'Bulbul' at 1430 hours Saturday lay about 90 km south-southeast of Digha, 85 km south of Sagar Islands and 185 km Southeast ...
09 Nov, 2019, 04.44 PM IST
Cyclone 'Bulbul' intensifies; rain pounds parts of WB, OdishaCyclone 'Bulbul', currently moving at a speed of 13 kmph, may intensify further by Saturday, Biswas said. It is unlikely to make a landfall...
08 Nov, 2019, 03.40 PM IST
Cyclone Bulbul may intensify, likely to move towards West BengalA cyclonic storm formed over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over the next 24 hours and set to move t...
08 Nov, 2019, 11.14 AM IST
Why stigmatise poor birds and insects by naming cyclones after them?The stipulation that names for cyclones must not be culturally insensitive is well taken, though ci-devant Greek and Roman gods could pass ...
20 Nov, 2014, 04.21 PM IST