Vote for ‘decent’ person, says TMC in seats BJP’s Arjun Singh holds swaySingh, on the other hand, has raised the Hindutva pitch with loudspeakers blaring, "Ayodhya to sirf jhanki hai, Kasi, Mathura baaki hai (We...
16 Apr, 2021, 08.19 AM IST
Handloom workers' woes loom large in saree hub Santipur"Who will buy the sarees I make," is a question that Haridas Basak (87) repeatedly asks as he works in a dimly lit room with a tin roof and...
15 Apr, 2021, 11.24 PM IST
Bengal CPI(M) leaders regret inability to re-induct Somnath ChatterjeeLok Sabha MP Md Salim, senior party leaders Shyamal Chakraborty and Rabin Deb were among those who visited the city hospital today to pay t...
14 Aug, 2018, 11.33 AM IST
Centre sends back names for 2 Calcutta High Court judgesThe Centre’s move further delays the filling of vacancies in the Calcutta High Court, which currently functions with less than half its san...
06 Apr, 2018, 07.21 AM IST
With staff busy in currency operations, corporate credit, home and consumer goods loans take a hitEmployees working in various areas have been deployed across branches to make sure customers are served as best as possible.
15 Nov, 2016, 09.51 AM IST
New CPI-M state secretariat formed in Bengal, Asok Bhattacharya made permanent inviteeCPI-M's 2-day state committee meeting was attended by general secratory Sitaram Yechuri, Prakash Karat and former CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharje...
21 May, 2015, 04.59 PM IST
BJP demands Shyamal Sen Commission report in Assembly"It is a very sensitive matter. Number of people have committed suicide in the scam and the report should be placed before the Assembly."
12 Nov, 2014, 03.59 PM IST
SBI deputy MD Shyamal Acharya facing graft charges back at workState Bank of India’s deputy managing director Shyamal Acharya, who was facing graft charges, has resumed work at the country’s largest len...
06 Mar, 2014, 05.19 AM IST
Bankers who could be newsmakers in 2014State Bank of India, which got its first woman chief in Arundhati Bhattacharya, will get three new managing directors in 2014.
01 Jan, 2014, 03.27 AM IST
- SBI panel says nothing irregular in loan sanctioned by Deputy MD Shyamal Acharya
Acharya, who headed the mid-corporate group for the bank, was alleged to have facilitated the sanction of a loan against some favours.
06 Dec, 2013, 09.09 PM IST
ONGC Videsh plans to raise stake in Latin American blocksONGC Videsh, plans to raise its stake in oil and gas acreages in Brazil and Venezuela to counter China’s growing influence in the region.
17 Sep, 2013, 04.31 AM IST
Russia’s tax sops to shale explorers raise ONGC hopesONGC hopes to improve net realisation from Imperial’s oil field, which is currently only $20 a barrel at $100 per barrel oil price.
11 Sep, 2013, 06.33 AM IST
Saradha chit fund scam: Depositors in lurch as more firms down shuttersAbout 90,000 Saradha investors have submitted claim documents to the Shyamal Sen panel, formed to investigate the scam and repay depositors.
14 May, 2013, 06.01 AM IST
- Watercolours still buyers' favourite
Despite the growing market and demand for oil and acrylic paintings in recent years, it is watercolours which have always drawn buyers.
09 Jul, 2008, 03.13 AM IST