BJP tally in Rajya Sabha likely to go up by 1 next year: ReportAs many as 78 MPs will be completing their term in 2022. Prominent among them are Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal and Mukh...
03 May, 2021, 04.35 PM IST
GEECL net profit falls to $3 mn in H1FY21Cash profit came in at USD 3 million (around Rs 22 crore) during the period under review, down from USD 6.18 million a year back, the compa...
11 Nov, 2020, 08.32 PM IST
West Bengal comes to grinding halt on first total lockdown of SeptemberThe WB govt has declared complete lockdown across the state on Sept 7, 11 and 12. Kolkata Police conducted naka-checking in several areas o...
11 Sep, 2020, 08.58 AM IST
Complete lockdown in West Bengal on September 7, 11 and 12, says Chief SecretaryHowever, in addition to the relaxations permitted outside the containment zones, operations of Metro Rail in a graded manner from September...
31 Aug, 2020, 05.20 PM IST
Good rainfall helps farm sector post record kharif crop acreage despite Covid-19 and floodsAs on Friday, the total acreage was reported at 1,082 lakh hectares against 1,010 lakh hectares during the corresponding period last year –...
29 Aug, 2020, 09.11 AM IST
Indian millennials more anxious about health, finances than global counterpartsA comparative analysis of impact of Covid-19 on consumer sentiments in 15 countries reveals that Indians are more concerned about their phy...
01 Jun, 2020, 07.41 AM IST
Lockdown, Day 61: New normal, new normsIn other bad news, you may have to change your shopping habits as 'first buy, then try' seems to be coming into vogue as shopkeepers begin ...
24 May, 2020, 05.21 PM IST
'It seems there was a war': Fiercest cyclone in 100 years overwhelms BengalBuses and taxis crashed against each other, small fishing boats turned turtle and grounded planes shook at the inundated Kolkata airport as...
21 May, 2020, 07.54 PM IST
West Bengal extends lockdown till May 31, Mamata Banerjee announces slew of relaxationsContainment zones will be divided into three zones-- affected zones, buffer zone and clean zone, Mamata Banerjee said.
18 May, 2020, 08.31 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee tears into the Centre at PMs conference"Why did Mr. Amit Shah need to write a letter and send that to the press? After it was out in the news, people were asking me. What am I su...
12 May, 2020, 08.14 AM IST
In lockdown, chips are down for potato farmersIndia’s farmers are desperate for watering holes and street food vendors to start business.
12 May, 2020, 08.00 AM IST
War of words breaks out between TMC, Railways over 9 RPF personnel testing positive for COVID-19The RPF personnel were part of a 28-member RPF contingent from the Kharagpur division of South Eastern Railway, which had returned on April...
24 Apr, 2020, 03.42 PM IST
Central team on COVID-19 claims lack of cooperation by Mamata govtThe central government has constituted six Inter- Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) to make an on-spot assessment of the COVID-19 situation...
21 Apr, 2020, 04.09 PM IST
Bengal to impose total lockdown in 10 COVID-19 hotspots: State chief secretary Rajiva SinhaThough the chief secretary did not name the areas, he said local markets and all roads in those localities will be shut down, and nobody wi...
12 Apr, 2020, 10.35 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee extends lockdown in West Bengal till April 30Banerjee said the prime minister noted that the next two weeks were going to be "crucial and critical" in the fight against COVID-19. All s...
11 Apr, 2020, 08.57 PM IST
Set up units to check facts, Centre tells statesEach state will also have a nodal officer to coordinate with the Centre to respond to such media updates.
10 Apr, 2020, 08.52 AM IST
Day 11 of lockdown sees a 355 case spikeIn spite of all the bad news around, there still seems to be hope, economist Arvind Panagariya believes that India could turn its economy a...
04 Apr, 2020, 09.01 PM IST