GST reforms to inject Rs 2 lakh cr into economy, boost demand across sectorsUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that recent GST reforms are projected to inject approximately Rs 2 lakh crore into the ...
18 Sep, 2025, 09.35 PM IST
Will not tolerate insult to Bengali language or motherland: West Bengal CM Mamata BanerjeeMamata Banerjee asserted her commitment to protecting West Bengal from perceived attacks on its language and culture, particularly concerni...
26 Aug, 2025, 10.27 PM IST
Semicon co GlobalFoundries to launch R&D & testing facilities in KolkataGlobalFoundries is set to begin R&D and testing in Kolkata by late September, announced West Bengal Minister Babul Supriyo. This move is ex...
24 Jun, 2025, 12.15 AM IST
Opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari urges Governor to deploy CAPF till Durga Puja in West BengalThe Calcutta High Court on Friday allowed LoP) Suvendu Adhikari and alleged victims of post-poll violence to meet Governor CV Ananda Bose a...
17 Jun, 2024, 02.50 PM IST
BJP leaders make beeline for Durga Puja in BengalBJP national president JP Nadda will participate in three pujas in Bengal, including Howrah and Salt Lake, and will visit the state on Satu...
17 Oct, 2023, 11.31 PM IST
Industry and employment Bengal government’s main focus: Mamata Banerjee“We have done work for common people, farmers and women. Now, my focus is on industry. The West Bengal government has built a Silicon Valle...
16 Dec, 2021, 10.01 PM IST
Kolkata and eight districts posing serious concern after rising COVID numbersMore emphasis will be given on night curfew to make people stay indoors. Micro-containment zones to be created and vaccination drives will ...
23 Oct, 2021, 08.23 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee to meet non-Bengali voters in Bhabanipur on September 16Mamata Banerjee is required to win a seat in the state assembly by November 5 in conformity with the constitutional provisions to continue ...
13 Sep, 2021, 08.41 PM IST
Pandal Politics: Why this year's Durga Puja in Bengal is differentAs first Durga Puja after BJP’s electoral storming of the West Bengal citadel is approaching, things are coming to a head with TMC
25 Aug, 2019, 08.32 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee's govt to fall within 6 months, says Sunil Deodhar"Mamata Banerjee is solely responsible for her speedy fall from grace," said Sunil Deodhar.
24 May, 2019, 06.58 AM IST
Traveller's diary: Celebrate victory of good over evil on Dussera and Durga PujaThe two festivities are celebrated with great fervour all over the country.
18 Oct, 2018, 08.02 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee's Bengal govt to provide Rs 28 crore assistance to 28,000 puja committeesMamata also requested the Puja committees to "resist all kind of advances" by some groups of people who might try to ‘buy the Puja committe...
10 Sep, 2018, 08.25 PM IST
PM hails Muslim organisation for setting 'fine' example of unityModi today hailed Muslim organisation Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind, saying its volunteers had recently cleaned 22 temples and two mosques affected b...
27 Aug, 2017, 03.46 PM IST
'Fearless' Mamata Banerjee Rues Environment of 'fear'While raising the Aamir Khan and Shahrukh Khan issue, she further said her party MP and Bollywood star Mithun Chakraborty too was “afraid“ ...
27 Nov, 2015, 11.15 AM IST
Restaurants gearing up to serve Bengali food during Durga PujaThe Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi is offering bhaja Bengali muger dal from east India. A meal for two here is upwards of Rs4,000 plus taxes.
25 Sep, 2014, 04.04 AM IST
Small Saradha Group depositors to get back some amount: Mamata BanerjeeThe government is trying to return "some amount of money" to the poor and small depositors of the defunct chit fund company Saradha Group.
19 Sep, 2013, 10.08 PM IST
- Pre-Diwali sales fail to pep up consumer durable cos
The mood this festive season with most big consumer electronics and durable marketers is subdued, at best.
17 Oct, 2006, 03.39 AM IST