School teacher held for laptop bribe demand
The teacher of a reputed English medium school, who had earlier been accused of demanding a laptop from a student’s father in bribe, was arrested by the officials of the Shakespeare Sarani police stat
RSS border schools to check madrasas
The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) has decided to open border schools along the UP-Nepal border to check the mushroom growth of madrasas in the region.
After oil, Indian firms race China for coal
Coal is turning out to be the oil of the new decade. Like the rush for oil a decade ago, companies are now scouting for coal resources globally.
CPM complains to SEC on Mamata remark
In what seems to be a counter move against Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee’s charges that “there was a conspiracy to start a communal riot in some parts of the city”, the ruling CPI(M) on Tues
Cyclonic storm Laila hits east coast
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BoR merges with ICICI Bank
ICICI Bank is likely to acquire Bank of Rajasthan, a smaller private sector bank that had run into trouble with regulators earlier this year.
Govt plans to recruit more SPOs
The state police administration is planning to recruit more special police officers (SPOs) to tackle the Maoist menace in Bankura, West Midnapore and Purulia districts in a more efficient and better w
PM going to J&K on June 7
In a significant development Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is slated to make a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir beginning June 7.
Reliance, RNRL begin gas talks
The top legal representatives of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Reliance ADA group have reportedly started re-negotiations in Mumbai as directed by the Supreme Court, on the contentious family MoU.
Trinamul not communal, says Mamata
On a day when a complaint was lodged against her with the state election commission for fomenting communal sentiments, Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday addressed a rally at Shamsul H