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Didi's Kolkata set for 'London Eye' as part of major facelift

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The government in Kolkata, once capital of British India, is to kick off plans on Tuesday to transform the congested city into a 'second London', replete with a London Eye ferris wheel.

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Regal Classic clinches main event in Kolkata

Aug. 2: D.M. David’s Regal Classic easily prevailed over rest of the contenders en route to its victory by a distance in the Great Tribute Trophy, the feature event of the races held here on Tuesday.

Jairam: Land bill will be modified

Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said that the draft of the land acquisition bill would be modified to clarify some issues as suggested by the Trinamul Congress.

Mamata to MPs: Raise fund issue

Upping her ante against the Congress-led UPA government for not yet providing money to bail out cash-strapped Bengal, chief minister and Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday instructed he

Sourav Ganguly's fine dining hub ends its innings

'Sourav's: The Food Pavilion' owned and managed by the former Indian cricket captain downed its shutters for the last time on Monday.

The five-storeyed multicuisine restaurant-cum-lounge bar in the c

1 dead, 18 hurt in train accident

At least one passenger was killed while 18 others injured in a train accident at Bankorpur of Kaliachak in Malda on Sunday evening. The death toll is expected to rise.

Jairam tells Mamata her concerns won’t be ignored

Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh on Saturday assured chief minister Mamata Banerjee that the Centre would not ignore her concerns about land acquisition and rehabilitation of people who

Trains collide in West Bengal's Malda district

A local passenger train collided head on with the Guwahati-Bengaluru Express at Jamirghata in West Bengal's Malda district this evening, Eastern Railway sources said.

The engine of the Express tr

CPM: Won’t give up without fight

With its back to the wall, the CPI(M) now wants its rank and file to overcome the sense of despondency and demoralisation that has engulfed them following the Left Front’s exit from power.

I would be honoured to play Tagore: Amitabh Bachachan

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachachan hasn’t got any formal invitation to play Rabindranath Tagore, but says he would love to play the Nobel laureate if given a chance.

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