Aamir wins crore on Bengali game show, gives to charity
Superstar Aamir Khan, who was a guest on the Bengali version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire along with his wife Kiran Rao, won a whopping one crore rupees on the game show hosted by Sourav Ganguly.
Dropping names: Intellectuals divided on renaming West Bengal
Will it be 'Bongo' or 'Bangla' or 'Bongodesh'? West Bengal is getting the blues over a proposed re-naming of the state as new Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee pushes for 'poriborton' or change in every
Special train to take relatives of Kalka passengers to Malwa
The Eastern Railways will run a special train from Howrah to take relatives of passengers of Delhi-bound Kalka Mail which derailed near Malwa in Uttar Pradesh killing at least 35 people and injuring o
Train derailment: Passengers' kin unhappy with helpline
The relatives of passengers aboard the Kalka Mail which derailed in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday said they could not obtain information about their loved ones from the helpline set up at the Howrah railway
AIFF clears air surrounding Messi friendly
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Saturday tried to put an end to confusion surrounding the high profile International friendly between Argentina and Venezuela to be played in Kolkata, sayin
Draft finalises Gorkhaland name for region
The draft of the tripartite agreement to resolve the Darjeeling impasse was finalised on Friday in a meeting between the state government and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leaders at the Writers’ Buildings. The draft of the memorandum of agreement (MoA) was sent to the Centre for its approval. The state government has requested the
Mamata pays tribute to Basu
Shedding the politics of “us” and “them”, the Mamata Banerjee government on Friday observed former chief minister Jyoti Basu’s 98th birth anniversary.
Mamata picks Cong heavyweight for RS
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee hijacked a heavyweight Congress leader and party spokesperson Sukhendu Sekhar Roy to nominate him as the Trinamul Congress candidate for the Rajya Sabha election scheduled for July 22. The decision was taken in a meeting of the Trinamul Congress executive committee on Friday afternoon.
AIFF official confident of Messi playing in Kolkata
Quelling doubts over Argentine football star Lionel Messi’ participation in a Fifa international friendly match here September 2, a top All India football Federation (AIFF) official on Saturday exuded confidence that the game will be held as scheduled.
Mamata plans Tagore songs at traffic signals
Kolkata is all set to get a makeover, thanks to the Mamata Banerjee government. As part of giving the city a 'London type look', the West Bengal government has announced plans to play Rabindranath Tag