RSS, BJP are trying to create trouble: Pranab
Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday severely criticised both the RSS and the BJP for trying to foment trouble for the government by giving logistical support to the “anti-corruption move
Mamata announces health sector reform
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said a three-phase developmental system will be taken up to improve the state’s ailing health services sector.
More meetings lined up on Lokpal Bill: Mukherjee
Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said more meetings are lined up on the drafting of the anti-graft Lokpal Bill as the issue is still in the process of discussion.
70,000 children infected by HIV in India
An estimated 70,000 children are infected with HIV in the country and the ailment is caused to most of them by parent-to-child-transmission (PTCT), according to a recent finding by the National AIDS C
Indian archers stun Koreans in World Cup Stage II
The mixed pair of Jayanta Talukdar and Deepika Kumari have brought the smile back on the face of a struggling Indian team after they stunned heavyweights Korea en route to the final of the World Cup (
No political interference in administration, says Mamata
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she would ensure that the state’s administration is free from political affiliation and political interference.
Mamata strikes deal with Gorkhas
Trinamul supremo Mamata Banerjee had promised she would solve the vexed Darjeeling Hills dispute within three months of coming to power. She appears to have done it in just three weeks.
Actor Rudranil Ghosh hospitalised after hit by car
Renowned Bengali actor Rudranil Ghosh was hospitalised on Tuesday with a head injury after he was hit by a speeding car. His condition is stable.
Ghosh, in his 30s, was hit by a speeding car on early
Gorkhaland problem stand resolved, claims Mamata
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that the 15-year-old Darjeeling issue was “settled” but the GJM was mum on whether there was any decision on its original demand for a Gorkhaland state.
Karat blames ‘organisational lapses’
Even after facing veiled criticism for his “anachronistic” decision of “the withdrawal of support to the UPA 1”, CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat on Sunday refused to share the blame for the ele