FDI in multi-brand retail to encourage competition: CCI chief
Coming to the defence of the government facing stiff opposition over opening multi-brand retail to foreign investment, the Competition Commission of India on Sunday said that entry of big players i
TMC MP slams rising campus violence
In what may cause an embarrassment to the Mamata Banerjee government, senior Trinamul Congress leader and MP Saugata Roy on Saturday voiced his anger over the increasing attacks on teachers and growin
LPG hike may force students to go without food: Mamata
Accusing the Central government of not thinking about students while policy-making, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee today said the cap on subsidised LPG cylinders will badly hit the mid-day meal scheme.
Bengal: 7 pilgrims from Bihar killed
Seven pilgrims from Bihar on their way to Kalighat from Tarapeath were killed when the bus in which they were travelling in overturned in Hooghly early on Sunday.
BSF clueless on terror camps in Bangladesh
The recent US report of terror camps on the Bangladeshi soil targeting West Bengal have put the Border Security Force (BSF) in a tight spot as BSF additional director general (east) B.D.
SRK’s Bengal advertisement is released
Starring the state’s brand ambassador Shah Rukh Khan, an advertisement highlighting the strengths of West Bengal was released on Saturday.
EC no to Didi’s plea for early civic polls
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s efforts to hold early panchayat polls (towards the end of January and first week of February) received a major setback as the Election Commission has rejec
Air India should be partly privatised, says study
Loss-making national carrier Air India should be partly privatised as private investors will focus on maximising profit and in turn solve the carrier's operational issues, a study commissioned by the
Mamata urges people to fight Centre policies
Intensifying her attack against the Congress-led UPA government, chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday called upon the people to unitedly fight the anti-people policies.
Woman killed by parcel bomb in howrah
In an unusual incident, a woman was killed by a parcel bomb in Howrah and her husband was critically injured. The incident took place at a house on Andul Road in Howrah’s Dakshin Bakshara area.