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India should get rid of fifth nation syndrome: Kalam

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Missile man and former President APJ Abdul Kalam today said the country is suffering from the ‘fifth nation syndrome’ as it is always the fourth or fifth nation to launch any mission like the space mi

Farmer dubbed Maoist by Mamata given bail by court

A farmer, dubbed a Maoist by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after he questioned her at a rally earlier this month at Belpahari in West Midnapore district, was on Friday given bail by a loc

‘Mamata wants to silence us’

Comparing the situation under the Mamata Banerjee government’s rule in West Bengal with the one which prevailed in the country during the Emergency rule in 1975, CPI(M) politburo member Surjya Kanta M

‘Investors wary of Bengal’

The exit of Nano project from Singur has dealt dealt a blow to the image of West Bengal and sent a negative message among investors.

5 held for bar singer gangrape

Yet another woman was gangraped in the state — this time in Barasat.

Driver who nearly killed girl arrested

A auto-rickshaw driver was arrested by the traffic police four days after his reckless driving threw a four-year-old girl almost into the jaws of death from her mother’s lap while travelling in his th

Don’t listen to rumours, says Mamata

Voicing concern over the mass exodus of the north-eastern people in the wake of Assam violence, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday deplored attempts to rake up trouble.

Many injured as water ride collapses at amusement park

A total 17 youngsters were injured, six of them seriously, when a water chute at a reputed amusement park at Salt Lake in the city collapsed on Tuesday.

Police said the water chute, one of the most p

‘Dirty campaign against Bengal’

A day after municipal affairs minister Firhad Hakim blamed the media highlighting rape cases, state panchayat minister Subrata Mukherjee echoed him only on Sunday claiming that the law and order situa

Retired judge gets threat calls

A retired judge of Calcutta high court, who had criticised chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s recent comments about judiciary, has received threat calls.

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