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Kolkata, Sep.1 (ANI): TATA Group chairman Ratan Tata on Tuesday told a press conference here that the failed NANO plant at Singur had cost him about 500 crore rupees, and he was willing to return the land if the State Government compensated Tata Motors.

“We do not want to sit on the land. [...]

Washington, Aug 28 (ANI): A simple blood test would soon help identify stroke survivors at risk of another cardiovascular event, say researchers.

The research team from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill suggests that measuring blood flow in the ankle may [...]

Mumbai, Aug.26 (ANI): The cast of the upcoming Bollywood movie ‘Do Knot Disturb’ shared the stage for film’s promotion on the occasion of its music launch in Mumbai.

Directed by David Dhawan and produced by Vashu Bhagnani, the film stars Govinda, Ritesh Deshmukh, Lara Dutta and Sushmita Sen.

Big Pictures [...]

Mumbai, June 21(ANI): The music of the upcoming movie ‘Sankat City’ was released with the cast and crew of the movie present on the release function held here in Mumbai on Saturday.

The movie features Bollywood actors Kay Kay Menon, Rimmi Sen, Anupam Kher, Rahul Dev, and Yashpal Sharma amongst others.

“The choices of the listeners have [...]

New Delhi, May 25 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Chhattisgarh human rights activist Binayak Sen, who has been charged of aiding and abetting Naxal activities in Chattisgarh and was lodged in a jail for the past 22 months.

Sen has been in custody since May 2007, and he had contended that [...]

New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): The CPI (M) politburo meeting on Monday began to discuss the poll debacle.

The meeting is being held amid reports that West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has offered to quit.

Politburo member and Left Front chairman Biman Bose described the report as “rubbish”.

Bhattacharjee is not attending the meeting, as he [...]

London, May 15 (ANI): The mere thought of having money makes people feel physically stronger and relieves the distress of social rejection, says a new study.

According to research by Xinyue Zhou from Sun Yat-Sen University, handling money can soothe the sting of [...]

Jangipur (West Bengal), May 7 (ANI): One CPM worker was reportedly killed in the Jangipur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal on Thursday, from where incumbent External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee is contesting this year’s general elections.

According to reports, activists of the CPI-M and the Congress are engaged in clashes across West Bengal’s Murshidabad District. [...]

Tamluk (Kolkata), May 6 (ANI): The death toll in the hooch tragedy in West Bengal is rising as more and more people fell ill.

Unofficial reports say at least 24 people have died in Tamluk region while another 100 people are undergoing treatment at various hospitals. But officials said only 11 died and 30 were [...]

Washington, May 5 (ANI): Though the White House says President Obama and his family have “no plans” to vacation on Martha’s Vineyard this August, businesses on the island for the rich and famous are preparing for a possible “First Family” visit.

Well-connected residents of Martha’s Vineyard, a seashore paradise, say President Obama has [...]

Raipur, May. 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court has issued a notice to Chhattisgarh Government questioning the detention of civil rights activist Binayak Sen.

Sen has been languishing in jail for the last 22 months on charges of aiding and abetting naxalite activities in the state.

Acting on the bail petition filed by the civil right activist, a [...]

Kolkata, May 3 (ANI): Repolling is underway in six booths spread across three Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal on Sunday.

Of the six booths, two are located under the Jhargram Parliamentary constituency, two under the Bishnupur Parliamentary constituency and another two under [...]

London, April 20 (IANS) British Foreign Secretary David Miliband paid handsome tributes to his opposite number Pranab Mukherjee Monday three months after raising eyebrows in New Delhi with a statement about Kashmir.
Miliband made opportunistic use of a London Book Fair event to praise Mukherjee’s ‘breadth of vision’ following the Indian external affairs minister’s call for [...]

London, April 20 (IANS) Nobel laureate Amartya Sen Monday criticised Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav’s campaign pledge to banish the use of English in Uttar Pradesh, saying such a move would only deepen existing divisions between the haves and have-nots in the state.
‘I don’t know what Mulayam Singh Yadav has in mind… I don’t [...]

Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) Officials of the Election Commission, the West Bengal government and representatives of agitating tribals will hold a meeting Wednesday to end the stalemate at Lalgarh on holding Lok Sabha polls on April 30.
The meeting will be held in Midnapore town, the district headquarters of Midnapore West.
Earlier, the tribal body Peoples’ Committee [...]

London, April 19 (IANS) Britain’s foreign minister will be in a high-profile ‘conversation’ with Indian Nobel-laureate Amartya Sen before the world’s press Monday but organisers can’t say what they will be talking about.
More than 50 journalists from 26 countries have signed up for the Monday morning event that will mark the launch of the London [...]

Pattaya, Thailand- Thailand and Cambodia Friday agreed to strengthen cooperation and make greater efforts in future to prevent violent incidents along their common border. Thailand’s prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, and Cambodian leader Hun Sen met at the sidelines of a regional summit of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the resort town of [...]

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) In this age of digitisation of art, lines, drawing, figures and manual artistic skill have taken a backseat. To highlight the importance of these basics, the capital’s oldest art display house, the Dhoomimal Gallery, is holding an exhibition of 100 works by 80 artists.
‘Drawing: The Essence II’ shows the importance [...]

Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) To prevent candidates from suppressing facts in their affidavits, the Election Commission has ruled that the nominees cannot leave any column of the form blank, a top electoral officer said here Monday.
But he made it clear that contestants cannot be barred from the poll fray for giving false information in the [...]

Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) People from Lalgarh will put up mass resistance if security forces tried to enter the area, their top leader said here Sunday, a day after the West Bengal government said it will soon announce a plan to enable the police enter the tribal-dominated region.
‘We will not allow the police or the [...]