Court asks Mamata on steps taken in chit fund scam
byKolkata, April 25 (IANS) Barring the Saradha Group from making any financial transactions, the Calcutta High Court Thursday asked the West Bengal government to…
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Now, Congress wants three BJP members out of 2G JPC
byNew Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Counter-attacking after 15 opposition members of the 2G JPC told Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar they had no confidence…
Stalinism is not alive in Russia: Putin
byMoscow, April 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) President Vladimir Putin Thursday said he sees no resemblance between Russia’s current political course and that of Soviet dictator…
Anti-tobacco group raises hackles over Mamata’s smoke joke
byNew Delhi, April 25 (IANS) An anti-tobacco group Thursday expressed “shock” over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s joke asking people to smoke more,…
Protests against chit-fund muddle continue in Bengal
byKolkata, April 25 (IANS) Protests against chit-fund companies for duping investors continued in West Bengal as irate depositors as well as agents Thursday staged…
Mamata under attack for asking people to smoke more
byKolkata, April 25 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday came in for sharp criticism from within her party and the opposition after…
Confident that JPC members will give right judgement: Kamal Nath
byNew Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath Thursday said he is confident that members of the Joint Parliament Committee on…
Left seeks details about Mamata’s return flight from Delhi
byKolkata, April 25 (IANS) The Left Front Thursday sought rom the West Bengal government details about the flight that brought an ailing Chief Minister…
Trinamool MP dies in Kolkata, ripples in Delhi
byNew Delhi/Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Ambica Banerjee died Thursday in a Kolkata hospital, leading to the Lok Sabha being adjourned for…
Goa to request court to allow cattle slaughter
byPanaji, April 25 (IANS) With beef in Goa in acute short supply following a high court ban, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government assured…