37 ministers don't find a place in Modi 3.0

As many as 37 ministers have been dropped from the government in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third term and these include seven with cabinet rank -- prominent among them being Smriti Irani,......

13 Union ministers bite the dust as Modi magic fails

BJP heavyweights Smriti Irani, Arjun Munda, Ajay Mishra Teni and Kailash Chaudhary were among the 13 Union ministers who tasted defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, as stunning losses in three......

TMC eyes big win in Bengal, BJP leads on just 10 seats

The Trinamool Congress raced ahead of its rivals, leading in 31 seats after several rounds of counting, while the Bharatiya Janata Party led in 10, and Congress in one, even as it took an......

Bengal BJP chief warns protesting party members

Rattled by a series of demonstrations outside the state party headquarters in Kolkata, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party president Sukanta Majumdar Friday issued a stern warning saying that......

Bengal to set up new airport, revive small ones

In the wake of growing interest by large industrial groups in West Bengal, the state government has embarked on a plan to revive a number of small airports in the state apart from developing a new......

Jetstar starts low-cost Kolkata-Singapore flights

Jetstar Asia on Thursday launched its international no-frills, low-cost and thrice-a-week flights between Kolkata and Singapore.The budget carrier will operate with one-way tickets to Singapore......

Auto LPG: New hope for oil cos

With the West Bengal government banning 15 year-old commercial vehicles from running on the roads in the metropolis and its suburbs, oil companies, which incurred losses for about a year have at......

WB petrol pumps remain closed

With no immediate solution in sight, over 2,500 petrol pumps in West Bengal remained closed on Tuesday following a three-day strike evenas Transport Minister Subhas Chakraborty invited the West......

Football great Shew Mewalal dead

Two-time Olympian Shew Mewalal who guided India to 1951 Asian Games title with his solitary goal, died at the SSKM Hospital in Kolkata late on Friday night following illness. He was 82 and is......

Kolkata sweeps Maradona off his feet

Soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona on Saturday said he was surprised by the response of the crazy fans who thronged in thousands to have a glimpse of him as he laid the foundation stone of a......

Amid devilish times, a God lands in Kolkata

In the time of terror and gloom, a God -- undoubtedly on the football field -- has landed in India. When the rest of India was sleeeping, Diego Armando Maradona, the football icon, arrived to a......

Pillay, Pargat, Ashok Kumar 'Walk for Hockey'

Several former Olympians were among around 6,000 sports buffs who took part in a colourful 'Walk for Hockey' to kick start the centenary celebrations of the Bengal Hockey Association in Kolkata on......

India go down in volleyball final

Australia overcame a gallant fightback from India to win a nail-biting five setter and clinch the second Commonwealth Volleyball Championship in Kolkata on Saturday. The final scoreline read 25-18......