India has called on the international community to work in unison to ensure that terrorists and their supporters do not have access to arms, funds and safe havens, besides means of transportation......
Hardeep Singh Puri, currently secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations. He will succeed Nirupam Sen, whose term......
Just as political battles hot up along with rural polls in West Bengal, a report in the most circulated regional daily Anandabazar Patrika has caused major discomfort for the Left Front. According......
A 'pause-and-review' approach to nuclear power isn't extreme. Safety is too precious to be sacrificed to appease our nuclear lobby, writes Praful BidwaiWhat do social scientists Romila Thapar,......
Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan had a narrow escape on Sundaywhen a landmine exploded within minutes of their convoy passing through Baroa nearSalboni in......
The process of a hammering out a truce between the two promoters of Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd -- The Chatterjee Group and the government of West Bengal has begun.Sources in the government informed......
The Governor-brokered talks between West Bengal government and Trinamool Congress-led opposition to end the Singur impasse began at the Raj Bhavan on Friday. Industry Minister Nirupam Sen,......
West Bengal's Left Front government is working on a proposal to find a solution to the stand-off over acquisition of land in Singur for Tata Motors' car plant, veteran CPI-M leader Jyoti Basu said......
Both the warring sides claim they are keen to see industry come up in Singur -- the abandoned site of the Nano factory near Kolkata. But nine months after the decision to relocate the Nano factory,......
Protests over land acquisition in Singur and Nandigram have not had any major impact on investment flows into West Bengal, state industry minister Nirupam Sen said. "Much has been written about......
Bollywood pays their last respects to the Legend. Family, friends and fans paid their last respects to Sridevi on Wednesday morning. Her mortal remains were taken to the Celebrations Sports Club in......
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse on Wednesday sought the support of India and other South Asian countries in his bid to sue the International Cricket Council (ICC) over its decision to......
India assured its support to Sri Lanka's beleaguered spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan, whose doosra delivery has been banned by the International Cricket Council, saying the bowler is "pride and......
Shardul Thakur . Photograph: Shardul Thakur/Facebook Paceman Shardul Thakur and off-spinner Akhil Herwadkar shared six wickets between them as Mumbai eked out a narrow four-run win over Baroda in......
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Monday IMAGE: Mumbai’s Shreyas Iyer plays a shot against Saurashtra during Ranji Trophy match at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai. Photograph: PTI Shreyas......
IMAGE: Vidarbha batsman Apoorva Wankhedel, left, celebrates with captain Faiz Fazal after winning the match against Hyderabad during the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy match in Nagpur. Photograph:......