'The life of his political career is dependent on success in this constituency.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Amit A Shah and Suvendu Adhikari during an election rally in Birbhum, May 10,......
She faced off against former disciple-turned-defector Suvendu Adhikari in a very different contest.It's not land acquisition, but an ego clash that has acquired, tragically, communal overtones,......
At least two persons were killed and eight others injured, three seriously, in a fresh spate of violence at Nandigram in East Midnapur district since Saturday night over acquisition of land for a......
Nandigram, 126 km south of Kolkata, is Suvendu Adhikari's bastion, where he has vowed to defeat Mamata Banerjee by 50,000 votes or quit politics.Ishita Ayan Dutt reports. IMAGE: West Bengal Chief......
Mass agitations are not particularly uncommon in India. But a mass agitation led by an environment-related issue that has gone out of hand is not something that can be easily recalled. Ishita Ayan......
In his first meeting since the Nandigram fiasco on March 14, 2007, that claimed 14 lives, Indonesia-based Salim group chief executive Benny Santoso met West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb......
Salim group of Indonesia is likely to set up food processing plant in West Bengal. This could include a noodles manufacturing unit and a dairy plant.A high level delegation of Indo Foods, the food......
It's official now. The Left Front government won't acquire any land for industry any more. Finance minister Asim Dasgupta formally announced this inWest Bengalassembly on Thursday. Later, land and......
The commerce ministry wants companies that are in the race to set up special economic zonesto disclose the extent and source of foreign direct investment proposed. This comes in the wake of......
After nearly two years of relative calm, fresh tension appears to be brewing over the West Bengal government's plans to set up a petroleum, chemical and petrochemical investment region spanning......
Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! A hardline Islamic group has blasted Pamela Anderson's offer to donate her Playboy fee to a charity that helps......
'They should come to Pakistan. It's not fair that they do not come to Pakistan. The Indian team is much better than us. We have a beautiful hotel just across the stadium. If Indians come it will......