2006: An eventful year for W Bengal

Singur, the site of the Tata Motors car project, was in the political limelight in 2006 as the issue of farmland acquisition snowballed into a major controversy in West Bengal where the ruling Left......

Nepal: A dramatic political turn amid a turbulent 2022

Nepal witnessed political turbulence in 2022 that dramatically turned rivals into allies and throned former guerrilla leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' as the prime minister for a third time,......

'Pinarayi Vijayan has been the target of the most vicious personal attacks'

'During Amit Shah's recent visit to Kerala, the strategy of concentrating the attacks on the CM on false charges was clear enough.' IMAGE: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan (with folded......

Special: Sitaram Yechury on polls, Third Front

Bank nationalisation happened because of the Left, CPI(M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury tells Saubhadro Chatterji in an interview. What are the issues that will dominate the Lok Sabha elections?......

Infosys to get SEZ-like benefits: Bengal IT minister

While West Bengal would not be able to give the Rajarhat campus of Infosys special economic zone status, the administration will do its best to give SEZ-like tax benefits to the IT bellwether,......

Work on Wipro second campus to start soon

India's third largest service provider Wipro Technologies, is set to begin construction on Rajarhat campus, the second in the city, 'as quickly as possible', said state information......

Infosys all set for Kolkata campus

In a major boost to West Bengal's industrialisation drive, IT major Infosys Technologies on Tuesday signed an MoU with WBHIDCO for a 50-acre plot to open a campus in Kolkata to provide job......

Now, Tatas to launch housing project in Bengal

Five months after the Tatas shifted their small car project from West Bengal, the group is set to launch a new project in the state from the Tata Housing stable. In two weeks, the first phase of an......

Sourav signs MoU for cricket academy

Indian captain Sourav Gangulysigned an MoU with Videocon International Limited, the country's leading consumer electronics and home appliances company, for establishing a world class cricket......