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Snapdeal, Four Indian Shopping Complexes Figure in US Notorious Markets List
In addition to addressing the role of e-commerce in facilitating the sale of pirated and counterfeit goods, the 2020 Review of Notorious Markets identifies 39 online markets and 34 physical markets that are reported to be engaged in or have facilitated su...
Mamata Says Making Arrangements for Free Covid-19 Vaccine; Oppn Dubs It Poll Gimmick
In an open letter, Banerjee said COVID warriors, including police, home guards, civil defence volunteers, correctional home and disaster management employees, will be administered the vaccine on a priority basis.
I-League 2020-21: Vijay Naggapan Scores a Stunner as Chennai City FC Beat Gokulam Kerala FC
I-League 2020-21: Vijay Naggapan scored a beautiful goal to lead Chennai City FC to 2-1 win over Gokulam Kerala FC.
I-League 2020-21: Faisal Strike Gives Mohammedan SC Winning Start to Season vs Sudeva Delhi FC
I-League 2020-21: Ali Faisal struck in the 58th minute gave Mohammedan SC a 1-0 win over Sudeva Delhi FC in the first match of the season.
Would Have Ensured Mamata Remained Part of UPA-II if I Continued as FM: Pranab Mukherjee's Memoir
On Congress’s failure in 2014 Lok Sabha, Pranab Mukherjee claimed that some members of the Congress have theorized that, had he become the PM in 2004, the party might have averted the 2014 Lok Sabha drubbing.
TMC MLA Pays 'Courtesy Visit' to Former Colleague and BJP's Kolkata Observer Sovan Chatterjee
Trinamool Congress MLA Dipak Halder, who has been away from recent party meetings, said was closeted with Sovan Chatterjee for around two hours.
Nehru Rejected Offer to Make Nepal Province of India, Indira May Have Taken It: Pranab in Autobiography
In the book, the late President says Nepal’s king Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah had suggested to Nehru that Nepal be made a province of India. But Nehru rejected the offer on the grounds that Nepal was an independent nation and must remain so.
Planning Commission Like Body to be Formed in Bengal to Honour Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: CM Mamata Banerjee
Mamata Banerjee urged Nobel laureate economists Amartya Sen and Abhijit Banerjee and Bose's grandnephew Sugata Bose, a historian, to advise the state government on this.
BJP Appoints Former Mayor and Mamata Aide Sovan Chatterjee as Kolkata Zone Observer
Baisakhi Banerjee, Chatterjee's friend and a former office-bearer of TMC-affiliated West Bengal College University Teachers' Association, was appointed as a co-convenor of the party's Kolkata zone.
Sourav Ganguly Holds Hour-long Meet with Dhankhar Amid Speculation of Him Joining Politics
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Sunday held an hour-long meeting with West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, which sources at Raj Bhavan described as a "courtesy call" and said there is nothing political about it.
Mamata Banerjee Labels Amit Shah's Accusations over Bengal's Development as 'Garbage of Lies'
At a press conference in Bolpur on Sunday, Shah accused the Trinamool Congress government in the state of failing to deliver, claiming that West Bengal lags behind most states in the country on various parameters, except on corruption and extortion.
Ice Broken But No Thaw Yet as Sonia Gandhi Meets G23 ‘Rebels’; Rahul Skirts Leadership Question
At the meeting, sources say there was an indirect attack on Rajiv Satav and Randeep Surjewala who handled the Gujarat bypolls and Bihar elections, respectively. Who will take responsibility for the losses, was the question put forth by the rebel group.
'Good That Rotten Elements are Leaving': Mamata to TMC Leaders in Internal Meet
The meeting, which began at 7 pm, continued till 9.30 pm. In a jolt to the TMC ahead of the assembly elections, heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari quit the party on Thursday after resigning as an MLA.
MLA Banasri Maity Quits Trinamool Congress, Fourth Legislator to Quit Party in 48 Hours; May Join BJP
The two-time MLA from Bengal's Kanthi Uttar constituency said she has sent her resignation to TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee over email, triggering speculations that she might join the BJP.
Visva Bharati Faculty Body Claims V-C's Comments Against Amartya Sen Baseless
>An organisation of the teachers of Visva-Bharati on Wednesday alleged that its Vice-Chancellor Prof Bidyut Chakraborty made baseless comments against economist Amartya Sen that the Nobel laureate urged him to stop hawker eviction drive from near his Sant...
Vijayvargiya Provided with Bulletproof Car After Attack in Bengal
BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya arrived in Kolkata on Monday afternoon to take part in a programme at Mathurapur in South 24 Parganas.