Everything you need to know about Kannady West: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Kannady West: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Kamduni (West Bengal), June 19 (IANS) Two women of this sleepy village, who led the anti-gangrape protests in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee only to be dubbed Maoists and CPI-M activists by the angry leader, Wednesday sought a probe by the CBI to clear their names.
London, June 18 (IANS) The Duchess of Cambridge, whose maiden name was Kate Middleton, celebrated Father's Day with her dad, Michael Middleton, in her hometown.
London, June 17 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin has rebuked the West for considering arming Syrian rebels, at the same time itself arming the legitimate government of Syria.
Cardiff, June 15 (IANS) Scoreboard of the Champions Trophy Group B encounter between South Africa and the West Indies at the Sophia Gardens here Friday.
Cardiff, June 14 (IANS) South Africa scored an impressive 230 for six against the West Indies in a Group B Champions Troph match, curtailed to 31 overs apiece after heavy rain, at the Sophia Gardens here Friday.
Birmingham (UK), June 14 (ANI): Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday said the Pakistani side can be dangerous provided the fact that it comes out on the field thinking it has nothing to lose and is expressive.
Cardiff, June 14 (IANS) West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo won the toss and elected to bowl against South Africa in a rain-curtailed Group B match of the Champions trophy at the Sophia Gardens here Friday.
Washington, June 7 (IANS) President Barack Obama Friday defended the newly revealed government surveillance programmes as a small price to pay for keeping America safe from terror attacks.
Siliguri/Jalpaiguri (West Bengal), June 7 (ANI): Students in Siliguri pledged on Friday to support the cause of elephant and other wildlife conservation.
Kolkata, June 7 (IANS) West Bengal and Odisha are likely to resolve the differences over port limits at a stakeholders' meeting in New Delhi June 14, Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) chairman R.P.S. Kahlon said Friday.
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) The centre has returned to the West Bengal government the Bill passed by the state assembly in April to reign in ponzi firms.
Kolkata, June 5 (IANS) The West Bengal government is expected to sign a tripartite agreement with the central government and Bharat Broadband Network Ltd (BBNL) this month to rollout a fibre optic network in the state, a government official said Wednesday.
Kolkata, June 5 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said the central government has expressed its inability to provide security forces for deployment during the panchayat polls in the state next month.
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa and West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee Wednesday skipped the chief ministers' conference on internal security that is likely to chalk out a new strategy to check the growing violence by Maoist guerrillas.
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The government may take more steps to reduce gold imports such as banning sale of gold coins by banks.
London, May 25 (ANI): Jersey Boys and Les Miserables have been declared as shows performing free songs to the public, to mark 350 years of West End theatre.
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) His first film "Wake Up Sid" had light-hearted romance and his next "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" (YJHD) too falls in the same category. But director Ayan Mukerji says he does not want to stick to the genre forever.
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) The West Bengal government would provide monthly stipends of Rs.750 to nearly 4,000 folk artistes across the state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said here Tuesday.
Kolkata, May 14 (ANI): The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the holding of three phased Panchayat elections in West Bengal next month.
Kolkata, May 14 (ANI): The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the holding of three phased Panchayat elections in West Bengal next month.
Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday assured industrialists of speedy clearance of land for industries and promised to solve issues related to infrastructure within a specific timeframe.
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) At least six policemen were injured Tuesday outside the West Bengal assembly in a clash with political activists protesting against the chit fund scam that deprived millions of their hard earned money.
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) With West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee government mooting a new Bill to rein chit fund companies, the Left Front Saturday said the new law, if passed, was likely to be challenged in a court of law.
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) A social security panel Saturday demanded that West Bengal immediately seal offices and confiscate assets of all the fraudulent companies operating in the state, and demanded a ban on chit fund firms.
London, Apr 26 (ANI): Fasting twice a week could be the key to a longer life by slashing the risk of a host of killer diseases, a new study has revealed.
London, Apr 26 (ANI): Fasting twice a week could be the key to a longer life by slashing the risk of a host of killer diseases, a new study has revealed.
London, Apr 26 (ANI): Fasting twice a week could be the key to a longer life by slashing the risk of a host of killer diseases, a new study has revealed.
New Delhi, April 22 (ANI): Six Students Federation of India (SFI) activists, including SFI general secretary Ritabrata Bandopadhyay and two women, were arrested on Monday by Delhi Police for heckling West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during her recent visit to the national capital.
Los Angeles, April 19 (IANS) TV host and socialite Kim Kardashian's divorce proceedings have reportedly taken another odd turn. Her ex-husband is ready to avoid the trial if she apologises to him.
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan, who had asked the CPI-M to apologise for heckling Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Friday said the Marxists' complaint against him to the country's president was better than "the kind of rods used".
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury said Thursday that West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan was answerable for his statements criticising the Left over the heckling of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Delhi.
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) West Bengal has reported its first swine flu case after a gap of three years, experts here confirmed Thursday.
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress party members Wednesday held a protest here to condemn the treatment meted out to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Finance Minister Amit Mitra by SFI activists.
Tehran, April 9 (Xinhua-ANI): Iran on Tuesday reiterated its call for the P5+1 group to recognize its "right" of uranium enrichment.
Kolkata, Apr. 9 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reached out to his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee, and expressed confidence that the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) will fulfill the people's dreams.
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said that the state's development was being hampered as many government employees affiliated to the Left Front did not know how to work.
Barrackpore (West Bengal), April 7 (IANS) Conceding that the current pension benefits for the country's ex-servicemen are not sufficient, army chief General Bikram Singh Sunday said he would try to ensure their aspirations and requirements are fulfilled when the Seventh Pay Commission comes up.
Almaty (Kazakhstan), April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The latest round of talks between six world powers and Iran on its nuclear programme has been "definitely a step forward", although it ended with no clear breakthrough, Russia's top negotiator on Iran said.
London, April 6 (IANS) Hollywood actor Al Pacino will head to London in June to host a special West End event for his fans.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari Wednesday said he was disturbed by the death of a 22-year-old student activist in West Bengal.
Sydney, Mar 29 (ANI): Rookie fast bowler Gurinder Sandhu has made history by becoming the first Indian-origin player ever to win the prestigious Steve Waugh medal on Wednesday.
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) Worried about mushrooming chit funds, capital market regulator SEBI has urged the central government to formulate laws to set up a single regulator to ensure thay don't dupe investors, an official said here Tuesday.
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) Paying rich tributes to late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, the Left Saturday exuded confidence that the Latin Amrican nation will continue to follow the path shown by their leader and carry on the fight against neo-imperialism.
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) Coming to the aid of financially distressed theatre and folk artistes of the state, the West Bengal government Friday announced a grant of around Rs.1 crore to select performers and groups.
Washington, March 16 (ANI): Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher were recently spotted together at the Gemsfield Jewelry event in London, after being apart for almost a week.
Lalgarh (West Bengal), Mar.15 (ANI): Security forces have recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition belonging to Maoists from West Bengal's Lalgarh District.
Washington, March 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Young adults are fleeing rural America, leaving behind a record number of counties that are dying off -- or "naturally decreasing" -- through a higher number of deaths than births, according to population estimates by the US Census Bureau.
Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) In a bid to generate awareness on intellectual property (IP) management, West Bengal has set up a cell that will review projects and approve patents, a minister said here Thursday.
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) In an effort to mop up additional revenue for the debt-stressed state, West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra Monday raised both the minimum and upper ceiling on Value Added Tax (VAT) by one percentage point each in his budget for 2013-14.
Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) A mentally challenged youth fell to his death after climbing atop a building in West Bengal, police said Sunday.
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday announced that her government will introduce reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) in institutions of higher education in West Bengal.
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) China will boost its official defence budget by 10.7 percent this year, the latest in a series of hikes in military spending stretching back more than two decades, RIA Novosti reported.
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Conceding that there was an "acute shortage" of doctors in rural West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said the government would soon issue advertisements to hire more doctors.
Los Angeles, Feb 21 (IANS) Socialite Kim Kardashian, who is pregnant with her first child with rapper Kanye West, says her reality TV show "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" is still her first priority.
Sydney, Feb. 19 (ANI): Iran has said there will be a swift solution to the nuclear dispute if its nuclear rights are acknowledged by a group of six world powers.
Sydney, Feb 16 (ANI): Indian-origin Australian all rounder Lisa Sthalekar has revealed she is considering retirement from cricket, and added her appearance in their World Cup final against the West Indies on Sunday would be definitely her last at a World Cup.
Washington, Feb 16 (ANI): A Princeton professor has launched a withering attack on the White House's covert drone program, by likening President Barack Obama to a "war criminal."
Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Thursday dubbed as "wrong" the removal of Kolkata Police chief R.K. Pachnanda in the wake of the killing of a policeman in a clash earlier in the week.
Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) Thursday hinted that it would take a call on taking a controlling stake in the cash-strapped Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) following the West Bengal government's decision to appoint a consultancy firm company to advise on the proposed sale of its shares.
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) The West Indies entered the final of the International Cricket COuncil (ICC) Women's World Cup after beating Australia by eight runs in their last Super Six match at the Middle Income Group Ground (MIG) Stadium here Wednesday.
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) The West Indies beat New Zealand by 48 runs in their Super Six match Monday at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) to keep their chances of qualifying for the ICC Women's World Cup final alive.
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) Days after over 100 women were sterilised in a single day at a health camp under unhygienic conditions, the NHRC Monday issued a notice to the West Bengal government.
Sydney, Feb 7 (ANI): Australian all-rounder James Faulkner has been fined a ten percent of his match fee for shouting an obscenity at West Indies Chris Gayle during the third ODI against the Caribbeans at Canberra.
Sydney, Feb 7(ANI): The International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption unit needs to step up its efforts to tackle the menace of match fixing in the game just like the football authorities, who are constantly targeting corrupt elements in their game, according to senior sports journalist, Robert Craddock.
Sydney, Feb 6(ANI): Shane Watson's brilliant comeback century helped Australia beat West Indies by 39 runs in the third one-day on a flat Manuka Oval deck in Canberra, as the hosts took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
London, Jan 31 (IANS) A nine-year-old boy from an Indian-origin family was left terrified when robbers held an axe to his neck and demanded his family hand over their car, a media report said Thursday.
Darjeeling, Jan 29 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee faced embarrassing moments Tuesday after Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters demanded a separate Gorkhaland state at a function where she announced development initiatives.
Jakarta, Jan 27 (IANS) At least 16 people died in two landslides triggered by heavy rains in Indonesia's Sumatra island Sunday, officials said.
Jakarta, Jan 27 (IANS) At least four people died in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Indonesia Sunday, while 20 others were still missing, officials said.
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) BSP leader Mayawati Saturday demanded that the Rajasthan government take strong action against social scientist Ashis Nandy for his comments linking OBCs, the SCs and the STs to corruption and that he be told to leave the Jaipur Literature Festival.
Sydney, Jan 26(ANI): Seventh-placed Australia could jump five places to the second rank in the ICC Twenty20 rankings in the next three weeks if the results go in their favour.
London, Jan 26 (ANI): EL James has bought a 2.65-million-pound home, which looks almost as though it could have been inspired by the title of her bestselling erotic novel 'Fifty Shades of Grey'.
Kolkata, Jan 24 (IANS) Dubbing as a "misleading statement" the Mamata Banerjee government's continuous claim that the West Bengal's treasury gets empty after debt servicing, the opposition CPI-M Thursday wondered whether it is due to "overspending" on non-plan expenditures.
Kolkata, Jan. 21 (ANI): Citing threats of violence from the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders and supporters ahead of panchayat elections in West Bengal, the Left Front on Monday approached the Election Commission (EC) and asked it to take proper measures to conduct elections in a free and fair manner.
Hooghly, Jan. 19 (ANI): Irate Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers on Saturday pelted stones at a police station and damaged its property in here in West Bengal after a person was allegedly killed in police custody on January 18.
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) Citing farmer's suicides and starvation deaths, the CPI-M Saturday called the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government a "failure on all fronts".
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) Taking a dig at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's rule, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Friday said if the CPI-M returns to power in the state, it will continue for the next 50 years.
London, Jan 9 (ANI): Katie Price and Jodie Marsh, who have been vocal about their dislike for each other, have reportedly put an end to their long running feud after four ponies turned up in Marsh's garden overnight.
London, Jan 8 (IANS) Rapper Kanye West is planning to record some special raps for his unborn baby.
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday hailed President Pranab Mukherjee as "son of the soil" and said the state had produced the best brains in science and other fields.
Washington, Jan. 3 (ANI): Sales of Kim Kardashian's infamous sex tape have gone through the roof since her boyfriend Kanye West announced that the couple are expecting a baby.
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal), Dec 31 (IANS) At least four people were killed and 16 others were injured when a pick-up van, in which they were travelling, overturned in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district Monday, police said.
Kolkata, Dec 25 (IANS) Two Maoists Tuesday surrendered to police in West Bengal, police said.
Melbourne, Dec 23 (IANS/CMC) Brisbane Heat coach Darren Lehmann has sparked controversy in the Australian Big Bash League by accusing West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels of throwing.
Kolkata, Dec 18 (IANS) Alleging that a conspiracy was on to destroy the panchayat system in West Bengal, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday said it would rally the rural masses against the efforts.
Kolkata, Dec 17 (IANS) Telecom firm Uninor Monday said it will close down operations in Kolkata and West Bengal circles from Jan 19 next as "no new spectrum (was) being (made) available through auctions" next year.
New Delhi, Dec. 17 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday criticised the Congress-led UPA Government for it's newly announced direct cash transfer scheme.
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) Congress legislators wore helmets to the West Bengal assembly Wednesday, after a scuffle in the house a day earlier between ruling Trinamool Congress and opposition Left Front members left three legislators hospitalised.
Nadia, Dec 10 (ANI): At least eight people were killed and two others injured when their car hit a lorry on National Highway-34 in West Bengal's Nadia District today.
Singur, Nov 30 (IANS) Disgruntled Trinamool Congress minister and Singur lawmaker Rabindranath Bhattacharya Friday said he has written to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee requesting to be relieved of his political responsibilities in view of his "unsound physical and mental condition".
Melbourne, November 27 (ANI): A mathematician claims to have found the perfect formula for a fool-proof flattering look.
Purulia (West Bengal), Nov.23 (ANI): Paramilitary forces are conducting community-policing programme in West Bengal's Maoist-hit Purulia district in a bid to foster stronger bonds with locals.
Tehran, Nov 20 (Xinhua-ANI): Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Tuesday that recognition of Iran's right to nuclear enrichment is prerequisite for success of talks with five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus German (P5+1).
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) Villagers of West Bengal's Nadia district, where a person was killed in police firing Nov 14, Monday sought a probe by the West Bengal Human Rights Commission into the incident.
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) Cold storage owners in West Bengal facing a steep rise in operational costs will shut operations for a day Nov 19, demanding higher rentals.
London, November 14 (ANI): Women are more likely to have vaginal orgasm with longer penis, a new research has revealed.
London, Nov 9 (IANS) Socialite Kim Kardashian wants to go out for lunch with Duchess of Cambridge aka Kate Middleton.
Kolkata, Nov 6 (IANS) Condemning the central government's decision to dilute reservation norms for compulsory use of jute bags for packaging food grains and sugar, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said the move would compel the farmers to commit suicide,
Kolkata, Oct 30 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday threatened to launch a stir if transmission to TVs of people without set-top boxes was blocked in Kolkata from Nov 1.
Kolkata, Oct 28 (IANS) After the latest reshuffle of the Manmohan Singh ministry, the Trinamool Congress Sunday alleged that injustice has been done with West Bengal as the state was deprived of any cabinet portfolio.
