Kolkata | 2 hours ago
13 years on, Mother Teresa still draws foreign tourists to Kolkata
Kolkata, Sep 3 - Be it soccer legend Diego Maradona, tennis star Martina Hingis or football World Cup hero Diego Forlan - they have all visited the plain two-storey Missionaries of Charity headquarters here that houses Mother Teresa's grave. It's a must-see for foreign tourists visiting eastern India even 13 years after her death.Sep 5, 1997, was the day she died. The selfless nun who migrated fro ... read more

Mumbai | 4 hours ago
50 years on, Ghatak's masterpiece has to shine through clouds
Mumbai, Sep 3 - Legendary filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak's 'Meghe Dhaka Tara' completes 50 years this year. Sadly, despite critics globally considering it to be one of a handful of most important films from India, the excitement is not palpable.'The only retrospective of the film happened in Lincoln Centre in New York and another screening in Nandan in Kolkata,' Ritaban Ghatak, Ritwik's son who is a film ... read more

Kolkata | 16 hours ago
CPI-M has camps in West Midnapore for party supporters: Bose
Kolkata, Sep 2 - In the wake of union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's comments on the existence of camps of armed cadres in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, the Communist Party of India-Marxist - Thursday claimed they were set up to house those evicted by the Maoists from their homes.'Our party is working in Junglemahal -. But that does not mean we have set up armed camps there. The camps wer ... read more

Kolkata | 18 hours ago
Deepika second Indian woman archer to reach World Cup final
Kolkata, Sep 2 - Teenage archery sensation Deepika Kumari Thursday became the second Indian woman ever to sail into the final of a World Cup Stage IV meet.National champion Deepika, who is also the reigning cadet world champion, will take on Ki Bo Bae of Korea for the gold medal in her maiden World Cup final at Shanghai. Dola Banerjee has done it before winning the Dover World Cup in 2007. Deepika ... read more

Kolkata | 19 hours ago
New formula may compensate land-losers: Arun Maira
Kolkata, Sep 2 - The Planning Commission may moot a new formula to compensate those who have lost their land to mining companies, its member Arun Maira said here Thursday.'A clear picture is likely to emerge in the next two weeks,' Maira told reporters on the sidelines of a seminar by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India -. The commission would suggest the plan to the mining ministry shor ... read more

Kolkata | 19 hours ago
Apollo may set up more hospitals in West Bengal
Kolkata, Sep 2 - Healthcare major Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd is in talks with Parkway Holdings of Singapore to set up more hospitals in West Bengal via their existing joint venture, a top official said here Thursday.'Our agreement is for West Bengal only and we are looking at setting up more hospitals,' Apollo Hospitals managing director Preetha Reddy said on the sidelines of an event at the ... read more

Kolkata | 20 hours ago
Kapil urges Imran Khan to save Pakistan cricket
Kolkata, Sep 2 - Former India captain Kapil Dev Thursday called for severe punishment for Pakistan players found guilty in the spot-fixing controversy, and asked legendary Pakistan cricketer Imran Khan to take the initiative to save the game in his country.'I appeal to Imran Khan to take charge of the current situation in Pakistan. Being the cleanest player, it's he who can save and look after Pak ... read more

New Delhi | 20 hours ago
Sonia sets several records in Congress history
New Delhi, Sep 2 - As Sonia Gandhi is all set to be unanimously elected Friday for a fourth term as the Congress president, she will be setting several records in the history of the 125-year-old party, among them being the longest-serving incumbent.Italian-born Sonia Gandhi -, who has been the Congress president since 1998, is the seventh person of foreign origin to become the president of the Con ... read more

Kolkata | 22 hours ago
Bengali actor-director Dilip Roy dead
Kolkata, Sep 2 - Veteran stage and screen actor-director Dilip Roy died of cancer in a private hospital here Thursday, family sources said. Roy, 79, left behind his wife and three sons.Beginning his acting career with the Bengali film 'Sati Behula' in 1954, Roy came up with commendable performances in a great variety of roles during his over half a century of association with celluloid. He was equ ... read more

Kolkata | 23 hours ago
Companies Bill to factor in apex court verdict on Bhopal tragedy
Kolkata, Sep 2 - Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Thursday said the directive of the Supreme Court on a curative petition on the Bhopal gas tragedy will have to be 'factored in' within the proposed Companies Bill .'The curative petition filed by the CBI - is before the Supreme Court, and whatever comes from the Supreme Court has to be factored in the Bill as on criminal liability of dire ... read more