Kolkata

Jupiter, Saturn ‘merge’ in rare cosmic event

10:40 pm December 21, 2020

Kolkata: Space enthusiasts had the opportunity to watch a rare celestial event on Monday evening as the Jupiter and the Saturn appeared to merge and looked like a single bright star, in what is called a conjunction. People gathered to watch the phenomenon, which took place after about 400 years, on rooftops and open grounds in different […]

3 killed in fire at market near Kolkata

2:19 pm December 19, 2020

Bhangar (WB): Three persons were killed as a fire broke out at a market in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. A short-circuit caused the blaze that first broke out at a kerosene outlet in the Ghatakpukur Bazar area in Bhangar, around 20 km from Kolkata, they […]

HM’s remark against custodial torture, a welcome move

Amid rebellion in TMC, Shah on two-day visit to Bengal

3:12 pm December 18, 2020

Kolkata: Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive in Kolkata on Friday night on a two-day visit to take stock of the BJP’s affairs in the state as the assembly elections draw near, amid a rebellion within the ruling Trinamool Congress. Speculations are rife that heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari, who quit the Trinamool Congress and gave up […]

Govt to press ahead with PSU stake sale: FM

10:29 pm December 17, 2020

New Delhi/Kolkata: The government will press ahead with the sale of public sector companies that have been approved by the Cabinet, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday. Highlighting that FDI flow into India is much higher compared to other emerging economies, she said India’s strong macroeconomic fundamentals, ability to do reforms and a stable […]

Suvendu Adhikari quits TMC

4:09 pm December 17, 2020

Kolkata: A day after quitting as MLA, Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday resigned from the primary membership of the Trinamool Congress, party sources said. Adhikari had quit the state cabinet last month. According to the sources, he wrote to TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee apprising her of his decision to resign from the party’s primary membership.