Kolkata

CBI interrogates IPS officer in Rose Valley scam

6:15 pm November 4, 2019

Kolkata: The CBI on Monday interrogated Deputy Commissioner (port division) Waquar Raza in connection with the multi-crore Rose Valley scam, agency sources said. The IPS officer, though not an accused, was summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to its CGO complex office in Salt Lake to ascertain the role he had played as […]

I am a radical humanist, says Aparna Sen

6:13 pm November 4, 2019

Kolkata: Known for being vocal on socio- political issues, film-maker Aparna Sen said she has always been a believer in issue-based politics and would love to call herself a ‘radical humanist’. Sen said, she would talk about the right or wrong steps committed by any party or organisation, if she felt the need. “I am […]

Adapting to pink ball only challenge in Day/Night Test: Pujara

7:02 pm November 1, 2019

Kolkata: Cheteshwar Pujara can’t wait for India’s first ever Day/Night Test despite all the talk of it being a challenge as he is confident that the country’s formidable batting line-up will have no trouble adapting to the pink ball. The prolific batsman topped the run charts (453) with two daddy hundreds, including a 256 not […]

IIT-KGP implements micro solar dome project to provide affordable clean energy

7:09 pm October 31, 2019

Kolkata: IIT-Kharagpur on Thursday said 44,000 micro solar domes will be provided to poor households in rural areas of ten states under a project to provide clean energy at an affordable price. Poor families are often unable to afford the grid- connected electricity while others may find disruption of power supply due to natural disasters, […]

CBI gets transit remand of Pailan Group chief

9:02 pm October 30, 2019

Kolkata: A Bidhannagar court on Wednesday granted the CBI transit remand of Pailan Group chief Apurba Saha who was arrested on charges of raising money from the public through “fraudulent schemes”. Saha was arrested from Kolkata by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the CBI on Tuesday in connection with a Rs 574-crore ponzi scam […]