West Bengal

Pranab Mukherjee: the president who could never be prime minister

7:19 pm August 31, 2020

New Delhi: A quintessential party loyalist and the trusted Man Friday of three Congress prime ministers, Pranab Mukherjee‘s climb up the political ladder stopped just short of his ambition to occupy 7 Race Course Road, instead sending him to the Rashtrapati Bhavan as the country’s first citizen. Mukherjee, India’s 13th president, Congress’ troubleshooter through the […]

After Sunny Leone, it is Neha Kakkar’s turn to figure in Bengal college merit list

7:56 pm August 30, 2020

Kolkata: Bollywood singer Neha Kakkar’s name appeared at the top of the merit list of a college in West Bengal‘s Malda district, after actress Sunny Leone’s name figured in that of three other colleges of the state. The authorities of Manikchak College in Malda district said that they spotted the playback singer’s name after the first merit list was published […]

Heavy rainfall in several parts of Kerala

Heavy rains lash Kolkata, coastal districts; 1 missing

11:36 pm August 27, 2020

Kolkata: Heavy rains lashed Kolkata and the coastal districts of West Bengal on Thursday, inundating low-lying areas, officials said. Several thoroughfares were waterlogged in different parts of Kolkata, including BT Road, Central Avenue, College Street, Amherst Street and EM Bypass, due to the showers that began on Wednesday evening, the weather office said. However, there […]

Greta Thunberg voices support to calls for postponement of NEET, JEE exams

7:54 pm August 25, 2020

London: Swedish teen climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg on Tuesday threw her weight behind postponing the NEET and the JEE exams in India in view of the coronavirus, saying it is “deeply unfair” that students are asked to appear in the crucial tests during the pandemic. Several students and political leaders across the country, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, […]

Intense rainfall activity expected over north, central and east India during next 4-5 days: IMD

7:25 pm August 25, 2020

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted very heavy rainfall over east, north and central India during the next five days and issued a red alert for Odisha for August 26 and for Chhattisgarh, a day later. It said a low pressure area (cyclonic circulation) over north Bay of Bengal and its neighbourhood is very likely to move west-northwestwards during the […]