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Nation headed towards presidential form of government, alleges TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee
Mamata's attack comes after a period of silence following her attacks against the BJP through the Lok Sabha election campaign as well as days after the results were declared.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: CPI(M) rules out pre-poll alliance of opposition parties, says third front a BJP-sponsored idea
In an exclusive conversation with Financial Express Online, Communist Party of India (Marxist) Politburo member Nilotpal Basu reveals how the party plans to counter both the BJP as well as Trinamool Congress.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Mamata Banerjee to spell out party strategy at mega opposition rally on January 19
In an exclusive interaction with Financial Express Online, TMC leader and Lok Sabha MP Saugata Roy discusses the prospects of a Grand Alliance and why BJP is in no shape to take on the TMC in the state.
Navi Mumbai Trident hotel project ‘on hold’ over CRZ clearance: EIH
Hospitality major EIH, which runs hotels and resorts under the Oberoi and Trident brands,has said its planned hotel project in Navi Mumbai is currently “on hold” as the project is still awaiting a CRZ approval from the go
Weekend getaways from Kolkata in August during Independence Day
Here are some of the top picks for driving getaways from Kolkata for this long Independence day weekend!
Young blood bound to get excited if girls not properly dressed: Md N R Barkati, shahi imam
He also somehow defends those 'havas ke shikaris' for having “young blood in them”, “bacche hai excited toh honge hi”.
Kolkata HC permits Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh rally, Mohan Bhagwat will be there to attend
Calcutta HC allows RSS to hold rally to be attended by Mohan Bhagwat at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata on January 14.
Congress will continue its alliance with CPI(M), in West Bengal
The Congress marginally gained from the alliance in the recently-held Assembly polls in the state while the Left Front came a poor third, losing the main Opposition status to Congress.
What govt hasn’t declassified: In defence archives, book that suggests Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose survived Taipei crash
Since the crash, two commissions of inquiry, the Shahnawaz Commission and the Khosla Commission, have ruled Netaji died in Taipei. But the Mukherjee Commission, whose report was tabled in Parliament in 2006, said that while h
Kolkata’s Durga Puja to get Chinese twist this year
Kolkata's famous Durga Puja will have a Chinese touch as the country is planning to become a partner for the celebrations this year.
New train services from Agartala to Delhi, Kolkata this month
New train services from Agartala to Delhi and Kolkata will be introduced after May 20 this month, an official said here today.
Aaheli, The Peerless Inn, Kolkata
Aaheli is an authentic Bengali cuisine restaurant of The Peerless Inn, Kolkata, offering dishes from all over Bengal with traditional Bengali ambience
Flight operations hit in Kolkata’s NSC Bose International airport
Flight operation at Kolkata's Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport was affected for about two hours this morning due to link failure of BSNL.
Kolkata flyover crash: BJP slams Rahul Gandhi’s ‘photo-op’ at site
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi over his visit to the Kolkata flyover crash site, calling it a "photo-op" which is the "lifeline" of the politics of the Congress leader.
Kolkata flyover collapse: Toll rises to 26 in tragedy
The toll in Kolkata flyover collapse has climbed to 26 after two more bodies were recovered from the debris on Saturday, police said. "Two more bodies have been extricated from the rubble," a police officer said.
Kolkata flyover collapse: 5 IVRCL officials detained, death toll at 24
Kolkata flyover collapse: 5 officials of the Hyderabad-based construction firm were detained today in connection with yesterday's flyover collapse in the city even as three more bodies were pulled out of the debris taking the
Chances of finding Kolkata flyover collapse survivors remote, says NDRF
With relief and rescue operations in full swing in the Kolkata flyover collapse tragedy in Girish Park on Thursday, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Friday said that the chances of finding any survivors is remot
Death toll in Kolkata flyover collapse rises to 24; official says ‘Nobody alive recovered’
The death toll in the Kolkata flyover collapse has climbed to 24 after three more bodies were recovered from underneath the piles of debris of concrete and iron girdles of the broken portion of the under-construction bridge.
Kolkata flyover collapse: Kolkata police seals IVRCL Infrastructure city office
In the wake of the Kolkata flyover collapse, that killed as many as 24 people and injured over a 100, the police have sealed the city office of IVRCL Infrastructure - the implementing agency of Kolkata's Vivekananda Road Flyo
Kolkata flyover collapse: Facebook activates safety check after tragedy
Kolkata flyover collapse: In view of the tragic flyover collapse here, Facebook has activated its safety check feature for people in Kolkata which will allow its users to mark themselves 'safe'.
It’s an act of God: IVRCL on Flyover collapse in Kolkata
"It's nothing but a God's act" was how a senior official of IVRCL reacted after the flyover it was constructing in Kolkata collapsed today even as a company official denied any quality or technical issue as the cause behind t
Kolkata flyover collapse: As many as 21 killed, over 100 injured; Mamata Banerjee rushes to city, drops poll campaign
Kolkata flyover collapse: 21 people were killed when a flyover under construction crashed in a crowded market area here on Thursday, crushing scores of unsuspecting people and some vehicles, top officials and witnesses said.
