Kolkata, Oct 1 IANS After being included in the Test squad f
SPO16SportsGanguly rubbishes reports of "compromise" with BCCIKolkata, Oct 1 IANS After being included in the Test squad for Australia, Sourav Ganguly scotched rumours that it was a "compromise" formula with the Indian cricket board wherein he was given a deadline to retire from international cricket."Suggestions that this is a compromise is absolutely wrong," Ganguly told reporters here Wednesday.The newly formed selection committee headed by Krishnamachari Srikkanth  read more
Posted by IANS on Thursday Oct 02
All-party meet likely on Singur land row
NAT27National/Politics/BusinessAll-party meet likely on Singur land rowKolkata, Sep 29 IANS An all-party meeting is likely to be held in West Bengal to resolve the ongoing Singur imbroglio, Communist Party of India-Marxist CPI-M politburo member Sitaram Yechuri said here Monday."It's most likely that there will be an all-party meeting called by the state government where the Singur issue will be discussed. It will be good if we can arrive at a consensus on Singur. And we are looking at that," Yechuri said  read more
Posted by IANS on Wednesday Oct 01
Kolkata, Sep 29 IANS City outfit Mohammedan Sporting and Air
SPO18SportsSporting, Air India finish 1-1 in I-LeagueKolkata, Sep 29 IANS City outfit Mohammedan Sporting and Air India, Mumbai, dished out a listless fare to finish with a 1-1 draw in their ONGC I-League engagement at Barasat near here Monday. Air India shot into the lead in the 24th minute through Barasat boy Surojit Roy, before Sporting's dangerous striker Theodore Sunday restored parity after the breather. The match, played a slow pace under lights, never rose to any great heights, and both  read more
Posted by IANS on Wednesday Oct 01
Buddhadeb calls all-party meet on Singur, Trinamool to absta
NAT63National/Politics/BusinessBuddhadeb calls all-party meet on Singur, Trinamool to abstainKolkata, Sep 29 IANS Four weeks after Tata Motors suspended work at its Singur factory, the West Bengal government Monday called an all-party meeting Tuesday to find a solution to the row but main opposition Trinamool Congress said it would boycott the parleys.Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee told newspersons here that the meeting would be held at the state secretariat Writers Buildings, amidst signals  read more
Posted by IANS on Wednesday Oct 01
No positive cues, Indian markets outlook grim, say analysts
ECO10Economy/NationalNo positive cues, Indian markets outlook grim, say analystsBy Arjun SenNew Delhi, Sep 29 IANS The outlook for the Indian equities markets remained grim as there are no positive global or domestic factors in sight, analysts said Monday.Indian equities markets ended deep in the red Monday on all-round nervousness following the US financial contagion spreading to Britain and mainland Europe, and the US Congress announcing a much diluted version of a $700 billion bailout plan, analysts said  read more
Posted by IANS on Wednesday Oct 01
Yechury urges uniform land acquisition act for SEZs
NAT65National/Politics/Business/EconomyYechury urges uniform land acquisition act for SEZsKolkata, Sep 29 IANS There should be a uniform act on acquiring land for setting up special economic zones SEZs in the country, Communist Party of India-Marxist CPI-M politburo member Sitaram Yechury said Monday."A modern law needs to be drafted for acquiring land for SEZs. Though land acquisition is a state subject, the government should have an all-India law for this," Yechury said at an interactive  read more
Posted by IANS on Wednesday Oct 01
'Gulabi Talkies' only Indian feature in Abu Dhabi film fest
INT15International/Cinema'Gulabi Talkies' only Indian feature in Abu Dhabi film festBy Aroonim BhuyanDubai, Sep 30 IANS Girish Kasaravalli's Kannada movie "Gulabi Talkies" is the only Indian entry in the feature section of this year's Middle East International Film Festival MEIFF."Gulabi Talkies" will compete with 14 other feature films from the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and the US for the $200,000 Black Pearl award for the best narrative film in MEIFF  read more
Posted by IANS on Wednesday Oct 01
By Sirshendu Panth
SPO13SportsTransition from one generation to other has to be smooth: selectorBy Sirshendu PanthKolkata, Sep 28 IANS Indian cricket is now at the crossroads, with the old warhorses gradually making way for the youngsters. And with an eye to the 2011 World Cup to be held in the sub-continent, new national selector Raja Venkat feels the transition has to be smooth."By the time the next World Cup comes, there will be lot of changes in the side. And this transition has to be smooth. It has to be done properly," Venkat told IANS here Sunday  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 30
175 years after death, Rammohun Roy's tomb restored in Brita
INT42International/Society/Culture175 years after death, Rammohun Roy's tomb restored in BritainBy Dipankar De SarkarLondon, Sep 28 IANS After decades of neglect, the newly restored tomb of visionary thinker Raja Rammohun Roy was unveiled Sunday in his resting place in Britain. India's High Commissioner Shiv Shankar Mukherjee cut a ribbon to mark the completion of the restoration work on the tomb, which is located in the Arnos Vale cemetery in the southwestern English city of Bristol. The  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 30
Congress demands better compensation for Singur farmers
NAT36National/Politics/EconomyCongress demands better compensation for Singur farmersKolkata, Sep 28 IANS West Bengal Congress President Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi Sunday said the ruling Left Front government should offer better economic compensation to the landlosers in Singur."It's the responsibility of the state government to provide land and better compensation to Singur farmers," Dasmunsi, who is also the union information and broadcasting minister, told a party meeting at Sanapara in Hooghly district's Singur - about 40 km from Kolkata  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 30
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