Kolkata News

Left Front urges West Bengal government to be flexible on Singur land

The state committee of West Bengal's ruling Left Front Sunday urged the state government to be more flexible and try to find more land, if needed, to resolve the vexed Tata Motors' Nano issue.

Jyoti Basu admitted to hospital

Veteran Marxist leader and former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu was admitted to a city nursing home Sunday for treatment for a head injury he sustained after a fall in the bathroom of his house two days ago.2:01 PM on September 07

Jyoti Basu likely to be hospitalised Sunday

Veteran Marxist leader and former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu, who suffered an 'internal haemorrhage in the head' after he slipped and fell Friday, is likely to be admitted to a city nursing home Sunday.3:00 AM on September 07

Gandhi invites Buddha for talks Sunday

West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi, who is chairing the talks between the state government and the Trinamool Congress-led opposition on the Tata Nano car issue, has invited Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee for discussions at the Raj Bhavan here Sunday.1:30 AM on September 07

Singur talks inconclusive, to resume Sunday

The second round of talks being mediated by West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi to find a solution to the 28-month dispute over the land allotted to Tata Motors' Nano project at Singur ended inconclusively here Saturday.6:30 PM on September 06

Jyoti Basu advised hospitalisation after fall

Veteran Marxist leader and former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu suffered an 'internal haemorrhage in the head' after he slipped and fell in the bathroom of his Salt Lake residence Friday, a spokesperson of the nursing home where he had been taken to said Saturday.3:33 PM on September 06

West Bengal governor resumes talks to end Singur impasse

West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi Saturday began a second round of mediatory talks to find a solution to the 28-month dispute over the acquisition of farmland for the Tata Motors' small car project at Singur, some 40 km from here.1:31 PM on September 06

Jyoti Basu advised hospitalisation after fall

Veteran Marxist leader and former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu suffered an 'internal haemorrhage in the head' after he slipped and fell in the bathroom of his Salt Lake residence Friday, a spokesperson of the nursing home where he has been admitted said Saturday.1:30 PM on September 06

I'm not copying Bipasha in 'Trishna': Rituparna Sengupta

Rituparna Sengupta is all set to sizzle in the Bengali remake of Bipasha Basu-John Abraham-starrer Hindi film 'Jism', but she says that unlike the Bollywood actress it would be a challenge for her to play 'a sexy loner' convincingly in 'Trishna'.10:01 AM on September 06

Singur stalemate solution in sight, talks to continue Saturday

A solution to the 28-month dispute over the land allotted to Tata Motors' Nano project at Singur in West Bengal seemed to be in sight after the first round of mediatory talks initiated by Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi here Friday.3:31 AM on September 06

Mamata keeps herself busy with the paint brush

As the politicians and bureaucrats Friday engaged in polemic inside the Raj Bhavan here over the fate of the Tata Nano project, a main protagonist Mamata Banerjee wielded the paint brush in Singur to keep herself busy.9:32 PM on September 05

DCB slowing down personal loans to maintain margins

The Mumbai-based Development Credit Bank Ltd (DCB) is reducing its exposure to unsecured personal loans in a bid to maintain its net interest margins, a top bank official said here Friday.9:30 PM on September 05

Singur talks end on hopeful note; to continue Saturday

The 28-month-old dispute over land for the Tata Motors' Nano car project in Singur in West Bengal seemed to be finally heading for a solution after mediatory talks initiated by Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi here Friday.8:30 PM on September 05

'Talks postponed as Trinamool did not follow Gandhi's advice'

The talks to end the stalemate on the Tata's Singur plant were postponed from Friday morning to 4 p.m. as the Trinamool Congress-led opposition did not act on the West Bengal governor's suggestion to temporarily suspend protests and allow normalcy on the Durgapur Expressway, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said here.4:31 PM on September 05

ING Vysya Bank expects 35 percent growth in deposits

ING Vysya Bank Ltd expects a growth rate of 25 percent in advances and 35 percent in deposits in the current fiscal, a top company official said here Friday.4:30 PM on September 05