Kolkata News

Kolkatans feel sense of 'colossal loss' at Nano pullout

The dismay and shock are yet to get over. For the people of Kolkata, the finality of Tata Motors' decision to shift the Nano small car project out of West Bengal is like the end of a dream for a better future for the state.2:30 PM on October 04

Amusement parks industry eyes 25 percent annual growth

Riding on the demand of theme amusement parks in the country, the industry is expecting to grow at a robust rate of 25 percent every year, a senior official said.12:30 PM on October 04

Indian artists and their craft gain from art camps

Indian art is being enriched with a free flow of ideas and concepts between creative people at exchange forums like art camps, which are gradually breaching the divide between the old and new order of artists.11:02 AM on October 04

Watch out for HIV, Bengal cautions puja revellers

As West Bengal gears up to celebrate the mega festival of Durga Puja, health authorities and some NGOs are cautioning youth about the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases like HIV/AIDS during the five nights and days of revelry.11:00 AM on October 04

80 mn people will suffer, says West Bengal after Nano pullout

Lambasting the Trinamool Congress-led opposition for causing Tata Motors to pull out from West Bengal, the state government Friday said 80 million people in the state would suffer for the 'irresponsible' and 'destructive acts' of a few.1:30 AM on October 04

Eight injured in building collapse in West Bengal

Eight people were injured when a building under onstruction collapsed in a West Bengal town, the police said.1:02 AM on October 04

West Bengal industrialists, common people regret Tata pull out

Tata Motors' decision to pull out from West Bengal is the 'worst possible thing' to happen to the state, said industrialists and commoners Friday, voicing disappointment over the auto major's decision to take its Nano small car factory elsewhere.1:02 AM on October 04

Tatas' decision to shift out Nano unfortunate: Left Front

West Bengal's ruling Left Front (LF) Friday described the Tata Motors' decision to 'hurriedly' move its Nano car project out of West Bengal as 'unfortunate'.1:01 AM on October 04

CPI-M calls 10-hour Singur shutdown Saturday

West Bengal's ruling Left Front major partner, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), has called a 10-hour shutdown in Singur Saturday to protest the 'conspiracy' hatched by the opposition that forced Tata Motors to shift its small car project from the area.1:01 AM on October 04

Tata announces Nano pullout from West Bengal, unfortunate says India Inc

Ending days of speculation, Tata Motors Friday announced it was pulling out its Nano small car project from West Bengal's troubled Singur and blamed the opposition Trinamool Congress, which spearheaded protests against the factory, for the 'painful' decision.1:00 AM on October 04

Mohun Bagan manage 1-1 draw with Air India

Substitute Branco Vincent Cardozo's second half strike enabled three time winners Mohun Bagan salvage a 1-1 draw against Mumbai's Air India in a I-League encounter here Friday.1:00 AM on October 04

Tata pullout a 'joint game plan' with Left government: Mamata

Terming the Tata Motors' decision to pull out of West Bengal as a 'joint game plan' between the auto major and the state government, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Friday said it would be 'unfair' if the Tatas blame her party for their decision.10:31 PM on October 03

Tatas take Nano small car project out of West Bengal

The inevitable has happened. Tata Motors chairman Ratan Tata Friday announced that the company was taking its Nano small car project out of Communist-ruled West Bengal due to continuing political opposition.9:33 PM on October 03

Tata exits Singur, wonders where Mamata got funds

Tata Motors Friday announced it was pulling out its Nano small car project from West Bengal's Singur and blamed the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, which spearheaded the protests against the factory, for the 'painful' decision.9:30 PM on October 03

Tata announces pullout of Nano project from West Bengal

Tata group chairman Ratan Tata Friday announced the company was taking the Nano small car project out of Singur in West Bengal because of continuing political opposition to it.9:00 PM on October 03