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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee gestures at the media after meeting with Congress President Sonia Gandhi at her residence in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Triple talaq bill defective, BJP playing petty politics: Mamata...

She accused BJP of trying to 'do politics' with the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, which was...

3 Jan 2018 7:45 PM IST

Coal India e-auction fetches 76 per cent premium in Q3 FY'18

Till December, Coal India had offered around 80 million tonne of coal through spot and forward e-auctions.

3 Jan 2018 10:23 AM IST

Triple talaq petitioner Ishrat Jahan was felicitated by the Howrah (West Bengal) BJP unit on Saturday and inducted into the party. (Photo: ANI)

Never got help from Mamata Banerjee; will work for women's right:...

Ishrat Jahan said she was happy that the PM introduced the triple talaq bill and that is why she has joined BJP.

1 Jan 2018 4:59 PM IST

Language shouldnt be barrier but facilitator to promote love for science: Modi

Language shouldn't be barrier but facilitator to promote love for...

The Prime Minister also asked the scientists to use their fundamental knowledge to help the general public in today's...

1 Jan 2018 3:01 PM IST

Bandhan Bank MD and CEO Chandra Shekhar Ghosh.

Bandhan Bank to offer 11.9 crore shares in IPO

The equity shares are proposed to be listed on the BSE and NSE.

1 Jan 2018 2:21 PM IST

Ishrat was one of the five petitioners in the triple talaq case. Her husband had divorced her over the phone from Dubai in 2014 by uttering talaq thrice. (Photo: File | PTI)

Triple talaq petitioner Ishrat Jahan forays into politics, joins BJP

Sources said Ishrat was felicitated by the Howrah BJP unit on Saturday and inducted into the party.

1 Jan 2018 8:09 AM IST

Police in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra have arrested a 45-year-old school principal for allegedly asking a student to do 500 sit-ups for not completing project work. (Photo: Representational/File)

WB Police rescues teenage runaway girl after sex workers give refuge

The teenager had run away from home for poor scores in selection of class 10 boards and was given refuge by a sex...

29 Dec 2017 4:49 PM IST

Mr Gupta said that exports should be out rightly kept out of the purview of GST as paying the tax first and getting refund is cumbersome and is affecting exports.

India should exploit robust world trade growth in 2018: EEPC

Indian exports for the April-Nov period of fiscal 2017-18 was USD 196.48 billion as against USD 175.41 billion.

28 Dec 2017 3:22 PM IST

Partha Mukhopadhyay.

Veteran Bengali film actor Partha Mukhopadhyay passes away at 70

He was suffering from kidney problems and was admitted to the hospital on November 22, a family member said.

26 Dec 2017 10:22 AM IST

The jewellery shops in Kochi witnessed brisk sales during the last few weeks ahead of the implementation of the new tax regime.

GST refund woes hit Bengal jewellery exports

An additional Rs 4,000 cr worth of jewellery manufactured in state was also exported from ports like Mumbai.

25 Dec 2017 10:40 AM IST

Mamata Banerjee said she personally talked to Rajnath Singh and conveyed that it was politically and administratively a bad decision to withdraw troops. (Photo: PTI | File)

WB: TMC snatches Cong stronghold Sabang by massive margin

The results are a booster for the TMC and the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government, ahead of the panchayat polls...

24 Dec 2017 5:08 PM IST

West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra

GST regime more primitive than VAT: Amit Mitra

Mitra optimistic about the overall growth of exports from West Bengal.

22 Dec 2017 2:36 PM IST