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Adhikari, Sen (File photos) KOLKATA: West Bengal BJP leader of opposition Suvendu Ahikari on Monday questioned Nobel laureate Amartya Sen‘s “contribution” to the state, igniting a row as the governing TMC and CPM slammed Adhikari.His remarks came days after Sen, who received an SIR hearing notice recently, said that the verification process was being “conducted…
KOLKATA: The National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, has confirmed Nipah, a viral disease with high mortality, in both samples sent from Bengal. The samples were taken from two nurses of a Barasat hospital whose condition remain critical. A house staff at a Burdwan hospital, who came in close contact with one of the nurses,…
KOLKATA: Actor-singer and winner of Indian Idol Season 3 in 2007, Prashant Tamang passed away at the age of 43 on Sunday.Prashant hailed from the Darjeeling hills and was once associated with the Kolkata Police. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee posted on X, “Saddened by the sudden and untimely demise today of Prashant Tamang, the…
KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee led a protest rally in Kolkata on Friday against the Enforcement Directorate (ED), a day after the central agency conducted raids at the office of political consultancy I-PAC and the residence of its chief, Partik Jain.The rally was held near the 8B bus…
‘Amit Shah is nasty, naughty’: Mamata Banerjee says ED snatched our poll strategy, targets Union home minister KOLKATA: The ED on Thursday conducted searches at political consultancy firm I-PAC’s office in Salt Lake and its director’s Loudon Street home in connection with a five-year-old case, prompting CM Mamata Banerjee to call it political vendetta and…
Bangladeshi tourists in Kolkata are experiencing tension and anxiety due to fresh violence in their home country, prompting some to consider cutting short their medical trips KOLKATA: Tension and anxiety gripped many Bangladeshi tourists staying in central Kolkata following a fresh outbreak of violence in Dhaka and other cities. This has prompted several visitors to…
KOLKATA: When 17-year-old Vedang Sharma missed out on tickets for Lionel Messi’s Kolkata appearance, he did what any diehard fan would do: kept chasing his dream. The Class XII student at Sri Sri Academy flew to Hyderabad and what followed was pure magic.Happy to get a seat on the stands of Hyderabad’s Uppal stadium, Vedang…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed deep shock and distress over the chaotic mismanagement at Salt Lake Stadium during Lionel Messi’s visit KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday expressed shock and distress over the mismanagement at Salt Lake Stadium, where thousands of fans had gathered to catch a glimpse of football…
KOLKATA: Thousands of fans braved the December chill and waited past midnight in Kolkata to welcome Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi, as he arrived in the city during the early hours of Saturday as part of his three-day, four-city GOAT India Tour 2025. Messi’s flight touched down at 2.26am, triggering scenes of jubilation at the…
S Jaishankar at a felicitation ceremony at IIM Calcutta KOLKATA: External affairs minister (EAM) S Jaishankar said on Saturday that the world was looking beyond the US and China to other countries and blocs for trade and energy as they try to hedge against contingencies.Calling the US the “long-time underwriter of the contemporary system”, Jaishankar…
