WBJEE to be held on 17th May, 2016
The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination 2016 for engineering and medical will be held on May 17, for the first time a weekday, to ensure that the crucial tests do not clash with the impending Assembly elections expected anytime between…
No Cyclone Threat But Heavy Rain Slows Chennai
Heavy rain has submerged track and badly affected train services in Chennai, hours after the threat of a cyclone receded. The city saw incessant rain for three hours this morning, which delayed trains to Chennai and hit thousands of passengers….
Maggi Noodles Returns
Nestle India today relaunched Maggi noodles, five months after the popular snack was banned over presence of unsafe levels of lead. The company said that the noodles brand will not be available in eight states that have banned its sale….
8 Earthquakes Jolt Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Eight earthquakes, including two major ones, struck the Andaman and Nicobar islands in a span of eight hours on Sunday. The measures were around five or more on the Richter Scale. According to the Seismology Division of the Ministry of Earth Sciences,…
“Growing intolerance” comment by SRK not tolerated by politicians
Shah Rukh khan is an agent of neighbouring country Pakistan as he reflects their ideology. Such a man should go to Pakistan, ” Hindutva leader Sadhvi Prachi states while addressing reporters on 3rd November, 2015 Actor shah Rukh khan, on…
Mobile museum on Gandhi
Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today inaugurated a mobile museum on Mahatma Gandhi’s life and times at his birthplace Porbandar from where the museum-on-wheels will start its journey for Delhi from tomorrow. The mobile museum has been built on a mini…
Football legend Pele to visit Kolkata this October
Apparently we Bongs are not the only ones waiting eagerly for Durga Puja. Brazilian football legend Pele to visit Kolkata this October, for a span of three days starting from the 11th to the 13th of the month. “I’m looking…
Editor of Times of India, Kolkata passes away
After a nine month long battle with cancer, Sumit Sen, Editor of Times of India, Kolkata passed away on Sunday night, 27th September, 2015. The versatile and enthusiastic journalist started his career in The Statesman. His merit then got him…
Boy found dead in pond
A 20 year old college student’s body was found floating in a pond near Sodepur on Tuesday morning after he had gone missing since Monday evening. The victim, Sanmay Chatterjee’s body was recovered from the pond in front of his…
Woman jumps off from train to escape rape
Harassed and molested for hours in the general compartment of an Alipurduar- bound train on Tuesday night, a 25 year old woman jumped off with her 10 month old baby when she suspected that their tormentors were planning to rape…