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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Calcutta News.Net http://www.calcuttanews.net/ en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:56:33 -0500 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:56:33 -0500 30 A 12-year-old boy died here when he reportedly tried to imitate a suicide scene he had seen on a television show, police said Thursday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203357256 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:50:02 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203357256 Seven people were killed in two road accidents in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district, police said Thursday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203356853 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:40:13 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203356853 Exiled Tibetans residing in India held a silent vigil on Thursday in New Delhi over the rising self-immolation cases by their compatriots against Chinese excesses carried out on Tibetan activists and http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203356852 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:40:12 -0500 ANI http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203356852 The Supreme Court will hear Friday the Indian Army chief, Gen. V.K. Singh's petition to correct his year of birth from 1950 to 1951. He says it's a matter of honour for him and not a question of the e http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203356850 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:40:12 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203356850 Maruti Suzuki Thursday said it has evolved to meet the demands of a changing India and crossed the 10 million cumulative domestic sales mark. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203356848 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:40:09 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203356848 The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka, already battling debilitating scandals, is now caught in a new controversy. State advocate general B.V. Acharya has resigned accusing the party of http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203356845 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:40:04 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203356845 The Tamil Nadu government Thursday announced a four-member expert committee to look into the safety aspects of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) and the fears of locals about the project. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203356842 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:40:02 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203356842 Abu Dhabi-based telecom firm Etisalat Thursday wrote off its investments worth $827 million in the mobile company Etisalat DB and said the company is evaluating its strategic options in India. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203356417 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:20:09 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203356417 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to hold a meeting with his key ministers in the next few days to discuss the Supreme Court order cancelling 122 2G (second generation) spectrum licences, offici http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203356415 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:20:06 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203356415 At least two policemen were feared killed when Maoists ambushed a team of six personnel in Bastar region Thursday, an officer said. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203356413 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:20:04 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203356413 The West Bengal government Thursday refuted the Congress' claim that it was "understating" central assistance, and said it did not receive a penny more than what it constitutionally deserved. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203355654 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:02 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203355654 The Jamia Millia university is building a hostel for students from Jammu and Kashmir as part of confidence building measures for the people from the troubled-state. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203355263 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:50:10 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203355263 Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah met a group of 160 students from militancy-hit families of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, and asked them to follow the path of truth, rig http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203355132 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:40:10 -0500 ANI http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203355132 Sab TV, known for making comedy shows, is now coming up with a new daily soap "I Love My India" which will show what happens when West meets East. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203355128 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:40:05 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203355128 The Bombay High Court on Thursday ordered that land given to film director Subhash Ghai's Mukta Arts in 2006 be taken back. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203355126 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:40:02 -0500 ANI http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203355126 The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) will open its centre in Himachal Pradesh to help the state adopt measures on climate change, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said here Thursday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203355125 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:40:02 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203355125 Bollywood actor Rahul Bose Thursday said he is all set to make an English movie which will be a screen adaptation of a Pakistani novel. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203354781 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:30:32 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203354781 A retired army official's house was burgled in the capital city, a police official said Thursday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203354780 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:30:29 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203354780 Security forces Thursday busted a hideout of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in Meghalaya, killing a rebel and wounding another, an official said. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203354778 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:30:22 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203354778 Instead of the usual wining and dining, take your partner to a vineyard this Valentine's Day and make her/him feel special by arranging a romantic candle-lit dinner on the hilltop. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203354777 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:30:18 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203354777 Urging voters of Uttar Pradesh to give the Congress a majority in the assembly polls so that it does not have to depend on other parties, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Thursday said it was time people changed http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203354774 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:30:07 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203354774 Filmmaker Ramesh Taurani is upset with actress Deepika Padukone for opting out of his "Race 2" at the last moment following an offer for a Hollywood project and rues that she didn't even apologise for http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203354770 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:30:04 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203354770 Two Nobel laureates and long-time friends -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai lama and South African anti-apartheid icon archbishop Desmond Tutu - will come face to face in this north Indian hill st http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203353336 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:50:12 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203353336 A human rights group in Assam has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and union Labour and Employment Minister Mallikarjun Kharge for a probe into the alleged starvation deaths of 11 people in a http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203353334 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:50:08 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203353334 The Goa church has protested a raid by poll officials on a priest in Velim constituency, located 50 km from here, and seizing Rs.6,000 from him. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203353332 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:50:07 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203353332 Antrix Corp, the Indian space agency's commercial arm, has moved a court here to restrain Devas Multimedia Services Corp Ltd. from proceeding ahead with its case in the Paris-based International Court http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203353330 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:50:06 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203353330 Designer Ashish N. Soni completes two decades in the fashion industry this year and to mark the occasion he will showcase a retrospective of his work. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203353328 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:50:05 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203353328 Men's top seed Saketh Myneni and women's second seed Ankita Raina continued their good run entering the semi-finals of the singles events in the Indian Jute National Grass Court Tennis Championships h http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203352971 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:40:09 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203352971 The Indian aviation watchdog Thursday said it will carry out surprise checks and enforce stricter norms to stop pilots and cabin crew getting tipsy while at work. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203352968 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:40:06 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203352968 A driver and tailor arrested here earlier this week in the baby Falak case were involved in a prostitution racket for a long time and their network was spread across several cities, police said Thursd http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203352218 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:20:16 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203352218 A late rally helped a benchmark index of Indian equities markets close 123 points up Thursday, with metals and realty stocks gaining the most. Support also came in from overseas investors, who have al http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203352214 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:20:07 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203352214 For most of them, it was their first experience of travelling beyond the 2.5-km-long Jawahar tunnel through the Pir Panjal mountain range which links the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203352212 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:20:05 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203352212 Hindalco Industries Ltd Thursday posted a decline of 2 percent in net profit at Rs.450.7 crore for the quarter ended Dec 31 against Rs.460.34 crore during the same period of the previous financial yea http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203351810 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:00:11 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203351810 Malacca has become the first state outside India to recognize the ancient folk dance of Kolattam (a stick dance) in its annual tourism calendar. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203351808 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:00:02 -0500 ANI http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203351808 After collaborating with five James Bond films, beer brand Heineken has extended its 15-year-long partnership with the popular franchise. The company has plans to launch a global campaign for the upco http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203351645 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:50:16 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203351645 Bollywood director Subhash Ghai will challenge in the Supreme Court the Bombay High Court order Thursday asking him to return a plot of land allotted to his Whistling Woods International film institut http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203351643 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:50:12 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203351643 A Class 9 student Thursday stabbed to death a teacher in his school here for complaining to his parents about his poor academic performance. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203351641 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:50:04 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203351641 In a bid to control crowds, security personnel and state police officials baton charged and shot water canons at thousands of medical representatives, who were protesting against the Jammu and Kashmir http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203351216 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:40:09 -0500 ANI http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203351216 As the prevailing cold conditions continue to increase the hardships and sufferings of the patients reaching the Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), for their treatment; th http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203350889 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:30:28 -0500 ANI http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203350889 India's exports grew by 10.1 percent to $25.4 billion in January, while imports surged 20.3 percent to $40.1 billion, leaving a trade deficit of $14.7 billion, Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar said he http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203350879 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:30:08 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203350879 Floral carpets adorning immaculately manicured lawns, palette of colours and range of flowers in the sprawling Rashtrapati Bhavan -- 'Careless Love', 'Kiss of Fire', and 'Lady X' are here to capture t http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203350264 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:10:05 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203350264 With night temperatures plummetting across Punjab and Haryana, cold wave conditions Thursday prevailed in the two north Indian states and the Chandigarh union territory. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203350261 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:10:01 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203350261 In less than two years, the Technopark-based Schogini Systems have made giant strides in mobile applications, touching 3,000 downloads every day of their around 450 mobile applications and even gettin http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203349783 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:00:05 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203349783 The deaths caused by a spurious drink Thursday climbed to 32 in Odisha, while state Excise Minister Ananga Udaya Singh Deo submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203349781 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:00:04 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203349781 The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka and opposition parties Thursday stepped up their attack on each other over action against three sleazegate ministers caught watching a porn clip on http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203349776 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:00:02 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203349776 Behind the 17th century Jama Masjid in Old Delhi, an auto-parts market thrives by day, but on winter nights, the area is thronged by thousands of homeless who rent a quilt or a cot. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203349158 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:50:03 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203349158 Speaking out against child marriage, some youths in Bihar, particularly girls, have impressed The Elders, a visiting group of world leaders led by Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu. The state is believed to http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203349156 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:50:02 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203349156 The Dal Lake here that was frozen at many places for nearly a month, came alive with a rise in day temperature Thursday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348737 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:40:10 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348737 The Delhi High Court Thursday issued notice to the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), the ministry of human resource development and the Directorate of Education on a petition challenging the legalit http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348735 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:40:07 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348735 A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Thursday shot up in the last hour of trade, after languishing in the red for most of the day, and provisionally closed 160 points higher. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348733 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:40:05 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348733 Valentine's Day is here and many would swear there's nothing like grabbing a couch with your partner and watching one of your favourite romantic tales from Bollywood to celebrate the day. For added pl http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348710 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:50:07 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348710 Former US speaker Nancy Pelosi has said there is a need for the Chinese government to change its repressive policies regarding Tibet, a statement said Thursday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348709 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:50:06 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348709 The canvas of spring in the capital has been set ablaze by the colours of Ramkinkar Baij, the founding father of modern Indian sculpture, at a mega retrospective at the National Gallery of Modern Art http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348705 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:30:11 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348705 In the wake of older players attempting to lure the subscribers of telecom firms affected by the cancellation of 2G licenses, Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL), which operates under the MTS br http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348700 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:30:01 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348700 The cabinet Thursday approved the status of a registered society for the National Centre for Cold Chain Development (NCCD), which provides cold storage facilities to perishables. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348696 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:20:02 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348696 Even as the vexed issue of foreign direct investment (FDI) in India defence sector hangs fire, the cabinet Thursday approved guidelines to facilitate the formation and regulation of joint ventures (JV http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348687 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:10:02 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348687 A day after the Supreme Court-appointed SIT probing the 2002 Gujarat riots filed its final report, petitioner Zakia Jafri Thursday threatened to file a protest plea. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348685 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:50:16 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348685 After serving the fashion world for over a decade, designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee has now forayed into the TV world with his "Band Baajaa Bride with Sabyasachi" show that he says will enable him connec http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348683 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:50:09 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348683 Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan says he is praying that cricket all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, battling lung cancer, recovers and returns to the field soon. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348680 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:50:02 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348680 Tripura Congress members, led by leader of opposition Ratan Lal Nath, Thursday began a fast for 30 hours in front of the Congress Bhavan here to press their 15-point demands, including high-level prob http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348672 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:20:05 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348672 Allegations of corruption against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati find no takers in large parts of this Dalit land where people from socially marginalised communities braved the cold to vote in http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348671 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:20:02 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348671 Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda Thursday expressed unhappiness over the leaking of a letter by union Home Minister P. Chidambaram to him over the Maoist issue in the state. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348662 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:00:04 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348662 The death toll caused by a spurious drink has touched 30 in Odisha, a senior official said Wednesday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348658 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:00:01 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348658 Ad guru Prahlad Kakkar has found a new vocation -- he has turned into an actor and plays a priest in his first film. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348655 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:50:03 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348655 In order to permit wider accessibility and sharing of public information, the cabinet Thursday approved the National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy-2012 (NDSAP-2012). http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348654 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:50:01 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348654 His fans look up to him as an idol, but superstar Shah Rukh Khan's daughter Suhana believes her father isn't the perfect youth icon as he smokes a lot. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348649 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:30:06 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348649 Mineral rich Odisha and Jharkhand have decided to take joint measures to prevent cross-border transport of iron ore mined illegally, an official said Thursday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348648 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:30:05 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348648 Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has revealed that he will undergo abdominal surgery Saturday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348646 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:30:03 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348646 Model-turned-actress Malaika Arora Khan is often complimented on her perfect figure. She plans to share her fitness mantra with her fans and has decided to come up with a DVD soon. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348644 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:30:02 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348644 A 65-year-old Right to Information (RTI) activist who was working to expose irregularities in the rural jobs scheme MGNREGA in Rajasthan is battling for life at a hospital here after being attacked by http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348570 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:10:11 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348570 The Ram temple was clearly not on the agenda of those who voted in this Hindu pilgrim town in the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348568 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:10:05 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348568 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti has said that Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's government has lost all credibility after several of his ministers were found to http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348162 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:40:02 -0500 ANI http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348162 Benchmark indices at Indian equities markets were Thursday ruling dull a little before noon, but buying continued in mid-to-smaller sized scrips. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348159 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:40:02 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348159 The March 3 Goa assembly polls have cast a pall of uncertainty over the famed carnival festivities. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348157 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:40:01 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203348157 Nepal Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai is likely to attend the second Bihar global meet to be held here to discuss development strategies for the state. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203347843 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:30:10 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203347843 After testing the waters, the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL) which owns and operates India's largest hydropower project in Himachal Pradesh has now decided to venture into wind energy. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203347841 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:30:07 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203347841 Tempers are again rising in the hills of West Bengal, with the pro-Gorkhaland Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) threatening to renew its agitation for a separate state if a proposed hill body was not forme http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203347837 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:30:04 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203347837 Temperature in the Taj city dipped to a shivering 1.7 degrees Celsius Thursday, an icy breeze neutralizing the effect of bright sunshine. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203347122 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:10:05 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203347122 This isn't a work of fiction, nor is it constructed to bash politicians or start a revolution, especially at a time when this sprawling state is going to the polls. It's an account of ordinary people, http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203345286 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:10:04 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203345286 The death toll due to alleged consumption of spurious liquor has risen to 30 in Odisha, but the authorities have held two medicines responsible for the tragedy. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203345285 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:10:02 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203345285 Delhiites Thursday woke up to a chilly morning with the minimum temperature dropping to 4 degrees Celsius, five notches below average. The Met office has forecast a clear and sunny day ahead. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203345283 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:10:01 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203345283 The humble tea is set to turn a bit pricey. A supply shortage, hike in the wages of tea garden workers and soaring input costs are about to make the favourite beverage of millions of Indians cost more http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203344550 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:40:03 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203344550 Saying there is gender discrimination in the northeast when it comes to politics, women's commissions in the states of the region have pressed for 33 percent reservation for women in assemblies and pa http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203344139 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:20:01 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203344139 Like many countries in Africa, Ethiopia has sought India's help in setting up an institute to train rookie diplomats. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203342666 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:30:01 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203342666 Indian tyre major CEAT, an RPG Group company, will set up a Rs.250 crore greenfield tyre manufacturing plant in Bangladesh, a company official said here Wednesday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203332747 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:20 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203332747 A Delhi court has awarded two years' rigorous imprisonment to a traffic police constable for assaulting and illegally detaining a woman, observing that everyday newspapers publish reports about men in http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203332745 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:19 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203332745 Rahul Banerjee and Mangal Singh Champia Wednesday returned to the Indian archery team for the first Asian Grand Prix at Bangkok Feb 14-20. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203332736 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:08 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203332736 A kidnapping for ransom case has been solved and three kidnappers arrested, police said Wednesday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203332731 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:04 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203332731 The Kerala cabinet Wednesday gave the nod for the formation of a new company, based on private-public participation, to set up a state of the art personal rapid transit system, which is increasingly p http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203332729 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:02 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203332729 The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central and Delhi governments for denial of a medical certificate to a non-resident Indian victim of the 2011 bomb blast outside the court complex, http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203330855 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:10:02 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203330855 With an aim to promote eco-tourism and protect wild life, the Rajasthan government Wednesday cleared a proposal to declare 13,100 hectares of reserved forest land in two districts as a conservation re http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203329580 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:50:25 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203329580 Sound is 50 percent partner in a film, Commissioner of Customs and Excise A.N. Sharma said during the release of his book 'Baajanama' here Wednesday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203329569 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:50:06 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203329569 DMK president M. Karunanidhi's statement in support of Leader of Opposition A. Vijayakant is the "height of political opportunitism," Tamil Nadu assembly Speaker D.Jayakumar said Wednesday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203329567 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:50:04 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203329567 Indian Army chief, Gen. V.K.Singh Wednesday filed more documents in the apex court in support of his plea for restoring his date of birth in official records as May 10, 1951, as mentioned in his schoo http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203329562 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:50:01 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203329562 Four Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested here in connection with 10 cases of robbery, police said Wednesday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203329215 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:20:05 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203329215 India's lone aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, may be over 50 years old, but the latest refit that it went through in 2009-10 has made it a potent warfare platform of the 21st century and this was showcas http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203329211 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:10:02 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203329211 Rail connectivity will be improved in the interiors of Chhattisgarh, particularly in the Maoist-hit Bastar region, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi said Wednesday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203329209 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:30:04 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203329209 The Chhattisgarh Tourism Board (CTB) has taken to social media to promote tourism in the state and strike a chord with people by highlighting its natural beauty and architecture, a statement released http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203329207 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:30:03 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203329207 Firing a fresh salvo in the latest standoff with the Trinamool Congress over central assistance for West Bengal, the Congress Wednesday accused the state government of deliberately "understating and s http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203329205 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:04 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203329205 At least 29 people died in Odisha after consuming spurious liquor laced with drugs, officials said Wednesday. A total of 10 people have been arrested. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203329204 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:03 -0500 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/203329204