Kolkata Tussle

In the backdrop of a tussle over power to appoint Vice Chancellors of state-run universities, West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu has pointed out that Governor Jagdeep Dhankar’s unilateral appointment of a VC for Rabindra Bharati University was at odds with the state government’s decision.

The BJP and the ruling Trinamool Congress are engaged in a tussle over the celebration of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's 125th birth anniversary on Saturday. While Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will lead a 6-km march in Kolkata, from Shyambazar in the north to Red Road in the heart of the city, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over the inau...

The CBI sent as many as 20 notices for examination to members of a Special Investigation Team, including Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar, before knocking on his doors on Sunday evening which spiralled into an unprecedented tussle between the two agencies, officials said Monday.

When India voted in the UN against the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, it could have cited Kolkata as an example to follow. In this city, synagogues where Jews worship are maintained by Muslim caretakers - the same two communities bitterly divided over Jerusalem and more.

While mystery persists over the process to "purify womb" and get a "super baby" - over which a tussle is on between activists and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in Kolkata -- an Ayurveda textbook has revealed an intriguing process to conceive a boy.

After contrasting campaigns and road to final, Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders lock horns in the final of IPL 2014. Can Kolkata Knight Riders bag their second title in three years? Kings XI Punjab will be eyeing their maiden title.

The father of a 16-year-old gang-rape victim who died in Kolkata yesterday has now alleged that his daughter didn't commit suicide but was set on fire by the same men who gang-raped her in October. The girl's death has led to protests in the city since yesterday. Her body was handed to her family by the Kolkata police after a three-hour tussle at ...

Sunil Narine, the West Indies spinner, finds himself in an interesting situation with two different Champions League teams claiming he will represent them in the forthcoming tournament, to be held in South Africa in October.Trinidad & Tobago, and the Kolkata Knight Riders, who Narine plays for in the Indian Premier League, have both said he...

Mahindra United, Mumbai to clash with Kolkata giants East Bengal in a National Football League match on Friday.

In the backdrop of a tussle over power to appoint Vice Chancellors of state-run universities, West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu has pointed out that Governor Jagdeep Dhankar’s unilateral appointment of a VC for Rabindra Bharati University was at odds with the state government’s decision.

The BJP and the ruling Trinamool Congress are engaged in a tussle over the celebration of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's 125th birth anniversary on Saturday. While Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will lead a 6-km march in Kolkata, from Shyambazar in the north to Red Road in the heart of the city, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over the inau...

The CBI sent as many as 20 notices for examination to members of a Special Investigation Team, including Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar, before knocking on his doors on Sunday evening which spiralled into an unprecedented tussle between the two agencies, officials said Monday.

When India voted in the UN against the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, it could have cited Kolkata as an example to follow. In this city, synagogues where Jews worship are maintained by Muslim caretakers - the same two communities bitterly divided over Jerusalem and more.

While mystery persists over the process to "purify womb" and get a "super baby" - over which a tussle is on between activists and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in Kolkata -- an Ayurveda textbook has revealed an intriguing process to conceive a boy.

After contrasting campaigns and road to final, Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders lock horns in the final of IPL 2014. Can Kolkata Knight Riders bag their second title in three years? Kings XI Punjab will be eyeing their maiden title.

The father of a 16-year-old gang-rape victim who died in Kolkata yesterday has now alleged that his daughter didn't commit suicide but was set on fire by the same men who gang-raped her in October. The girl's death has led to protests in the city since yesterday. Her body was handed to her family by the Kolkata police after a three-hour tussle at ...

Sunil Narine, the West Indies spinner, finds himself in an interesting situation with two different Champions League teams claiming he will represent them in the forthcoming tournament, to be held in South Africa in October.Trinidad & Tobago, and the Kolkata Knight Riders, who Narine plays for in the Indian Premier League, have both said he...

Mahindra United, Mumbai to clash with Kolkata giants East Bengal in a National Football League match on Friday.