Times of India (Free subscription) | yesterday
After missing umpteen high court deadlines on phasing out smoke-belching vehicles, the state transport department is looking at a proposal that promises to drastically improve the ambient air quality of the city.
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
An eerie silence has taken over the vibrant Durga Puja celebrations in Singur after Ratan Tata withdrew the Nano project.
Hindu (Free subscription) | yesterday
People from various faiths and communities take part in the event
NHatky (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
After all, she ought to be thankful for those almond-shaped eyes, sharp features et al. And though she loves Durga Puja, and the festivities that come with it, the girl is feeling left out this year. Her mother and sister have taken off to Kolkata to celebrate the grand festival ...
Big Cat News (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Bullet wound in dead tiger A STAFF REPORTER Calcutta, Oct. 7: The tiger found dead in a Sunderbans river yesterday had been shot in the forehead, a post-mortem has revealed. Tourists on a motorised launch had spotted the carcass floating in the Bidya in Gosaba, 260km south of Calcutta. “The post-mortem report confirms one gunshot injury by a country-made weapon. However, no bullet could be traced as...
Cricket 24x7 (Free subscription) | yesterday
News trickling in just now - Sourav Ganguly has announced his retirement . He will be quitting after the test series against Australia. It is unclear if he will be retiring from all forms of cricket, including book cricket. Remember, he captained the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL last year. Will he play in the 2009 edition? The retirement, in my opinion, is poorly timed. The announcement means that...
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Calcutta: It's tough to call it a day, more so when one has been a stellar performer for over a decade. Sourav Ganguly, though, sounded reasonably relaxed when The Telegraph got through to him (at the Grand Ashok in Bangalore) some 45 minutes after his stunning decision.
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Calcutta: The International Cricket Council (ICC) president David Morgan on Tuesday confirmed he had met Subhash Chandra of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited in London to discuss the disputes over the Indian Cricket League (ICL).
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Calcutta, Oct. 7: Ratan Tata had a little joke to make today: "I hope that there is a bad M and a good M."
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Calcutta, Oct. 7: A grim Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today broke the news of "a disaster" to Jyoti Basu ' Gujarat has bagged the Nano project.
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Puja 2008 is into its final lap, yet Sohrab Sardar still wears a dazed look. This is his first Durga puja in Calcutta but that is hardly the reason why the Muslim farmer from a South 24-Parganas village would not budge from the 41 Pally Club pandal in Haridevpur.
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Calcutta, Oct. 7: Bengal had invited and given shelter to Qutubuddin Ansari, the face of the Gujarat riots, to shame Narendra Modi's brand of politics.
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Calcutta, Oct. 7: Sourav Ganguly received not one but two letters threatening daughter Sana, one allegedly from the Maoists and the second claiming to be from the Indian Mujahideen, police said.
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Calcutta: India have a chance to grab the second place in the ICC Test rankings if they beat Australia by a margin of two matches or more in the four-match series, according to an ICC media release on Tuesday.
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Calcutta: Former Team India captain Sourav Ganguly's decision to retire at the end of this series drew mixed reactions from former and present cricketers.
