Suicide attempt thwarted at Kolkata metro station

"A sense of humour, subtlety, patience, tolerance, all that has to be there, but unless you have the tenacity you cannot sail through life," says Nageen Tanvir, recalling the qualities that helped her father, late Habib Tanvir, achieve success as a ...

BJP State president Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo on Monday announced the much-awaited list of his teammates, including the party's State office-bearers and executive members. There are 10 vice-presidents: Samir De, Parsuram Majhi, Rudra Narayan Pani, ...

Sweat-soaked Calcutta got drenched in 46mm of rain in less than an hour on Sunday evening, the strongest shower in weeks sending the Celsius tumbling nine degrees from the days high of 36.1. The average amount of rainfall across the city was about ...

Jugal Kishore Talukder, a self-taught artist in Mymensingh, hopes that commercial art will flourish in the area. Talukder began his career as commercial artist at Atharabari Building area in the town in 1963, and has been in this profession since ...

As the pioneering Indian entrepreneur and Biocon chief, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw says so aptly in her Foreword to Sudha Menon’s Legacy, ‘It is from our parents that we internalise the values that shape our lives’. Ironically, this ...

statesman news service KOLKATA, 3 MAY: People travelling by the Metro had a tough time today after twin troubles hit the one of the city's main public transport arms. In one instance, passengers of a New Garia-bound Metro train ...

New Delhi: Keralites have outshone others in the UPSC civil services examination 2012. Three of the top four belong to the state, including the top two. The top 50 has eight candidates from the state. Haritha V Kumar (Roll No. 075502) from ...

The final results of Civil Services Examination, 2012 conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) were announced on Friday. A total number of 998 candidates have qualified and have been recommended for appointment including 457 General ...

Well into its fifth year, The Ankiya Bhaona Samaroh (March 15-20), organised by Sattriya Kendra Guwahati, a constituent unit of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, was one of the greatest celebrations of traditional Assamese dramas written in the 16th ...