Singur verdict will have impact on whole country: Bengal Chamber

Kolkata, Aug 31 (IBNS): The Bengal Chamber on Wednesday said the Supreme Court's verdict cancelling the acquisition of 997 acres of land in West Bengal's Singur for the Tata Motors Nano car factory by the previous Left Front government will have impact on the whole country.

SC cancels Singur land acquisition by former Left regime for Tata factory; Mamata welcomes

Kolkata, Aug 31 (IBNS):The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled the acquisition of 997 acres of land in West Bengal's Singur for the Tata Motors Nano car factory by the previous Left Front government, setting off celebrations among the land losers of the area near here, even as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee welcome the ruling as a landmark victory.

Sonia Gandhi mourns the demise of Mahasweta Devi

New Delhi, July 28 (IBNS): Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi on Thursday mourned the demise of activist and litterateur Mahasweta Devi, who passed away at the age of 90.

Rudaali, will you weep for Mahasweta?

Kolkata, Jul 28 (IBNS):Many write about the underprivileged, the exploited and those marginalised in society but would we have known about the dilemma of Shanichari --the Rudaali or the pain of 'hajar churashir ma' Sujata -- the mother of corpse number 1084, or the realities of everyday rural life, if it was not for the prolific pen of Mahasweta Devi?

Mahasweta Devi death: Rahul Gandhi mourns

New Delhi, July 28 (IBNS): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi mourned Mahasweta Devi's death as the writer passed away in Kolkata on Thursday.