Tag: West Bengal

  • Will put an end to the 90-meter question this year: Neeraj Chopra

    Will put an end to the 90-meter question this year: Neeraj Chopra

    Kolkata (West Bengal)[India]March 6 (ANI): Olympic javelin champion Neeraj Chopra has achieved almost everything an athlete can dream of, but if there’s one thing he’s constantly being asked, it’s when will he break the 90m mark. The WC silver medalist has thrown his best of 89.94 meters at the Diamond League in Stockholm last June. […]

  • Year of the Rabbit: Chinese citizens celebrate the New Year in Chinatown in Bengal

    Kolkata (West Bengal) [India]January 22 (ANI): The Chinese community and citizens of Kolkata’s Tangra in West Bengal are all set and ready to celebrate another New Year in China Town. Speaking to ANI, Chen Yie Sheng, head of the Chinese Kali Temple in China Town, spoke about the preparations for the festival and said that […]

  • The Indian Arrows take on undefeated Neroca FC in the I-League match

    Kalyani (West Bengal) [India]March 27 (ANI): Neroca FC hope to extend their unbeaten streak during the I-League season 2021-22 when they face the Indian Arrows here at Kalyani Stadium. The Orange Brigade has made some strong achievements since the start of the campaign, but too many draws seem to hurt their chances of challenging for […]

  • I-League: NEROCA defeats TRAU 2-0 in the Imphal derby

    Kalyani (West Bengal) [India]March 8 (ANI): NEROCA FC defeated TRAU FC 2-0 to play the Imphal derby at Kalyani Stadium, here on Monday in the I-League. TRAU has not had a memorable season until now, with a draw against the Indian Arrows and a 3-1 loss against Sreenidi Deccan before this match. NEROCA FC, on […]

  • National team training improved my game in Senior Women’s NFC: Sandhiya Ranganathan

    National team training improved my game in Senior Women’s NFC: Sandhiya Ranganathan

    New Delhi [India]December 4 (ANI): One of the promising strikers who has played in the Indian women’s senior national team in recent years, Sandhiya Ranganathan, is currently showcasing his talents in the 2021-22 Senior Women’s Football Championship in Kerala. Sandhiya is from Tamil Nadu and she currently represents her state in the Senior Women’s NFC […]

  • India pushes for extradition of Niels Holck

    India pushes for extradition of Niels Holck

    In 1995, Niels Holck helped supply weapons to a rebel group in West Bengal in northeastern India. India has wanted him extradited for decades, but it has not happened. – At my meeting with the Indian Foreign Minister in connection with his official visit to Denmark on 4 to 5 September 2021, the extradition case […]

  • Super election day in India – millions go to the polls

    Super election day in India – millions go to the polls

    Today is something of a super election day in India as residents of the states of West Bengal, Assam, Kerala and Tamil Nadu elect state parliaments. The states decide on school and care, public transport, agriculture and matters of order. Although it is not about national politics, Prime Minister Modi has campaigned intensively because the […]

  • Minister injured after election meeting in West Bengal

    Minister injured after election meeting in West Bengal

    In the Indian state of West Bengal, elections will be held this spring and the struggle for power is fierce. The BJP, which controls India nationally, is challenging incumbent Prime Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is leading the Trinamool Congress party. She is the country’s strongest opposition politician and if she loses, the BJP will strengthen […]