Stories by Sailendra Sil

KOLKATA: A key partner in India’s ruling coalition withdrew support from the government on Tuesday in protest over economic reforms unveiled last week, in a blow that threatens the administration of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Published 18 Sep, 2012 07:52pm

KOLKATA: A batch of home-brewed liquor thought to have been laced with the highly toxic chemical methanol has killed 143 people in eastern India, an official said on Thursday. Published 15 Dec, 2011 09:59pm

KOLKATA Sheathed in 26,500 tonnes of high-tensile steel and capable of handling 100,000 vehicles a day without a... Published 17 Jul, 2010 12:00am

NAKALI A dried-up and polluted lake in eastern India has become a major pilgrimage site attracting thousands of... Published 26 May, 2010 12:00am

MARGRAM (India): India’s West Bengal admitted on Wednesday it was falling behind in its battle against bird flu as... Published 24 Jan, 2008 12:00am

KOLKATA: They have been a feature of Kolkata's streets for more than a century, but communist authorities in the... Published 30 Nov, 2006 12:00am