”Calcutta” News

India passes law to punish children who abandon elderly parents

NEW DELHI (AFP) - Indians who neglect ageing parents could be jailed under a new law passed by parliament Thursday amid growing elderly mistreatment in a country long known for revering the old.
12 13 2007 9:40AM (...more)

Acting captain Younis Khan's century helps Pakistan earn a draw

CALCUTTA, India - Acting captain Younis Khan's composed unbeaten century helped Pakistan secure a draw in the second Test against India on Tuesday.
12 5 2007 1:46AM (...more)

Curfew lifted in riot-hit Kolkata, say police

KOLKATA, India (AFP) - Authorities lifted a curfew on Thursday in India 's riot-hit eastern capital Kolkata a day after thousands hurled rocks and damaged vehicles to protest violence by state government supporters.
11 22 2007 4:56PM (...more)

Curfew lifted in riot-hit Kolkata: police

KOLKATA, India (AFP) - Authorities lifted a curfew on Thursday in India 's riot-hit eastern capital Kolkata a day after thousands hurled rocks and damaged vehicles to protest violence by state government supporters.
11 22 2007 4:52PM (...more)

60 injured in 'Indian Idol' protests

CALCUTTA, India - An angry mob set dozens of vehicles ablaze in riots after a radio host made derogatory comments about the winner of the popular television show "Indian Idol," officials said Saturday. More than 60 people were injured.
09 30 2007 2:32PM (...more)

Kirilenko to meet first-time finalist Koryttseva in title contest

CALCUTTA, India (AP) - Fourth-seeded Russian Maria Kirilenko defeated second-seeded Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 Saturday to enter the Sunfeast Open final.
09 23 2007 4:00AM (...more)

Maria Kirilenko advances, Sania Mirza withdraws at Sunfeast Open

CALCUTTA, India (AP) - Fourth-seeded Maria Kirilenko defeated American qualifier Neha Uberio 6-2, 6-2 Monday at the Sunfeast Open tennis tournament while Australian Casey Dellacqua defeated Canadian qualifier Aleksandra Wozniak.
09 18 2007 12:46PM (...more)

Ghanshyam Sarda Addresses BE College Alumni Association On Survival Instinct

Ghanshyam Sarda talked about Survival Instinct at a recent BE College Alumni Association meeting.
09 13 2007 6:15PM (...more)

Expert warns of tsunami risk in Bay of Bengal

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Powerful earthquakes could rock theBay of Bengal, triggering tsunamis that would inundate Myanmar , Bangladesh and possibly India , an Australian geologist haswarned.
09 6 2007 10:47PM (...more)

10 years later, Mother Teresa remembered

CALCUTTA, India - The destitute and the diseased still gather outside Mother Teresa 's clinics in this sprawling city in eastern India, where the nun known simply as "Mother" dedicated her life to the poorest of the poor.
09 5 2007 10:12AM (...more)