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Cities of the future: Kolkata

2012-02-21T12:44:00.004+01:00

This week, on Cities of the future, Bloomberg UTV travels to Kolkata, a city that has long been known for its literary, artistic and revolutionary heritage. We take a look at what the city needs to do for a sustainable future.

Partha meets with Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd leaders

2012-02-21T12:43:00.001+01:00

Bengal industry minister Partha Chatterjee had a meeting with all the important lenders of Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) to discuss the company's performance.

Rushdie: Jaipur cast shadow in kolkata book fair

2012-01-27T12:14:00.000+01:00

He did not name Salman Rushdie, he did not name The Satanic Verses. But celebrated author Vikram Seth today slammed the government for its response to the controversy over Mr Rushdie at the Jaipur Literature Festival.

Entire Kolkata slum gutted in devastating fire

2012-01-24T11:27:00.003+01:00

More than 150 slum huts were gutted within two hours in a devastating fire that engulfed the entire slum colony in Kalikapur near the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass in Kolkata on Sunday night

Sourav Ganguly interviews MS Dhoni

2012-01-19T10:02:00.000+01:00

After the Indian cricket team lost their 6th consecutive overseas in a row Dhoni was interviewed by "Dada" alias former captain Sourav Ganguly.

Kolkata Book Fair preparation in full swing

2012-01-19T09:51:00.002+01:00

The "Kolkata Book Fair" preparation in full swing. The famours fair will begin from 25th January. The Government of West Bengal is taking all the measures to make the Book Fair 2012 a grand success.

Who is responsible for the Kolkata AMRI?

2012-01-13T10:25:00.002+01:00

At least 89 people were killed, most due to suffocation, as a massive fire broke out in a centrally air-conditioned seven-storey building at the AMRI hospital in south Kolkata on early Friday. Many were seen looking for their near and dear ones.

Bipasha Basu promoting "Players" in Kolkata

2012-01-12T15:54:00.002+01:00

Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu visited Kolkata to promote her upcoming film "Players" starring Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol and many others.

BBC report on "The Indian Coffee House"

2012-01-12T15:46:00.000+01:00

"It's a battle between the old and the new, the west versus the east and even socialism versus capitalism. The Indian Coffee House has been around for more than 50 years, but as the number of modern cafes proliferate the co-operative based business is feeling the squeeze of competition". Howard Johnson has been along to Kolkata's famous College Street branch to see how it - and its smaller franchises are faring.

kolkata.de website launched!

2012-01-11T16:34:00.001+01:00

Dear Kolkata fans!

Kolkata (Calcutta) is the "city that never sleeps". Now, kolkata.de, a new online city portal has been launched! kolkata.de which can be also accessed at kolkata24.de brings you the latest headlines on Indian metropolis Kolkata, which is often called "the City of Joy".

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