Amartya Sen becomes first Bengali and Indian to win Peace Prize at Frankfurt Book Fair Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has become the first Bengali as well as the first Indian to win the prestigious Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels, or Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, given annually by the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, an …
Resentment among a section of Bengal BJP leaders at being apparently ignored by the national leadership In recent times, a sea change has been brough about in the BJP’s organisational structures at both the state and national levels. Those who have joined the party from the Trinamool Congress have been given importance. Former Trinamoolmembers Bharati …
Bengal attracts greater foreign investment during lockdown Despite the economic downturn due to the covid-19 pandemic foreign investment has increased in Bengal. According to a report by the Ministry of Commerce, Bengal has wooed Rs 1,927 crore worth foreign investment in the months from April to June, which is Rs 767 crore more than that …