Kolkata, Jan 23, : Italian Ambassador in India, Alessandro Quaroni said on Firday that Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose died in 1945, in an air crash at Taihoku and therefore there is no point in undertaking further research.

Addressing the media at Subhash Chandra Bose''s ancestral house on his 113th anniversary, Quaroni said, "I personally do not see the point of research because unfortunately, the person, Netaji died, but his message lived on and still remains."

Kolkata, Jan. 21 : Parents often search for the perfect gift for their children. Well, here is the opportunity to give your baby a gift of a lifetime - bank his or her cord blood at birth. This gift would ensure treatment against diseases like leukemia, Alzheimer, breast cancer, diabetes and Parkinson's for your baby in future.

Umbilical cord blood is the blood which remains in the umbilical cord after birth of the baby. It is the richest source of adult stem cells which is collected, processed and cryogenically stored for future use if required.

Kolkata, Jan 17: A Jet-lite aircraft carrying 38 passengers and 8 crew members landed under emergency conditions at the Kolkata airport early on Saturday after one of its engines caught fire.

The pilot of S2 361 flight going from Kolkata to Guwahati contacted the Air Traffic Control (ATC) and sought permission to land immediately, minutes after taking off at 6:29 am.

Apparently, he had noticed the portside engine emitting smoke and fire and switched off the engine mid air to stop the fire.

Fire brigade was on standby as the aircraft landed safely two minutes after take off.

Airline sources said that the disaster was averted with the help of the pilot's presence of mind.

Kolkata, Jan. 15 : Grand Master Viswanathan Anand has said that the future of the game of chess is bright in India with several promising young players performing well at the junior level.

He spoke highly of the young chess players in India.

"Lot of promising young people are there. We have Surya from Kolkotta. Then there is Shashi who is already in top 20 and he is India''s great vehicle. In girls we have Hampi, Tania Sachdev and Parimarjan Negi," Anand said while talking to reporters here.

The common man's protagonist and master story teller, Tapan Sinha, gave in to his prolonged illness on Thursday, at the Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI) in south Kolkata.

Dadasaheb Phalke award winner, Sinha (84) was suffering from pneumonia and septicaemia and is survived by a son. His actress-wife Arundhuti Devi passed away in 1990.

Kolkata, Jan 15: Thick fog disrupted normal life and delayed air and rail traffic in Kolkata.

General visibility at the city airport dropped to low impermissible levels resulting in rescheduling of many flights.

Altogether 47 domestic flights could not take off while 13 flights could not land as the visibility dropped to almost zero around midnight due to fog at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Airport.

Many trains were also running late from their schedule timings due to the fog.

Residents, who were out for a morning walk, said that visibility was extremely poor and they could not see a person even within the walking distance.