Kolkata, Apr. 4 : A saturday afternoon crowd at the Kolkata Fashion Week was treated to a stunning collection from designer Anjana Bhargava.

Bhargava presented modern clothes, immensely wearable, in silk, pashmina, chiffon and wool. Mainly in molten brown, the collection won great appreciation from the audience.

The glamour quotient was added by video jockey Anoushka, who was Bhargava''s show stopper for the collection.

Kolkata, Apr. 3 : Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has said that she will not ride Tata's Nano car because it was "manufactured with the people''s blood."

"I will not ride the Nano which has been manufactured with the people''s blood," Banerjee said in Kolkata.

Mamta's party's anti-land acquisition agitation led to the shifting of Tata''s Nano manufacturing factory from West Bengal.

When asked if she would ever ride the Nano, she said, "It is my choice in which car I travel."

Jangipur (West Bengal), Mar 31: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has termed militancy as the biggest threat to world peace.

According to a tie-up between Tata Motors and United Bank of India (UBI), the public sector lender will extend retail finance facility to customers purchasing the passenger vehicles of the bigwig automaker.

Kolkata, March 30 : Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Shourie on Monday said that Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh should not hesitate from joining BJP leader L. K. Advani in a public debate.

The public would know the ability of the person who deserves to be their prime minister, said Arun Shourie, who was here to participate in an interactive session organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce.

Kolkata, Mar 30 : Sex workers in Kolkata have geared up to pressurise political parties for recognition of their profession and acceptance in society.

In the red light district of Sonagachi, which falls under the North Kolkata Constituency, the sex workers under the banner of Durbar Mahila Samanya Committee have placed a charter of demands before each political party of West Bengal in the ensuing elections to the Lok Sabha.

The main demand of these workers is application of labour rights for their profession.