Will shed my blood to stop Bengal's division: Mamata

Amid demands for a separate state carved out of Bengal by some Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asserted that she is ready to shed her blood, if need be, to......

53 IAF personnel train in high-altitude rescue ops during quarantine

A total of 53 Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel have utilised their 14-day quarantine period in West Bengal's Darjeeling to get trained in high-altitude survival techniques and rescue operations at......

The 70-year-old COVID-19 Warrior

'I am not scared of corona, I am sure God is protecting us.' IMAGE: Arup Sengupta, all set to embark on his daily mission. All Photographs: Kind courtesy Arup Sengupta   When elders are being......

Factional war in GJM as Gorkhaland stir nears 100 days

While a group led by Binay Tamang wants to end the shutdown, the mainstream GJM, led by its supremo Bimal Gurung, wants the status quo to continue, reports Avishek Rakshit. Factionalism, both......

Kolkatans be ready, soon a ropeway will make your travel easier

'To curb pollution and counter global warming, one has to think of alternative transportation system' 'Once implemented, Curvo can act efficiently as air ambulances' 'It is safe, fast, pollution......

How to buy a dream house in the hills

Astyuttarasyaam dishi devataatmaaHimaalayo naama nagaadhiraajah.Puuravaaparau toyanidhii vagaahyaSthith parvitivyaaiava maanadandaha.Himalayas, the king of kings in the north,is the soul of the......

When was the 1st Rail Budget announced?

Indian Railways When was the 1st Rail Budget presented?At 11.00 a.m. today (July 6), Union Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav will announce his first Railway Budget. Take the Rediff Business Quiz......

'Would be criminal if I stopped Saira from acting'

'On the first day of shooting, after our first shot together as co-stars was canned, a dream Saira had cherished for years, Rajinder Krishan, the poet who was watching the way Saira was following......