Supriyo, Nusrat not in TMC list for bypolls campaign

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee are among the star campaigners of the party for the October 30 bypolls to four Assembly seats......

Modi's Bengal strike rate: Less than 50%

The BJP's star campaigner could not help even half the number of candidates for whom he campaigned in his aggressive 'Didi-o-Didi' style in Bengal, reveals Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf. IMAGE:......

Bitter reminder for BJP that assembly polls are fought on local issues

Dissatisfaction with the state leadership, along with caste and sectarian factors and economic issues -- particularly those relating to jobs and rural distress cost the BJP. Sanjeeb Mukherjee &......

Modi's Rs 200 bn drought package for Maharashtra

'The package is for the distressed farmers who are committing suicide due to the severe drought,' Nitin Gadkari tells Arup Roy Choudhury and Sanjeeb Mukherjee. Photograph: Rediff.com/Uttam Ghosh......

How Nirmalaji compares with earlier FMs

While the situation she finds herself in may not be that good, how does it stack up against her three immediate predecessors Pranab Mukherjee, P Chidambaram and the late Arun Jaitley?Arup......

Modi, team to start pre-Budget consultations next week

After the criticism and rollbacks that followed the 2019-20 post-election Budget, the political leadership in the government has taken greater control of the Budget-making process for 2020-21,......

Has Modi Sarkar delivered on Budget 2014?

Fifty-six months on, the government's record in implementing these schemes and projects has been mixed, report Arup Roychoudhury and Indivjal Dhasmana. Photograph: PTI Photo In its first Budget......

After the stick, PM may offer carrots on Sat

Sops for middle class, poor and farmers on cards. Arup Roychoudhury, Sanjeeb Mukherjee and Archis Mohan report. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on New Year's Eve, will address a nation expecting......

New CAB chief Ganguly promises Eden makeover for World T20

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly began his new innings as Cricket Association of Bengal president on Thursday with a pledge to make the Eden Gardens "the best place to play cricket" in three......

Rain ruins Day 1 in Rajasthan-Bengal Ranji match at Eden

Rajasthan were treading cautiously at 102 for three before rain played spoilsport on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match against Bengal at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.......

Barreto stars in Mohun Bagan win

Peerless Jose Ramirez Barreto yet again showed why he is the kingpin of Indian football as he single-handedly helped Mohun Bagan notch a hard-fought 2-1 win over plucky Air-India in a 13th round......

Air India struggle to beat Vasco

Michael Tayo and Soccor Velho combined in the dying minutes to help Air India edge past Vasco 1-0 in the Group D opener of the 30th Federation Cup at Vidyasagar Krirangan, in Barasat on Friday.......

Dinesh upsets tenth seed Takkar

Unheralded T Dinesh of Andhra Pradesh shocked tenth seeded Himanashu Takkar of Railways 15-8, 14-17, 15-9 in the second round of the 68th Senior National Badminton Championships, being held at the......