For Mamata, Bhabanipur bypoll is a dry run for LS elections

Naturally, the West Bengal chief minister is not leaving anything to chance, reports Ishita Ayan Dutt. After the high-octane assembly elections in West Bengal, a by-poll would have gone unnoticed.......

Bengal sees over 78% polling in fifth phase, EC says polling peaceful

West Bengal saw 78.36 per cent voter turnout till 6.30 pm in the fifth phase of the assembly election on Saturday. IMAGE: Women show their ink-marked finger after casting their vote during the......

Is poriborton in sight in Bengal, again?

Whatever the outcome from the assembly elections, what’s evident is that West Bengal has entered an era of identity politics, reports Ishita Ayan Dutt. IMAGE: Union Home Minister and BJP......

Bengal's tinsel town takes sides in high-octane TMC vs BJP battle

Ironically, the BJP, which seeks to unseat the TMC from power, has taken a leaf out of Mamata Banerjee's strategy of soliciting tinsel town's support towards causes and fielding actors in......

TMC or BJP, big-ticket projects still a pipedream for Bengal

In power, Mamata Banerjee has tried to bury the ghost of the past, but it might still be work-in-progress. Big-ticket and eye-grabbing (in terms of investment size) projects are still few and......

Gems & jewellery exports stare at a bleak future

The sector employs around 1 million skilled and unskilled workers directly and indirectly and decline in exports is a major worry for participants in the value chain. India's gems and jewellery......

How the jewellers plan to achieve $60-billion export target

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked exporters to prepare a strategy for the next five years and start working in that direction. For the first time, Indian exporters have prepared a detailed......

Will Mamata's second term mark a fresh start for industry in Bengal?

The populist measures Mamata Banerjee took in the last five years helped her win the elections; some fear that this could set the tone of her government for the next five years, says Ishita Ayan......

'I never like watching my films'

'I don't look forward to seeing my films because this only sort of gives me a deep sense of dissatisfaction that I could have done better, and I lose my self-confidence.' IMAGE: Satyajit Ray in......

When Bollywood wed in Italy, LA, Phuket...

Bollywood doesn't go abroad just for outdoor shoots! Bollywood likes grand destination weddings. Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli got married in wonderful Tuscany, the Italian province that makes......

Review: TE3N is a weak remake

TE3N is the kind of film that bores first and frustrates later, complains Raja Sen. There are things TE3N gets charmingly right. It starts with a moment straight out of Gol Maal, set at a police......

Satyajit Ray's Feluda turns 50

While Calcutta has transitioned to Kolkata, Satyajit Ray's detective, Feluda, has remained unchanged in the Bengali consciousness Here’s a mystery for Prodosh C Mitter to solve. How can a......