Partha says he's a 'victim of conspiracy'; aide Arpita breaks down

A day after being stripped of party and ministerial duties, arrested Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee on Friday claimed he was a victim of a conspiracy. IMAGE: Cash of Rs 27.9 crores in cash,......

Northeast militants regrouping in China-Myanmar borderlands

Security experts believe a resurgence in militant attacks, which have rocked India's northeast in recent months, have come about as militants work to regroup in China's borderlands with Myanmar,......

Saffron surge stuns TMC on Mamata's home turf

Bengal witnessed a saffron surge on Thursday as the Bharatiya Janata Party inflicted a deadly blow to state's ruling Trinamool Congress by winning 18 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state.......

Kader Khan, Gambhir among 112 conferred with Padma awards

President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh, L&T chairman A M Naik, late journalist Kuldip Nayar, late actor Kader Khan and cricketer Gautam Gambhir were among the 112 prominent personalities who......

Sex workers lose savings in Ponzi schemes

Dreams of a better life turned into a nightmare for several sex workers in Kolkata's largest red light district Sonagachi, who lost their lifelong savings in Ponzi schemes which promised to double......

Experts share their view on the Budget

It is surprising to see that there is no direct focus being given to the IT industry in the budget this year.World over, this decade is defined as a decade of information technology driven......

Durable firms plan price rise by March

Consumer durable companies with a manufacturing base in India are planning a price rise by March this year due to rising domestic steel prices. Flat steel producers -- SAIL, Tata Steel, Essar,......

Weak rains may drain FMCG revival

With the rural segment accounting for 60 per cent of sales for fast moving consumer goods companies and 40-50 per cent for consumer durables manufacturers, the government's admission of sowing......

Shreya Ghoshal turns 30!

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. Playback singer Shreya Ghoshal turns 30 today, March 12, and she celebrated it with an album launch. Her colleagues wish her on......

Sudhir Mishra's ex-wife ditches him, Deepti Naval steps in

Sudhir Mishra is 10 days away from completing his latest film, earlier called Inkaar. At this eleventh hour, he needs to find a replacement-actress for a role that was meant to be played by......

Bollywood's favourite desi designers

From Versace to Vera Wang, Bollywood's fussy fashionistas wear it all. But their craze for Indian fashion designers is just as compelling if not more. With a growing number of stylists coming on......

Phir Kabhi is signature Moitra, nothing new

Phir Kabhi, a film about senior citizens starring Dimple Kapadia and Mithun Chakraborty, has music director Shantanu Moitra dolling out generous amounts of honeyed melodies, simply arranged and......

Sania-Shoaib's lavish sangeet ceremony

The sangeet ceremony of the newly-wed Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, who tied the knot with Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik earlier in the week, was on Wednesday held at a city hotel in......

When a spring fractured Massa's skull...

Injuries are part and parcel of a sportsman's life. However, in some cases, they occur when the sportsman concerned isn't entirely at fault, but suffers the repurcussions......

Nayeemuddin brushes off spat with Bhutia

India's chief football coach Syed Nayeemuddin on Wednesday attempted to put the record straight even as the media went to town about his patch-up with former national captain Baichung......