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:......

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......

We value consensus, don't believe in political untouchability: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party does not believe in political untouchability and values consensus in politics, as he noted that his government has......

'No one in the RSS questions the Constitution anymore'

'There was a period when they questioned the flag and there were questions also against the Constitution.''That's long past.' IMAGE: Former President Pranab Mukherjee with RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan......

The secret behind Xiaomi's success in India

The Chinese smartphone maker’s focus on offline retail has helped it overtake Samsung in top 50 cities in India. On a Monday in November, Manu Kumar Jain was seen taking selfies with a group......

How Lava plans to take on Chinese phone cos

Indian phone company Lava reveals a new strategy, reports Arnab Dutta. IMAGE: Lava says it is building an army of at least 700 personnel to monitor the market by directly touching some 100,000......

How note ban saved the sugar industry

A projected drop in production in the 2016-17 sugar season (October-September) has kept domestic prices firm, reflecting in improved profitability and stock prices of companies, say Ajay Modi and......

Hope recedes for GST rollout in 2016

Congress members repeatedly disrupted both the Houses ensuring that at least the Rajya Sabha, where Congress members outnumber that of the ruling alliance, couldn’t transact any business. The......

'He taught me everything about acting'

Moushumi Chatterjee mourns Tarun Majumdar, who passed into the ages on Monday. IMAGE: Film director Tarun Majumdar passed away in Kolkata on Monday, July 4, 2022, at the age of 91. Photograph: ANI......

10 roles that proved Soumitra Chatterjee's versatility

This is an alternate list of 10 screen roles that saw Soumitra Chatterjee, a paragon of gentility, venture beyond his comfort zone and deliver masterclasses of subtlety and depth, lists Saibal......

Bengalis feel we have lost a family member

'He always seemed one of us, part of the great aspiring middle class -- his values, his simplicity, even the intellectual snobbery which he could barely hide,' observes Mousumi Sengupta.......

'Soumitra Chatterjee is bigger than a Ray actor'

'He never went to the Bombay industry.' IMAGE: Soumitra Chatterjee and Madhabi Mukherjee in Satyajit Ray's classic Charulata.   There is a story Soumitra Chatterjee likes to tell. In the......

Asian Games: India's schedule on October 4

IMAGE: PV Sindhu will be in action in the women’s singles quarterfinal. Photograph: Weixiang Lim/Reuters Following is India’s schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on......

Twenty new athletes added to 2024 Games' TOPS list

IMAGE: India weightlifter Mirabai Chanu in action during the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: Chris Graythen/Getty Images As many as 20 new sportspersons were on Monday added to the list of Target......

CWG update, Day 1: Sukhen gives India 2nd silver

Hamizan Amirul Ibrahim won the men's 56-kg weightlifting event to claim Malaysia's first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games on Monday. Ibrahim set a new Games mark of 116 kg in the snatch to......

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......