All stories by Sudipto Chowdhury
Dhankhar 2? WB governor ticks off Mamata over IAS officer
Rediff.com16 Feb 2023The governor relieved Chakravorty of her duties on February 12.
TMC releases 'Amit Shah Biggest Pappu' t-shirts
Rediff.com9 Sep 2022The T-shirt bearing a cartoon picture of the BJP stalwart's face along with the caption 'India's Biggest Pappu' comes in several colours -- white, black and yellow.
Sold thrice, raped many times, woman overcomes trauma to pass HSC exam
Rediff.com1 Aug 2022A POCSO court in North 24 Parganas district recently sentenced four persons to 20 years in jail and two others to 10 years in connection with the case of the woman who is now 22 years old.
'KK could have been saved if only....': Doctor
Rediff.com2 Jun 2022'He had a major blockage in the left main coronary artery and small blockages in various other arteries and sub-arteries. Excessive excitement during the live show caused stoppage of blood flow, leading to cardiac arrest that claimed his life'
Birbhum killings carried out in planned and organised manner: CBI
Rediff.com9 Apr 2022In the over 20-page report, the central probe agency has also stated that the seven persons whose charred bodies were recovered from inside one of the burnt houses in Bogtui village, were "assaulted before being burnt alive".
Who is Anarul Hossain, TMC leader held in Birbhum killings?
Rediff.com26 Mar 2022His rise has been phenomenal after the party came to power in 2011. He runs the local syndicate which is involved in extortion from local businesses and also involved in illegal mining of sand
Birbhum killings: 'What will happen when police leaves village'
Rediff.com26 Mar 2022'I can only say that it was a revenge killing. We have seen everything from inside our houses. We ran into our dwellings on hearing a mob approaching Sonu's house and hurling bombs. After that, I don't know anything'
Cong divided over leadership change after poll rout
Rediff.com12 Mar 2022Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury while making these points however, spoke out against any need for change in the top leadership of the party, stating that both Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi have been 'trying wholeheartedly'.
Blanket bans can be counterproductive: WHO India head
Rediff.com18 Jan 2022Stressing on the need to protect both lives and livelihoods, he said public health action in India and across the world must be continually guided by evidence from four key questions -- how transmissible is the variant, severity of the disease it causes, how well vaccines and prior SARS-CoV-2 infection protect and how common people perceive risk and follow control measures.
Doc who found Omicron says India will see a surge, but...
Rediff.com25 Dec 2021The chairperson of the South African Medical Association also said existing vaccines will definitely control the contagion but those unvaccinated are at 100 per cent 'risk'.
'Current situation in Afghanistan is scary for women'
Rediff.com17 Aug 2021'India should play the role of a good neighbour, a mediator. and they should stand beside the people of Afghanistan. As a woman, as a human being, I will advise the Indian government to play the role of a peacemaker'
No AIMIM or no ISF; Muslims reposed faith in TMC
Rediff.com8 May 2021Interestingly, the Muslim representation in West Bengal assembly has dropped this time when compared to what it was in 2016, even as members of the community voted en masse for the Mamata Banerjee camp.
'Safety, efficacy main concerns with Russia's COVID-19 vaccine'
Rediff.com17 Aug 2020Nobel laureate Peter Doherty says his 'big worry' is there could be refusals for other vaccines if doubts over its safety turn out to be true.
Nobel laureate doc warns against relaxing lockdown sans vaccine
Rediff.com30 May 2020The Australian immunologist, who cautioned that the number of COVID-19 cases will rise in the coming days, said the earliest time frame for an effective vaccine 'going into large numbers of people' is nine to 12 months.
Gorkhaland demand is 'still alive': Bimal Gurung
Rediff.com4 Apr 2019Our election slogan is simple "Ballot for Bullet".
General category reservation muddled thinking: Amartya Sen
Rediff.com9 Jan 2019The economist was also critical of demonetisation and the way Good and Services Tax was implemented.