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Former CSE president arrested

Former CSE president arrested

Rediff.com11 Jun 2003

Former president of the Calcutta Stock Exchange, Kamal Parekh, was arrested in connection with the Rs 120 crore (Rs 1.2 billion) payment crisis of the bourse.

Find your home on the Net

Find your home on the Net

Rediff.com12 Sep 2005

Here's what's troubling the Sri Lankan team

Here's what's troubling the Sri Lankan team

Rediff.com26 Nov 2017

"In today's context, we have not done well. I would like to still encourage the bowlers saying that they have slowed the process a little bit. We need to take 20 wickets and that's for sure," he added.

Bengal govt to appeal against ban on rallies

Bengal govt to appeal against ban on rallies

Rediff.com1 Oct 2003

It claims the high court ban, applicable in Kolkata, infringes on the freedom of speech and expression.

Bengal plans athletics academy

Bengal plans athletics academy

Rediff.com9 Sep 2003

The king who made his own calendar

The king who made his own calendar

Rediff.com29 Apr 2015

Wajid Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Awadh, was not just a poet, playwright, dancer and patron of the arts, says Payal Mohanka. He was a royal who hand-created his personal calendar.

Army XI drub Punjab Police 5-1

Army XI drub Punjab Police 5-1

Rediff.com8 Apr 2004

In the day's earlier match, Tamil Nadu XI blanked Bombay XI 3-0 in the All India Beighton Cup hockey tournament.

SC orders medical examination of Justice Karnan

SC orders medical examination of Justice Karnan

Rediff.com1 May 2017

The bench directed all the courts, tribunal and commissions across the country not to consider and act on the orders passed by him after February 8.

Alvito D'Cunha voted best footballer

Alvito D'Cunha voted best footballer

Rediff.com25 Apr 2003

The Calcutta Sports Journalists' Club named the East Bengal striker best player for 2002-03.

Mother Teresa beatified

Mother Teresa beatified

Rediff.com19 Oct 2003

Rs 166-cr suit against Guinness Book filed

Rs 166-cr suit against Guinness Book filed

Rediff.com12 Aug 2003

Kolkata-based adventurer Saloo Choudhury, who created a record by circumnavigating the world in a car, has filed a Rs 166-crore (Rs 1.66 billion) suit against the Guinness Book of World Records.

Ex-CSE president's bail plea rejected

Ex-CSE president's bail plea rejected

Rediff.com20 Jun 2003

A Kolkata court on Friday rejected the bail prayer of former Calcutta Stock Exchange president Kamal Parekh and extended his police custody till June 24 in connection with the Rs 120 crore (Rs 1.2 billion) scam.

Highest Test score for India

Highest Test score for India

Rediff.com29 Mar 2004

It's time to sack Mamata!

It's time to sack Mamata!

Rediff.com12 Jun 2019

'If the Modi government doesn't act now, it will demoralise and hurt the people who voted in hope of a better times,' argues former BJP MP Tarun Vijay.

India should focus of winning World T20, not on Pak: Gambhir

India should focus of winning World T20, not on Pak: Gambhir

Rediff.com12 Mar 2016

Playing down the hype over the potentially high-voltage India-Pakistan World T20 match to be played in Kolkata on March 19, India's World Cup winner Gautam Gambhir said that the team's focus should be on winning the title.

Ketan Parekh granted bail

Ketan Parekh granted bail

Rediff.com19 Apr 2003

Leading Mumbai stockbroker and allegedly the chief conspirator in the Rs 120 crore (Rs 1.20 million) scam at Calcutta Stock Exchange in March 2001, Ketan Parekh, was on Saturday granted bail by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate.

Mohd. Sporting dismiss talk of closure, says will not play in I-League Div 2

Mohd. Sporting dismiss talk of closure, says will not play in I-League Div 2

Rediff.com20 Oct 2014

Mohammedan Sporting have opted against playing in the second division of the I-League and also pulled out of the Durand Cup football tournament, beginning October 28, apparently due to financial crisis.

SC declines bail to Ketan Parekh

SC declines bail to Ketan Parekh

Rediff.com24 Mar 2003

Declining to grant any interim bail to stockbroker Ketan Parekh in the Rs 120 crore (Rs 1.20 billion) Calcutta Stock Exchange payment scam, the Supreme Court on Monday adjourned hearing on his bail plea till April 14.

14 days' interim bail to Rose Valley chairman

14 days' interim bail to Rose Valley chairman

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

He will have to surrender before the court by the end of 14 days.

Ketan Parekh's bail plea rejected

Ketan Parekh's bail plea rejected

Rediff.com13 Mar 2003

Stock broker Ketan Parekh, arrested in connection with Rs 120 crore (Rs 1.2 billion) scam at Calcutta Stock Exchange, has filed a special leave petition with Supreme Court for bail, his lawyers said on Thursday.\n\n

Don't fret, change the law

Don't fret, change the law

Rediff.com15 Oct 2003

Neel Mukherjee's novel in Booker Prize shortlist

Neel Mukherjee's novel in Booker Prize shortlist

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

Kolkata-born British author Neel Mukherjee's latest novel The Lives of Others, set in troubled Bengal of the 1960s and centres around a dysfunctional family, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize 2014, in its debut as a global literary award.

Shiv Kapur fires 65 to take lead

Shiv Kapur fires 65 to take lead

Rediff.com4 Jan 2005

Shiv Kapur fired a near-perfect round of 7-under 65 to take a one-stroke lead in the opening round of the RCGC Open.

Ranji Trophy: Pujara's woes continue as Saurashtra struggle

Ranji Trophy: Pujara's woes continue as Saurashtra struggle

Rediff.com19 Feb 2022

Summary of all Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday

Ex-CSE president's bail plea rejected

Ex-CSE president's bail plea rejected

Rediff.com25 Jun 2003

A Kolkata court on Wednesday rejected the bail application of former Calcutta Stock Exchange president Kamal Parekh and remanded him in judicial custody till July 7.

Rahul meets flyover collapse victims, BJP says 'photo-op'

Rahul meets flyover collapse victims, BJP says 'photo-op'

Rediff.com2 Apr 2016

After meeting with the injured at the Kolkata Medical College, Gandhi described it as a great tragedy and urged the people to provide necessary support to them.

The Curious Seeker comes to New York

The Curious Seeker comes to New York

Rediff.com10 Oct 2019

'I'll keep painting as long as I'm alive,' Madhvi Parekh, one of India's most influential painters, tells Rajendran Pottayil in New York.

CSE scam: Ex-VP Daga gets bail

CSE scam: Ex-VP Daga gets bail

Rediff.com14 Jan 2003

CSE scam: Ex-VP Daga gets bail

Rajneesh's Believe It Or Not in Cricket!

Rajneesh's Believe It Or Not in Cricket!

Rediff.com7 Apr 2020

Rajneesh Gupta lists some amazing coincidences in cricket -- a feature guaranteed to amuse you in these anxious times.

India, Bangladesh can revive Bay of Bengal dynamism

India, Bangladesh can revive Bay of Bengal dynamism

Rediff.com26 Mar 2021

The South Asian nations could script a new history of cooperation and prosperity that could serve as an example for other nations, notes Dr Rahul Mishra.

The Reinvention of India's Past

The Reinvention of India's Past

Rediff.com6 Feb 2020

The BJP's message is that the past must be reinvented as creatively as imagination allows, states Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

Father of Bengal gang-rape victim wants CBI inquiry

Father of Bengal gang-rape victim wants CBI inquiry

Rediff.com6 Jan 2014

The father of the 16-year-old gang-rape victim, who died of burns after she was allegedly set ablaze, on Monday filed a petition before the Calcutta high court seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the incident.

They won Asiad gold but yet to receive India team blazers

They won Asiad gold but yet to receive India team blazers

Rediff.com3 Sep 2018

Indian bridge contingent continue to be the victims of the official apathy from the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), who are yet to provide them with team blazers.

The politics behind Ajay Singh Bisht's name changes

The politics behind Ajay Singh Bisht's name changes

Rediff.com20 Nov 2018

Changing the names of Uttar Pradesh cities has accelerated into a movement ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election, notes Ranjita Ganesan.

East Bengal's new coach Khalid Jamil highest paid in Indian football

East Bengal's new coach Khalid Jamil highest paid in Indian football

Rediff.com21 Jun 2017

A former India international, who won the SAFF Cup in his debut season in 1997, Jamil had been at the helm of Mumbai FC for seven seasons but his moment of glory came when he guided Aizawl FC to their maiden I-League title in a path-breaking last season.

Satyajit Ray's Feluda turns 50

Satyajit Ray's Feluda turns 50

Rediff.com6 Apr 2015

While Calcutta has transitioned to Kolkata, Satyajit Ray's detective, Feluda, has remained unchanged in the Bengali consciousness

How the Communists killed Bengal's industry

How the Communists killed Bengal's industry

Rediff.com19 Mar 2018

Then chief minister Jyoti Basu once told an industrialist that capitalists were class enemies and he should expect no sympathy.

Canada to formally apologise for 1914 Komagata Maru tragedy

Canada to formally apologise for 1914 Komagata Maru tragedy

Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

The Japanese steamship Komagata Maru, carrying 376 immigrants, mostly Sikhs, from India was denied entry by the Canadian government in May 1914 and was forced to return to India.