Which way will Muslim votes go in Bengal?

There is a section in the Muslim community in West Bengal that believes that the ruling TMC has not quite delivered on the promises it made. Mayank Mishra reports IMAGE: Security officials check......

Olga Tellis, a true legend of our times

Olga Tellis, a legend in Indian journalism, completes 50 years as a reporter this year. A no-nonsense journalist whom politicians and officialdom took on at their peril, Ms Tellis has always been......

Is Mamata aide Mukul Roy looking for BJP's protection?

Speculation is rife on beleaguered Mukul Roy's, a close aide of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who is under the CBI scanner in the Saradha scam, next move. Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com and......

EXPLAINED: The Saradha chit fund scam

  What is the Saradha scam all about, who are the main players behind it? Indrani Roy/Rediff.com presents an faq. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her ministers won't forget......

Murdoch's STAR brand exits Indian news TV

The Rupert Murdoch-controlled STAR Group has decided to part ways and end its brand association with the Ananda Bazaar Patrika Group in their joint venture (JV), after months of discontent over......

ABP to buy out STAR from TV news venture

Media giant Ananda Bazaar Patrika is parting ways with the Rupert Murdoch-controlled STAR Group, after months of discontent over editorial and other strategic issues.The two have been operating the......

A free newspaper from ABP soon

Kolkata-based media house ABP, which publishes Ananda Bazaar Patrika and The Telegraph, is in talks with Swedish media firm Metro International to launch its free urban newspaper, Metro, in the......

Star beats Aaj Tak in mkt share

The latest TAM Media Research ratings for the week from July 31 to August 6 reveal, the Star and Ananda Bazaar Patrika-promoted Hindi news channel has garnered a 28 per cent market share in the......

Ganguly unfit to lead: Chappell

In a fresh twist in the Sourav Ganguly-Greg Chappell saga, the Indian coach sent an e-mail toBoard of Control for Cricket in India president Ranbir Singh Mahendra criticising Ganguly's behaviour, a......