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Modi's 'Bankim da' remark sparks fierce clash with Trinamool

A political slugfest broke out between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Trinamool Congress on Monday after the latter accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of insulting Bankim Chandra Chatterjee......

Assam Bans Jihadi Digital Content

Officials said the digital ban was intended to disrupt ideological channels that facilitate cross-border radicalisation, particularly in areas where socio-economic vulnerabilities are exploited by......

BJP anti-Bangla party, targets Bengalis for....: TMC's Abhishek

Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee tore into the Bharatiya Janata Party, branding it a 'Bangla-Birodhi' party, alleging that it wants to send Bengalis to detention camps. IMAGE: West......

Row after Bangladesh national anthem sung at Cong event

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said he has instructed the police to register a case of treason against Congress leaders of Sribhumi district for singing the national anthem......

Women fill streets across Bengal in midnight stir against doctor's murder

Thousands of women from all walks of life hit the streets across West Bengal at the stroke of midnight on Wednesday, protesting the horrific rape-murder of a doctor on duty at a Kolkata hospital......

Ashok Leyland Turns Trucks Smart with AI

The company has embedded intelligence in every layer of its value chain, marked by predictive maintenance, AI-powered image recognition and robotic automation. IMAGE: Sanjeev Kumar, president,......

Why This Banker Didn't Get Promoted!

The bank made a Rs 67 crore net profit, up 21% from the previous year.Its deposits grew 8%, the loan book 10%. Net bad loans dropped from 7.53% to 6.07%.So why was the banker, who headed the bank,......

Mamata handpicks sari designs for Durga Puja

Sari designs handpicked personally by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be available in the market here ahead of the Durga Puja festival. The range of saris will be sold under the......

Cloud kitchens: The future of India's food biz

The cloud kitchen market in India will hit $1.05 billion by 2023.Just 13% of the total market has been utilised so far.Veer Arjun Singh and Dhruv Munjal report. IMAGE: A waiter with a protective......

Nadia - A district in Bengal sets example under Swachh Bharat

Historically, Nadia has always attached considerable importance to sanitation and hygiene. A number of villages in the district are home to the Namasudras, who had migrated from the Khulna,......

'I would get fever on Fridays'

'Holding on to superstardom is far more difficult than the struggle to get there.' IMAGE: Mithun Chakraborty in Kabuliwala. Mithun Chakraborty is still a superstar in Bengal, celebrating......

Alia, Ranbir Are On Their Babymoon

Bollywood is making beautiful pictures in different parts of the world. Take a look. Photograph: Kind courtesy Alia Bhatt/Instagram Alia Bhatt may be in Italy with Ranbir Kapoor for their......

Review: Tasher Desh is bizarre, brave and brilliant

Tasher Desh is staggeringly-original film, writes Raja Sen.The thing about building a house of cards -- indeed, a country of cards -- is that its very existence is rooted in caprice. With Tasher......

Soumitra Chatterjee: I don't have much faith in awards

'No other actor in India was as lucky as me,' Soumitra Chatterjee tells Indrani Roy/ Rediff.com The brilliant actor Soumitra Chatterjee turns 80 today, January 19. On this occasion, we......

World Cup Hero Martinez Delights Kolkata

IMAGE: Emiliano Martinez is greeted by Mohun Bagan officials at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose airport in Kolkata, July 3, 2023. Photograph: Mohun Bagan Athletic Club/Twitter Argentina's World......

How Uma Chetry broke barriers to become Assam's first national cricketer

Uma Chetry becomes first cricketer from Assam to make it to India senior team Raised by a mother who pushed her to break barriers, 20-year-old Uma Chetry of Assam's Golaghat district has scripted......

They won Asiad gold but yet to receive India team blazers

IMAGE: India's Pranab Bardhan and Shibhnath Sarkar celebrate after winning the gold medal in the men's pair event in bridge at the Asian Games. Photograph: PTI They won a gold and couple of......

Official song for ICC World Twenty20 released

The official song for the ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014 (ICC WT20) has been announced. ‘Char Chokka Hoi Hoi’ (roughly translates to ‘Fours, Sixes, Fun and Games’),......