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SIR notice Amartya Sen: Bengal CEO cites 'logical discrepancy'

Amid claims of Amartya Sen being summoned over Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the Chief Electoral Office of West Bengal has clarified that the notice to the Nobel laureate was issued after the......

EC notice to Amartya Sen over voter list revision sparks political row

The Election Commission on Wednesday served a notice to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen in connection with the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls in West Bengal, seeking a hearing of the 92-year-old......

Deportation of Bengali migrants to B'desh sparks panic in Bengal village

Sixty-something Bhodu Sheikh sat on the porch of his ramshackle hut in Dorjee Para, a settlement tucked away in one corner of Paikar village in the Muslim-majority Murarai assembly constituency of......

'Bharat' Atishi Is In Charge!

What some of our politicians were up to on Tuesday, September 24, 2024. IMAGE: Delhi Chief Minister Atishi -- who refused to sit on the chair her predecessor Arvind Kejriwal sat on......

TMC's Sandeshkhali sting: BJP leader moves HC

Bharatiya Janata Party's Sandeshkhali leader Gangadhar Koyal on Friday moved the Calcutta high court, claiming that technology-aided videos mimicking his voice were being circulated in a bid to......

7 smart cities to be developed in Bengal: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that her government would develop seven smart cities in the state. The location for six smart cities had already been finalised, while......

Bauls to come under medical insurance

In the first-ever initiative for the 'bauls' of rural Bengal, the folk baladeers now come under medical insurance. To honour and support the cause of 'bauls', whose stringed 'ektara' is unique......

Why I stopped being my bank's 'priority' customer

'I know margins are under pressure, but have banks begin to stoop so low to enhance their floats or slip in strange charges?' asks Keya Sarkar.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com I don't know......

You too can be a victim of credit card fraud; these tips can help

Credit card fraud can be averted, provided you are alert with the amount you last shopped for. Image: Credit card usage has increased multi-fold in India. Photograph: Reuters In the last week of......

The story of West Bengal's dismal industrial performance

A policy-related problem that urgently needs to be redressed is the ‘miniaturisation’ of projects, notes Ashok K Lahiri. Image: Miniaturisation will not work for industry and......

Bold Moves Must For Silver Screen To Sparkle Again

More screens, more films, and longer windows will convert to more people watching, assuming they know a film is releasing, points out Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. R S Prasanna's Sitaare Zameen Par......

BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES of Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2.To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com brings you a treasure trove of features from our archives. A lot has been......

Tagore and Victoria: Finally on screen

Tagore and Victoria Ocampo met during Gurudev's visit to Argentina in 1924, and kept in touch until his death in 1941.Thinking Of Him reveals a little known part of the great writer's life. IMAGE:......

Close shave for archer; arrow pierces neck

‘Arrow hit hear near the collarbone luckily it's not pierced through the wind pipe’ IMAGE: Archer from Sports Authority of India (Bolpur) had a close shave . Photograph: Video grab A......