Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee: Marxist who wooed capital for industry

Former West Bengal chief minister and a front-ranking Marxist leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will go down in the country's history as a pragmatic communist who kept aside his ideological......

Padma Vibhushan for Gen Rawat, Kalyan Singh; Padma Bhushan for Azad

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Hindutva poster boy late Kalyan Singh, India's first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and former West......

Bengal's tinsel town takes sides in high-octane TMC vs BJP battle

Ironically, the BJP, which seeks to unseat the TMC from power, has taken a leaf out of Mamata Banerjee's strategy of soliciting tinsel town's support towards causes and fielding actors in......

Veteran CPI-M leader Shyamal Chakraborty succumbs to COVID-19

Veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Shyamal Chakraborty, who was diagnosed with COVID-19, died at a hospital in Kolkata on Thursday, his party said. He was 76.   Chakraborty, an......

Despite Nano pullout, Tata still largest employer in West Bengal

  The group employs around 35,000 people across its various companies A few weeks ago, Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry had said if there was an opportunity in West Bengal, absolutely nothing......

An industry focus that boomeranged for Bengal CM

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's tenure of more than a decade as the chief minister of West Bengal is a tale best captured in two contrasting imageries:First, of a dhoti-clad head of state, perched on a......

Asim Dasgupta: Contrarian communist?

There are two sides to Asim Dasgupta: as the chairman of the empowered committee of state finance ministers, he is a success story. As the finance minister of West Bengal for more than two decades,......

After Tata, Bengal braces for another 'Singur'

After Tata Motors, German wholesale retailer Metro Cash & Carry could also exit West Bengal over political differences, this time within the ruling Left Front. Left Front constituent Forward Bloc,......

'I am the godfather of disco'

'You make a hit, everything is fit.' IMAGE: Bappi Lahiri at home. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 1980s and......

'Buddhada affirmed my faith in myself'

Sameera Reddy had the privilege of working in two Bengali films -- Ami, Yasin Ar Amar Madhubala (2007) and Kaalpurush (2008) -- with the renowned director Buddhadeb Dasgupta, who passed into the......

'Buddhada was a poet at heart'

'Directors like Buddhada don't tell you, "Do this, do that." They just guide you and you get it right.' Film-maker Buddhadev Dasgupta passed into the ages on June 10. Pavan Malhotra, who worked......

'Dada was like an older brother'

'Buddhada became such a confidante, friend, philosopher and guide in my life.' Deepti Naval in Andhi Gali. Deepti Naval worked in only one film directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta -- Andhi Gali -- but......

Win in Adelaide, celebrations in Kolkata

Kolkata turned into a raucous cauldron of happy emotions as Indian cricketers scripted a historic victory over the 'invincible' Australians on their home soil to take a 1-0 lead in the four Test......