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Arrested TMC MLA, former leader admitted to Kolkata hospital

West Bengal minister Subrata Mukherjee, Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra and former party leader Sovan Chatterjee, who were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the Narada sting......

CBI clarifies why Suvendu wasn't arrested in Narada case

The Central Bureau of Investigation is waiting for the Lok Sabha speaker's nod to prosecute four political leaders in the Narada sting case, including Bharatiya Janata Party's Suvendu Adhikari --......

HC stays bail given to Bengal ministers in Narada case

Two Trinamool Congress ministers and an MLA along with a former party leader were on Monday arrested and charge-sheeted by the Central Bureau of Investigation in Narada sting case, amid high drama......

Why Suvendu was not arrested, asks man behind Narada sting

Senior journalist Mathew Samuel whose brainchild was the Narada sting operation, on Monday said he is satisfied after the Central Bureau of Investigation arrested two Trinamool Congress ministers,......

4 including Mamata's ministers get bail in Narada case after high drama

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court on Monday granted bail to two West Bengal ministers, a Trinamool Congress MLA and a former minister arrested by the central investigating agency in......

How Xiaomi passed the Covid lockdown test

'One out of three phones sold in India is a Xiaomi phone,' Mi India MD Manu Jain tells Peerzada Abrar. IMAGE: Manu Jain, vice-president, Xiaomi and managing director, Mi India. All photographs:......

Managing Internet tech change wisely

Ajit Balakrishnan on learning from past technology revolutions. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The media, the world over, is flooded with stories about how Internet companies are......

With Air India will Pawan Ruia prove to be India's 'turnaround tycoon'?

Pawan Ruia’s Air India bid is another example of faith in his own abilities. Ishita Ayan Dutt reports. Pawan Ruia has finally done it, a beaming Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, then West Bengal......

How AgNext will make Farmers Money

'Our technology is going to help Indian agriculture the way the White Revolution helped milk production.' IMAGE: AgNext founder Taranjeet Singh Bhamra. Photograph: Kind courtesy Taranjeet Singh......

Srikant Datar, 2nd Indian to be named Dean of Harvard Business School

Eminent Indian-origin academician Srikant Datar has been named as Dean of Harvard Business School, succeeding Nitin Nohria and becoming the second consecutive dean hailing from India to lead the......

'Music directors never tried to find out my worth'

'If a hero wanted Mr Rafi to sing for him, naturally it had to be him.''Then if it was Dilip Kumar, who is a soft-spoken man, he naturally wanted Talat Mehmood.''Now you tell me, where did I stand......

When Rafi sang for Hanuman, Manna for Ravan...

'Rafi was singing for Hanuman and I was singing for Ravan.''C Ramachandra corrected Rafisaab and he became red in the face.''I asked Anna (Ramachandra), "How could you do this?"''He replied, "How......

When Satyajit Ray got UPSET

There is a world that Satyajit Ray created in his films that I wanted to be a part of -- as Durga bathed in the rain to Ravi Shankar's music; when Charulata sat on the swing regretting she never......

The BEST of my father, 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. 'I don't need......

12 Films When The Lovers Eloped

A fun excerpt from Diptakirti Chaudhuri's Bollygeek: The Crazy Trivia Guide to Bollywood. IMAGE: Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. Q. What is eloping? A. It is the act......

Harsha Bhogle: My Hero, Sunil Gavaskar

We have all had heroes. We have all wanted to be someone else.But there was nobody I wanted to be more than I wanted to be Sunil Gavaskar, notes Harsha Bhogle.Continuing our series celebrating 50......

'The broadest bat in the world'

K N Prabhu, the doyen of cricket writers, salutes Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, who appeared for the first time in Test cricket 50 years ago today, March 6, 1971. IMAGE: Sunil Gavskar flicks to leg......

When luck favoured Viv in India

IMAGE: Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, a true batting legend. Photograph: Viv Richards/Twitter 'I remember the first time we played, we played in Bangalore, and I never forget this... just......

Veteran commentator Bhimani who called tied Test dies

IMAGE: Kishore Bhimani was commentating when Sunil Gavaskar became the first player to reach 10,000 runs in Test cricket, during the drawn match against Pakistan in Ahmedabad in 1987. Photograph:......

How Dada began playing cricket

IMAGE: Sourav Ganguly in a candid interview with Neha Dhupia. Photograph: Kind courtesy Jiosaavn.com "My father was desperate that I played the game. So, to get away from those big piles of books,......

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Arrested netas move Calcutta HC for recall of stay on bail

Trinamool Congress seniors Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee and Madan Mitra and former city mayor Sovan Chatterjee moved the Calcutta High Court on... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/arrested-netas-move-hc-for-recall-of-stay-on-bail/articleshow/82753036.cms

Vaccination drive on campus for teachers

Vaccination for teachers on campus started at Shri Shikshayatan campus on Tuesday. A total of 100 teachers in the 18 plus category got their first... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/vaccination-drive-on-campus-for-teachers/articleshow/82749659.cms

Lack of help in shops puts traders in trouble

Several traders in community and wholesale markets are unable to open their outlets due to lack of helping hands. Employees who stay in different... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/lack-of-help-in-shops-puts-traders-in-trouble/articleshow/82749593.cms

Woman files complaint over ‘fake’ jab in Kolkata

A woman resident of the Suren Sarkar Street in Beliaghata has alleged that she was administered a ‘fake’ vaccine by a man who claimed to be an... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/woman-files-plaint-over-fake-jab/articleshow/82750119.cms

Cablemen plead for Covid warrior status

Cable operators have urged the chief minister to grant them frontline Covid warrior status so that their vaccination can be prioritized to protect... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/cablemen-plead-for-covid-warrior-status/articleshow/82749003.cms