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6.4 magnitude quake strikes Assam, 10 more follow

A series of earthquakes jolted Assam and most of the Northeastern states on Wednesday, causing extensive damage to buildings and forcing people to scamper out of their homes. IMAGE: A man......

Bengal sees over 78% polling in fifth phase, EC says polling peaceful

West Bengal saw 78.36 per cent voter turnout till 6.30 pm in the fifth phase of the assembly election on Saturday. IMAGE: Women show their ink-marked finger after casting their vote during the......

Bengal preps for 5th phase of polling amid Covid surge

Over one crore voters in West Bengal will decide the political fate of 342 candidates on Saturday, when 45 assembly constituencies go to polls in the fifth phase, amid a raging second wave of......

5.4 magnitude quake jolts Sikkim; tremors felt in Bengal, Bihar

An earthquake of 5.4 magnitude hit Sikkim on Monday night, an official of the National Centre for Seismology said. Tremors were also felt in parts of West Bengal and Bihar, he said. The quake......

Why TMC's 89-year-old MLA joined BJP

'The TMC did not bother telling me, a sitting MLA for 20 years, why I was not being given a ticket.' IMAGE: Trinamool Congress MLA Rabindranath Bhattacharjee, second from right, receives the......

Homestays come to travellers' aid in Covid times

Intimate getaways offered in the form of homestays by hotels are proving to be the flavour of this extraordinary and difficult time. Not far from cities, they offer a pleasant respite from......

Tea planters' cup of woes is spilling over

The tea industry, hit by rising costs, falling prices and political unrest in the North Bengal plantations, is especially vulnerable to the COVID-19 lockdown. Boutique teas from Darjeeling, the......

Rs 2000 cr of losses brewing for tea cos this year

Rough estimates from plantation companies have pegged production loss in excess of 100 million kg (mkg) across India which is valued at around Rs 2000 crore. Usually, plantation companies in Assam......

In Centre's fire sale: land, factories, apartments, office space

Processes are at an advanced stage for a number of assets of the Centre and central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) to be monetised. The assets include office space, apartments, factories, land,......

How to boost Jammu & Kashmir's real estate sector

Unless security is given paramount importance, it is difficult for real estate activity to pick momentum in J&K. Photograph: Danish Ismail/Reuters There has been visible excitement among......

Thank you for the memories, Irrfan!

We are all blessed that Irrfan Khan has left us a treasure trove of his remarkable films.The characters he played were real, believable.We recognised them and they have stayed with us.And so a fan......

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......

'I don't think sex is all that important'

'It's the relationship that is important.' IMAGE: Milind Soman with wife Ankita. Photograph: Kind courtesy Milind Soman/Instagram Milind Soman is riding high on the success of his new show,......

'Kareena gives 6 expressions in 30 seconds!'

'Sridevi touched my feet.''Kajol is magical.''You will feel Salman is not paying attention, but when the camera rolls, he does the step you just showed him.' IMAGE: Madhuri Dixit and Anil Kapoor......

10 Things You Didn't Know About Gone With The Wind

Did you know Clark Gable nearly didn't say 'Frankly, my dear I don't give a damn' in Gone With The Wind?Or about the film's India connections? IMAGE: Rhett Butler and the widowed Scarlett O'Hara......

Politics calling again for Indian football legend Bhutia

'My commitment to stay in state politics is long-term, and I am also going to contest the forthcoming Sikkim Assembly polls' Bhaichung Bhutia, India's iconic former football captain, is set to try......

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TMC’s landslide victory is constructing a narrative of a 'victory of Bengal and Bengali culture'

North of the Balason river – running across the narrow ‘neck’ that divides the ‘head’ of the hill districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong,... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/view-tmcs-landslide-victory-is-constructing-a-narrative-of-a-victory-of-bengal-and-bengali-culture/articleshow/82382999.cms

Thank you for the memories, Irrfan!

We are all blessed that Irrfan Khan has left us a treasure trove of his remarkable films.The characters he played were real, believable.We... ...

http://www.rediff.com/movies/special/aseem-chhabra-thank-you-for-the-memories-irrfan/20210429.htm

6.4 magnitude quake strikes Assam, 10 more follow

A series of earthquakes jolted Assam and most of the Northeastern states�on Wednesday, causing extensive damage to buildings and forcing people to... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/64-earthquake-in-assam-tremors-felt-in-northeast/20210428.htm

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... ...

http://www.rediff.com/movies/special/the-best-of-my-father-satyajit-ray/20210428.htm

Bengal sees over 78% polling in fifth phase, EC says polling peaceful

West Bengal saw 78.36 per cent voter turnout till 6.30 pm in the fifth phase of the assembly election on Saturday. IMAGE: Women show their... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/pix-bengal-votes-in-5th-phase-under-shadow-of-covid-surge/20210417.htm

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