Mithun pays homage to Jyoti Basu

Actor Mithun Chakraborty pays homage to veteran CPI-M leader Jyoti Basu on Sunday. Video: Dipak...

Video: Rescue teams search through mangled bogies

Rescue teams look for the dead and injured passengers inside the mangled bogies of Gyaneshwari Express on Friday. Nearly 120 people are feared killed and 150 injured in the accident.......

RG Kar fails to sway voters as TMC makes clean sweep in Bengal bypolls

The Trinamool Congress swept the bypolls in West Bengal on Saturday, retaining five seats and wresting Madarihat from the Bharatiya Janata Party, further cementing its political dominance in the......

CPI-M leader Biman Bose announces Basu's death

Communist Party of India-Marxist politburo member and state secretary Biman Bose emerged from the hospital at 12.12 pm on Sunday weeping to formally announce the passing away of......

Saradha investors block trains in Bengal

Investors in Saradha, who had suffered due to the scam, today blocked rail traffic in the Sealdah rail section in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district. Picketeers blocked rail traffic at......

He lights up buildings in Kolkata with solar power and sells it too

Image: Avijit Ghosh. Photograph: Dipak Chakraborty Coal stocks in Indian power companies are abysmally low. Supreme Court's mass cancellation of coal block licences recently will only make matters......

Saradha case: CBI questions Kunal Ghosh in jail

The Special Crime Branch of Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday questioned Saradha scam accused Kunal Ghosh in jail as per the court order of September 29. CBI sources told PTI that the......

Saradha scam: ED questions Railway arm officials

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday questioned officials of the Indian Railways-owned Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation LTD in connection with the Saradha scam probe. An ED source......

SPOTTED: Amitabh Bachchan is barely recognisable!

Can you tell it's the Big B? We couldn't at first.Amitabh Bachchan, who is currently shooting for Shoojit Sircar's upcoming film Piku in Kolkata, was a curious sight on the streets of the......

Actress Suchitra Sen's condition critical

The condition of veteran actress Suchitra Sen, who was hospitalised on December 29 following a respiratory tract infection, has turned critical. The 82-year-old actress is admitted at Belle Vue......

Alia, Bhumi Win Big At Filmfare Awards

Gangubai Kathiawadi dominated the 68th Filmfare awards, held on April 27 in Mumbai, as it picked up 10 awards including Best Film, Best Director for Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Best Actress for Alia......

'I never like watching my films'

'I don't look forward to seeing my films because this only sort of gives me a deep sense of dissatisfaction that I could have done better, and I lose my self-confidence.' IMAGE: Satyajit Ray in......

Lack of proper training affected Indian footballers: Garcia

Atletico de Kolkata's marquee player Luis Garcia during a ceremony. Photograoh: Dipak Chakraborty/Rediff.com Indian Super League team Atletico de Kolkata's marquee player Luis Garcia said Indian......

Indian Super League kicks off with glittering ceremony

Nita Ambani formally declares the Indian Super League open. Photograph: PTI   It was an evening to remember for the people residing in 'Mecca of Indian Football' as a riot of colours lit the......

Why the once legendary football clubs of Kolkata are fading

Bogged down by inefficient administration and unable to attract financing, the once legendary football clubs of Kolkata are fading into irrelevance Odafe Okolie, right, trains with Jose Barreto,......