Bengal BJP ex-chief Dilip Ghosh, 60, marries party colleague

Former West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party president Dilip Ghosh tied the knot with party colleague Rinku Majumdar in an intimate ceremony on Friday. IMAGE: Bengal BJP leader Dilip Ghosh ties the......

Sudhir Ghosh: The MP Who Foresaw Quad

After the 1962 War with China, there was a demand to forge greater defence cooperation between India and the West. One such voice was that of Sudhir Ghosh, a distinguished MP, to tie up strategic......

Violence erupts near Kolkata over shop; cops hurt, vehicles torched

Tension simmered in the Rabindranagar area near Kolkata on Wednesday as a violent clash between two groups spiralled into widespread unrest, leaving several police personnel injured and multiple......

Indian climber dies while descending from Mt Everest

A 45-year-old Indian climber died on Mt Everest after showing signs of altitude sickness while descending from the summit point of the world's highest peak, according to a media report on Friday.......

Most PSBs see decline in headcount even as branches spread

At a time when the finance ministry is focusing on addressing employee grievances, the number of employees in most public-sector banks (PSBs) has declined over the last three financial years,......

No changes in FDI policy for Pak, China and few others

The government has not made any amendments to the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy for countries sharing land border with India, sources said on Wednesday. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff......

WhatsApp brings ads to Channels, Status features

After the success of bringing businesses to WhatsApp, Meta — its parent — is now introducing ads and subscriptions to Status and Channels under the Updates tab of the messaging app, the company......

Bank of Baroda, HDFC Bank reduce lending rates

State-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) on Sunday said it has cut its benchmark lending rate linked to repo rate by 50 basis points in line with the RBI's rate reduction. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff......

Stolen Review: Haunting

Stolen's crisp running time and Abhishek Banerjee's metamorphosis from callous to crusader ensure the stark bits duly haunt and horrify, observes Sukanya Verma. In a country bursting at its......

Satyajit Ray Had Warned Us About AI!

Satyajit Ray anticipated the issues we are only now starting to raise, long before large language models, AI chatbots, predictive algorithms, and autonomous systems began to control every bit of......

'Europe Loved Aranyer Din Ratri'

'I am glad Aranyer Din Ratri is being shown at Cannes.''The film was better appreciated outside India even when released originally.' IMAGE: Sharmila Tagore and Soumitra Chatterjee in Aranyer Din......

How Indian Idol Winner Manasi Will Spend Her Prize

Photograph: Kind courtesy Manasi Ghosh/Instagram   Kolkata native Manasi Ghosh, 24, won Indian Idol 15 on Sunday evening. She took home the trophy, a Rs 25 lakh prize money and a Swift Dzire......

Bengal T20: Writtick, Arjun star in Malda's stunning victory

IMAGE: Sobisco Smashers Malda's Arjun Bhardwaj hit a half-century in their win against Harbour Diamonds in the Bengal Pro T20 League Season 2 in Kolkata on Sunday. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

UTT: Jaguars roar back to down U Mumba

IMAGE: PBG Pune Jaguars' Reeth Rishya scripted a decisive win to help her team down U Mumba in their opener in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Reeth Rishya/X PBG Pune Jaguars made......

Akula's heroics fire Jaipur into first-ever UTT semis

Jaipur Patriots rode on Sreeja Akula's brilliance to progress to their first-ever Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) semi-finals after securing a 9-6 win over PBG Pune Jaguars in the penultimate league......

UTT: PBG Pune Jaguars, Dabang Delhi TTC win

IMAGE: Harmeet Desai won a game for reigning UTT champs Dempp Goa Challengers but they eventually lost 6-9 to Dabang Delhi TTC. Photograph: Jeremy Lee/Reuters PBG Pune Jaguars delivered a......

WPL: Ghosh, Perry power RCB to record breaking chase!

IMAGE: Royal Challengers Bangalore's Ellyse Perry smashes a boundary against Gujarat Giants. Photograph: WPL/X Richa Ghosh and Ellyse Perry smashed forceful fifties as Royal Challengers......