Mamata scores landslide victory in Bhabanipur, TMC sweeps bypolls

Five months after spearheading the Trinamool Congress to a landslide win in the assembly election, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee scored a personal point with a landslide victory on......

How BJP's Chanakya met his waterloo in Bengal

The BJP could win only 16 out of the 57 seats in Bengal where Amit Shah campaigned, reports Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Anilchandra Shah on a roadshow......

India's cry for water falls on deaf ears

India's water future remains very bleak.The monsoon season, which once extended to 4 months, is now down to less than 30 days of heavy rain.Rashme Sehgal reports. IMAGE: River streams in......

How Pakistan surrendered in 1971

'You have been surrounded from all directions, if you want the safety of your troops and your personal safety, we will give you eight hours to make up your mind to surrender.' IMAGE: Lieutenant......

Jalsaghar is a viewing treat you owe yourself

Cinema entertains, exhilarates and enlightens. Its ability to relate and inform the viewer through universal, timeless emotions are what contributes to its legacy, now available more easily than......

Lessons from Bollywood's tea parties!

Remember what Amitabh Bachchan said about the most consumed drink in a scene from Mili? 'Paani ki pyaas. Chai ki chayaas. Ek pyaali milegi?' Or a coy Tina Munim speculating a 'Meet the......

How Swapna Barman became the toast of Asia

'To be good at the heptathlon takes at least seven years; to compete internationally and win medals takes 10 years.''Swapna became Asia's best heptathlete in just five years!''Nobody would have......

The humbling story of a resolute Asian Games gold medallist Swapna Barman

Belonging to the Rajbbongshi tribe in North Bengal, Swapna's mother worked as a maid and doubled up as a tea plucker working in tea gardens. Her father Panchanan Barman pulled a van rickshaw until......