SC proposes 'chai pe charcha' between Mamata and governor

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the emoluments of the newly appointed interim vice-chancellors of state-run universities in West Bengal and asked Governor CV Ananda Bose to sit with Chief......

Tagore's Santiniketan added to UNESCO World Heritage List

Santiniketan, the famed place in West Bengal where poet Rabindranath Tagore built Visva-Bharati over a century ago, has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. IMAGE: The clock tower at......

HC stays Visva-Bharati's move to take part of Amartya Sen's land

Calcutta high court on Thursday gave an interim stay against a move by Visva Bharati to take away a part of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's property Pratichi at Shantiniketan. IMAGE: A 2019......

Didi to ministers: Face bulldozers, but prevent Sen's eviction

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked state ministers to begin a sit-in outside Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's residence in Santiniketan in Birbhum district to protest against the......

Dear Nirmalaji: 'Everybody should be given a job'

Kindly note that this image has only been posted for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy British High Commission, New Delhi/Creative Commons On February 1, 2021, Finance Minister......

My Business: Gone with the Covid

'Covid or no Covid, I knew I had made the right decision (calls from my bank to extend the much touted loans offered by Ms Sitharaman, notwithstanding),' says Keya Sarkar.Illustration: Uttam......

Why I stopped being my bank's 'priority' customer

'I know margins are under pressure, but have banks begin to stoop so low to enhance their floats or slip in strange charges?' asks Keya Sarkar.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com I don't know......

The truth about training

'I wondered how one could impart training to grown men to not lie,' notes Keya Sarkar. Ilustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Over the years that I have been in Santiniketan engaged in the craft......

Smell The Sea With Trisha Krishnan

Manushi enjoys dosa... Jacqueline tours the US... Amala takes a dip... Photograph: Kind courtesy Trisha Krishnan/Instagram Trisha Krishnan shares a pic from her Scandinavian holiday and writes,......

Why Ananya Is All Heart

Sayani takes a selfie... Rasika enjoys a Bengali thali... Esha gives advice... Photograph: Kind courtesy Ananya Panday/Instagram 'Dad just tried his hand at drawing -- it's called 'The #PehlaPasta......

'I kept holding his hand, waiting for him to wake up'

'His shocking demise is a reminder to us to take life slow.' IMAGE: KK's final performance in Kolkata. Photograph: Kind courtesy KK/Instagram KK's death, at the young age of 53, soon after a......

BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES of 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. A lot has been......

Kahn excited about Kolkata clash

Two days away from playing his last competitive match for Bayern Munich, legendary German goalkeeper Oliver Kahnis excited as he looks forward to the D-day. The German club will take on local......