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TMC MLA's Babri replica plan on Dec 6 sparks row; party distances itself

A major controversy erupted in poll-bound West Bengal after Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir announced he would lay the foundation stone of a mosque modelled on Babri Masjid in Murshidabad......

3K personnel deployed as Kabir's mosque plan heightens Dec 6 heat in Bengal

West Bengal braces for a politically fraught Saturday as suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir pushes ahead with the foundation-laying ceremony for a 'Babri Masjid-style' mosque in......

You can't fight and defeat me: Mamata warns BJP over chopper row

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of being involved in sabotage in the cancellation of her helicopter ride to Bongaon, warning the opposition......

Bengal on edge after rebel TMC MLA's Babri plan, NH-34 warnings

A fresh political firestorm gripped West Bengal on Tuesday as estranged TMC MLA Humayun Kabir doubled down on building a mosque modelled on the Babri Masjid in Murshidabad district and warned that......

Can Humayun Kabir's revolt dent TMC's fortunes in Bengal?

Once a minister in Mamata Banerjee's first cabinet and today one of Trinamool Congress' most controversial dissidents, MLA Humayun Kabir has again seized Bengal's political spotlight, this time by......

Chinese steel inflows via Nepal raise alarm

The matter has now been escalated and the ministry has written to Customs, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) to investigate it thoroughly. Kindly......

The Bolero Is Back With Lower Price, More Tech

Mahindra makes an interesting entry into urban centres with the relaunched Mahindra Bolero, writes Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com. Mahindra's legendary workhorse, the Bolero, has returned with a......

Mahindra's Iconic Thar Finally Gets the Polish It Deserves

The offroad legend 2025 Mahindra Thar launched at an eye-popping Rs 9.99 lakh, writes Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com. You know the Mahindra Thar. The name itself carries a certain weight, a lineage......

Mankind taps OpenAI to institutionalise AI in ops

Delhi-based pharma major Mankind Pharma on Wednesday announced a collaboration with OpenAI to institutionalise artificial intelligence (AI) across its value chain, making it one of the first few......

Priya Nair, 1st woman to become CEO-MD of HUL

Priya Nair will become the first woman CEO and MD of Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) effective August 1, 2025, with India's largest FMCG firm announcing her appointment on Thursday. Photograph:......

Pather Panchali@70: Beautiful, Broken People

Seventy years after Pather Panchali released on August 26, 1955, we finally get it.Shuttling between the village of Boral and a studio in Calcutta, caught between worrying about the next purse of......

'No One Approaches Me To Do A Bimbette's Role'

'After playing strong women like Kavita and Tulsi on television, it would be very difficult for audiences to accept me as a routine running-around-trees heroine.' IMAGE: Smriti Irani in the new......

Kaalidhar Laapata Review: Worth A Watch

Watch Kaalidhar Laapata because clean family-viewing films are getting scarcer by the week, recommends Deepa Gahlot. The 2019 Tamil film KD was a delightful story of an unlikely bond between an......

The Kannada Film That Trumps Adolescence

The unspoken subject of Mithya is violence, and the big zinger here is our recognition that the movie is showing us the makings of a juvenile delinquent -- perhaps the finest since Truffaut......

'I Needed To Deep Dive Into My Anger...'

'I have achieved a sort of liberation as an actor and as a person after Khakee: The Bengal Chapter.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Ritwik Bhowmik/Instagram Bandish Bandits actor Ritwik Bhowmik makes......

Why Sundar needs to sharpen his hitting skills

'I think Washi is still learning when it comes to batting, it's becoming a very specialised role now coming in late overs, and there's certain things he wants to work on.' IMAGE: Washington......

PIX: Surya's India sharpen skills ahead of Asia Cup

IMAGE: India''s Shubman Gill at a nets session ahead of their Asia Cup campaign starting against UAE on Wednesday, September 10. Photographs: Kind courtesy BCCI/X The countdown to the Asia......

Local left-armers throng India's nets in Vizag!

Apart from Jaiswal at the top, the middle and late-order batters too found it hard to put the left-arm bowlers away, particularly in the business end of the last two ODIs, robbing India of some......

Back in rhythm, Gayatri-Treesa eye top-10 spot

With just a month to go for the next season, Gayatri and Treesa know physical preparation will shape results more than appearances. IMAGE: Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand recently retained the......

De Kock impact as big as Rohit-Kohli, says Prince

'His quality in Pakistan was clear and his presence is massive, especially for young batters who get to learn from him.' IMAGE: South Africa batting coach said senior pro Quinton de Kock's return......