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Bangladesh uprising protester found in West Bengal voter list

A fresh political row has erupted in West Bengal after a person allegedly involved in Bangladesh's August 2024 student protests was found listed as a voter in Kakdwip, triggering sharp Bharatiya......

SIR sets off reverse migration of 'illegal Bangladeshis' at Bengal border

Beside a pitch road that opens into a narrow, dusty mud bylane at the Hakimpur BSF border outpost in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas, a stretch has become an informal departure corridor for......

More than 10 lakh SIR forms 'uncollectable' in Bengal: CEO

Over 10 lakh SIR enumeration forms have so far been identified as "uncollectable" in West Bengal, Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal said on Monday. IMAGE: BLOs and assistant workers......

Out for dinner, medical student gang-raped in Bengal

A medical college student from Odisha was allegedly raped by unidentified men in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district, police said on Saturday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The......

Handle threats to BLOs, else will cause anarchy, SC tells poll panel

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed concern over BLOs and other officials engaged in SIR 2.0 being "threatened" in West Bengal and other states, and asked the Election Commission to deal with......

ICICI Bank gets Rs 49 cr GST demand notice

ICICI Bank on Wednesday said tax authorities have slapped a demand notice of Rs 49.11 crore on it for alleged short payment of GST. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters In a regulatory filing,......

States Pension Bills Surpass Interest Payments

The committed expenditure recorded a 9.37 per cent increase, reaching Rs 15.64 trillion. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Amid a debate on three variants of the pension system -- old, new......

8 Of India's Oldest Companies

Which were India's first companies that still exist today? Many trace their origins to over a century back. These venerable organisations are business entities. But they chronicle the beginnings of......

How Trump's Tariffs Hurts Dollar Town Of Garments

'The US slump could hit our hosiery market hard since 40 per cent of our exports go there.''Job losses could be severe if the government doesn't step in fast.' Kindly note the image has been......

Why West Bengal is lagging behind other states

For the Bengal government, there is no alternative to revising user charges and also creating a strong industrial base, rues Ashok Lahiri In March 2014, before the Lok Sabha elections, Professors......

Should The Bengal Files Have Been Made?

Some of the issues Vivek Agnihotri raises in The Bengal Files are valid, but today, the need of the hour is to find ways of negotiating peace and pouring oil over troubled waters, asserts Deepa......

Kolkata police stop 'The Bengal Files' trailer launch

The Kolkata police on Saturday stopped the trailer launch of The Bengal Files, based on the 1946 Calcutta Riots, its director Vivek Agnihotri claimed. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been......

'All The Ministers Surrounded Messi, We Couldn't See Anything'

'Only leaders and actors were surrounding Messi. Why did they call us then?' IMAGE: West Bengal's minister of sports Aroop Biswas with Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates Rodrigo De Paul......

Ghosh thirsts T20 glory after World Cup heroics

IMAGE: Richa Ghosh smashes a six during the group stage match against South Africa at the ICC Women's World Cup. She finished the tournament with a record-equalling 12 sixes. Photograph: BCCI......

Shami's ex-wife in fresh trouble over violent land clash

IMAGE: FIR against Haseen Jahan in West Bengal. Photograph: Haseen Jahan/Instagram Haseen Jahan, the estranged wife of Indian pacer Mohammed Shami, is once again in the spotlight after a police......

Ranji Trophy: Batters and Shardul put Mumbai on top

A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday. IMAGE: Mumbai captain Shardul Thakur smashed an unbeaten 56 off 32 balls before taking 3 for 17 against Pondicherry on Day 2 of their Ranji......

Gill's comments deepen mystery over Shami's future

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami, 35, was left out of India's 15-member squad for the two home Tests against South Africa. Photograph: BCCI/X India Test captain Shubman Gill acknowledged that it is tough to......