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No death certificates for Bengal women killed in Kumbh stampede

Families of two women from West Bengal, who were among the 30 pilgrims killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, alleged on Thursday that they were handed over the bodies without death......

Over 60% vote in Phase V of LS polls; highest in Bengal, lowest in Maha

Over 60 per cent voter turnout was recorded on Monday in 49 constituencies in six states and two Union territories in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections, with Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir......

'Bangladesh becoming East Pakistan again'

'Sheikh Hasina is sincere about maintaining religious harmony in the country.''But for mysterious reasons, it does not reach the grassroots activists of her party.'Prakash Bhandari listens to......

Why Hasina government drove out Hindu chief justice

As the Bangladesh supreme court upheld the independence of the judiciary, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accused Justice Sinha of 'humiliating' the country, notes Prakash Bhandari. IMAGE: Former......

Where is India's Edward Snowden?

Any attempt by the Indian authorities to protest against extensive surveillance on Indians by the US will be hamstrung by what the authorities themselves are up to, notes Subir Roy. The United......

Govt headhunter fails to find right candidate for BPCL top job

After HPCL, the government headhunter struggled to find a suitable candidate for the top job at Bharat Petroleum, as most applicants were narrow specialists lacking multidisciplinary experience......

Subir Gokarn appointed RBI deputy governor

Global rating agency Standard and Poor's Asia Pacific chief economist Subir Gokarn has been appointed as RBI deputy governor in place of Rakesh Mohan who quit months ahead of his retirement. "I......

Subir Gokarn gets extension till Dec 31

The government on Wednesday extended the term of Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn until December 31, 2012.His term was due to end on November 24. He was appointed in November 2009 for a......

USCIS award for Subir Chowdhury

Subir Chowdhury, chairman and CEO of ASI Consulting Group, LLC, has been named for the 'Outstanding American by Choice Award' by the USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) in......

Subir Gokarn on what ails India's economy

Subir Gokarn, 53, is not a typical economist. He is both an economist and a thinker. At the young age of 49 he was appointed the Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India and supervised the......

The Director Who Brought Out The Best Of Asrani

'What a talent, what an actor! Cast him as anyone, anything, and he is ready for the challenge. I get restless when I don't have him in my film.' IMAGE: Asrani in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Guddi. The......

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......

'Can't Imagine Pather Panchali Without Durga'

'After Pather Panchali, she became a housewife. She hated the spotlight. That was so strange and yet so admirable.' IMAGE: Uma Dasgupta plays Durga in Pather Panchali. When Uma Dasgupta, Satyajit......

'When Durga Died, We All Felt The Loss'

'I often wondered while watching the film/trilogy, what if Durga had lived.'' What if Ray made The Durga Trilogy.'Sandip Roy looks back at Pather Panchali's Durga and the woman who brought her......

50 Years Of Abhimaan

Hrishida's Abhimaan captured the real life pair Jaya and Amitabh Bachchan's dazzling chemistry in the many stages of the husband-wife relationship, observes Sukanya Verma. 'Kala main jo baat keh......

Jamil banks on fresh faces as India miss key players

There are four first-timers in Jamil's camp of 25 players -- defenders Alex Saji, Sunil Benchamin, Muhammed Uvais, and forward Manvir Singh. IMAGE: Defender Alex Saji at a training camp on......

Ganguly appointed CAB president; Avishek Dalmiya joint-secretary

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly was appointed president of the Cricket Association of Bengal on Thursday, ending the suspense on who will take over the state cricket body following the death of......

'I have never seen such a thing in my life, it's unprecedented'

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has termed the West Indies pull out as unfortunate and unprecedented as the visitors cancelled the ongoing series. Shocked and surprised at WICB's......

SRK to celebrate KKR's IPL win in Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, London, Paris...

Memories of the 2012 grand felicitation of Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata are set to be relived, with the West Bengal government and Cricket Association of Bengal having......

Farewell series: Tendulkar upset with Bengal Cricket Association for going overboard?

Sachin Tendulkar is reportedly "unhappy" with Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) officials' attempts to go overboard with their celebrations for his 199th Test match in his farewell series against......