She faced off against former disciple-turned-defector Suvendu Adhikari in a very different contest. It's not land acquisition, but an ego clash that has acquired, tragically, communal overtones, explains Kanika Datta.
The rebel Congress leader said he expressed his desire to join BJP and work under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah. He also discussed Assam's political and flood situation.
Subrata Bhattacharjee was relieved of his services for 'playing dirty games'.
The national football players are providing the needy, in their respective localities, monetary aid and food items, besides setting up camps and spreading awareness about social distancing.
Bigg Boss asks everyone to choose their captain. Surprisingly, Sid wins unanimously.
If the sum assured is less than 10 times premium, the proceeds will be taxed.
The housemates create a wedding sequence with Vishal and Arti and it's quite hilarious.
'How do you apply indelible ink without coming into contact?' 'There have to be options for other activities like casting of vote where you press a button and that of the signature identifying oneself.' 'None of our procedures should lead to exposure to infections.'
The gherao of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Finance Minister Amit Mitra in Delhi on Tuesday by Communist Party of India-Marxist supporters was condemned unequivocally by political parties including the rival Marxist party, which said it was "undesirable".
Though the mandate is seen largely an outcome of Banerjee's welfare schemes, she has promised to industrialise at a faster pace, or so read the manifesto.
BJP CMs promote a lawless culture, one where groups backed by the State are encouraged to attack fellow citizens, where being trigger-happy is the official police policy, notes Jyoti Punwani.
Employers are now increasingly looking for candidates with a wide range of nuanced skills that will be crucial to have an edge in a competitive market, says Shekhar Bhattacharjee.
Stunning looking, Bulbbul keeps the scares to a minimum, observes Moumita Bhattacharjee.
'A thriller that doesn't thrill can't be a great audience pleaser.' 'Patience is key here,' observes Moumita Bhattacharjee.
here's looking at all the fun.
People working at the Nigambodh Ghat -- perhaps the busiest cremation site in the national capital in the wake of outbreak of the pandemic -- go about their job with resilience, helping in whatever way possible.
In a huge embarrassment for the Left Front, a Commission of Inquiry into the police firing on a Youth Congress movement in 1993 killing 13 persons on Monday said that it was worse than the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
The people of Singur feel they have lost their representative in the government who would plead the issue of fast-tracking the process of returning their land, which seems to be a distant reality, with the battle being fought in the courts.
Choked almost manages to be a real depiction of life after demonetisation for a lower middle class household but ends up being a puzzle in a puddle, feels Moumita Bhattacharjee.
After a good dose of dance and masti, the episode gets explosive as Asim Riaz and Siddharth Shukla got into a physical fight during a rather fun task.
Though COVID-19 will wreak more damage to the finances of the Indian population, the insurance sector is unlikely to get hurt.
Chief Operating Officer UB Pravin Rao said the company will be back to historic performance levels in a couple of years.
Pawan Ruia has finally done it, a beaming Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, then West Bengal chief minister, had said at the reopening of the 70-year-old Sahagunj factory owned by Dunlop in 2005. But with the Calcutta high court passing a winding-up order in 2013 and the Trinamool Congress-led state government passing a Bill to take over the company in 2016, the once-upon-a-time undisputed leader in the Indian tyre industry looks vastly undone. But that can hardly be a deterrent for Ruia, who has a penchant for making headlines one way or the other.
Lashing out at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for allegedly failing to improve the condition of the poor, Communist Party of India Marxist Politburo member Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Sunday said the United Progressive Alliance regime has pursued anti-people policies to help a handful of rich people for the past nine years.
Day 24 inside the Bigg Boss house gets super interesting when Shefali Bagga shows off her journalistic skills.
There is a "high probability" of political leaders coming under a Chhatisgarh-type attack during their panchayat poll campaign in Maoist-hit Jangalmahal in West Bengal, intelligence sources here have indicated.
Communist Party of India - Marxist Politburo member Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Friday alleged that the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party were hand-in-glove and took anti-people decisions in tandem.
West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee President Pradip Bhattacharjee is a busy man. Between answering calls from the Prime Minister's Office, he tells Rajat Roy about how the Congress is on an upward trajectory in West Bengal.
Day 18 inside the Bigg Boss house was full of drama and fights, courtesy Siddharth Shukla, who seems determined to become the villain of the season.
In a veiled attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for "encouraging imperialism", Communist Party of India-Marxist veteran Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Saturday said it was unprecedented that the state government was eager to invite a United States president next year.
With the Bigg Boss finale just two weeks away, the contestants are beginning to feet the heat.
Each of the larger states may need less than Rs 10,000 crore each to finance the exercise.
Bengal skipper Manoj Tiwary scored the 17th first-class century of his career as home team reached 220 for four in reply to Gujarat's first innings score of 260 in a third round Ranji Trophy encounter at the Eden Gardens.
After 800 odd years of Islamic and British rule, the Indian elite and intellectuals are copybook examples of the Fanon phenomenon: Living, breathing purveyors of a sordid ideology, says Jay Bhattacharjee
Though not exactly a new phenomenon, remote working -- professionals working from any place other than their offices -- is now becoming almost routine as more and more companies look at it not just as a tool to cut operational costs but as a means to retain employees and offer them a better work-life balance.
Rajat Gupta, an important man with exemplary personal qualities, falls to disaster because of a combination of a personal failing and circumstances with which he cannot deal.
Bigg Boss 13: Guess how Asim made Himanshi's birthday special!
'Loss of these urban salaried jobs is, therefore, likely to have a particularly debilitating impact on the economy, besides causing immediate hardship to middle-class households,' points out Mahesh Vyas.
Huawei Technologies to invest $170 million in India.
