News for 'Jadavpur'

'One education policy for all states not viable'

'One education policy for all states not viable'

Rediff.com16 Aug 2020

'What can be applicable in Manipur may not make sense in Bengal'

Netaji's grand nephew wants Muslims included in CAA

Netaji's grand nephew wants Muslims included in CAA

Rediff.com20 Jan 2020

Bose, a grandnephew of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have categorically noted the Citizenship (Amendment) Act is not based on religion.

In a first, transgenders to be in-charge of poll booth in Kolkata

In a first, transgenders to be in-charge of poll booth in Kolkata

Rediff.com13 Apr 2016

This is part of an initiative to include all sections of the society in polling process and the EC has identified a booth in southern Kolkata.

Sachin will have to earn every run, says Richardson

Sachin will have to earn every run, says Richardson

Rediff.com29 Oct 2013

The West Indies players feel privileged to have been invited for Sachin Tendulkar's farewell series, but they insist it won't stop them from going hard on the batting icon.

Cases being transferred en masse to CBI: WB govt tells SC

Cases being transferred en masse to CBI: WB govt tells SC

Rediff.com20 Sep 2021

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the state, told a bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and Aniruddha Bose that whenever there is an allegation that a probe is not being carried fairly, the court takes the facts into account and then transfers the case to CBI after a prima facie conclusion.

Amartya Sen, Home in the World

Amartya Sen, Home in the World

Rediff.com11 Aug 2021

Amartyada, says Omkar Goswami, thank you for being the humane, caring and socially concerned economist that you are.

2 Darjeeling students face 'racial taunts' linked to COVID

2 Darjeeling students face 'racial taunts' linked to COVID

Rediff.com17 Mar 2020

The abusers probably mistook the students with mongoloid features for nationals of China from where novel coronavirus had spread worldwide.

WB govt notice to professors for giving opinion on TV show

WB govt notice to professors for giving opinion on TV show

Rediff.com8 Jun 2012

After the cartoon controversy in which a Jadavpur university professor was arrested, the West Bengal government has now issued showcause notices to two government college professors for appearing in a television programme where they allegedly made 'anti-government' comments.

Cartoons cannot be stopped by law: JU professor

Cartoons cannot be stopped by law: JU professor

Rediff.com14 Aug 2012

A Jadavpur University professor awarded compensation of Rs 50,000 by the West Bengal Human Rights Commission for being arrested after he emailed a cartoon allegedly derogatory to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday said such spoofs could not be stopped by laws.

NHRC recommends CBI probe into Bengal post-poll violence

NHRC recommends CBI probe into Bengal post-poll violence

Rediff.com15 Jul 2021

The committee, which was formed by the National Human Rights Commission chairman on a direction by a five-judge bench of the high court, also said that these cases should be tried outside the state.

Video: Prof arrested for posting anti-Mamata cartoon gets bail

Video: Prof arrested for posting anti-Mamata cartoon gets bail

Rediff.com13 Apr 2012

A professor of chemistry of the Jadavpur University was arrested on Friday along with his neighbour for allegedly posting a cartoon on a popular social networking site involving West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Railway Minister Mukul Roy and former Railway minister Dinesh Trivedi. He was later released on bail.

DMK asks UPA govt not to remain adamant on petrol hike

DMK asks UPA govt not to remain adamant on petrol hike

Rediff.com27 May 2012

Key United Progressive Alliance allies Trinamool Congress and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Saturday mounted pressure on the Centre to rollback the steep hike in petrol price with Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee leading a street march in Kolkata against the government of which her party is a part.

Ranji: Bengal face daunting task on final day

Ranji: Bengal face daunting task on final day

Rediff.com31 Dec 2012

Hosts Bengal face an uphill task of surviving the whole of fourth day against Railways in order to avoid a fourth outright defeat in their final Group A league encounter of the Ranji Trophy.

Mamata takes to Kolkata streets to protest petrol hike

Mamata takes to Kolkata streets to protest petrol hike

Rediff.com26 May 2012

After slamming the Centre for the steep hike in petrol price, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday hit the streets in Kolkata, leading a massive protest march to put pressure on the United Progressive Alliance government for a roll-back. Banerjee, who was accompanied by Railway Minister Mukul Roy, party functionaries and thousands of Trinamool Congress workers, marched from Jadavpur to Hazra crossing, a distance of five km in south Kolkata.

Dinesh Trivedi takes a dig at Mamata over cartoon row

Dinesh Trivedi takes a dig at Mamata over cartoon row

Rediff.com14 Apr 2012

Dinesh Trivedi takes a dig at Mamata over cartoon row

Mamata cartoon row: 4 held for assaulting prof, given bail

Mamata cartoon row: 4 held for assaulting prof, given bail

Rediff.com14 Apr 2012

Four persons were arrested on Saturday following a complaint of assault lodged by a Jadavpur University professor who posted a cartoon on the Internet allegedly showing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in poor light.

How Buddhadeb may have increased Mamata's worries

How Buddhadeb may have increased Mamata's worries

Rediff.com20 Apr 2016

Reluctant to campaign so far, former Bengal CM draws large crowd in first roadshow since poll dates announced.

4-year-old sexually assaulted in school, 2 teachers held

4-year-old sexually assaulted in school, 2 teachers held

Rediff.com2 Dec 2017

The child after returning home on Thursday from her school - G D Birla Centre for Education - kept on crying and complained of severe pain. Her mother spotted blood stains on her clothes, he said. The girl told her mother that the physical training teacher had taken her to the washroom but could not narrate what happened thereafter.

'Hindutva is one of our most important cards in Bengal'

'Hindutva is one of our most important cards in Bengal'

Rediff.com19 May 2016

'Thanks to Mamata's shameless way of wooing Muslims, Hindus in large numbers have started aligning with us,' says Bengal's BJP boss Dilip Ghosh.

CAT 2011 topper: IIM-Calcutta is the best for finance

CAT 2011 topper: IIM-Calcutta is the best for finance

Rediff.com12 Jan 2012

Kolkata software engineer who scored a perfect 100 percentile in CAT 2011 says that he is looking forward to he wants to be an investment banker and will join IIM-Calcutta because it is the best management institute to study finance.

Calcutta HC will monitor CBI, SIT probe into WB post-poll violence

Calcutta HC will monitor CBI, SIT probe into WB post-poll violence

Rediff.com19 Aug 2021

Observing that there are "definite and proved" allegations that complaints of the victims of violence in the aftermath of the West Bengal assembly polls were not even registered, the Calcutta high court on Thursday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into all alleged cases of heinous crimes like rape and murder, while accepting the recommendations of a National Human Rights Commission panel.

Mamata defends arrest of professor over cartoons

Mamata defends arrest of professor over cartoons

Rediff.com13 Apr 2012

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday defended the arrest of a Jadavpur University professor over his cartoons on the internet putting her in poor light and she blamed Communist Party of India-Marxist for raising trivial issues to "malign" her.

Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Baroda beat Chhattisgarh; Jharkhand win

Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Baroda beat Chhattisgarh; Jharkhand win

Rediff.com14 Jan 2021

Lukman Meriwala's fifer was the cornerstone of Baroda's thumping nine-wicket win over Chhattisgarh

Political storm erupts after 5 killed during Bengal polls

Political storm erupts after 5 killed during Bengal polls

Rediff.com10 Apr 2021

Five people were killed, including 4 in the firing by Central Industrial Security Force personnel, during the fourth phase of polling

None can stop us from returning to power: Buddha

None can stop us from returning to power: Buddha

Rediff.com9 Apr 2011

Keeping pace with the high-pitch campaign by main opposition Trinamool Congress, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Saturday organised his first roadshow from his Jadavpur constituency and said the ruling Left Front would return to power for the eighth term.

Meet the BJP's silent army in Bengal

Meet the BJP's silent army in Bengal

Rediff.com3 Apr 2021

'They are our go-to men, our trouble-shooters.' 'They draw their strength from remaining low-key and accessible only to our workers.'

Buddhadeb steps down as WB chief minister

Buddhadeb steps down as WB chief minister

Rediff.com13 May 2011

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Friday stepped down as West Bengal chief minister following the Left Front's drubbing in the Assembly election at the hands of the Trinamool Congress-Congress combine that saw the collapse of the 34-year-old red bastion.

WB polls: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee files nomination

WB polls: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee files nomination

Rediff.com5 Apr 2011

Amidst tight security, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Tuesday filed his nomination from Jadavpur constituency in South 24-Parganas district, which will go to polls on April 27 in the third phase of assembly elections.

Poll Dope: Cash for votes in police jeep?

Poll Dope: Cash for votes in police jeep?

Rediff.com30 Mar 2011

Missed out on the political buzz in the poll-bound states of Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry? Here's your daily election dope

5 GATE toppers share their prep mantras

5 GATE toppers share their prep mantras

Rediff.com16 Jun 2010

While a multitude of engineers are increasingly opting for career opportunities outside their primary field, some chooseto pursue their passion by taking up research in their choice of specialisation. Meet these GATE toppers.

5 IPS officers win on Trinamool tickets

5 IPS officers win on Trinamool tickets

Rediff.com13 May 2011

All the five former Indian Police Service officers fielded by the Trinamool Congress won comfortably, while TC nominee and former chief secretary Manish Gupta humbled Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, his one time boss.

Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Pant stars in Delhi win; Punjab down Karnakata in thriller

Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Pant stars in Delhi win; Punjab down Karnakata in thriller

Rediff.com21 Jan 2018

Rishabh Pant cracked a fourth successive fifty-plus score to lead Delhi's eight-wicket rout of Tamil Nadu while Baroda, Mumbai and Punjab also secured wins in their respective Super League matches of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy, in Kolkata on Sunday.

Mamata Banerjee: Soldier who trumped BJP war machine

Mamata Banerjee: Soldier who trumped BJP war machine

Rediff.com2 May 2021

'Didi' became the real 'Dada' as she got past the post, on a wheelchair and a foot in cast, a souvenir from the Nandigram battle against former protege-turned-rival Suvendu Adhikari.

'I see my students as change-makers'

'I see my students as change-makers'

Rediff.com13 Jan 2020

'The easy availability of funds has enabled us to not only hire the best faculty, but has also made it possible for us to retain them with the best possible infrastructure -- labs, grants etc,' Ashoka University VC Malabika Sarkar tells Geetanjali Krishna.

Summoned by Kolkata Police, Shami stuck in Kolkata

Summoned by Kolkata Police, Shami stuck in Kolkata

Rediff.com17 Apr 2018

Delhi Daredevils fast bowler Mohammed Shami, who is charged with domestic violence and infidelity by his wife Hasin Jahan, has been summoned by the Kolkata Police on Wednesday, forcing him to stay back in Kolkata while his team left for Bengaluru for their next IPL match.

Abhijit Roy: A team man

Abhijit Roy: A team man

Rediff.com3 Mar 2011

When he takes over as the CEO of Berger Paints in June 2012, he would have spent over 16 years with the company in different capacities. He had begun this journey in 1994 as a product manager.

Watch Out For These Ranji Stars!

Watch Out For These Ranji Stars!

Rediff.com23 Mar 2022

It was batters who mostly lead their teams to victories and some into the knock-outs. While Mumbai trailblazer Sarfaraz Khan continues to find the big runs, Baba Indrajith's consistency wasn't enough for Tamil Nadu to make even the top two in Group H.

Rebel TC MP Kabir Suman wont quit Lok Sabha

Rebel TC MP Kabir Suman wont quit Lok Sabha

Rediff.com7 Apr 2010

Rebel Trinamool Congress member of Parliament Kabir Suman, whose sympathetic stance towards Maoists and outbursts against alleged in-house corruption had embarrassed his party, backtracked on his threatened resignation, saying he would not quit from the party and the Lok Sabha.

COVID, political violence await Mamata as she strides back to office

COVID, political violence await Mamata as she strides back to office

Rediff.com5 May 2021

On Wednesday, Bengal's own daughter she firmly pitched herself as, was sworn in as the chief minister of the turbulent state for the third successive term amid raging fires of political violence and a rampaging pandemic.

Meet the oldest man in Indian contingent to win a medal at Asian Games

Meet the oldest man in Indian contingent to win a medal at Asian Games

Rediff.com1 Sep 2018

Pranab Bardhan became the oldest man in Indian contingent to win a medal at the 18th Asian Games as he joined forces with Shibhnath Sarkar to clinch gold in men's pair event of the bridge competition.