'Even for operational buildings, we are looking to smarten them in various ways.'
Which entrepreneur would willingly part with her or his hard-earned money for grasping, self-serving politicians? asks Debashis Basu.
As Yesudas turns 84 on January 10, Subhash K Jha salutes the legend.
'Amitabh has signed for another season...An average of around Rs 32 lakhs per episode... About Rs 18 lakhs per contestant.... As far as I know no other show has given out as much in the history of Indian television.' Quizmaster Siddharth Basu tells us what went into the making of Kaun Banega Crorepati 5.
North Block hasn't made a bureaucrat out of the chief economic advisor yet
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'Basuda hardly spoke, but he had a sense of humour and that showed in his films.'
Actor Mithun Chakraborty paid homage to veteran CPI-M leader Jyoti Basu on Sunday.
Asked whether he would continue to be a politburo member, 94-year-old Basu told media persons at the CPI-M state headquarters, "I do not wish to continue and I have verbally communicated this to the party leadership."
Mamata, for her part, said, "I am happy that he listened to all the details from me about Nandigram and Singur. I will meet him again if he calls me after discussing the matter with the concerned people."
Bong bombshell Bipasha Basu has launched her second fitness DVD 'Break Free' in Mumbai. Her latest DVD is a dance work out for group exercising.
S&P earlier this week had said India faces 'one-in-three' chance of rating downgrade in the next two years
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Byju's is set to go the way of Housing.com and Zilingo. It is only a matter of time. Indeed, the coup attempted by investors will ensure that, says Debashis Basu.
On Tuesday, when trends indicated she was going to win her election, the four-time National Award winner said, 'Heartfelt gratitude to all the people of Mandi for this love and trust... This victory belongs to all of you, this is the victory of your trust in Prime Minister Modi and the BJP, this is the victory of Sanatan and in the honour of Mandi.'
Want to excel in your career? Don't know how to get to the top? Bipasha Basu shares some tricks and tips.
In an apparent disagreement with his own party, senior CPI(M) leader and West Bengal Assembly Speaker H A Halim has said that had Jyoti Basu become the Prime Minister "the course of the country's history would have changed".
A top Chinese diplomat has described Jyoti Basu as "China's great friend" and India's "greatest communist" while paying floral respect to the departed leader.
Allowing futures trading in commodities will not fuel inflation, government's chief economic advisor Kaushik Basu said on Wednesday.
The director tells Syed Firdaus Ashraf why.
Inflation will continue to fluctuate over the next three months before it starts falling steadily, chief economic advisor with the finance ministry Kaushik Basu said on Friday.
Chief economic advisor Kaushik Basu on Thursday said that inflation may come down to 6 to 7 per cent in the next three months and that there was no need for any capital controls to check inflows as have been at a comfortable level.
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Economic growth, which we are taking for granted, slows for a completely different set of local or global factors and the Modi premium vanishes, observes Debashis Basu.
Bollywood stars celebrate Women's Day on March 8 in a special way.
Bollywood's gorgeous ladies pulled out their red saris and played Sindoor Khela on the occasion of Vijayadashami at the North Bombay Sarbojanin's Durga pooja pandal in Mumbai.
Reader Manish Surjan sends us a photograph.
The political heat in West Bengal has been giving the rising mercury levels serious competition since the high court order.
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This dusky beauty who walked the ramp for Promart Retail looked gorgeous in a pink top and off-white skirt.
The DRI sleuths seized the vehicle of businessman Chandan Basu during an ongoing probe into a racket of importing cars by evading custom duty upto 105 per cent
The former West Bengal chief minister will explain the Communist Party of India-Marxist's views on the implementation of the Common Minimum Programme.
'People approach Bipasha Basu because she is the only one who will take risks. I am happy that is happening.'
Why are DIIs holding such a high stake in Zee, which is beset with alleged governance issues? Perhaps they think Zee is a deep-value stock, observes Debashis Basu.
The actress is delighted to top Maxim's annual Hot 100 list.
'On the set, Ranveer and I got along really well. Ten days after the release, Ranveer messaged me and said, you have killed the scene! For someone like him to message me just says how supportive person he is of newcomers.'
'He loved reality in all his films.' 'He would say films are made for the common man and they should feel the realness while watching it.'
A picture of glamour and grit in the face of an emergency, the air hostess, flight attendant or air stewardess is often the hero we didn't know we needed.
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