News for 'Sanyal'

After row, economist Ajit Ranade quits as Gokhale Institute VC

After row, economist Ajit Ranade quits as Gokhale Institute VC

Rediff.com4 Nov 2024

Ranade was earlier removed from the position on September 14 by the then chancellor Bibek Debroy, after a fact-finding committee concluded that his appointment as the GIPE's VC did not conform to the UGC regulations on minimum qualifications for the appointment of teachers and other academic staff.

Noted painter B C Sanyal dead

Noted painter B C Sanyal dead

Rediff.com9 Jan 2003

Born early last century in Dhubri, Assam, Sanyal started the Lahore College of Arts. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1987.

SC grants bail to Maoist Narayan Sanyal

SC grants bail to Maoist Narayan Sanyal

Rediff.com7 May 2012

The Supreme Court on Monday suspended the life sentence of Communist Party of India-Maoist activist Narayan Sanyal, held guilty of committing sedition by a Chhattisgarh court in 2010, and granted bail to him.

Top Naxal leader Kanu Sanyal commits suicide

Top Naxal leader Kanu Sanyal commits suicide

Rediff.com23 Mar 2010

Kanu Sanyal, one of the founders of the Naxal movement in India, committed suicide on Tuesday. The veteran leader hanged himself in his residence at Seftullajote village, 25 km from Siliguri, on Tuesday.

Ananya Can't CTRL Her Excitement!

Ananya Can't CTRL Her Excitement!

Rediff.com27 Sep 2024

Tovino catches up with Suriya and Karthi... Malavika misses the wilderness...Shamita discovers a new passion...

Kriti Has A Shaadi Question For You

Kriti Has A Shaadi Question For You

Rediff.com19 Dec 2024

Ananya wears the colour of the season... Shraddha shares a throwback pic... Shriya gets a present from Gym Santa...

History in Minutes: Who Betrayed Chandra Shekhar Azad?

History in Minutes: Who Betrayed Chandra Shekhar Azad?

Rediff.com28 Feb 2025

On the 94th anniversary of the revolutionary giant's martyrdom, Utkarsh Mishra revisits the events of February 27, 1931.

What Are Malaika And Remo Up To?

What Are Malaika And Remo Up To?

Rediff.com31 Jan 2025

The streaming space just got hotter!

Why India Needs Trump's Tariffs To Reform Again

Why India Needs Trump's Tariffs To Reform Again

Rediff.com10 Apr 2025

India needs another shot of difficult reform, of the kind only possible at gunpoint. Mr Trump holds that gun to our heads now. A drastic reduction in tariff protection, other elements of sarkari wet-nursing will force entrepreneurial India to become competitive again, argues Shekhar Gupta.

Adah's Killer Ada

Adah's Killer Ada

Rediff.com22 Nov 2024

This bubbly actress is popular for her bold, experimental approach to fashion.

'Kanu Sanyal was unabashed in criticising CPI-M'

'Kanu Sanyal was unabashed in criticising CPI-M'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2010

To Kanu Sanyal, the world consisted of two things -- right and wrong. There was no in between. Inspired by hardcore radicalism, Sanyal was someone who would fight till his last breath. Which is why I am startled by his suicide. Why would someone who was willing to lay down his life for others hang himself? What ailed him?Was it his own disillusionment or his frustration at the failure of a movement that he and his friends laid down their lives for?

Life and times of Kanu Sanyal: Rebel with a cause

Life and times of Kanu Sanyal: Rebel with a cause

Rediff.com23 Mar 2010

Kanu Sanyal was one of the founder members of the Naxal movement. Sanyal, along with fellow Communist revolutionary Charu Majumdar, started the Naxalbari movement in West Bengal on May 25, 1967. Though the movement was brutally crushed by the police within a few months, Naxalism as an ideology managed to survive and has evolved into the Maoist insurgency, considered to be the biggest threat to internal security in India today.

Modi's Budget agenda: Jobs, farm productivity, funds for infr

Modi's Budget agenda: Jobs, farm productivity, funds for infr

Rediff.com24 Dec 2024

Job creation, improving farm productivity, and mobilising public funds for infrastructure development were some of the issues that figured during the interaction between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and economists ahead of the 2025-26 Union Budget. The prime minister on Tuesday met eminent economists and sectoral experts at NITI Aayog to hear their views and suggestions for the upcoming Budget. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Budget for 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha on February 1, 2025.

Women On Top On OTT This Week

Women On Top On OTT This Week

Rediff.com18 Oct 2024

Sukanya Verma gives us some interesting options.

Kriti Sanon: Coming To Your Home Soon!

Kriti Sanon: Coming To Your Home Soon!

Rediff.com4 Oct 2024

It's a mixed plate in theatres this October, and OTT has a lot of interesting releases coming up as well.

Bibek Debroy: A Guru I Could Look To

Bibek Debroy: A Guru I Could Look To

Rediff.com2 Nov 2024

Bibek Debroy was one of the very few economists not bound by any single area of expertise and was simultaneously curious about economics and politics, myths and maths, chess and chemistry, and what not, remembers Laveesh Bhandari.

36 Days Review: Yawn Fest

36 Days Review: Yawn Fest

Rediff.com12 Jul 2024

When it gets to its silly climax where the dots are finally joined, you can't help but see how cheap these thrills are, sighs Mayur Sanap.

Modi's goal to make India high-income country by 2047 unlikely: Financial Times expert

Modi's goal to make India high-income country by 2047 unlikely: Financial Times expert

Rediff.com5 Jul 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal of making India a high-income economy by 2047 is unlikely to be achieved, but the country should become an upper middle-income nation by then, Financial Times chief economics commentator Martin Wolf said on Friday. Wolf further said that India would also become a superpower by 2047. "India wishes to become a high-income country by 2047.

Meera Sanyal, Mayank Gandhi in AAP's first list of probable LS candidates

Meera Sanyal, Mayank Gandhi in AAP's first list of probable LS candidates

Rediff.com31 Jan 2014

Banker Meera Sanyal and activist Mayank Gandhi figured in the Aam Aadmi Party's first list of probable candidates released late on Thursday night for forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra while no senior leader's name featured from Delhi and Haryana.

Bibek Debroy, chief of PM's economic council, passes away

Bibek Debroy, chief of PM's economic council, passes away

Rediff.com1 Nov 2024

Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) chairman Bibek Debroy passed away this morning, a senior EAC-PM official said. He was admitted to AIIMS. Debroy (69) was educated in Ramakrishna Mission School, Narendrapur; Presidency College, Kolkata; Delhi School of Economics; and Trinity College, Cambridge.

Coming Up On OTT In July

Coming Up On OTT In July

Rediff.com2 Jul 2024

July has some interesting content on OTT, with quite a few original shows and movies premiering in the digital space.

The Broken News 2 Review: Worth A Watch

The Broken News 2 Review: Worth A Watch

Rediff.com3 May 2024

The Broken News 2 is worth watching because of Jaideep and Shriya's fabulous acting, recommends Namrata Thakker.

'This Isn't About Rejecting Our Heritage'

'This Isn't About Rejecting Our Heritage'

Rediff.com27 Aug 2024

'...but subjecting our heritage to rigorous evidence-based understanding.'

The Great Tiger Quiz!

The Great Tiger Quiz!

Rediff.com7 May 2024

Get to know our tiger parks.

Patna Shuklla Review: Raveena's Lacklustre Legal Eagle

Patna Shuklla Review: Raveena's Lacklustre Legal Eagle

Rediff.com29 Mar 2024

Patna Shuklla's dull drama struggles to leave any impact, sighs Sukanya Verma.

Cong claims Rahul's plane not allowed to land in UP

Cong claims Rahul's plane not allowed to land in UP

Rediff.com14 Feb 2023

The former Congress chief was scheduled to visit Prayagraj for a function at the Kamla Nehru Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, Rai said.

Shehar Lakhot Review: Boring!

Shehar Lakhot Review: Boring!

Rediff.com30 Nov 2023

Plenty happens over the show -- riots, nefarious schemes, betrayal and multiple murders -- which should have made for a riveting watch but everything evokes déjà vu and worse, sighs Deepa Gahlot.

Lootere Review: No Jack Sparrow Here!

Lootere Review: No Jack Sparrow Here!

Rediff.com22 Mar 2024

Lootere deserves points for originality and novelty, observes Deepa Gahlot.

SAT sets aside Sebi penalty on Cairn India in share buyback case

SAT sets aside Sebi penalty on Cairn India in share buyback case

Rediff.com5 Oct 2023

The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has set aside capital markets regulator Sebi's order that imposed a penalty of Rs 5.25 crore on Cairn India for making a misleading announcement regarding buyback of shares in 2014. Cairn India, which was merged with Vedanta Ltd in 2017, was accused of making a misleading public announcement designed to influence investors' decisions. "We hold that the violations of provisions of... the Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices (PFUTP) Regulations and... the Buyback Regulations are not proved against the company (Vedanta)," a bench consisting of Justice Tarun Agarwala and presiding officer Meera Swarup said.

PM's EAC distances itself from Debroy's article

PM's EAC distances itself from Debroy's article

Rediff.com18 Aug 2023

The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) has distanced itself from its member Bibek Debroy's article suggesting embracing a new constitution, and said the article in no way reflects the views of EAC-PM or Government of India.

'I am like an energiser bunny'

'I am like an energiser bunny'

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

'I was born a lower middle-class person, am one today and will die as one,' Billboard's International Power Player Devraj Sanyal tells Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.

The Web Series Everyone Is Watching

The Web Series Everyone Is Watching

Rediff.com5 Apr 2023

Priyanka Chopra was delighted at the grand premiere of her international Web series Citadel on April 4.

Sudha Murty, Shankar Mahadevan in NCERT panel to develop new textbooks

Sudha Murty, Shankar Mahadevan in NCERT panel to develop new textbooks

Rediff.com12 Aug 2023

The 19-member National Syllabus and Teaching Learning Material Committee (NSTC) will be headed by National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) chancellor MC Pant and develop textbooks for classes 3 to 12.

Sectors & stocks analysts are betting on post the state poll outcome

Sectors & stocks analysts are betting on post the state poll outcome

Rediff.com13 Dec 2023

The S&P BSE Sensex and the Nifty50 have hit record highs amid the poll outcome-triggered bull frenzy at the bourses. Most analysts feel that the indices are on course to rise further over the next few months - till the general elections - albeit amid intermittent corrections - largely triggered by global developments. Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) win in the three state elections of Madhya Pradesh (MP), Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, analysts at Jefferies believe, reinforces the consensus expectations of a Modi win 2024 national elections with a greater likelihood of over 300 seats for the BJP.

Bollywood Memories: Mumbai's Double-Deckers Ride Into The Sunset

Bollywood Memories: Mumbai's Double-Deckers Ride Into The Sunset

Rediff.com28 Oct 2023

Thousands of movie buffs remember the double deckers of Mumbai, associating them with stars and blockbuster songs of yesteryear, recalls Debarghya Sanyal.

7 states among top achievers in 'ease of doing business'

7 states among top achievers in 'ease of doing business'

Rediff.com30 Jun 2022

Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Telangana are among the seven states categorised as top achievers in the ranking of states and Union Territories based on the implementation of the business reform action plan 2020, according to a report released by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday. Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, and Madhya Pradesh are the other states categorised as achievers in the ranking.

Want to Know What Uorfi Javed Is Really Like?

Want to Know What Uorfi Javed Is Really Like?

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

Amazon Prime Video has announced a huge number of assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.

China continues military build-up; fully support India: US

China continues military build-up; fully support India: US

Rediff.com14 Dec 2022

The United States' Department of Defence said that it continues to closely watch developments along the Line of Actual Control at the India-China border and noted that China 'continues to amass forces and build military infrastructure along the so-called LAC'.

What's Common Between Huma And Sona?

What's Common Between Huma And Sona?

Rediff.com4 Nov 2022

Sonakshi Sinha and Huma Qureshi offer fashion lessons we can all learn from.

Howrah Bridge Heads For Health Check-up

Howrah Bridge Heads For Health Check-up

Rediff.com2 Jun 2023

'We need to find out whether any structural element has got fatigue.' 'We want to increase the lifespan of the bridge.'