The BJP's star campaigner could not help even half the number of candidates for whom he campaigned in his aggressive 'Didi-o-Didi' style in Bengal, reveals Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf. IMAGE:......
In a special series, Rediff.com looks at India through the lives of her people. Today: Mohammed Taufiq, a waiter for 36 years at Kolkata's famous Coffee House. A fan of Manna De, he encounters at......
Early trends from West Bengal's assembly elections indicate that the Trinamool Congress-Congress alliance will form the next government. And Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is likely to......
The Mayor of Kolkata, late onMonday, dissolved his council and the police arrested seven councilors on Tuesday for allegedly beating up an administrative officer.They were later released bycity......
IMAGE: The Punjab National Bank branch where fraudulent transcations worth USD 1.77 bn were detected, in Mumbai. .Photograph: Shirish Shete/PTI Photo. Despite the rating agency CARE withdrawing......
'There has to be an 18-month transition.''But if the government had some prior knowledge that the high value notes were being used for an imminent terrorist activity in the country, then we have to......
West Bengal land acquisition protests in Singur and Nandigram have often been cited as agenda setting events in the country's land versus and industry discourse. The state now has a new policy,......
'There can be no bigger compliment than people walking away, carrying the film in their hearts, and thanking you for it.' IMAGE: Vikrant Massey in 12th Fail. Vikrant Massey is not a trained actor,......
Action, drama, thriller and rom-coms, this week has a lot of entertainment coming up on OTT as well as in theatres. DahaadWhere to watch: Amazon Prime VideoRelease date: May 12 Directed by Reema......
Film folk queued up to watch the latest Friday release, Sudhir Mishra's Afwaah, at a special screening in Mumbai. Bhumi Pednekar plays the idealistic Nivi in Afwaah, and comes up with a......
Gangubai Kathiawadi dominated the 68th Filmfare awards, held on April 27 in Mumbai, as it picked up 10 awards including Best Film, Best Director for Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Best Actress for Alia......
Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood. It was a year of excitement and extremes. If parallel cinema in India......
Commonwealth champion Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua won the Tata International Open Chess tournament in Jamshedpur on Monday after a quick draw with GM Saidali Iuldashev of Uzbekistan in the 11th and......
Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua shot into sole lead with an emphatic victory over compatriot GM Pendyala Harikrishna in the sixth round of the Tata International Open Chess tournament, at the J R D Tata......
Name:satya Message:Dear John, Thank You for doing a terrific job with the Indian Team. I hope you continue the good work and see the team achieve even greater laurels. You are without doubt the......