CBI raids houses of Bengal minister, TMC MLA in civic body recruitment scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Sunday conducted searches at 12 locations, including at the residences of senior West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim and Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra, in......

Bengal: Turncoats rewarded in BJP's list of 148 candidates

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday announced its list of 148 candidates for the last four phases of assembly election in West Bengal, rewarding around 20 turncoats and fielding party......

Mamata elevates nephew to 2nd most important post in TMC

Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday elevated her nephew and MP Abhishek Banerjee as the party's all-India general secretary, the second-most important post in the organisation, a......

Ex-Marxist MP gets bail in Nandigram case

Former Communist Party of India-Marxist MP Lakshman Seth, arrested for alleged involvement in the disappearance of six persons in Nandigram in 2007, was on Friday granted bail by the Calcutta high......

Look Who Won Big At IIFA Awards!

It's raining awards in Abu Dhabi! Film stars and technicians were awarded at the IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) awards over the weekend, and here are the big winners. Photograph: Kind......

Farrey review: Confident Alizeh Scores In Cheating Games!

Alizeh demonstrates smarts as sharp as her cheekbones and a restless fire in her eyes raging to conquer the world, observes Sukanya Verma. Cheating in exams is a little like stealing diamonds from......

Hostages 2 review

Hostages 2 is not as crisp and engaging as season one.But the show is still worth watching because of Ronit Roy and a few other fine performances, notes Namrata Thakker. IMAGE: Ronit Roy in......

The Very Best of Soumitra Chatterjee

Image: Soumitra Chatterjee in Apur Sansar As Soumitra Chatterjee turns 80 on January 19, we look back at his best movies. A Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the least one could have asked for veteran......

East Bengal down Mohun Bagan

Defending champions East Bengal moved atop the National Football League after prevailing over arch-rivals Mohun Bagan 2-1 in a 11th round league match in Kolkata on Thursday.Nigerian striker Mike......