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Speculation rife as CPI-M set to pick new general secy

As the Communist Party of India-Marxist is set to pick its next general secretary, speculation is rife over who would take charge of the largest Left party in the country, with the names of M A......

Arrested on CM's order: RCB official tells HC

The Karnataka high court on Monday did not grant interim relief to Nikhil Sosale, head of marketing, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), who was arrested on June 6 in connection with the fatal......

Kerala leader MA Baby elected CPM chief, first from minority group

Veteran leader MA Baby was on Sunday the Communist Party of India-Marxist general secretary at its 24th All India Party Congress. IMAGE: Kerala Chief Minister and CPI-M leader Pinarayi Vijayan and......

Mamata Ready To Take On BJP For 2026

The TMC-led West Bengal government has already started laying the groundwork for the election, setting the tone with the recent Bengal Global Business Summit and the state Budget. IMAGE: West......

Ashok Mitra on communist-in-chief Jyoti Basu

The Left Front is still struggling to fill the ideological vacuum created by the death of Jyoti Basu, veteran Marxist and the longest serving chief minister in India, on May 17 this year. On the......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

Power sector: What the new government needs to do

The listless administrative machinery urgently needs to be galvanised to revive the power sector. Ashok Basu underlines a possible agenda to go about it A vibrant electricity sector is a......

Apex power regulator without head for a year

The power regulator's office may have been functioning "normally" without a chairperson for almost a year, but industry executives see this as the Central government's lack of seriousness towards......

Auto Expo 2023 Day 1: EVs Rule!

IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan shows his signature pose at the launch of the Hyundai IONIQ 5 at the Auto Expo 2023 at India Expo Mart in Greater Noida, January 11, 2023. Photograph: Rahul Singh/ANI Photo......

'US economy needs to improve for India to turn around'

The Indian economy is sinking but everyone's busy enjoying the high life, no one's worried, says veteran economist Ashok Mitra, in an interview to Rediff.com's Indrani Roy. Veteran economist and......

True Stars Never Die

'I have always broken my image every time I went on screen. I don't know what it means to be a Greek God but people used to call me one.' IMAGE: Dharmendra with Sharmila Tagore in Satyakam. When......

Sulakshana Pandit's Top 10 Songs

Singer-actress Sulakshana Pandir passed into the ages on November 6 after a prolonged illness. Besides her acting roles, she leaves behind some beautiful songs to remember her by. Dinesh Raheja......

Basu Chatterjee passes away

IMAGE: Basu Chatterjee. Photograph: Kind courtesy Madhur Bhandarkar/Instagram Basu Chatterjee, known for films like Chhoti Si Baat and Rajnigandha, died on Thursday. He was 93. Basuda died in his......

The Wonderful Films of Basu Chatterjee

'Basuda welcomed viewers into a world that was instantly familiar and comfortable,' observes Sukanya Verma. Basu Chatterjee didn't just make movies for us. He made movies about us. I saw life in......

'Basuda always wanted to capture life as it is'

'Basuda hardly spoke, but he had a sense of humour and that showed in his films.'Subhash K Jha salutes Basu Chatterjee and his memorable films. Sooraj Barjatya owes Basu Chatterjee an apology for......

Paralympics: India's schedule on September 5, 2024

IMAGE: Shooter Mona Agarwal will be seen in action in the mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 qualification event at the Paralympics on Thursday. Photograph: ANI India's schedule on Day 8 of the Paris......

Angioplasty on Ganguly's other blockages to be done later

IMAGE: Sourav Ganguly's close friend and CPI-M leader Ashok Bhattacharya had on Sunday said that the former cricketer was "under pressure" to join politics. Photograph: BCCI/IPL Board of Control......