RG Kar: HC allows CBI plea, dismisses Bengal's appeal

The Calcutta high court on Friday admitted an appeal of the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging the trial court's life term till death sentence awarded to RG Kar hospital rape-murder case......

HC orders revival of 2007 Nandigram murder cases

The Calcutta high court has held that accused persons in ten criminal cases pertaining to murders in Nandigram and Khejuri during an anti-land acquisition movement in 2007 must stand trial,......

CBI moves plea in HC seeking death penalty for RG Kar convict

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday urged the Calcutta high court to schedule an early hearing on its appeal seeking death penalty for R G Kar Hospital rape-murder case convict......

Not our job to protect criminals: Mamata on RG Kar convict

Asserting that the RG Kar incident was a "rare, heinous and sensitive crime," West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee on Tuesday said if someone gets away after committing a crime, he will again......

Can Vijay Mallya afford his flamboyant lifestyle?

How have Vijay Mallya's troubles with Kingfisher Airlines affected his lifestyle and myriad non-business interests? Indulekha Aravind, Malini Bhupta and Probal Basak ask his friends and business......

Biocon will enter Pakistan by 2008

India's biotechnology major Biocon Ltd, is all set to make its way to Pakistan's pharmaceutical market by 2008 with its oncology drug BIOMAb EGFR. Talking to Business Standard, Subir Basak, general......

Boston Bengalis hunt for business ideas

Somnath Chakraborty thinks he has a big idea. The 22-year-old resident of Katua, Bardhaman, about 150 kilometres from Kolkata, wants to market a health drink made from extracts of two local herbs,......

Now, you get loans to buy art

Sending the message that investment in art works, especially of some top artists, was good and had lucrative returns, a Chennai-based art gallery has tied up with a private sector bank, whereby the......

Hai Junoon Review: Mindless Fluff

The plot goes pretty much as expected but the Hai Junoon team seem to have sat with a check list of issues that affect today's teenagers, and ticked the ones used in the show, observes Deepa......

'Was Away For 7 Years, But Industry Didn't Forget Me'

'I chose to give priority to my personal life.''It's not like I didn't want to act but I guess with certain times in your life, you have to handle certain things.''I've had a couple of ups and......

Giant killers Basak and Karen in semis of Pune ITF event

Turkey's Basak Eraydin and Israel's Karen Shlomo continued their dream run, making it to the semi-finals of the NECC ITF women's $25,000 tennis tournament, in Pune. On a day when every match......

Majeric completes a double with first singles title

Slovenia's Tadeja Majeric presented herself a New Year gift by winning her maiden singles title with a hard-fought win over Turkey's Basak Eraydin in the final of the NECC ITF Women's $25,000......

Foreign coach unlikely for TT hopefuls due to virus outbreak

'There is no activity happening at the moment but when things get better, I doubt a foreign coach would like to come here considering the global situation.' IMAGE: Among the women, Manika Batra......

Deepa Malik joins Bajrang for Khel Ratna, Jadeja among 19 for Arjuna

IMAGE: Deepa Malik won a silver in the shot put F53 category in the 2016 Rio Paralympics. Photograph: Doordarshan National/Twitter Rio Paralympics silver medallist Deepa Malik was on Saturday......

Archery Nationals: Deepika, Atanau win individual title

Top ranked women recurve archer Deepika Kumari (Jharkhand) retained the individual title, while in the men's section Atanau Das (PSPB) emerged winner in the Individual Olympic Round of the 34th......