6 more held over Bengal varsity student's death; guv meets JU officials

Six more former and current students of Jadavpur University were arrested for allegedly ragging and sexually harassing a freshman student of the varsity leading to his death, and were remanded to......

Ex-Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya remains critical, on ventilator

Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya remained critical on Monday as he continued to be on mechanical ventilation, doctors treating him said. IMAGE: Bhattacharya was the chief......

TMC drags BJP's Dilip Ghosh to governor for anti-Mamata remarks

A fresh political row has erupted in West Bengal over Bharatiya Janata Party national vice-president Dilip Ghosh's alleged unsavoury remarks about West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, with......

Meet Mamata's 'ceremonial' finance minister

Analysts have their doubts how much independence she has as finance minister.As Amit Mitra advises the chief minister, day-to-day work is done by the finance secretary and the chief secretary.......

Women Leaders: A Way To IPO Success?

Indian society may be more advanced than we think it is, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   As soon as I saw the title of the research paper 'How do markets......

Why Amit Mitra is important to Mamata

No longer Bengal's finance minister, Amit Mitra, Mamata's principal chief advisor, will still advise and aid the 'chief minister and finance department on all matters relating to management of......

Who should the next RBI Governor be? Vote now!

Raghuram Rajan will leave the RBI on September 3.But India still does not know who will succeed him as the RBI governor.Will Arundhati Bhattacharya be the RBI's first woman governor?Or will Urjit......

New RBI chief unlikely before August meeting: sources

Kaushik Basu, whose stint at the World Bank ends on July 31, was being looked at as a serious contender, the sources said The government has scaled back the urgency of its search for a new central......

'The biggest risk I took was...'

'Life had its own plans and now I have learnt to go with the flow.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Manushi Chhillar/Instagram In 2017, Manushi Chhillar surprised everyone by winning not only the Miss......

Tanuja@80: What Made Her Such A Star

Tanuja could do practically anything on screen, applauds Subhash K Jha, as he salutes the actor on her 80th birthday on September 23. IMAGE: Kajol with her mother, Tanuja. Photograph: Kind......

Aamir-Salman At Karan Deol's Wedding Reception

Bollywood stars arrived in large numbers to congratulate the Deols, as Sunny Deol's eldest son Karan wed Drisha Acharya, Bimal Roy's great granddaughter and Basu Bhattacharya's granddaughter on......

Karan Deol Gets Married

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sunny Deol/Instagram Karan Deol, Dharmendra's grandson and Sunny Deol's son, wed Drisha Acharya, Bimal Roy's great grand-daughter and Basu Bhattacharya's grand-daughter,......

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......

Shami, Saha to play in India's first 'Pink ball' test match

Eden Gardens set to host the country's first day-night match with the pink ball. Mohun Bagan take on Bhowanipore Club under lights over four days. IMAGE: Former Australia batsman Dean Jones,......