'The quality of a leader should be such that even if the leader is not there, the institution carries on.'
According to insiders, Chatterjee shares a good rapport in the group, as well as with bankers, thanks to the fact that he was instrumental in raising finances for Tata Steel's $12.1-billion Corus acquisition.
'It is not just the US and European opportunity, but it is a huge global opportunity.'
NDA convenor George Fernandes said Nationalist Trinamool Congress leader P A Sangma may be pitted against Somnath Chatterjee.
Sircar, a retired IAS officer, claimed that corruption by a section of leaders of his party and lack of action against them was one of the reasons for his decision.
Chatterjee is suffering from cold, cough and chest congestion.
'A positive momentum in the southern market as far as leasing, absorption, and rentals are concerned.'
Moushumi Chatterjee, one of the biggest stars of her time, gives us a peek into her life.
Kahaani director Sujoy Ghosh tells us why he's inspired by veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee.
Like every year, Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar hosted a Holi party at their Mumbai home, Janki Kutir, and invited family and friends over.
Film folk have been celebrating these last few days. Here's looking at just how.
While it was no secret that Mamata was upset with Patha Chatterjee for a while as he has hardly been successful in bringing any big-ticket investment, there is a strong buzz that it was the controversy over the HPL bid that finally influenced her decision.
When there are two wills produced before the court, which one will be executed?
Severe skilled, unskilled shortage threatens to pull emergency brakes on India's industrial engine.
'We added a significant number of freshers in Q1. You will see a good number of hiring in Q2 as well.'
Former India cyclist and current National coach Ruma Chatterjee died in a road accident in the wee hours of Tuesday after being hit by a speeding vehicle on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway.
Muhammad Yunus proved that he was neither an armchair economist nor a slogan mongering political activist, but a doer destined to do what Mahatma Gandhi said -- to remove every tear from every eye, recalls Rup Narayan Das.
The remark came as Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh, who was concentrating on his reply during the Question Hour, said, "I thought the applause was for mango exports."
Rani Mukerji celebrated her 46th birthday on March 21 a day earlier, and cut a cake with the media.
Kolkata hangs its head in shame as the hope of a government with a moral compass and a heart in the right place recedes into the distance, notes Payal Singh Mohanka.
DY Patil Blue faced a formidable challenge from CAG, ultimately losing by six wickets in a gripping quarterfinal clash.
National-award winning actor, producer, hotelier, ex-politician, cricket team owner, philanthropist, highest tax payer, reality show judge, animal lover and, above all, people's hero -- Mithun Chakraborty -- who has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award -- is truly a force of nature, notes Sukanya Verma.
The Kalki Universe might just take off, but it will still owe its gee-whizery to Hollywood movies, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'In Raktobeej, I had a lot of physical action to do, so that was a new challenge.' 'We didn't want the action scenes to be over-the-top.' 'We wanted to make the action raw and real.'
Speaker Somnath Chatterjee completes one year in office on Saturday earning bouquets and brickbats through a tumultous period in which the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance often resorted to disruptions and boycotts
West Bengal is home to 43,000 Durga Pujas, and the business around it is a major economic driver.
Sabyasachi Chakrabarty describes the latest Phalke Award winner an inspiration to many people in cinema.
The political heat in West Bengal has been giving the rising mercury levels serious competition since the high court order.
In January 1994, the Calcutta high court had sentenced him to be hanged until death for raping and then murdering teenager Hetal Parekh on March 5, 1990 in Kolkata's Bhawanipur area.
Pulok Chatterjee, a long time loyalist of the Gandhi family and Dr Manmohan Singh, is likely to succeed K M Chandrasekhar as the Union Cabinet Secretary from January 2010. Chatterjee has served as the district magistrate of Rae Bareli and later worked with Sonia Gandhi, when she was the Leader of Opposition, during the National Democratic Alliance regime. When the United Progressive Alliance came to power, Chatterjee was made the Joint Secretary in PMO.
'The overall market cycle is very positive.'
'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week.
Disqualifying lawmakers of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam for defying whip during the trust vote on July 22 will be the trickiest task for Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee.
Somnath Chatterjee described Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha as 'torture hour' on Wednesday.
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee may have been expelled by his party, CPI(M), but his tenure as an MP, or for that matter, as the presiding officer of the Lower House remains unaffected, say constitutional and legal experts.
The way video is being watched and monetised is changing. This is the first thing that stands out as the penetration of smart TVs continues to rise.
'Uttam Kumar transcended the conflict between being a star and an actor... he combined both and became a cultural and social icon for the Bengali race.'
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