Mamata Banerjee was on Friday sworn in as the chief minister of West Bengal for the second consecutive time, heading a 42-member ministry. Banerjee, 61, was administered oath of office and secrecy......
The West Bengal State Election Commission on Sunday postponed counting of votes in the election to Bidhannagar and Asansol municipal corporations following allegations of large-scale violence, even......
With her simple cotton saree and hawai chappal, Mamata was always identified with the poorest of the poor Bengali. But this sudden burst of chit fund network of seemingly cheat companies has......
Trinamool's break with the Congress is encouraging the Left in Bengal to finally bestir itself. But it may be relying too much on the Trinamool's weaknesses rather than its own strengths, writes......
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday allocated portfolios to her newly sworn-in council of ministers, keeping to herself nine departments, including Home, Land and Land Reforms.......
The H-1B visa, the most sought after by Indian professionals for working in the US, is losing its sheen, and soaring visa fees is hardly the reason.Of the 65,000 H-1B visas issued by the US......
Pranab Mukherjee's fourth budget This is Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's fourth regular Budget. He presented three Budgets as finance minister in the Indira Gandhi government. But this would......
The Governor-brokered talks between West Bengal government and Trinamool Congress-led opposition to end the Singur impasse began at the Raj Bhavan on Friday. Industry Minister Nirupam Sen,......
It's like falling of a house of cards or role reversal. The big and hitherto established powerful nations could be at the lower end of the ladder if the predictions about BRIC (Brazil, Russia,......
When will software become a utility, the way you get water when you turn on the tap?Deb Mukherjee, chief technology officer of Cognizant and one of the main crystal ball gazers in the field, posed......
Rahul Dev Burman made enough music to last a million lifetimes. As it happens in the case of every prolific artist, some of his work received more love than others. When one thinks of RD classics,......
Film and television stars made their way to the North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja in Juhu, north west Mumbai to celebrate Ashtami. Kajol prays with her son Yug Devgn. Tanuja flanked by......
Film folk arrived at the North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja in north west Mumbai to celebrate the festival with prayers, fashion, dance and bhog. Golden girl Rani Mukerji. After showing......
Ajay Devgn's latest directorial venture Bholaa has opened to good reviews. The night before it released in theatres, he took his family to a special screening of the film. Ajay, who turns 54 on......
Actress and talk show host Tabassum passed into the ages on Friday, November 18. At a prayer meet on Monday, film folk paid homage to the lady who personified effervescence in every episode of her......
IMAGE: PV Sindhu will be in action in the women’s singles quarterfinal. Photograph: Weixiang Lim/Reuters Following is India’s schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on......
India’s schedule on Wednesday, Day 4 of the Asian Games. ARCHERY Women's Compound - Trisha Deb, Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Madhumita Kumari, Muskan Kirar: 8:00 am. Men's......
The clamour may have been for Sachin Tendulkar, but the Sports Ministry has recommended hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand for the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civillian honour. "The letter......
Following are the various committees and sub-committees of the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the year 2011-12, selected at its 82nd AGM, in Mumbai, on Monday. Working Committee for......