Willing to lead INDIA bloc if....: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday expressed dissatisfaction with the functioning of the opposition INDIA bloc, signaling her intent to take charge of the alliance if given the......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Violent protest erupts after girl's body found in Bengal

The body of a 10-year-old girl was found in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, triggering arson at a police outpost by locals who alleged that the minor was raped and murdered, a......

Bengal bandh: BJP workers clash with police

Bharatiya Janata Party workers clashed with the police at several places across West Bengal on Wednesday as they tried to enforce a 12-hour shutdown, which had a mixed impact in the state. IMAGE:......

Khakee: The Bengal Chapter Review: Entertaining Crime Saga

An upright police officer fighting wrongdoing is something we have seen umpteen times before, but Khakee: The Bengal Chapter holds our interest, thanks to a layered and complex story with a dozen......

'Love Marriage Was Taboo'

'I have always looked at people and said, 'You just have to accept. You just have to love. You just have to let this person be and the trouble would be less'.''But we keep complicating things, and......

The Aamir Khan You Don't Know

'Had anyone asked me if I was Aamir Khan, I would have admitted to it.'Senior movie journalist Roshmila Bhattacharya flips through the pages of her many interactions with Aamir Khan, who turned 60......

Guess Who Will Play Dada In Biopic!

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sourav Ganguly/Instagram Sourav Ganguly has opened up about his biopic and shared that Rajkummar Rao will portray him in the film. "From what I've heard, Rajkummar Rao......

'If he is hearing me': Ganguly's challenge to Rohit

'England is going to be a very important five-Test series. Rohit has to find a way to get this team going.' IMAGE: Rohit Sharma with Sourav Ganguly. Photograph: BCCI Sourav Ganguly urged Rohit......

Dada In Uniform: What Is Ganguly Up To?

Photographs: Netflix Sourav Ganguly has taken the internet by storm with his quirky new role in a new ad promoting Netflix's upcoming web series Khakee: The Bengal Chapter.   Speculation was......

Is Shreyas Iyer India's Next All-Format Superstar?

IMAGE: Shreyas Iyer played a match-winning knock, remaining unbeaten on 97 off just 42 balls. Photograph: BCCI Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has hailed Shreyas Iyer as the ‘most......

IPL 2025: KKR-LSG match set to be shifted to Guwahati

IMAGE: CAB chief Snehasish Ganguly said the police have refused to give clearance to the fixture in view of security concerns on Ram Navami. Photograph: BCCI Defending champions Kolkata Knight......

IPL 2025: KKR vs LSG match likely to be rescheduled

IMAGE: Last season, the IPL fixture between KKR and Rajasthan Royals was also rescheduled due to security concerns on Ram Navami.. Photograph: BCCI Kolkata Knight Riders' IPL home match against......