HC disqualifies Mukul Roy as MLA under anti-defection law

The Calcutta high court on Thursday cancelled the membership of senior leader Mukul Roy in the West Bengal assembly under the anti-defection law. IMAGE: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee......

MP minister calls Raja Ram Mohan Roy 'British agent'

Madhya Pradesh Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Inder Singh Parmar has sparked controversy by saying that social reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a 'British agent' who started a 'vicious......

Is Arundhati Roy Scared Of The Really Powerful?

'Arundhati Roy is like a ballerina performing on a high wire, cool, supremely at ease but conscious of all the adoring eyes on her,' notes P Vijaya Kumar. IMAGE: Arundhati Roy signs her new book......

Jadavpur University row: Students rename Kolkata after Maoist leader

An ultra-Left students' outfit Revolutionary Students' Front (RSF) triggered a row by symbolically naming the venue of its state conference after Maoist leaders killed by security forces. IMAGE:......

Amazing growth story of the Jindal group

You have to grow, and grow fast — that’s the DNA of the JSW group, chairman Sajjan Jindal said as JSW Cement made its debut on the stock market mid-August. IMAGE: Sajjan Jindal, managing......

What Magic S D Burman Created With Bimal Roy!

Can anyone forget S D Burman's classic songs in Devdas, Sujata and Bandini? Legendary music director Sachin Dev Burman created numerous popular songs over three decades from the 1950s to the 1970s.......

Deepika And Sunny Deol Are Now Related!

IMAGE: Deepika Padukone with her parents Ujjala and Prakash Padukone, and sister Anisha. Photograph: The late Pradeep Bandekar Deepika Padukone's sister Anisha is all set to wed Rohan Acharya,......

The World Is Applauding Anuparna Roy

'I asked her whether she stood first. 'Yes Baba' was her reply. Her mother was crying in joy.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Anuparna Roy/Instagram Anuparna Roy, who received the Best Director award......

Kajal, Katrina, Yami: Celeb Brides In Red

While pastel lehengas and saris have been in the spotlight from time to time, nothing captures a bride’s radiance like the colour red. Photograph: Kind courtesy Samantha Ruth Prabhu/Instagram......

Gayatri-Treesa advance to second round of Syed Modi International

IMAGE: Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly battled past Malaysia's Cheng Su Hui and Tan Zhing in a tough opening round match. Photograph: BAI Media/X India's women's doubles pairing of Treesa Jolly......

Ranji Trophy: Shahbaz spins Bengal to dominant win

IMAGE: Shahbaz Ahmed picked up 7 wickets giving away 56 runs as Bengal registered a commanding win over Railways. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed produced a stunning......

SMAT: Abhishek flattens Bengal; Sanju shines for Kerala

IMAGE: Abhishek Sharma raced to his century off just 32 balls, striking 11 sixes and seven fours against Bengal. Photograph: Screengrab/X India U-19 skipper Ayush Mhatre continued his blazing......

Ranji Trophy: Hooda punishes Mumbai with double century; Shami struggles

IMAGE: Deepak Hooda top-scored with a brilliant 248, hitting 22 fours and two sixes in his 335-ball knock to take Rajasthan to a huge 617/6 declared in their first innings. Photograph: Deepak......

SMAT: Rahane, Surya dazzle in Mumbai's dominant win

IMAGE: Ajinkya Rahane struck a 33-ball 62 as defending champions Mumbai began their campaign in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy national T20 tournament by crushing Railways, in Lucknow on Wednesday.......