TMC netas face tough time with Mamata's 'Didi ke Bolo'

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's 'Didi Ke Bolo' (Tell Didi) campaign is helping the Trinamool Congress reach out to people in distress, but at the same time forcing party leaders to......

The Fault in Mamata Banerjee's Stars

'Bengal will win Bollywood one day and the world of entertainment will come over here,' Mamata Banerjee declared in Kolkata on Tuesday, July 24.'Mamata's fascination with stars is so deep-rooted......

When Bangladesh remembered those who helped in the 1971 war

Rinki Roy Bhattacharya, journalist and writer, speaks of her experiences on being honoured by Bangladesh for her help during the 1971 liberation war. The news that Bangladesh was bestowing......

Unpopular Mamata? TMC retains both seats in Bengal

The Trinamool Congress on Friday retained both the Bankura and Daspur assembly seats in the by-elections in West Bengal, defeating the nearest Communist Party of India-Marxist candidates. Election......

No loans if your close relative is a defaulter

Samar Roy applied for a credit card with a leading private sector bank last month. Though the world has changed since the days banks chased customers to offer credit cards, Roy was confident he......

10 key secretaries to retire in August

Within 75 days of the formation of the new government, as many as 10 secretaries in key central ministries will be retiring from service. And in another three months, 10 more secretaries will leave......

The 'Gracy' transformation

Gracy's transformationVickey Lalwani/PTIShe was the female lead of the Oscar-nominatedLagaan (it won a Best Foreign Film nomination), but Gracy Singh as good as disappeared from the scene after the......

Vijay Hazare: Gaikwad, Bharat continue hot streak

IMAGE:Ruturaj Gaikwad scored his fourth hundred of the tournament.Photograph: BCCI/Twitter Ruturaj Gaikwad continued to be in red hot form to smash his fourth hundred on Tuesday but Maharashtra,......

Ranji Trophy: Ashwin's four-wicket haul helps TN restrict MP

A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday Dubey, Deshpande put Mumbai in control vs Railways All-rounder Shivam Dubey's smashing hundred complemented by pacer Tushar Deshpande's late......

Ranji: Mumbai, Punjab secure big wins; Pant's record ton

IMAGE: Mumbai bowler Tushar Deshpande. Photograph: MCA. Riding on Tushar Deshpande's five-wicket haul, defending champions Mumbai registered a comfortable 10-wicket win over Railways and grabbed......

Dalmiya set to be re-elected CAB president unopposed

BCCI interim chief Jagmohan Dalmiya is set to be elected unopposed in a straightforward affair at the Cricket Association of Bengal's 82nd Annual General Meeting in Kolkata, on Tuesday.Dalmiya, who......

Dalmiya scripts Sourav-like comeback

Out in the wilderness for 18 months, former International Cricket Council chief Jagmohan Dalmiya, elected as the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), has scripted a dreamcomeback......