Sanjay Roy found guilty of raping, murdering RG Kar doctor

A Kolkata court on Saturday convicted prime accused Sanjay Roy of raping and murdering an on-duty doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, 162 days after the crime that sparked......

RG Kar murder: Why did police blow horn outside Kolkata court?

The Kolkata police on Monday brought RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder accused Sanjay Roy to Sealdah court in a vehicle but kept blowing its horn to prevent journalists from hearing......

Rallies, demonstrations over doctor's murder continue to rock Bengal

Rallies and demonstrations were held in different parts of West Bengal on Sunday, protesting the rape and murder of the doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. IMAGE: Former RG Kar......

The Global Ambassador Of Indian Music

He was a formidable musician but seemed utterly human, a Peter Pan who wore his genius with deceptive lightness. Sandip Roy remembers Ustad Zakir Hussain. IMAGE: Ustad Zakir Hussain at one of his......

iPhone 4 to be launched in India on May 27

Telecom operators Bharti airtel and Aircel today said they will start selling Apple's iPhone 4 in India from May 27. "With a robust roll out of Aircel's 3G services in 13 circles across India, the......

CBI to soon question Maxis' Krishnan

A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) official said the agency would soon call Malaysian businessman T Ananda Krishnan for questioning. Maxis is part of the business empire of Krishnan, who is......

Hutch to roll out GSM services in W Bengal

Leading GSM service provider Hutch would roll out its services in West Bengal and Sikkim by the end of the current year, Sandip Das, executive director, Hutchison Essar, said in Kapurthala on......

Reliance raises stake in Jio to 99%

Ahead of the launch of its mobile phone services, Reliance Industries has increased its stake in Reliance Jio to almost 99 per cent. According to documents accessed by Business Standard, RIL......

Bollywood says goodbye to Shabana's mum Shaukat Kaifi

The distinguished actress Shaukat Kaifi, mother to Shabana and Baba Azmi, passed away on September 22. Film folk arrived to pay their last respects to her as well as provide support to the ones......

The BEST of my father, Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2. To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com brings you a treasure trove of features from our archives. 'I don't need......

60 years later, the house where Pather Panchali was shot

As Satyajit Ray's masterpiece Pather Panchali turns 60 on August 26, we re-visit the location where the film was shot. This article was first published in June 2013. Indians can broadly be......

60 years later, the house where Pather Panchali was shot

As Satyajit Ray's masterpiece Pather Panchali turns 60 on August 26, we re-visit the location where the film was shot. This article was first published in June 2013. Indians can broadly be......

Tollygunge beat Haywards

Tollygunge Agragami earned threevital points to distance relegation threats as they wiped out a solitary goal deficit to prevail over Haywards Sporting, Goa 2-1 in an eighth National Football......

East Bengal go down 1-3 to Vasco

Defending champions East Bengal's title aspirations went up in smoke as they were beaten1-3 by Vasco Sports Club, Goa, in their concluding ninth National Football League match on Saturday.Anthony......

East Bengal lose to Al Faisaly

East Bengal's AFC Cup prospects were further dented on Wednesday when they went down 0-1 to Jordan's Al Faisaly in a lacklustre Group A league match in Kolkata.The visitors, who handed the Kolkata......

Indian footballers come to rescue of poor affected by COVID-19

IMAGE: Pritam Kotal, mid-fielder Pronay Halder and defender Prabir Das have pooled in around Rs 4 lakh to help the needy in West Bengal. Photograph: Pritam Kotal/Twitter Quite like its......

Ganguly extends lead to one point

Grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly of PSPB extended his lead to a full point after opting for a quick draw with teammate S Kidambi in the 10th round of the 41st National 'A' chess championship in......