Oppn shreds VP Dhankhar's 'super parliament' remark on SC

Opposition leaders on Thursday slammed Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for his remarks against the judiciary, made in light of the Supreme Court's recent order on fixing timeline for the President......

BSF letting in infiltrators from Bangladesh: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Border Security Force of letting infiltrators from Bangladesh enter India and charged the BSF with trying to destabilise the......

In Mahua vs Amrita Roy battle, don't forget the CPM

The curious onlookers that greet the candidates are, however, unaware about the importance of history. They are just there to catch a glimpse of ‘Rani Ma’ Amrita Roy or Mahua Moitra.......

Congress-TMC in heated war of words over lone MLA joining Mamata

The Congress and the Trinamool Congress engaged in a verbal duel after the grand old party's lone MLA in West Bengal crossed over to the state's ruling party, and accused one another of working......

Bengal's tea industry seeks a new flavour

The alpona (artwork) on the steep, winding road leading to Makaibari bears testimony to the visit of G20 delegates for the second tourism working group meeting in April last year. Photograph:......

Why is India's cotton dream turning sour?

A few days back, Atul Ganatra, presid­ent of the Cotton Association of India, presented a grim scenario of the crop’s prospects in the 2024-25 season that starts in October. Photograph:......

TMC or BJP, big-ticket projects still a pipedream for Bengal

In power, Mamata Banerjee has tried to bury the ghost of the past, but it might still be work-in-progress. Big-ticket and eye-grabbing (in terms of investment size) projects are still few and......

Mamata wants to pay less for land near cities

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, whose agitation over land acquisition for industry catapulted her to power, is reluctant to recompense those losing land at rates set by a central......

World Cup: 'India's looking very good'

IMAGE: Team India began their tournament on a cracking note, with three wins on the trot. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly inaugurated a Puja Pandal in......

PT Usha 'being made political mouthpiece by her friends'

IMAGE: IOA chief P T Usha on Thursday had said that wrestlers protesting on streets tarnishing India's image. Photograph: PTI Opposition party leaders hit out at Indian Olympics Association......

'Crushing voices of public...' Rahul slams PM on wrestlers' manhandling

'The coronation is over - the 'arrogant king' is crushing the voice of the people on the streets' 'Such behaviour against athletes who brought laurels to the country is extremely wrong and......