All stories by Sudipto Chowdhury
Centre acts against Kolkata top cop for 'maligning' Raj Bhavan
Rediff.com7 Jul 2024The Union home ministry has initiated disciplinary action against Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal and a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) for allegedly maligning the office of the West Bengal Governor by promoting and spreading canards, a central government official said.
Bengal Governor files defamation suit against Mamata, TMC leaders
Rediff.com29 Jun 2024West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Friday filed a defamation case against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the Calcutta high court, a day after she said that women complained to her saying that they were afraid to visit the Raj Bhavan because of the activities there, a source said.
Bengal Guv 'feels unsafe' in presence of Kolkata cops
Rediff.com20 Jun 2024West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Thursday said that he was apprehending a threat to his security because of the presence of the current contingent of Kolkata Police posted at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata.
Bengal Guv orders Kolkata Police to vacate Raj Bhavan premises
Rediff.com17 Jun 2024Bose is planning to convert the police outpost near the North Gate of the Raj Bhavan into a 'Jan Manch' (public platform), he said.
Electoral bonds were a scandal: Amartya Sen
Rediff.com26 Feb 2024Eminent economist and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Monday described the electoral bonds scheme as a scandal and welcomed the Supreme Court's recent judgment annulling it.
Raj Bhavan will shelter 'tortured' Sandeshkhali women: Guv
Rediff.com17 Feb 2024He assured that the "tortured" women from Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district could seek refuge in Raj Bhavan, where they would be provided with shelter, food, and security.
Very cordial relationship with Mamata, no difficulties: Bengal guv
Rediff.com21 Nov 2023Bose, who completed a year as the governor on Tuesday, said his priority is the well-being of the people of the state.
Strip-parade inhuman, disturbing; PM must intervene for peace: Irom Sharmila
Rediff.com23 Jul 2023She also demanded that Chief Minister N Biren Singh admit his failure and apologise to the people of Manipur.
Man finds 'dead' son alive in Balasore morgue
Rediff.com6 Jun 2023Howrah resident Helaram Mallik travelled 235km to Balasore to recover his son alive from a makeshift morgue where he was kept with the bodies of those killed in the triple train accident.
Mukul Roy has dementia, Parkinson's disease: Doctors
Rediff.com19 Apr 2023Though he has physically improved, his doctors remained unsure of his mental functioning.
Dhankhar 2? WB governor ticks off Mamata over IAS officer
Rediff.com16 Feb 2023The governor relieved Chakravorty of her duties on February 12.
TMC releases 'Amit Shah Biggest Pappu' t-shirts
Rediff.com9 Sep 2022The T-shirt bearing a cartoon picture of the BJP stalwart's face along with the caption 'India's Biggest Pappu' comes in several colours -- white, black and yellow.
Sold thrice, raped many times, woman overcomes trauma to pass HSC exam
Rediff.com1 Aug 2022A POCSO court in North 24 Parganas district recently sentenced four persons to 20 years in jail and two others to 10 years in connection with the case of the woman who is now 22 years old.
'KK could have been saved if only....': Doctor
Rediff.com2 Jun 2022'He had a major blockage in the left main coronary artery and small blockages in various other arteries and sub-arteries. Excessive excitement during the live show caused stoppage of blood flow, leading to cardiac arrest that claimed his life'
Birbhum killings carried out in planned and organised manner: CBI
Rediff.com9 Apr 2022In the over 20-page report, the central probe agency has also stated that the seven persons whose charred bodies were recovered from inside one of the burnt houses in Bogtui village, were "assaulted before being burnt alive".
Who is Anarul Hossain, TMC leader held in Birbhum killings?
Rediff.com26 Mar 2022His rise has been phenomenal after the party came to power in 2011. He runs the local syndicate which is involved in extortion from local businesses and also involved in illegal mining of sand
Birbhum killings: 'What will happen when police leaves village'
Rediff.com26 Mar 2022'I can only say that it was a revenge killing. We have seen everything from inside our houses. We ran into our dwellings on hearing a mob approaching Sonu's house and hurling bombs. After that, I don't know anything'
Cong divided over leadership change after poll rout
Rediff.com12 Mar 2022Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury while making these points however, spoke out against any need for change in the top leadership of the party, stating that both Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi have been 'trying wholeheartedly'.
Blanket bans can be counterproductive: WHO India head
Rediff.com18 Jan 2022Stressing on the need to protect both lives and livelihoods, he said public health action in India and across the world must be continually guided by evidence from four key questions -- how transmissible is the variant, severity of the disease it causes, how well vaccines and prior SARS-CoV-2 infection protect and how common people perceive risk and follow control measures.
Doc who found Omicron says India will see a surge, but...
Rediff.com25 Dec 2021The chairperson of the South African Medical Association also said existing vaccines will definitely control the contagion but those unvaccinated are at 100 per cent 'risk'.