Do I have to sweep roads? Mamata pulls up MLAs, officials over poor amenities

Alleging that civic amenities almost everywhere in West Bengal have gone for a toss, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday questioned the ministers, MLAs and bureaucrats whether they expect her......

Exit polls: BJP to get more seats than Trinamool in Bengal

In a setback for the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, the exit polls on Saturday predicted that the Bharatiya Janata Party will move ahead of Mamata Banerjee's party in the Lok Sabha......

TMC eyes big win in Bengal, BJP leads on just 10 seats

The Trinamool Congress raced ahead of its rivals, leading in 31 seats after several rounds of counting, while the Bharatiya Janata Party led in 10, and Congress in one, even as it took an......

Violence in Sandeshkhali rocks last phase of LS polls in Bengal

Widespread violence between supporters of the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party over alleged electoral malpractices in strife-torn Sandeshkhali marred the final phase of Lok Sabha......

'Investors should have balanced portfolio'

'...which is possible through flexicap and multicap funds.''The latter has a better balance between large, mid and smallcap stocks.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The largecap space has......

Capital infusion won't solve banks' woes, say analysts

Timing good but money not enough for lenders to grow business, report Anup Roy and Sheetal Agarwal The government’s decision to recapitalise public sector banks is on expected lines but not......

Demonetisation impact on banks: Asset quality risks will show only in Q4

The loss of income has severely dented the loan repayment ability of small borrowers, reports Abhijit Lele/Business Standard. The asset quality problems for banks and finance companies are rising......

India's bad loans could be more than New Zealand's $170 bn economy

State-owned banks account for more than two-thirds of the sector's assets and about 85 percent of bad debts - a major headache for policymakers keen to support a slowing economy.  India's......

'Everything Cannot Just Be Box Office'

'Failure teaches you far more than your successes do you.''Like they say, success has many fathers and failure is a bastard.' IMAGE: Aaman Devgn, Rasha Thadani and Abhishek Kapoor. Photograph:......

2024's Best South Web Series

With varying levels of effectiveness in execution and conception, our storytellers have been able to adapt to the new format of content creation -- Web series -- and it's an exciting time ahead for......

Undekhi 3 Review: Unpredictable

Such a set of greedy and amoral characters have seldom been assembled in a Web series, observes Deepa Gahlot. The first season of Undekhi set up a watchable mix of crime and family drama. It was a......

'Chitthi Aayi Hai captures yearning of the human heart'

'Shooting with Pankaj was a delightful experience because he was a charming, easy and effortless singer.' IMAGE: Pankaj Udhas in Naam. Pankaj Udhas passed away on Monday, February 26, after a......

Indian Soccer: Clinical ATK punish Mumbai; Churchill on top of table

IMAGE: ATK draw level on points (21) at the top of the table with FC Goa while Mumbai City are placed fourth (16). Photograph: ISL Media ATK brought Mumbai City FC's six-game unbeaten......

Easy first round for Bhattacharya

Men's top seed Ritwik Bhattacharya outclassed Chandan Jadhav in straight games to enter the second round in the Rs 600,000 Herald Maritime All India Open Squash Championships in Mumbai on......

Dudu's brace sinks Mumbai City FC in ISL

A brace from Dudu Omagbemi helped FC Pune City sink Mumbai City in the Indian Super League encounter on Wednesday. The result was particularly a bad one for Mumbai as the visitors are now out of......

Images: England survive, Argentina and Brazil win

Substitute Jermain Defoe struck twice after the break to spare the blushes of England's defenders and earn Fabio Capello's side a 2-2 draw in a friendly with the Netherlands on Wednesday. England......