Did Lakshmir Bhandar Help Mamata Win?

The welfare schemes of the government, particularly Lakshmir Bhandar, have had a major impact on the electoral outcome. IMAGE: Trinanool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee shows a victory sign after......

TMC to go solo in Bengal; Mahua Moitra, Yusuf Pathan on 42 LS names

The Trinamool Congress on Sunday ended speculations of a possible seat adjustment with the Congress in Bengal by unveiling its candidate list for all 42 Lok Sabha seats, marking a significant......

NewsClick editor Prabir Purkayastha arrested, office sealed

The Delhi police on Tuesday arrested NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakravarty after searching more than 30 locations and questioning several journalists in a case filed......

BJP says Budget all-inclusive, Oppn terms it as anti-people, mere rhetoric

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday hailed the Union Budget as an "all-inclusive" document which reflects Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "farsighted" leadership to make a new India,......

GST Council meet on Dec 31, to discuss rate rationalisation

The GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will meet on December 31 and discuss, among other things, report of the panel of state ministers on rate rationalisation. This will......

Why Amit Mitra is important to Mamata

No longer Bengal's finance minister, Amit Mitra, Mamata's principal chief advisor, will still advise and aid the 'chief minister and finance department on all matters relating to management of......

Panels set up to review GST exempt list, rate merger

The finance ministry has set up two committees of state finance ministers which would rework rate slabs, review GST exempt items and identify potential evasion sources. Four years after the roll......

GST meets become toxic, consider course correction: Amit Mitra to FM

Stating that GST council meetings have become "almost toxic" with the erosion of trust between the Centre and states, West Bengal minister Amit Mitra on Wednesday urged Union Finance Minister......

Vat 69 to Coke: What Bollywood drinks in the movies

'In the early years of this century, barely 10 years after liberalisation, drinking Coke was still cool,' notes Uttaran Das Gupta. Contemplating a future in crime -- to be more specific, smuggling......

Box Office: Will Baazaar's stock rise?

The hits and misses of the week. Five movie releases last week, but only Baazaar managed some footfalls. Yet, it remains below average. Kaashi In Search Of Ganga, Dassehra, 5 Weddings, The Journey......

Ayushmann Khurrana rules the Box Office!

The hits and misses of the week. Badhaai Ho, with Ayushmann Khurrana in the lead, is a hit while Namaste England fails to make an impression on the box office. Sriram Raghavan's Ayushmann Khurrana......

When Patriotism Sets In, The Game Suffers A Rout

Just as the umpire's decision is no longer final, what is disdainfully rejected is the age-old dictum that the game should be played and watched in the spirit of the game, sighs Uddalok......