8 BJP MLAs quit posts to protest Mukul Roy's appointment as PAC chief

Eight Bharatiya Janata Party legislators on Tuesday resigned as heads of various assembly panels in protest against MLA Mukul Roy's appointment as the chairman of the Public Accounts......

Mukul Roy appointed PAC chairman in WB assembly

Senior politician Mukul Roy, who recently switched over to the ruling Trinamool Congress camp in Bengal after winning the state polls on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket, was on Friday appointed as......

BJP fields Metro man in Kerala, Union min, 3 MPs in Bengal

Union Minister Babul Supriyo, former Chief Economic Advisor Ashok Lahiri, Metroman E Sreedharan, film star Kushboo Sundar as well as five sitting MPs were among the Bharatiya Janata Party's......

'BJP's Chanakyas mismanaged the Bengal exercise'

'It’s a classic conflict between the old and the new BJP. The new BJP is made up of turncoats and the old of veterans who slogged for decades when the BJP barely existed in West Bengal'......

GDP can grow by 7-8%: Lahiri

Enthused by a good monsoon, the government on Wednesday said the economy would grow by over 6.0 per cent and could even log near 8.0 per cent growth while fiscal deficit could be reined in at below......

India to meet deficit target: Lahiri

India is confident of meeting next year's fiscal deficit target of 5.6 per cent of GDP as it expects a reinvigorated privatisation drive and robust economic growth to boost revenues, a senior......

Most jewellers back to business after six-week stir

In Mumbai gold 99.9 purity traded at Rs 29,250 per 10 gram, while at Delhi it traded at Rs 29,150 per 10 gram. After keeping shutters down for almost six weeks against the proposed 1 per cent......

RIL scrips under SEBI scrutiny

Securities and Exchange Board of India is keeping close watch on scrips of Reliance Industries Ltd in the light of allegations made by Anil Ambani about breach of corporate governance norms in RIL.......

90 UNFORGETTABLE Asha Bhosle Songs

Sukanya Verma celebrates the singing legend who turns 90 on September 8. IMAGE: Asha Bhosle in Mumbai, August 9, 2023. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Her voice reminds me of tiramisu.......

18 Films That Made Us Cry

Entertainment may be its raison d'etre, but the tears brought about by cinema are no less significant. Some movies are more sentimental than others -- they strike an instant chord, touch a raw......

Aditi Ashok slips on final day, bags silver in women's golf

IMAGE: Aditi Ashok on the podium at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday. Photograph: India_All Sports/X Aditi Ashok's fortunes tumbled on the final day as she carded a horrendous five-over 77 to......

Asian Games: India's Schedule on September 29

IMAGE: Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale will be in action in the mixed doubles semifinals on Friday. Photograph: SAI Media/X Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on......

Asian Games: India's schedule on October 1

IMAGE: Jyothi Yarraji will be in action in round one of the women’s 200m. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Following is India’s schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday,......

Asian Games: India's Schedule on September 30

IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu will be in action in Hangzhou on Saturday, September 30. Photograph: Edgard Garrido/Reuters Following is India’s schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on......

Asian Games: India's Schedule on September 28

IMAGE: The Indian men’s hockey team will take on Japan in a men’s pool A contest on Thursday. Photograph: Hockey India Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in......