Will resign if Saradha link is proved, says Mamata

Breaking her silence over the Saradha scam, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she would quit if allegations of her closeness to the ponzi company was proved. “Who......

#Not In My Name: They came for the India they loved!

The Preamble to the Constitution of India defines the country as a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic. Over the last few months, this definition has been under attack as......

Jail authorities suspended after Saradha scam accused Kunal Ghosh attempts suicide

Suspended Trinamool Congress MP and Saradha scam accused Kunal Ghosh on Friday allegedly tried to commit suicide by consuming sleeping pills in the Presidency Correctional Home where he has......

Interview: Trinamool MP who is 'leading rebellion' against Mamata

Boosted by a landslide victory in the panchayat elections, Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress is hoping for a repeat in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. But even before she takes on her......

Centre allows states to borrow 50% of '20-'21 limit in April

This permission was given some time late last month, before the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on March 31 issued the indicative borrowing calendar for the states for April-June and the one for the......

'Except foodgrains-related essentials, nothing is moving'

At the height of the agitation against Tata Motors and after, the decibel level at Singur has always been high. The coronavirus scare, however, appears to have tempered it.  The lockdown has......

Sebi probing why IndiGo's stock fell 6% on April 27

Since the company’s senior management was privy to the price-sensitive information of Ghosh’s resignation, Sebi wanted to check whether the information was disseminated properly to......

Why IndiGo will always miss 'Captain Ghosh'

Aditya Ghosh, with no prior aviation background or MBA degree, managed not only to become the CEO of an airline but even piloted it to the top with almost half of the market. During those......

What does the government have against Nude and S Durga?

Every time a filmmaker wishes to explore history or religion on his or her terms, self-appointed experts and limelight-seeking zealots swoop in to protest. Extreme prejudices are formed without......

Review: Mukti Bhawan is a work of staggering depth and sublime vision

Mukti Bhawan is as much about its characters embracing the inevitability of death as it is about their loved ones grappling with conflicting emotions, writes Sukanya Verma. Shubhashish......

After Papanasam, Kamal Haasan gets ready for Thoongavanam

A lowdown on all the goings-on in the Tamil film industry. Image: Kamal Haasan in Thoongavanam The shooting for Kamal Haasan's bilingual film -- titled Thoongavanam in Tamil and Cheekati......

Chokher Bali returns to film

Anurag Basu, who has directed films like Gangster and Barfi! is set to return to his roots. Basu had started his career with television, directing several episodes......

Kolkata club cricketer hospitalised after hit on the head

Just a day after former Bengal Under-19 captain Ankit Keshri lost his life due to a freak on-field injury, another young club cricketer, Rahul Ghosh, was hospitalised after sustaining a hit on the......

Saurabh Tiwary rescues Jharkhand with career-best 175 vs Mumbai

Hard-hitting batsman Saurabh Tiwary rescued Jharkhand with a blistering, career-best unbeaten 175 as holders Mumbai lost the plot and allowed the visitors to escape with 262 for 8 on Day one of......