A day after its debacle in the Kolkata civic poll, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday announced the formation of its new office bearers committee in West Bengal, axed several members of its......
At least 43 members of the third cabinet of the Mamata Banerjee government were on Monday sworn-in as ministers during a low-key ceremony at the Raj Bhawan, amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic.......
In the first major outbreak of violence during West Bengal assembly elections, five persons were killed, including four in a firing by Central Industrial Security Force personnel, while five......
Mamata Banerjee was on Friday sworn in as the chief minister of West Bengal for the second consecutive time, heading a 42-member ministry. Banerjee, 61, was administered oath of office and secrecy......
Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee will take oath on Friday as the next chief minister of West Bengal along with 41 party MLAs as ministers in the new cabinet in the state assembly.......
Despite the narrowing spread of yields between the benchmark 10-year Indian government bond and the 10-year US Treasury bond, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) are continuing to invest in the......
Economists caution that the underlying cause could be an alarming drop in demand -- something that’s not good for economic growth. Economists are not enthused about the trade surplus......
There is a near consensus that at least a 25 basis points cut, if not 50, can be expected in the June policy. The fourth-quarter growth numbers have forced many analysts to weigh in on a definite......
The main reason was that CPI inflation would likely remain below 4 per cent till July. Almost nobody expects the six-member Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to tinker......
The rupee has depreciated 10.5 per cent against the dollar this year, making it Asia’s worst-performing currency. With the continued fall in the rupee, economists and bond market......
Scores of fans, film personalities and politicians visited late Bengali director Rituparno Ghosh's south Kolkata home to pay homage to the talent. Many others spoke about their association with the......
It has been raining ceaselessly all day. The atmosphere wears a sultry, albeit worn, look, in hues of blue and grey. A roomful of antique furniture carelessly lying around, the shadowy aura hiding......
Though Bengali director Rituparno Ghosh (seen, right) is thrilled by the sizeable portion of National Awards going to fellow-Bengalis, he is disappointed by the raw deal meted out to two of his......
Prashant Narayanan claims he does not need big banners. "I do not mind working with new directors," he says. "Nothing is risky, as long as I know my work." His decision seems to have paid off. The......