Mamata Banerjee and the Politics of Impulsiveness

Hasty, ill-conceived steps show how isolated Mamata Banerjee had been from the national political trend.A fascinating excerpt from Sugato Hazra's Losing The Plot: Political Isolation Of West......

Will Modi help the light-makers of Chandernagor?

2020 has dimmed the animated bulbs that create magical images and transform Kolkata into a mesmerising fairyland during Durga Puja, notes Payal Singh Mohanka.   IMAGE: Artisans arrange......

All you need to know about the Left-wing activists who were arrested

Maharashtra police on Tuesday raided the homes of prominent Left-wing activists in several states and arrested at least five of them for suspected Maoist links.        ......

'A Communist's mother does not live on charity'

'Our only child. A Communist.''There was an encounter by the police inside this room, five years ago. He was shot in one arm, but managed to escape.''Missing since then. May Jesus keep him alive.'A......

The day Manmohan Singh almost quit

Bureaucrats's memoirs are usually insipid versions of events and nearly always steer clear of controversy. Former Union home secretary C G Somiah, who retired as India's Comptroller and Auditor......

How the bond market has upset govt's fiscal math

For current financial year, govt plans to borrow Rs 2.88 trillion in the first half of 2018-19, out of Rs 6.05 trillion planned for entire year The bond market seems to have caught everyone by......

How the economy stands to gain from bank recapitalisation move

The move will have cascading effects for lot of related sectors The government’s recapitalisation plan can give a big push to the anaemic credit growth in the system, as banks now will have......

Day 9: Aaj ki Taaza Khabar

I-T lens on current account deposits over Rs 12.5 lakh. All the news and more post demonetisation. IMAGE: A man gets his finger inked as he exchanges his old notes in Mumbai. Photograph: Sahil......

Lata Mangeshkar, as you have never seen her before

It was a rich and beautiful life. A life that touched millions. A voice that helped millions express their emotions. For Lata Mangeshkar was God-gifted genius. She loved music. Cricket was a......

Who poisoned Lata Mangeshkar?

'I was being slowly poisoned''I was bed-ridden for three months and was so weak.' Lata Mangeshkar is an iconic Indian figure and the legendary singer, who turns 91 today, September 28, has an......

When Lata and Rafi had a fight

'Finally it was S D Burman who brought us together.' Lata Mangeshkar has so many interesting stories to tell about the movies, her long career and from her own life. Many of these are recorded in......

How Aamir Khan fell in love with Kiran Rao

Aamir Khan rarely talks about the women in his life -- wife Kiran Rao and ex-wife Reena Dutta. He talks even less of his children, especially baby Azad. In a book that documents his life, Aamir......