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West Bengal: Is the Left on its deathbed?

The combined Left parties drew a blank in the polls to the assembly which they had run with an overwhelming majority for 34 long years, with their vote share dwindling to a mere 5.47 per cent in......

Siddhartha Ray recalls Basu memories

Age is a complex thing. It does strange things to your mind. As you gradually start losing your contemporaries, you start dwelling in the past. On Monday evening, former West Bengal chief minister......

WB: BJP team stopped from shifting party workers' bodies

Security forces on Sunday stopped Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in Basirhat while they were taking the remains of the deceased workers to the party office following which they started......

IMA puts out names of 382 doctors martyred in war against Covid

Taking exception to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan not mentioning the death of healthcare workers due to Covid-19 in his statement in Parliament, the Indian Medical Association has published a list......

Now, body of 'BJP worker' found floating in pond in WB

The body of a 52-year-old man, whom the Bharatiya Janata Party claimed as its worker, was found floating in a pond in Murshidabad district, triggering a fresh war of words between the saffron party......

Manmohan Singh's reforms transformed India, unshackled economy: Economists

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 1991 Budget unshackled India's economy, significantly enhancing the economic prospects for hundreds of millions of Indians, first deputy managing director of......

The Mudra Mela Muddle

Not only has the Mudra loan mela generated no jobs, it has frittered away trillions of taxpayers' money and it's time to bury the scheme, argues Debashis Basu. Photograph: PTI Photo A few......

SBI may participate in the Rs 4,500 cr rights issue of IL&FS along with LIC

The NCLT said the new board must hold its meeting by October 8 and come out with a road map before the next hearing on October 31 The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai, superseded the......

Lalu: My figures are not wrong

With his claims of the turnaround of the Railways coming under the scanner, former railway minister Lalu Prasad on Friday rejected the charge of juggling profit figures, insisting that he had......

India's ambitious solar power plans

India's Rs 4,800-crore (Rs 48 billion) solar power industry, which exports around 60 to 70 per cent of its wares to Europe, North America and China, seems to have taken a cue from the IT sector and......

COMING UP On OTT This February

February has some promising original content streaming on OTT. Joginder Tuteja lists the digital menu for the month. Saale AashiqWhere to watch: SonyLIVRelease date: February 1 Director duo......

Raj Kapoor@100: The Essential RK Playlist

'Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani' 'Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai' 'Jeena Yahan Marna Yahan' Even a sliver of a Raj Kapoor song has the finality of a statement, a slogan, a saga of life. A deep desire for......

Hindi Movies Coming Up In August

It's a big month at the marquee. The Independence Day holiday weekend is very popular amongst film-makers and film-goers. August also has other festive occasions like Rakshabandhan and Janmashtami,......

'No One Like My Papa'

Film folk celebrate Father's Day by posting lovely moments with their dads as well as adorable moments with their children. Photograph: Kind courtesy Aishwarya Rajinikanth/Instagram Aishwarya......

Do Sci-Fi Movies Like Brahmastra Make Money?

In Hollywood, some of the biggest blockbusters have come from the the sci-fi genre. In Bollywood, the sci-fi genre is still finding its feet. Yes, there have been a few hits in this genre, but......

Shubman Gill tops Yo-Yo test with impressive score

IMAGE: Shubman Gill topped with a score of 18.7. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters The Asia Cup bound India team has hit the ground running with the closed-door camp in Alur, where the squad......

Team India trainer Webb to quit after T20 World Cup

IMAGE: Indian team's strength and conditioning coach Nick Webb with captain Virat Kohli. Photograph: Kind courtesy Nick Webb/Instagram Indian cricket team's strength and conditioning coach Nick......

PIX: Is this what makes Kohli happy?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Virat Kohli/Twitter Royal Challengers Bangalore Captain Virat Kohli is back on the cricket field preparing hard for the IPL. Virat is determined that RCB wins the......

Trainer Basu reunites with Kohli at RCB

IMAGE: India captain Virat Kohli, right, with fitness trainer Shankar Basu. Photograph: BCCI Former India trainer Shanker Basu was on Thursday appointed as strength and conditioning coach of Royal......

PIX: RCB players commence nine-day conditioning camp

IMAGE: Mohammed Siraj bowls during an RCB conditioning camp in Chennai on Tuesday. Photograph: Kind courtesy, RCB Royal Challengers Bangalore on Tuesday started a nine-day conditioning camp in......

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