'Bangladesh becoming East Pakistan again'

'Sheikh Hasina is sincere about maintaining religious harmony in the country.''But for mysterious reasons, it does not reach the grassroots activists of her party.'Prakash Bhandari listens to......

Why Hasina government drove out Hindu chief justice

As the Bangladesh supreme court upheld the independence of the judiciary, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accused Justice Sinha of 'humiliating' the country, notes Prakash Bhandari. IMAGE: Former......

Fodder scam: Lalu pleads for leniency; sentencing tomorrow

Citing illness and old age, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad, convicted in a fodder scam case along with 10 others, on Friday sought leniency from the Central Bureau of Investigation court......

ABVP threatens to 'cut off' legs of Leftists Jadavpur University students

Courting controversy, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad state secretary Subir Haldar on Monday threatened to "cut off" the legs of "anti-national" Left-aligned students of Jadavpur University......

Subir Gokarn, a fierce proponent of RBI autonomy, is no more

Gokarn was the first Indian central banker who regularised warnings to the government, through the monetary policy statement, on the need to reduce fiscal deficit. Former Reserve Bank of India......

'Stock markets reflect the economy less'

'It is far too early to celebrate the numbers.''They are still fairly weak compared to the pre-pandemic level.' *IMAGE: Celebrations at the Bombay Stock Exchange after the Sensex surpassed the......

Subir Gokarn gets extension till Dec 31

The government on Wednesday extended the term of Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn until December 31, 2012.His term was due to end on November 24. He was appointed in November 2009 for a......

IOC Should Not DIE!

If IOC is not allowed to run its own affairs, then we can see it close down in the next 10 to 15 years, warns Sudhir Bisht. IMAGE: An Indian Oil fuel station in New Delhi. Photograph: Adnan......

'When Durga Died, We All Felt The Loss'

'I often wondered while watching the film/trilogy, what if Durga had lived.'' What if Ray made The Durga Trilogy.'Sandip Roy looks back at Pather Panchali's Durga and the woman who brought her......

What's Kajal Celebrating?

What are these Bollywood stars celebrating? Photograph: Kind courtesy Kajal A Kitchlu/Instagram Kajal A Kitchlu shares a picture with mum Vinay Aggarwal and wishes her: 'Happiest birthday my......

50 Years Of Abhimaan

Hrishida's Abhimaan captured the real life pair Jaya and Amitabh Bachchan's dazzling chemistry in the many stages of the husband-wife relationship, observes Sukanya Verma. 'Kala main jo baat keh......

Sushmita Sen Suffers Heart Attack

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sushmita Sen/Instagram One of the fittest actress in Bollywood, Sushmita Sen, suffered an heart attack. The 47-year-old actress posted a picture with her father Subir Sen......

Four blocks of Eden named after war veterans

IMAGE: CAB president Sourav Ganguly with Indian Army Personnel at the unveiling ceremony at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday. Photograph: BCCI Four war heroes found a place of permanence in the......

Ganguly-led CAB moves Supreme Court against Committee of Administrators

Following in the footsteps of Board of Control for Cricket in India joint secretary Amitabh Chaudhary, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging that......

Former Eden Gardens curator Prabir Mukherjee passes away

Prabir Mukherjee, a former chief curator of the Cricket Association of Bengal, passed away at a Kolkata hospital late Tuesday night after a prolonged illness. Known for his no-nonsense steadfast......

BCCI officials welcome SC verdict, lifeline for lot of them

The Supreme Court verdict which stated that persons who have a cumulative tenure of 18 years in the BCCI and state units are eligible to be elected as office bearers subject to a cooling off period......

Ganguly appointed CAB president; Avishek Dalmiya joint-secretary

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly was appointed president of the Cricket Association of Bengal on Thursday, ending the suspense on who will take over the state cricket body following the death of......