BJP-led alliance all set for second term in Assam

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance in Assam is all set to form the government for the second successive term winning 74 of the 102 seats declared so far and is leading in one other.  ......

Stage set for Assam first phase assembly polls on Monday

Over 95 lakh voters will decide the fate of 539 candidates, including 43 females, in 65 constituencies spread across the state. IMAGE: Election officials examine the Electronic Voting......

All you need to know about Assam's National Register of Citizens

The citizens’ register in Assam does not get to the bottom of things, reports Nibir Deka.  IMAGE: A National Register of Citizens centre in Sonitpur district in Assam. Photograph:......

ULFA's solution to stop exodus: A BULLET to the head

The going has not been too smooth for the United Liberation Front of Asom, the violent separatist outfit that has, for decades, unleashed a reign of terror and mayhem in the north-eastern state.......

The BEST of my father, Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2. To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com brings you a treasure trove of features from our archives. 'I don't need......

'I'd have loved to present Pratidwandi at Cannes'

'Where Pratidwandi is concerned, there are very few men standing.' IMAGE: Dhritiman Chatterjee in Satyajit Ray's Pratidwandi. Dhritiman Chatterjee, a post-graduate in economics, came from a world......

10 roles that proved Soumitra Chatterjee's versatility

This is an alternate list of 10 screen roles that saw Soumitra Chatterjee, a paragon of gentility, venture beyond his comfort zone and deliver masterclasses of subtlety and depth, lists Saibal......

How many times has Ajay Devgn made you laugh?

Just how well do Ajay Devgn's comedies fare? Ajay Devgn can be as hilarious as he is intense. He brings on the laughs in his latest film, Total Dhamaal, a multi-starrer helmed by Indra Kumar. The......

Manchester United keen to set up academy in Kolkata

West Bengal sports minister Madan Mitra on Thursday said that the world's most popular football club Manchester United are keen to set up an academy in Kolkata and develop tourism ties with the......

Bayern Munich arrive in Kolkata

The famous German soccer team Bayern Munich arrived in Kolkata on Sunday by a special Lufthansa flight from Indonesia. Upon arrival at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, the team......

Unofficial war: 'No Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, no ISL'

IMAGE: Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, cricket legend, Sachin Tendulkar, cricketer Mahender Singh Dhoni and actor and owner of North East United Football team John Abraham at inaugural ceremony......

Football Briefs: Giroud treble boosts France in friendly win

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: France's Olivier Giroud celebrates on scoring his hat-trick during the international friendly against Paraguay in Roazhon Park,......