Veteran Bengal minister Subhas Chakraborty dies

West Bengal Sport, Transport and Youth Affairs Minister Subhas Chakraborty passed away in a private hospital in Kolkata at 11.35 am on Monday following multiple organ failure. The veteran leader......

When Stalin Met Thala...

What some of our leaders were up to over the weekend.   IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin with former International Cricket Council Chairman Narayanaswami Srinivasan, former Indian......

Saradha scam: WB minister arrested, Mamata calls it political vendetta

Launching a blistering attack against the Centre, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee termed state Transport Minister Madan Mitra's arrest as "political vendetta" and "dirty conspiracy" by......

'I convinced Basu to celebrate his birthday'

Late West Bengal Sports and Transport Minister Subhas Chakraborty's wife Ramala could not hold her tears when asked to talk about Jyoti Basu. The veteran Marxist leader breathed his last at a......

Govt exempts a slew of services from tax

Starting next month, there will be no service tax on construction of some low-cost housing, power distribution, foreign travelers in transit, those flying to and from the Northeast, services within......

This is what the Tata Rs 1-lakh car looks like!

The Tata Rs 1-lakh car is here! And it's called the Nano! Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata on Thursday unveiled the Tata Nano at the 9th Auto Expo in New Delhi. Details of the People's Car: Ratan......

P R Dasmunshi: Mr Policeman?

Anyone following the spate of protests following the SEZ policy in West Bengal would remember one picture of Nandigram in vivid detail. That of information and broadcasting minister Priya Ranjan......

GST aftermath: Government mulls pruning tax exemption list

When the GST is enforced, exemptions from central excise on tea, coffee, food might go, reports Dilasha Seth About 200 items, including premium tea and coffee, ready-to-eat food and branded......

Seeking Sania's autograph

There is a word in Bengali that defies exact translation into English. The word is 'hujug'. It can partly mean hype, but it transcends that. It can also mean a reason to party because of something......

'This Pak tour will be tougher'

As part of a series of weekly chats on cricket, Prem Panicker appeared on the rediff Chat at 1300 EDT/1000 PDT on December 23. Following is a transcript of the chat. Earlier transcripts: - 'Ganguly......