Why BJP is crumbling in Bengal after a sensational rise

'It doesn’t help to transpose the Hindi heartland model on Bengal. Bengalis don’t understand its dynamics. They won’t comprehend the impact of Modi’s dip in the Ganga......

Steely Stalin steals Modi's show too

Stalin owes his victory, like in 2019, to the hate-campaign of the local Hindutva forces, which kept haranguing him, and even his dead father, notes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Dravida Munnetra......

Swapan Dasgupta faces disqualification as RS MP after getting poll ticket

With the Bharatiya Janata Party fielding nominated Rajya Sabha member Swapan Dasgupta in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has said he could be......

Amid China and Covid-19 let's not forget the migrants

If solutions are not found, adequately and in good time, things could simply slip out of everyone’s hands, warns N Sathiya Moorthy.  IMAGE: Police personnel baton charge a migrant......

The Kerala minister who's fighting for states in GST Council

Thomas Isaac has been in and out of the national news in his role as Kerala’s finance minister since 2018 for various path-breaking tax initiatives. But it is 2020 that he has become more......

'Except foodgrains-related essentials, nothing is moving'

At the height of the agitation against Tata Motors and after, the decibel level at Singur has always been high. The coronavirus scare, however, appears to have tempered it.  The lockdown has......

6 states see fall in tax revenues till November

The bulk of states’ revenue comes from the devolution from the Centre’s divisible tax pool, GST, VAT on petroleum, and excise duty on alcohol. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

A textile tycoon who also spins dreams

Despite presiding over scores of factories in what is today India’s largest garment exporter with 105,000 employees, Harish Ahuja is a modest man with much to be immodest about. He......

Ranji Trophy: Tiwary's triple ton puts Bengal on top

A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday. IMAGE: Bengal's Manoj Tiwary celebrates after scoring 300 against Hyderabad on Day 2 day of their Ranji Trophy match, at Kalyani, West......

Bagan trounce Bhowanipore in India's first Pink ball match

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami. ‘I'll prefer pink ball any day; the best thing is you got to bowl only one session under the sun. Photograph: xtratime.in Mohammed Shami grabbed a match haul of seven......

Tendulkar's retirement biggest of them all: Gavaskar

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has termed Sachin Tendulkar's retirement from international cricket as the "biggest" the game has ever seen, while another former great V V S Laxman feels the......