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......

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......

West Bengal: 5 Ganga Sagar pilgrims die in stampede

Five Ganga Sagar pilgrims, including a woman died in a stampede at a jetty at Kochuberia in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Sunday. District officials said two pilgrims died on......

Bengal teacher dragged, thrashed by TMC leader

A high school teacher was tied up, dragged for some distance, and locked inside a house by alleged Trinamool Congress supporters in a bid to acquire her land forcibly for a village road in......

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......

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......

More takers for Modi's Jan Dhan in Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal

The two states account for 24% of total accounts opened under financial inclusion scheme. As the Modi government enters its third year, one of its flagship scheme -  Jan Dhan Yojana - seems to......

'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......

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......