'Gorkhaland agitation not conducive to talks'

The West Bengal government on Wednesday said the ongoing Gorkha Janamukti Morcha agitation is not conducive to the tripartite talks on the demand for Gorkhaland state to be held on December 21.......

How Non-BJP States Are Paying Back Modi-Shah

Non-BJP chief ministers are retaliating.If the Centre can use its agencies to threaten, intimidate and jail its rivals, so can they.The fightback will get more intense, observes Shekhar Gupta.......

Buddhadeb to meet PM, Chidambaram on Oct 11

In the wake of the joint operation against the Naxalites in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal, the chief minister of West Bengal, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, will meet the Prime Minister......

Is India becoming a National SUSPICION state?

'Suspect all, fix all.' 'It is this mindset that begins at the very top of an establishment and then trickles down and across,' notes Shekhar Gupta. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com  ......

Bengal nods Mamata proposal for Singur coach unit

The West Bengal government on Tuesday gave its consent to Union railway minister Mamata Banerjee's proposal for setting up a railway coach factory at the abandoned site of Tata Motors in Singur.......

Ranji roundup: Karnataka, MP, Bengal cruise into semis

A round-up of Day 4 of the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals on Friday.Karnataka rout Uttarakhand, enter semis IMAGE: Karnataka's players celebrate winning their Ranji Trophy quarter-final match against......