12 killed as violence rocks Bengal panchayat polls

West Bengal's rural polls drew towards a bloody finish as 12 people died, bombs exploded and all parties leveled allegations of strong arm tactics against their rivals on Saturday.  IMAGE: A......

West Bengal riots: Mamata announces judicial probe, attacks BJP

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday announced a judicial inquiry into the communal violence that rocked Baduria and Basirhat in North 24 Parganas district where life was slowly......

One arrested in murder of student who took on liquor mafia

One person was arrested on Sunday in connection with the brutal killing of a college student at Duttapukur in North 24 Parganas district. Anup Talukdat, who was one of the accused named in the FIR,......

Woman allegedly gangraped and murdered in West Bengal

A middle-aged woman was allegedly gang-raped and murdered at Jagannathpur in West Bengal's North 24-Parganas district on a day the nation was mourning the tragic death of the Delhi rape victim.......

Await new faces in India Inc as 283 directors set to retire this year

Over the next five years, 1,456 (National Stock Exchange (NSE)-listed companies would need to fill up 3,000-odd independent directorship positions. Currently, of the 6,053 independent directorship......

TiE to bring in VC team

The Indus Entrepreneurs will be bringing a team of venture capitalists for showcasing potential entrepreneurs in India. Speaking on the sidelines of the services seminar organised by the Bengal......

11 brands to market Tees Maar Khan

In a massive brand integration campaign, producers of Tees Maar Khan have inked co-promotion deals with 11 brands ranging from telecom service provider Airtel to FMCG major Emami to market the......

Budget to carry special 'monsoon' package

The government's forecast of below-normal monsoon this year is likely to influence the finance ministry's thinking on the broad policy thrust of the Union Budget for 2009-10. A special policy......

Deepika wouldn't have played Piku if...

Piku released six years on May 7, 2015.Subhash K Jha unveils some fascinating facts about the film. IMAGE: Deepika Padukone and Amitabh Bachchan in Piku. Did you know that the original choice for......

PIX: Salman, Shah Rukh hug at Star Guild Awards

The ninth Star Guild Awards, which was held at the NSCI Stadium in Worli, south Mumbai, saw the Who's Who of the Hindi film industry in attendance. While the red carpet saw a lot of glamour, the......

PIX: Bipasha, Deepika, Shah Rukh attend Screen Awards

Here's looking at the red carpet arrivals at the Like OK Screen awards. The entire film industry was present at the 20th Life OK Screen awards, held at the MMRDA grounds in Bandra, a western Mumbai......

Bollywood's daddies celebrate Father's Day

Bollywood has been giving their daddies a lot of love on Father's Day. From posting beautiful throwback pictures to sending out lovely messages to their Papas, Instagram has become a treasure trove......

HC vacates stay, tells Dalmiya to reply

A two-judge bench of Calcutta High Court on Friday vacated the stay on the show cause notice slapped on former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Jagmohan Dalmiya, on charges of......

AIFF inter-state transfers

The All India Football Federation on Tuesday released the first list of inter-state transfers.Releasing the list, AIFF secretary Alberto Colaco said 81 players have sought transfer in the first......