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'Jewellery worth Rs 24-25 crores was transferred'

Indrani was spiritedly telegraphing details of the jewellery from the back of the court... Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora Murder Trial. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

What led the British to Leave India?

Attlee said Great Britain had concluded that the Indian element of the army was no longer reliable and that Netaji's Indian National Army had demonstrated that.That had shaken the foundation on......

An Indian legend you probably don't know about

In a corner of Kolkata lived a man who made Latin American music cool before urban India became hip to salsa.Sumit Bhattacharya remembers Monojit Datta, ace percussionist, guru and unknown legend.......

The Indian Hero you must know about

'R N Kao was a spymaster, an institution builder and a gentleman.' IMAGE: Rameshwar Nath Kao was the first chief of India's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing. He played......

'The truth of non-violence, he repeated, could never be challenged'

'A little old man who has renounced personal possessions, walking with bare feet on the cold earth in search of a great human ideal'. Phillips Talbot then the South Asia correspondent of the......

India to export wine to Britain

With chicken tikka masala being Britain's favourite dish, India is offering a fresh challenge to the nation's palate -- wine.India's wine makers hope Indian wine will be as acceptable as a Chilean......

World's 1st mobile phone virus is..?

TELECOM Name the world's 1st mobile phone virus.Finance Minister P Chidambaram in his Budget announcements proposed a hike in sectoral caps in telecommunications from the existing 49% to 74%. Take......

ITC, Deveshwar file Rs 550 cr suit against ABP

ITC Ltd and its chairman Yogesh Chandra Deveshwar have filed a Rs 550 crore (Rs 5.5 billion) damage suit against ABP Ltd and its editor Aveek Sarkar in the Calcutta high court.The suit was filed......

ITC chief Deveshwar sues The Telegraph for 'crores

ITC Chairman YogeshC Deveshwar has sued eastern India's leading English daily The Telegraph for 'several crores of rupees' over an unflattering profileon his stand on the Indian Institute of......

This Is How Ananya Takes A Picture!

Sharvari rocks the sari... Esha sends love from Miami... Swara adds sunshine to her wardrobe... Photograph: Kind courtesy Ananya Panday/Instagram 'I literally cannot take a picture without either......

Bridging the gap between Bollywood and Hollywood

Professional tennis and Hollywood -- they're two of the world's most competitive industries. But, boy, how they differ! Imagine, then, one man making a major mark in both. He'd have to be......

Pant among Top 10 Indian Batsmen...

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant 'must be the least predictable batsman ever', says Scyld Berry. Photograph: Alex Davidson/Getty Images Rishabh Pant's stature as a Test batsman has grown considerably in......

Former BCCI president BN Dutt passes away

One of the most revered administrators of Kolkata Maidan both in football and cricket, Biswanath Dutt is known to have played an instrumental role in getting a young Jagmohan Dalmiya under his......

'God of Commentary' prepares to say goodbye

Henry Blofeld, who charmed the cricket world for more than 40 years, bids farewell to the microphone come September.Haresh Pandya salutes the Master. IMAGE: Henry Blofeld always livened up......

Ganguly to play in football I-League

Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly will try his legs on football and will turn out for Chirag United in the I-League starting in September. Chirag United, who were promoted to the I-League......

George Telegraph shock East Bengal

George Telegraph shocked East Bengal 3-1 in the Kolkata Premier League at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan on Thursday. Nigerian striker Shaheed Olawale struck twice, in the 23rd and in the 33rd......

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