Maoists ready for talks with West Bengal govt

Talks between the Maoists and the West Bengal government seems imminent with the Maoist leader Koteshwar Rao alias Kishenji informing rediff.com over telephone from an undisclosed location late on......

Officer will be paraded before media: Maoists

Maoist leader Kishenji on Wednesday said Atindranath Dutta, the police officer whom they abducted in West Midnapore district, will be produced before the media soon but will be released only after......

WB: Maoists raid police station; 2 cops shot dead

In a first such operation in West Bengal, Maoists on Tuesday raided a police station, shot dead two police officers and kidnapped the officer-in-charge in West Midnapore district, where they also......

What Pataakha has in common with Paheli, Lootere

It goes way beyond a fantastic team! Brevity is the soul of wit. As one of William Shakespeare's greatest admirers, Vishal Bhardwaj knows it only too well. The director's crackling new offering......

Bollywood's Ten Prolific Bengali Filmmakers

The Hindi Film Industry is a famously cosmopolitan space welcoming creativity of all lands and regions. This absorption of variety in culture and personalities is instrumental in the......

'The scene in Bazaar is guaranteed to draw tears from stone'

'Suddenly, a deafening silence surrounds us. Broken occasionally by the sighs of those who admired this consummate actor, this splendid human being, and trying to grapple with the impermanence of......

'It's a relief to be Kalki again'

She’s a rare breed in Bollywood. Kalki Koechlin is always on time for her interview. And when she enters, she sits directly in front of the camera without fussing about a touch-up for her......