Mamata Banerjee and the Politics of Impulsiveness

Hasty, ill-conceived steps show how isolated Mamata Banerjee had been from the national political trend.A fascinating excerpt from Sugato Hazra's Losing The Plot: Political Isolation Of West......

How BJP's Chanakya met his waterloo in Bengal

The BJP could win only 16 out of the 57 seats in Bengal where Amit Shah campaigned, reports Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Anilchandra Shah on a roadshow......

Most TMC turncoats who switched to BJP taste defeat

They were rewarded by their new party with election tickets for switching allegiance. 5 STATE ELECTIONS: Full coverage IMAGE: TMC supporters celebrate party's winning trend during counting day......

Impressive turnout in high-stakes assembly polls

A high voter turnout was recorded in West Bengal, Assam Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry assembly elections on Tuesday. The massive polling exercise following COVID-19 health protocol and......

Wholesale inflation turns positive after 17 months

Wholesale price-based inflation turned positive after 17 months, posting an annual gain of 0.34 per cent in April, on rise in vegetables and pulses prices. The March Wholesale Price Index-based......

Retail inflation picks up to 5.61% in Dec

India's annual consumer price inflation edged up for the fifth straight month in December to 5.61 per cent on rising food prices, from a year ago period, government data showed on Tuesday.......

Why food prices are up even as WPI decline continues

CPI inflation rises to 5.41% in November; wholesale prices fall for longest stretch in 40 yearsThe Wholesale Price Index-based deflation continued for a 13th month in a row, the longest since......

October rise in pulses prices, highest monthly change in a decade!

  Onions had the highest inflation rate among all major commodities. Dropping of general wholesale prices in October for a 12th straight month in October masked the fact that some food items......

'I never like watching my films'

'I don't look forward to seeing my films because this only sort of gives me a deep sense of dissatisfaction that I could have done better, and I lose my self-confidence.' IMAGE: Satyajit Ray in......

Soumitra Chatterjee: I don't have much faith in awards

'No other actor in India was as lucky as me,' Soumitra Chatterjee tells Indrani Roy/ Rediff.com   The brilliant actor Soumitra Chatterjee turns 80 today, January 19. On this occasion, we......

SPOTTED: Amitabh Bachchan is barely recognisable!

Can you tell it's the Big B? We couldn't at first.Amitabh Bachchan, who is currently shooting for Shoojit Sircar's upcoming film Piku in Kolkata, was a curious sight on the streets of the......

Actress Suchitra Sen's condition critical

The condition of veteran actress Suchitra Sen, who was hospitalised on December 29 following a respiratory tract infection, has turned critical. The 82-year-old actress is admitted at Belle Vue......

Why the once legendary football clubs of Kolkata are fading

Bogged down by inefficient administration and unable to attract financing, the once legendary football clubs of Kolkata are fading into irrelevance Odafe Okolie, right, trains with Jose Barreto,......

Indian Super League kicks off with glittering ceremony

Nita Ambani formally declares the Indian Super League open. Photograph: PTI   It was an evening to remember for the people residing in 'Mecca of Indian Football' as a riot of colours lit the......

Lack of proper training affected Indian footballers: Garcia

Atletico de Kolkata's marquee player Luis Garcia during a ceremony. Photograoh: Dipak Chakraborty/Rediff.com Indian Super League team Atletico de Kolkata's marquee player Luis Garcia said Indian......

Tendulkar, Ganguly release book on Late Pankaj Roy

Senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar and former India captain Sourav Ganguly today released a book on former India opener Late Pankaj Roy in the presence of the entire Indian squad. The book named......

IPL-5 had more viewers than ICC World Cup: Shukla

The fifth edition of the Indian Premier League was viewed by more people than last year's ICC Cricket World Cup (50 overs), which India won after 28 years. IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla declared on......