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Former RS member Dipankar Mukherjee passes away

Dipankar Mukherjee, an engineer-turned-trade unionist and former Rajya Sabha member, died at a hospital in New Delhi on Monday after battling pancreatic cancer. Mukherjee, 69, a former Communist......

When Security Wouldn't Let The Ustad In

'The security guards at the stadium did not recognise him. He kept saying he was Zakir Hussain but they did not permit him to enter.''Zakir bhai was calm and told me it is not their fault. They......

RS polls in West Bengal begin

The biennial elections for five Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal began in Kolkata Tuesday morning as six candidates put up fight for berths in the Upper House.With the Congress putting up the......

Women's quota Bill soon: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said his government was committed to ensuring reservation for women in legislatures."Our government remains committed to ensuring reservation for women in......

Now you can land on Mars, virtually

You need not be a billionaire or an astronaut to land on the Mars anymore. It's just a ride away. West Bengal Minister for Power and Non-Conventional Energy Sources Mrinal Banerjee on Tuesday......

Now, trade unions plan national strike

Rejuvenated by the success of the all-India strike on July 5, the Left and the saffron forces are planning another strike. This time the trade unions of the Left parties will join hand with the......

Normalcy restored at airports

Cleaning operations were on full swing at airports across the country on Friday after the nationwide agitation by airport employees was called off on Thursday. Flight operations were normal at the......

Airport workers threaten stir from March 12

The airport operations are likely to be disrupted as the employees have threatened to start an indefinite 'non-cooperation movement' from march 12 after the government today rejected their demands......

Sick government firms can get into real estate

The booming real estate market in India has caught the attention of the Board for Reconstruction of Public Sector Enterprises as a route for reviving sick public sector units. BRPSE's new chairman......

Govt, Left to discuss petro prices

Government will hold consultations with leaders of the left parties, allies of the ruling United Progressive Alliance, on the issue of petroleum product prices even as the petroleum minister Murli......

The BEST of my father, Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2. To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com brings you a treasure trove of features from our archives. 'I don't need......

Bhutia sent off as Bagan beat East Bengal

Mohun Bagan beat East Bengal 1-0 in a closely-fought match of the IFA Premier Division Football League in Kolkata on Tuesday.The match saw some mindless acts in the dying minutes, leading to......

East Bengal in IFA Shield final

East Bengal, despite being plagued by injury blues, showed their true mettle by registering an easy 2-0 victory against Everready to enter the final of the 109th IFA Shield football tournament in......

46 shortlisted for AIFF teams

Twelve members from National Football League championsEast Bengal, including young forward Deepak Kumar Mondal and Alvito D'Cunha, have been shortlisted for the senior Indian national football team......

India lose to Turkmenistan

India went down to Turkmenistan 0-2 in a first-legmatch in the first roundAsian pre-Olympic football qualifiers, for the 2004 Athens Olympics, at Ashkhabad in Turkmenistan, on Saturday.The......

East Bengal name team for AFC Cup match

National Football League champions East Bengal announced a 20-member team for the February 10 AFC Cup away opener against Singapore's Geylang United FC, with coach Subhas Bhowmick banking heavily......

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