Srinivasan-backed Dalmiya set to return as BCCI president

Jagmohan Dalmiya. Photograph: Reuters Veteran cricket administrator Jagmohan Dalmiya is all set to return as Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president more than a decade after he last......

Modi's Bengal strike rate: Less than 50%

The BJP's star campaigner could not help even half the number of candidates for whom he campaigned in his aggressive 'Didi-o-Didi' style in Bengal, reveals Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf. IMAGE:......

Army withdraws from central Kolkata

The army was withdrawn from violence-hit central Kolkata on Friday afternoon after the restoration of normal life in the area. "All the four columns of the army which had been deployed, have been......

Mamata assigns portfolios to council of ministers

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday allocated portfolios to her newly sworn-in council of ministers, keeping to herself nine departments, including Home, Land and Land Reforms.......

Pranab to don priest's mantle during Durga Puja

Far from the hurly-burly of politics, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee plays another role at this time of the year -- that of a priest worshipping Goddess Durga. Mukherjee worships Goddess Durga......

NIS Sparta leads in insurance training

NIS Sparta, Asia's largest performance enhancement solutions company offering interventions in the insurance sector, has emerged a leading market player. It has acquired a market share of 47 per......

Infosys to get 50 acres in Rajarhat

After Wipro, now Infosys has also agreed to set up its campus at Rajarhat, New Town. Bengal housing minister Goutam Deb on Wednesday said that Infosys had agreed to accept the land offered to them......

Syngene to enter drug discovery

Syngene, the contract research subsidiary of Biocon, India's leading biotechnology company, is going into a critical new area. It is making its first foray into drug discovery which will convert it......

10 AMAZING movies you must see!

The 21st Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival brings together 190 movies from 53 countries. This year's Indian selection, selected from various parts of the country, carries promise. As the eight-day......

The 'Gracy' transformation

Gracy's transformationVickey Lalwani/PTIShe was the female lead of the Oscar-nominatedLagaan (it won a Best Foreign Film nomination), but Gracy Singh as good as disappeared from the scene after the......

How well do you know Naseeruddin Shah?

Naseeruddin Shah has enthralled us with his movies for over 30 decades. But how well do you really know him? We test your knowledge on the great Naseer, on his 60th birthday on July......

'A National Award calls for a lot of lobbyism'

I read Pather Panchali and its sequel Aparajito, novels by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, at the age of 11 but saw the trilogy by Satyajit Ray much later. And I have no qualms in stating that I......

Srinivasan-backed Dalmiya set to return as BCCI president

Jagmohan Dalmiya. Photograph: Reuters Veteran cricket administrator Jagmohan Dalmiya is all set to return as Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president more than a decade after he last......

Ganguly appeals to fans

Sourav Ganguly appealed to his fans to desist from activities that disrupt normal life and expressed confidence that he would make a comeback to top-flight cricket by virtue of his performance.......

Jagmohan Dalmiya elected BCCI President

Jagmohan Dalmiya returned as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India after being unanimously elected at its Annual General Meeting in Chennai on Monday. The Narayanswami Srinivasan......

PHOTOS: CM Mamata felicitates Atletico de Kolkata team

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with the players of Atletico De Kolkata during a felicitation ceremony, in Kolkata on Wednesday. Photograph: PTI The members of the victorious inaugural......

How CAB botched up final ICC inspection of Eden

Having lost their face in front of the cricketing fraternity, the blame game has already started in the corridors of Cricket Association of Bengal for the inept manner in which they handled the......