71% turnout in Bengal bypoll, scuffle in some pockets

A high voter turnout of nearly 71 per cent was recorded till 5 pm on Saturday in West Bengal's four assembly constituencies where bypolls were held, an official said. Barring a few stray incidents,......

'A man with a very large heart': Congress leaders remember Vajpayee

IMAGE: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pays tribute to his predecessor Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at the latter's Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on......

CPI-M calls for 12-hour shutdown in Siliguri

The Communist party of India-Marxist called for a total shutdown on Thursday in Siliguri over their demand for the release of their leaders arrested during the clash between their party leaders and......

Kolkata: Beyond headlines, change and cynicism

News from Kolkata paints a bleak picture - flyover collapse, deadly fires and crackdowns on political humour. But the City of Joy is changing, finds, Sumit Bhattacharya. Only, few are sure if it's......

'I Have To Excel In Everything I Do'

'My two life mantras are prioritisation and compartmentalisation.''Prioritisation allows you to put one thing over the other and compartmentalisation to focus on one priority at a time.'......

'He was always very indulgent towards me, a bit like a father to a wayward son'

'Satyadev Dubey left without writing the dialogues for the end of Mandi. So there would be brainstorming sessions before every scene.' 'One particular scene needed a dramatic opening line and no......

'An Actor At The Top Of His Game'

'At his wedding with Patralekha, I officiated as the groom's father as Raj has lost both parents, and that's the relationship we share today.' IMAGE: Rajkummar Rao with Hansal Mehta on the sets of......

Mr & Mrs Mahi Review: Match Made In Heaven!

I liked how the film finds excitement in Mahendra and Mahima's dull lives and transforms their humdrum existence into an ode to second chances, notes Sukanya Verma. The two Mahis in Mr & Mrs Mahi......

India on course to host Under-17 World Cup

'We are confident and happy about how things are moving. Things are in motion and I hope they get into momentum," Ceppi told reporters after a tie-up was announced with Bank of Baroda for the......

India to host 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup from October 6-28

IMAGE: India’s U-19 football squad. Photograph: AIFF.. India will stage the Under-17 football World Cup from October 6 to 28 next year, the sport's world governing body FIFA announced on......

Sports shorts: Yuki, Prajnesh crash out of US Open qualifiers

IMAGE: Yuki Bhambri in action. Photograph: PTI India's big hope Yuki Bhambri crashed out of the US Open men's singles qualifiers with a three-set defeat to Japanese Go Soeda while Prajnesh......

Whatmore to coach Knight Riders: Ganguly

Former India captain Sourav Gangulysaid Dav Whatmore will be the coach of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Ganguly who is expected to be back as......

T&T want Narine, Pollard, Bravo for CLT20

IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders are likely to be without their star performer Sunil Narine in the upcoming Champions League as the Trinidad & Tobago Sports Minister wants the spinner to be......