RG Kar doc's rapist-murderer escapes death sentence, gets life term

A Kolkata court sentenced Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment until death on Monday after he was convicted of raping and murdering an on-duty doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and......

Sanjay Roy found guilty of raping, murdering RG Kar doctor

A Kolkata court on Saturday convicted prime accused Sanjay Roy of raping and murdering an on-duty doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, 162 days after the crime that sparked......

CBI moves plea in HC seeking death penalty for RG Kar convict

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday urged the Calcutta high court to schedule an early hearing on its appeal seeking death penalty for R G Kar Hospital rape-murder case convict......

I'm being framed, was beaten up in jail: RG Kar convict

Sanjay Roy, convicted of the rape and murder of an on-duty doctor at the state-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, on Monday claimed in a court here that he was innocent and had been "wrongly......

'Not a single penny from taxpayers', FM on stimulus fund

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the entire fiscal stimulus announced by the government would be funded by borrowings and revenues, and taxpayers will not be charged even a single......

RBI projects retail inflation in 5-5.2% range for H1 FY22

The Reserve Bank on Friday projected retail inflation to be in 5-5.2 per cent range during the first half of the next fiscal year, expecting further softening of vegetables prices in near term.......

'RBI's whatever-it-takes approach insulated teconomy'

'A strong foreign exchange reserve is the best safety net against global spillovers.' Photograph: Altaf Hussain/Reuters   "The pandemic crashed government revenues last year," Reserve Bank of......

Shaktikanta Das's biggest challenge

The RBI governor has to convert the zero-sum game with the government from a non-cooperative one -- which his two predecessors had made it -- to a cooperative one, explains T C A Srinivasa......

Watch Konkona's Killer Magic On OTT

After receiving high praise for her performance in Killer Soup, we can't help but wonder why Konkona Sen Sharma is not seen more often on screen. Her films have been few and far between, with some......

Siya Review

Siya captures the wounded soul of its protagonist with deeply felt grit and pathos, observes Sukanya Verma. It is a cold winter's night in a far-flung village of North India when a teenage girl......

The perfect match made in Heaven

'It is difficult to pin down any singular factor but marriage does invite the emotional investment of viewers,' observes Chintan Girish Modi. IMAGE: A scene from A Suitable Boy streaming on......

Sonakshi, Taapsee lash out at Akshay, Devgn

'Let us stand together in displaying our utter and complete lack of spine, in safeguarding our hundreds of crore rupees of income and in supporting this military-style mobilisation against the very......

3rd T20 PIX: Samson slams ton as India sweep Bangladesh

IMAGES from the third T20 International between India and Bangladesh at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday SCORECARD IMAGE: Sanju Samson celebrates after completing......

T20 WC PIX: India survive Bangladesh scare

IMAGES from the T20 World Cup match played between India and Bangladesh in Adelaide on Wednesday. Scorecard IMAGE: India are the Group 2 table topper with six points while Bangladesh are in......

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history.Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.......