If govt fails to protect people ...: HC on post-poll violence in Bengal

Expressing concern over alleged post-poll violence in certain areas of West Bengal following the conclusion of the Lok Sabha elections, the Calcutta high court on Thursday issued a directive......

Mamata, nephew call HC order on school jobs 'fixed', 'BJP ploy'

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday termed the cancellation of over 25,000 school jobs as 'gross injustice' and alleged that it was a ploy by the Bharatiya Janata Party to stop......

Mamata, BJP trade verbal blows over NIA team attack in Bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday accused National Investigation Agency officials of attacking villagers at Bhupatinagar in Purba Medinipur district and not the other way......

Ex-Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay joins BJP

Two days after resigning as a judge in the Calcutta high court, Abhijit Gangopadhyay on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Earlier, on Tuesday, after resigning as the high court judge, he......

The mistakes Daiichi Sankyo made in the Ranbaxy deal

'Love for the deal' was evident when Daiichi termed the investigations by the US Foods and Drugs Administration (FDA) as just a "risk call" and did not spend enough time on evaluating the risk,......

Saradha scam: CBI searches former Union Minister's residence

CBI on Thursday carried out searches at 28 locations, including the residence of former Union Minister Matang Sinh here in connection with Saradha chit fund scam in which deposits of thousands of......

Big Pharma waits nervously on Glivec patent verdict

Global drugmakers, battered by recent intellectual property decisions in India, are girding for a landmark court ruling next week with broad consequences for their ability to sell lucrative......

Packaged water continues to be expensive

Major food and beverage companies like PepsiCo, Bisleri International, Coca-Cola and Tata Tea continue to offer their 1 litre packaged water brands between Rs 13 and Rs 40, despite a recent......

The Power Of The Law... And Hope

Sirf Ek Banda Kaafi Hai reminds us that we haven't run out of instances where even the most vulnerable can secure justice against the mighty, applauds Utkarsh Mishra. The Manoj Bajpayee-starrer......

The Very Best of Moushumi Chatterjee

Happy birthday, Moushumi! In an industry where it is common to sound the last trumpet for an actress no sooner has she tied the knot, Moushumi Chatterjee is a shining example of nothing can stop......

Bachchan, editor in war of words over interview

In his latest blog, cine icon Amitabh Bachchan has criticised a prominent tabloid for not doing justice to an interview it took with him in the first week of his 67th birthday. According to......

Ranji Roundup: Gharami announces arrival; Mumbai on top

Once struggling for training slots, young Gharami announces arrival with hundred IMAGE: Bengal's Sudip Gharami hit 13 fours and a six to score an unbeaten ton on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy clash......

Ranji Roundup: Sarfaraz's double ton rescues Mumbai

IMAGE: Sarfaraz Khan, who had hit an unbeaten triple-hundred in the last game against Uttar Pradesh, took a listless HP attack to cleaners. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter In-form Sarfaraz......

ICA elections: Former players Azad and Gaekwad set for battle

IMAGE: Former India cricketer Kirti Azad. Former India captain Shantha Rangaswamy is set to become a part of the all-powerful BCCI apex council as she is in line to be elected unopposed to the......

IPL Probe Commission meets Ganguly, Dalmiya

The Indian Premier League Probe Commission led by Retd Justice Mukul Mudgal met former India captain Sourav Ganguly and former BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya in Kolkata on Friday. According to a......

RTI will apply to BCCI: Justice Mudgal

The Board of Control for Cricket in India will have to come under the ambit of Right to Information Act if it wants to use 'India' as its national team's name, Justice Mukul Mudgal, who headed the......