Lal Salaam, Comrade Buddhadeb

He was reviled by critics in his party as a neo-liberal in disguise but till the end, he retained his belief in secularism and the humanity of Communism. IMAGE: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, then the......

Ex-Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee passes away

Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who will be remembered both for his commitment to the communist ideology and a pragmatic approach to industrialising the state, passed......

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee: Marxist who wooed capital for industry

Former West Bengal chief minister and a front-ranking Marxist leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will go down in the country's history as a pragmatic communist who kept aside his ideological......

'No leader can match up to Modi'

'Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Bengal can be the game changers of 2024.' IMAGE: Narendra D Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party's supreme leader, arrives with BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda to......

Don't the babus need a phoren summer break?

Codgers on holiday in rising India! Growing foreign travel is one sign of the radical change in rising India’s vacation dynamic. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com. As scorching......

Budget doesn't have much for the youth

  The Budget won't create the millions of jobs Modi had promised in his election pledge, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray. 'It's clearly a Budget,' said George W Bush when shown a document. 'It's got......

The story of West Bengal's dismal industrial performance

A policy-related problem that urgently needs to be redressed is the ‘miniaturisation’ of projects, notes Ashok K Lahiri. Image: Miniaturisation will not work for industry and......

Bullet trains: Modi's extravagant gift to Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's loyalty to his home state, Gujarat, is admirable but an Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train will not begin to address any of the many problems Indian Railways faces, notes......

What's On Tamannaah's Mind?

Salman does a reality check... Kartik spends time with Katori... Bipasha shows her whole world... Photograph: Kind courtesy Tamannaah Bhatia/Instagram And that's how Tamannaah Bhatia gets her......

Karan's Ode To Fatherhood: My most precious dream

'I’m constantly in a state of gratitude just to be a witness to this miracle of a woman, creating a life within her and making it look like it’s all just a part of her day.'......

Neetu Kapoor's 10 Best Roles

Neetu Singh retired when most stars begin their careers. At 21, she bid adieu to films to focus on life with frequent co-star turned husband, Rishi Kapoor and raise their two kids, Riddhima and......

How Mithun Dazzled The World

'Mithun has showed Hindi cinema that a tall, dark man with a charming smile and a great physique can take the world on.' The Mithun Chakraborty starrer Disco Dancer (1982) was the first Indian......