Mamata Banerjee and the Politics of Impulsiveness

Hasty, ill-conceived steps show how isolated Mamata Banerjee had been from the national political trend.A fascinating excerpt from Sugato Hazra's Losing The Plot: Political Isolation Of West......

6 convicted in Kamduni gang-rape and murder case

Six persons were on Thursday convicted by a local court in the Kamduni gang-rape and murder case in which a 21-year-old college girl was brutally assaulted and murdered in June 2013, triggering......

Kamduni gang rape: 3 sent to gallows, 3 get lifer

Three convicts of the sensational Kamduni gang rape and murder of a 21-year-old college student over two years ago were on Saturday sentenced to death by a Kolkata court while three others got life......

Calcutta HC to monitor Kamduni gang rape and murder probe

The Calcutta high court on Thursday said it would monitor the Criminal Investigation Department investigation into the Kamduni gang rape and murder case and also questioned the justification of......