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Rallies, demonstrations over doctor's murder continue to rock Bengal

Rallies and demonstrations were held in different parts of West Bengal on Sunday, protesting the rape and murder of the doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. IMAGE: Former RG Kar......

CBI quizzes RG Kar ex-principal for 6th day; ED probe sought against him

Protestors from across walks of life, who joined in solidarity with the ongoing junior doctors' agitation against the alleged rape and murder of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital medic, on......

Modi unveils India's 1st underwater metro line in Kolkata

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday unveiled multiple metro projects across the country, including India's first underwater metro line in Kolkata. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

'2024 won't be a repeat of 2019 -- at least in Bihar'

'There was a huge difference between the 2019 Lok Sabha and 2020 assembly elections in Bihar.''Between 39/1 in 2019 to almost 50-50 in late 2020, Bihar had already moved.' IMAGE: Rashtriya Janata......

Swachh Bharat Not A Game Changer

If we as citizens, do not take ownership of public places, public facilities and public conveniences, Swachh Bharat will remain just a hollow slogan, notes Biswajit Dasgupta. Kindly note the image......

Mitsubishi to invest Rs 1665 cr for 2nd Bengal uni

Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation has send a formal letter to the West Bengal government indicating its desire to set up a second unit at an investment of Rs 1665 crore (Rs 16.65 billion).The......

Meet the man who 'powers' Kolkata

Sanjiv Goenka, the vice chairman of RPG Enterprises, is almost the stereotype Indian industrialist. This dapper man, who's fond of fashion, had everything that an illustrious industrialist's son......

Russi Mody: An affable and polite leader

Russi Mody could cut across hierarchy to communicate what he wanted, says Subir Roy. It was a routine corporate reception, hosted by a chamber of commerce on the lawns of a five-star......

Kolkata metro corridor may hit Mamata hurdle

The East-West corridor of Kolkata Metro rail -- India's first underwater transport project -- might face delay and fresh planning as Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has 'sought details' about......

Covid's unexpected fallout: Indians take to bicycles in big way

Since the Covid pandemic, bicycle sales have surged, orders are pouring in, and stores are already feeling a shortage. 'I have not seen this kind of excitement around bicycles and you are talking......

Kaun Pravin Tambe Review

Shreyas Talpade plays the titular role with aplomb, applauds Deepti Patwardhan. If the role of sports, and subsequently of sports biopics, is to inspire, Kaun Pravin Tambe does an adequate job.......

Meet Bengal's 15-YO Ranji star who surpassed Ganguly

When young left-hander Ankit Chatterjee drove seasoned Haryana pacer Anshul Kamboj for a cracking cover drive for his first scoring shot on Ranji Trophy debut for Bengal, it brought back memories......

Shami proves critics wrong in SMAT thriller

Shami bowls 13 dots, clocks 139 kmph, smashes 17-ball-32 in Bengal victory IMAGE: Mohammed Shami has played his eighth SMAT T20 game in 16 days and has bowled his full quota in almost all the......

RIP Subhas Bhowmick: The 'Jose Mourinho' of Kolkata Maidan

IMAGE: India's football legend Subhas Bhowmick was part of the 1970 Asian Games bronze winning team. He was also famous for exploits at the club level for East Bengal primarily and Mohun Bagan.......

'This fight is not just for Bengal, but for entire country'

IMAGE: Mohun Bagan captain and India defender Subhashish Bose with his wife Kasturi Chhetri and other protestors carrying placards in Bengali that read 'We want justice. Justice for RG Kar'......

Football icon Mohammed Habib passes away

Photograph: Kind Courtesy East Bengal/Twitter Mohammed Habib, the playmaker par excellence of the 1970s who scored against Pele's New York Cosmos in Mohun Bagan colours and made the football icon......

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