In a boost to the INDIA bloc, its constituents won 10 of the 13 assembly seats where by-elections were held in seven states, while the Bharatiya Janata Party managed to bag two and an Independent......
The marathon polling process to elect the 18th Lok Sabha ended on Saturday with the seventh phase of elections witnessing an approximate voter turnout of 62.36 per cent, amid clashes between......
In the seventh and final phase of the general election on Saturday, polling is being held for 57 constituencies spread across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh, including Varanasi......
Fifty-seven seats across seven states and the Union territory of Chandigarh will go to polls in the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections on Saturday that include Varanasi, from where......
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday referred to protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and said "PoK is part of India and we will take it". IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses a......
It's that time of year when columnists are tempted to speculate about what this New Year will bring. Who am I to resist the temptation? Image: Global economic growth will continue to be......
Mamata Banerjee's triumphal declaration of having attracted investments worth Rs 2.43 lakh crore at the summit, are numbers that no one but she and the enigmatic state finance minister Amit Mitra......
Call it by whatever name, the economic system of modern times favors indiscipline of individuals, societies and governments. Remember Aesop's parable of ant and grasshopper? The ant works hard all......
City-based Emami Group has added five celebrities to its kitty of 60 brand endorsers. The company has roped in five sporting icons for its Fast Relief brand.After cashing in on the Munni campaign......
'She didn't tell us she had been diagnosed with cancer.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Sreela Majumdar/Facebook Sreela Majumdar caught the discerning eye of Mrinal Sen and he cast her as Alhadi in his......
'In the early years of this century, barely 10 years after liberalisation, drinking Coke was still cool,' notes Uttaran Das Gupta. Contemplating a future in crime -- to be more specific, smuggling......
Kolkata begins the year on a sad note. National Award-winning film director Mrinal Sen, 95, passed away into the ages on Sunday, December 30. His funeral -- held at Keoratala Ghat, Kolkata, on......
Talented Bengali director Rituparno Ghosh passed away around 7.30 am today, May 30. He was 49.Ghosh was reportedly suffering from pancreatitis.Born and brought up in Kolkata, the maverick filmmaker......
'To be good at the heptathlon takes at least seven years; to compete internationally and win medals takes 10 years.''Swapna became Asia's best heptathlete in just five years!''Nobody would have......