Bengal governor forms peace committee amidst poll violence

In the backdrop of panchayat poll violence in West Bengal, Governor CV Ananda Bose on Wednesday constituted a committee primarily to look into the matter of maintaining peace and social integration......

Why Mamata is in a dilemma over opposing Draupadi Murmu's candidature

Trinamool Congress is walking a tightrope on the candidature of National Democratic Alliance presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu, as it fears that going all guns blazing against her might alienate......

Union minister Subhas Sarkar's Tagore complexion remark stirs row

Union minister Subhas Sarkar courted a controversy on Wednesday with his remarks that Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's mother did not cradle him in her arms when he was a child because of his......

The Englishman who was more Indian than Indians

Buried in a Kolkata cemetery is an Englishman who served India well during her struggle for freedom.A close friend of both Gandhi and Tagore, Charles Freer Andrews was more Indian than many Indians......

PHOTOS: Salt Lake Stadium to welcome teams with Rangoli

IMAGE: Salt Lake Stadium main gate adorned with a vibrant and multicolour display of geometric floor patterns. Photograph: Twitter Having created a buzz with their 1.5 kilometre long floor art......