Sanjay Roy found guilty of raping, murdering RG Kar doctor

A Kolkata court on Saturday convicted prime accused Sanjay Roy of raping and murdering an on-duty doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, 162 days after the crime that sparked......

RG Kar: 'My Daughter Was Killed Elsewhere'

'A murder has occurred in the room, but there were no signs of struggle.''RG Kar says the body was discovered at 9:30 am. But the media was informed at 8:30 am.''We realised that crucial evidence......

The Global Ambassador Of Indian Music

He was a formidable musician but seemed utterly human, a Peter Pan who wore his genius with deceptive lightness. Sandip Roy remembers Ustad Zakir Hussain. IMAGE: Ustad Zakir Hussain at one of his......

RG Kar murder: Why did police blow horn outside Kolkata court?

The Kolkata police on Monday brought RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder accused Sanjay Roy to Sealdah court in a vehicle but kept blowing its horn to prevent journalists from hearing......

iPhone 4 to be launched in India on May 27

Telecom operators Bharti airtel and Aircel today said they will start selling Apple's iPhone 4 in India from May 27. "With a robust roll out of Aircel's 3G services in 13 circles across India, the......

Reliance raises stake in Jio to 99%

Ahead of the launch of its mobile phone services, Reliance Industries has increased its stake in Reliance Jio to almost 99 per cent. According to documents accessed by Business Standard, RIL......

CBI to soon question Maxis' Krishnan

A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) official said the agency would soon call Malaysian businessman T Ananda Krishnan for questioning. Maxis is part of the business empire of Krishnan, who is......

RBI hits pause button: Demand revival key, says industry bodies

Reversal in the declining economic growth trajectory is clearly the need of the hour and all steps should be taken to bring about this change. Expressing disappointment at the RBI's decision to......

Bollywood says goodbye to Shabana's mum Shaukat Kaifi

The distinguished actress Shaukat Kaifi, mother to Shabana and Baba Azmi, passed away on September 22. Film folk arrived to pay their last respects to her as well as provide support to the ones......

Goodbye, Mrinalda! We'll miss you

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......

Sonam, Freida, Amitabh: Best Dressed Indian at Cannes? VOTE!

Bollywood had a strong presence at the recently concluded Cannes film festival. Quite a few Indian stars walked the red carpet, with varying degrees of success. Aishwarya Rai and Vidya Balan had......

60 years later, the house where Pather Panchali was shot

As Satyajit Ray's masterpiece Pather Panchali turns 60 on August 26, we re-visit the location where the film was shot. This article was first published in June 2013. Indians can broadly be......

Indian footballers come to rescue of poor affected by COVID-19

IMAGE: Pritam Kotal, mid-fielder Pronay Halder and defender Prabir Das have pooled in around Rs 4 lakh to help the needy in West Bengal. Photograph: Pritam Kotal/Twitter Quite like its......

East Bengal go down 1-3 to Vasco

Defending champions East Bengal's title aspirations went up in smoke as they were beaten1-3 by Vasco Sports Club, Goa, in their concluding ninth National Football League match on Saturday.Anthony......

East Bengal lose to Al Faisaly

East Bengal's AFC Cup prospects were further dented on Wednesday when they went down 0-1 to Jordan's Al Faisaly in a lacklustre Group A league match in Kolkata.The visitors, who handed the Kolkata......

Hutch to sponsor Indian rugby team

The national rugby tournaments and the Indian under-19 rugby teams would be sponsored by telecom company Hutch, who along with Indian Rugby Football Union (IRFU) will also promote and develop the......

Tollygunge, Vasco in dull draw

Tollygunge Agragami made their position precarious in the relegation zone finishing goalless with Vasco Sports Club, Goa,in theeighthNational Football Leaguematch in Kolkata on Tuesday.After a......