Mamata calls off 3-day-long dharna, claims victory

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called off her sit-in protest on Tuesday evening after the Supreme Court forbid the Central Bureau of Investigation from taking coercive action......

Mamata turns street fighter for cop she once refused to trust

Rajeev Kumar, the Kolkata police commissioner, is known for his impeccable investigating and electronic surveillance skills. IMAGE: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with Kolkata Police......

Mamata vs CBI: All you need to know about the showdown

With the Supreme Court ordering Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar to appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation, the agency will finally be able to question the top cop in cases......

Mamata vs CBI escalates into Opposition against Modi government

A political firestorm raged on Monday as Mamata Banerjee’s sit-in protest against Central Bureau of Investigation’s bid to question Kolkata police chief in chit fund scam cases entered......

Many India Inc biggies in Sebi's list of 2000 defaulters

SBI Capital, Axis Capital, GMR Holdings, United Breweries, Alpic Finance (a Cipla group unit), Saradha Realty, United Bank of India and Trident India are among the prominent entities named in the......

Sebi imposes Rs 2 cr fine on Saradha Realty, Sudipto Sen and 2 directors

Markets regulator Sebi on Friday imposed a fine of Rs 2 crore on Saradha Realty, its chief Sudipta Sen and two directors, Hemanta Pradhan and Monoj Kumar Nagel,  for failing to comply with its......

Will Mamata's second term mark a fresh start for industry in Bengal?

The populist measures Mamata Banerjee took in the last five years helped her win the elections; some fear that this could set the tone of her government for the next five years, says Ishita Ayan......

Who will bell the Ponzi schemes?

A system of multiple regulations operating in silos has created grey areas that foster illegal money raisingA group of people from the chit fund sector wrote a Right to Information application......

Budget issues for Kolkata's football big guns

The two giants of Indian football, Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, are facing turbulent times. On the pitch, East Bengal finished a respectable third in the 2012-13 I-League season, while Mohun Bagan......