Bengal's tinsel town takes sides in high-octane TMC vs BJP battle

Ironically, the BJP, which seeks to unseat the TMC from power, has taken a leaf out of Mamata Banerjee's strategy of soliciting tinsel town's support towards causes and fielding actors in......

How BJP's Chanakya met his waterloo in Bengal

The BJP could win only 16 out of the 57 seats in Bengal where Amit Shah campaigned, reports Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Anilchandra Shah on a roadshow......

BJP's Mukul Roy, 3 others booked for TMC MLA's killing

IMAGE: : BJP leader Mukul Roy addresses a media conference at his office in Kolkata, on Sunday. Photograph: PTI Photo The killing of Trinamool Congress MLA Satyajit Biswas drew sharp......

'As one gets older, one is drawn towards home'

In a special series, Rediff.com looks at India through the lives of her people. Today: Mohammed Taufiq, a waiter for 36 years at Kolkata's famous Coffee House. A fan of Manna De, he encounters at......

Farewell, Shyam Babu

Shyam Benegal, the shining beacon of Indian cinema, was laid to rest on Tuesday, December 24, 2024. around 3 pm with full state honours and a three-gun salute at Shivaji Park, central Mumbai.......

'I Wanted Waheeda Rehman For Ankur'

'I don't think Waheeda had the confidence that I could pull it off, so she said no.' IMAGE: Shabana Azmi in Ankur. Shyam Benegal started his film career with the brilliant Ankur. The 1974 film not......

Uttam Kumar Comes Alive Again!

'Uttam Kumar transcended the conflict between being a star and an actor... he combined both and became a cultural and social icon for the Bengali race.' IMAGE: The Oti Uttam poster. Srijit......

The Bengali Actor Everyone's Talking About

'In Raktobeej, I had a lot of physical action to do, so that was a new challenge.''We didn't want the action scenes to be over-the-top.''We wanted to make the action raw and real.' Photograph:......

Mushtaq Ali: Bengal stun Karnataka; Mumbai ousted

A round-up of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 matches on Tuesday. IMAGE: Bengal beat Karnataka by seven wickets to storm into the quarter-finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament. Photograph:......

Bernard is new coach of Mohun Bagan

Mohun Bagan football club on Saturday accepted the resignation of coach Steve Darby and appointed former Nigerian footballer Bernard Operanazie in the Englishman's place. Bernard was working as an......

Bencherifa, Mohun Bagan part ways

Mohun Bagan's Moroccan coach Karim Bencherifa stepped downon Thursday following the club's ongoing poor performance in the I-League this season. Former Mohun Bagan midfielder Satyajit Chatterjee......

Mohun Bagan coach Santosh Kashyap resigns

Mohun Bagan's merry-go-round with their coaches continued for yet another season with Santosh Kashyap becoming the latest victim after their string of poor shows. In a press statement, Mohun Bagan......

I-League: Mohun Bagan, Pune FC draw

Edeh Chidi-less Mohun Bagan wasted many opportunities against Pune FC as both teams played out a goal-less draw in their round 15 I-League match at Howrah Stadiumin Kolkata on Wednesday. The......