Why is assembly gate closed, fumes WB governor

A drama unfolded at the West Bengal legislative assembly in Kolkata on Thursday as governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was made to wait outside the assembly as the gate designated for his entry was locked......

How BJP is planning to wrest Bengal from Mamata

'For the time being, the party to put on hold induction of TMC leaders and focus on strengthening its grassroot level organisation.' Buoyed by its stupendous victory in West Bengal in the Lok......

Ex-SC judge emerges as Opposition's VP nominee

Justice V Gopala Gowda's name has been considered positively by the Trinamul Congress as well as the Left.Archis Mohan reports.  Retired Supreme Court Justice V Gopala Gowda, who ruled in......

Besieged by the BJP, Left struggles to stay alive

As the BJP snaps at its heels, can the Communists stay relevant in the electoral game?Ishita Ayan Dutt, Shine Jacob and Archis Mohan report. Taking on the plausible When someone says Indians......

Singur land deal: Timeline of ups and downs

Following is the chronology of events related to the controversial acquisition of 997.11 acres of land in Singur in 2006 to set up car manufacturing plant of Tata Motors, in which the Supreme Court......

Why returning land in Singur might be tough

Hours after taking charge as CM, Mamata had announced returning 400 acres to 'unwilling' land-losers Salboni, the site for JSW Steel's proposed mega steel plant, and Singur, the erstwhile site for......

This land is your land

  Let states pass their own land acquisition lawsTen chief ministers may have offered Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government a way out of the logjam facing its contentious amendments......

Mamata's superficial ideas fail to revive Bengal

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......

Fardeen, Genelia sell theatre tickets

Genelia and Fardeen Khan promoted their latest film, Life Partner, in a unique way on Monday morning. When people went to buy movie tickets of Life Partner at Mumbai's Galaxy......

Rakhi Sawant's grand engagement

After such publicity and hype, Rakhi Sawant's telly show has met with a grand finale with the actress getting engaged to Elesh Parujanwala. After weeks of speculation and high drama, Rakhi decided......

From Chak De! India to Luck

After the success of Chak De! India, Chitrashi Rawat settled down in her new career in showbiz. She shifted base from the mountains of Dehra Dun to the neon lights of Mumbai. She bagged a......

'I'm here to sell my talent, not myself'

Bollywood is going to get a taste of new talent in the form of Anjali Pandey. Pandey, who hails from Raniket, Uttranchal, hopes to make a shift from the world of modelling to the glamorous world......

Brazil seal WC berth, Argentina dice with death

Brazil secured their place at the 2010 World Cup with an impressive 3-1 win over arch-rivals Argentina while South America's other candidates jockeyed for the region's other three automatic berths.......