Bengal jail minister shown door for threatening female forest officer

The Trinamool Congress on Sunday asked West Bengal jails minister Akhil Giri to resign and apologise to a woman officer of the state forest department following a controversy over video clips......

Tapas Roy quits as TMC MLA, sparks BJP entry buzz

Dealing a blow to the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, senior party leader Tapas Roy on Monday resigned as an MLA, ahead of the scheduled announcement of the Lok Sabha polls. IMAGE: Tapas......

Young vs old rivalry persists in TMC as party calls for unity

Internal strife within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) showed no signs of abating on Wednesday, with senior leaders continuing to trade verbal jabs, even as the party leadership issued a subtle call......

Inspired by Rahul Gandhi, Mahua left job in US and returned

The 14-year political journey of Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra has encountered both upheaval and elevation, as her expulsion from Parliament in a cash-for-query case marked the culmination......

Pather Panchali, the film that made history

August 26, 1955. 65 years ago, Pather Panchali was released.Aseem Chhabra salutes the Masterpiece. IMAGE: Harihar (Kanu Banerjee) returns to his village and ancestral home after having been away......

Remembering Pather Panchali with Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray would have been 97 today, May 2.Soumendu Roy, who worked with the legendary director for many years, looks back on the Genius that was Manikda, as the Master was known to family,......

This Indian footballer left Pele awestruck...

IMAGE: 'As a club, we had the privilege of hosting the King of Football in 1977, at Eden Gardens — a memory we will always cherish,' ATK Mohun Bagan said on Instagram paying tribute to......

RIP Subhas Bhowmick: The 'Jose Mourinho' of Kolkata Maidan

IMAGE: India's football legend Subhas Bhowmick was part of the 1970 Asian Games bronze winning team. He was also famous for exploits at the club level for East Bengal primarily and Mohun Bagan.......

Football lover, Chuni fan Dilip Kumar had a 'run-in' with spectators during Rovers Cup final

Photograph: Kind Courtesy AIFF Media Legendary actor Dilip Kumar was an avid football lover, shared a deep connect with one of Kolkata's big three legacy clubs, Mohammedan Sporting, and was a huge......

Ganguly officially takes charge as CAB chief for second term

The former India captain will be in charge for 10 months, as he will have to serve the mandatory three-year cooling off period after July 2020. IMAGE: This is Sourav Ganguly's second term in......

When sports stars got hitched...

Virushka's wedding was, of course, the biggest Indian sports shaadi of the year, but other athletes too tied the knot this year. The Virushka wedding was not the only one that hogged the headlines......