Modi's Bengal strike rate: Less than 50%

The BJP's star campaigner could not help even half the number of candidates for whom he campaigned in his aggressive 'Didi-o-Didi' style in Bengal, reveals Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf. IMAGE:......

Mamata assigns portfolios to council of ministers

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday allocated portfolios to her newly sworn-in council of ministers, keeping to herself nine departments, including Home, Land and Land Reforms.......

Exclusive: Knowing Sushmita Banerjee

Indian author Sushmita Banerjee, who was shot dead by militants at her home in Afghanistan, had made a dramatic escape from the Taliban in 1995. She was the subject of a 2003 film called......

Susmita Banerjee on Escape From Taleban

Escape From Taliban isthestory of how an Indian woman fledTaliban-ruled Afghanistan to her homeland. Susmita Banerjee, a Hindu, was married to Jaanbaz Khan, a Muslim under the Special Marriage Act......

Akshay-Raveena together on stage

Akshay-Raveena on stage together The audience inMuscat were in for a surprise when Akshay Kumar and Raveena Tandon -- once engaged to each other -- came togetheron January 19for a show. The Mast......