Mamata walks 9 km during two roadshows in Kolkata, Dum Dum

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday held two road shows in support of Trinamool Congress candidates in Dum Dum and Kolkata, walking nearly nine kilometres in a day. IMAGE: West......

High drama as TMC leaders holding dharna outside EC office held

Trinamool Congress leaders were detained by the Delhi Police on Monday while they were holding a dharna outside the Election Commission's office, demanding that the chiefs of the Central Bureau of......

Ananda Bose sworn-in as Bengal governor, Suvendu skips event

CV Ananda Bose on Wednesday took oath as the new governor of West Bengal. He was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of Calcutta high court Prakash Shrivastava in the presence of......

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:......

'I was always drawn to dark fairy tales'

'These are cautionary tales, warning you to grow up fast, to be aware of the world around you and make sure that there are no wolves hiding in the shadows.' IMAGE: Tripti Dimri in and as Bulbbul.......

How talent management firms make stars

A clutch of professional talent management firms is changing the balance of demand and supply in India's entertainment industry, discovers Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. IMAGE: Director Vikramaditya......

Gautam Ghose's ode to Ray

"To me, it is an ode," says filmmakerGoutam Ghose, "not only to [Satyajit] Ray and his movie Aranyer Din Raatri [Days and Nights in the Forest], but to cinema, or more pointedly, to the......

Ranji roundup: Karnataka, MP, Bengal cruise into semis

A round-up of Day 4 of the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals on Friday.Karnataka rout Uttarakhand, enter semis IMAGE: Karnataka's players celebrate winning their Ranji Trophy quarter-final match against......

Ranji: Jadeja wicketless on return

A summary of Ranji matches played on Tuesday. Jadeja bowls 17 overs on return; TN 183/4 Returning to competitive cricket after close to six months, India's premier all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja went......

Ganguly-led CAB moves Supreme Court against Committee of Administrators

Following in the footsteps of Board of Control for Cricket in India joint secretary Amitabh Chaudhary, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging that......

Ranji round-up: Easwaran, Shreevats take Bengal to 185/4

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday Abhimanyu Easwaran dropped anchor at one end as his 97-run stand with Shreevats Goswami enabled Bengal to reach 185 for four against......

Ranji Roundup: Mumbai dismiss Railways for cheap total

IMAGE: Railways's Arindam Ghosh hit a shot against Mumbai at Wankhede Stadium. Photograph: PTI Led ably by Shardul Thakur, Mumbai bowlers put up a much better display than the previous game and......