Modi and Mamata together; Didi upset at “Jai Shri Ram” slogan, drops speech

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee made a rare joint appearance at Victoria Memorial in Kolkata today but the day wasn’t...

Bengal is a haven for cattle-smugglers: This man carries a thousand tales

The first bovine Enamul Haque smuggled to Bangladesh was a calf. In the summer of 1994 he carried the animal in his arms and walked across the border into a village in...

Three-Nought-Three Moment for Omar: To stay or quit politics

National Conference (NC) dynast Omar Abdullah is not sure whether he wants to continue in politics any longer. This dilemma, to be, or not to be, is something that...

Is Trinamool sinking? Even Congress & Left are not keen on its offer

Trinamool Congress (TMC) it seems has shown its achilles heels by asking  Congress and Left parties to come to its support—the forces it had termed...

Rahul Gandhi flies off to Milan: Why Italy has allowed a List E citizen to disembark on its land

It’s perfectly legitimate to discuss issues involved with Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Milan in Italy as is being reported. 

Shah sounds bugle for Assam polls: “Would stop infiltration”

Union home minister Amit Shah is in Assam ahead of the assembly polls in the state in next few months and he terms infiltration and floods as its two biggest...

Didi, forget “outsiders”; first rid Santiniketan of real estate Mafia

A chunk of seasoned writers, singers and intellectuals, mostly Bengalis, are busy ridiculing home minister Amit Shah for visiting Santiniketan, a sylvan abode Rabindranth...