Chaos in KMC House: Mayor Firhad Hakim threatens to resign if 'mini Pakistan' allegation provenThe uproar took place during a debate on a ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) resolution condemning what it termed "cultural attacks" on icons...
18 Dec, 2025, 08.19 PM IST
Temple-mosque disputes simmer across UP; row in Sambhal, Mathura, Varanasi among other placesSeveral temple-mosque disputes simmer across Uttar Pradesh, including the Mughal-era mosque in Sambhal where recent violence resulted in fo...
06 Dec, 2024, 08.50 PM IST
Mahatma Gandhi 'lookalike' as asura: Why Kolkata pandal in troubleAs photos of the Durga Puja pandal went viral on social media, Kolkata Police reportedly told the organisers to change the appearance of th...
03 Oct, 2022, 03.38 PM IST
Mahatma Gandhi look-alike as Asura at Kolkata puja pandal stokes controversyPolitical parties such as the Trinamool Congress and the BJP also slammed the alleged depiction of Gandhi as 'Mahisasura'. The ruling Trina...
03 Oct, 2022, 09.47 AM IST
Bengal is no Tamil Nadu: With BJP making rapid strides, are we approaching the end of Bengali exceptionalism?2021 Bengal elections are a defining moment for Bengal. Is it a state defined by its Bangla identity centred around its own deities like Ma...
26 Mar, 2021, 11.02 AM IST
2019 Lok Sabha polls "semi-final" match for BJP as it warms up to take on Mamata Banerjee in 2021The BJP, which edged past the Congress and the Left Front in the panchayat elections last year, hopes to ride the anti-incumbency factor.
27 Mar, 2019, 09.46 AM IST
A brilliant leader of Communist movement: CPI on Somnath Chatterjee"He became a Marxist and rationalist throughout his life and he was one of the best speakers, impartial speakers," Reddy said.
14 Aug, 2018, 11.34 AM IST
Somnath Chatterjee - A distinguished Parliamentarian who wore many hatsChatterjee, who had been associated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for most part of his life, leaves behind an imprint as one ...
13 Aug, 2018, 03.16 PM IST
Hyper-nationalism of 2017 is not the nationalism of 1947No leader of the freedom movement ever promised that any caste, class, province or group would dominate the nation, or that any group would...
15 Aug, 2017, 07.21 AM IST
Kaliachak protest in West Bengal pre-planned, not targeted communal attack: State agenciesWhile the chief minister was quick to blame the Border Security Force, the paramilitary force denied its involvement in the incident.
15 Jan, 2016, 05.47 AM IST
- Communal tension erupted in Malda
A Muslim organisation was holding a rally protesting against the comments made by the Hindu Mahasabha chief in Uttar Pradesh.
05 Jan, 2016, 11.53 AM IST
How fringe organisations like Hindu Sena and Sanatan Sanstha are attempting to set the agenda with BJP in powerHaving a parivar power seems to have emboldened these outfits to force their own agenda and methods that are sometimes sophisticated & asse...
08 Nov, 2015, 11.55 AM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee bestows Bharat Ratna on Madan Mohan MalviyaNoted educationist and freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malviya was today posthumously conferred the Bharat Ratna, by President Pranab Mukherjee.
30 Mar, 2015, 04.41 PM IST
Atal Bihari Vajpayee to be conferred Bharat Ratna on March 27President Pranab Mukherjee and PM Modi will be among a host of VVIPs who are likely to be present at the Krishna Memon marg residence of Va...
25 Mar, 2015, 07.30 PM IST
Atal Bihari Vajpayee & Madan Mohan Malviya to get Bharat Ratna awardThe recommendation for Bharat Ratna is made by the Prime Minister himself to the President. No formal recommendation for this is necessary.
24 Dec, 2014, 12.59 PM IST
Where does Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel belong?Hijacking Sardar Patel's secular credentials as a shortcut to polls is hurting his legacy.
06 Nov, 2013, 06.52 AM IST
- Somnath turns 80
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, who was expelled from CPI(M) two days ago for defying party directive to quit the post, turned 80.
25 Jul, 2008, 10.35 AM IST