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Didi: I used saucepan for bath in a US hotel

In life as in politics, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is known for unconventional ways, like when she used saucepans for taking baths during her 1998 trip to New York or bought lip balms,

Banning books is a sin, says Chetan Bhagat

Opining that banning books is a sin, popular novelist Chetan Bhagat on Sunday said people should appreciate the diversity of opinion in our society.

Trinamul toeing Buddha line?

After being defensive for a period after the poll debacles for his penchant pro-capitalist market economy (in the mould of the China model), which had left a section of the party ranks confused and an

5 babies die in Kolkata hospital

An infant’s death due to alleged medical negligence blew the lid off the crib deaths at B.C. Roy Institute of Paediatric Sciences in Beliaghata on Sunday.

I proposed Kalam's name for president: Mamata

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In what is being seen as a bid to reach out to Muslims ahead of the panchayat polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed that she had proposed the name of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam f

India has been 'consistent' in losing, says Imran Khan

Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan today came down heavily on the Indian team stating that cash-rich IPL was the reason that has affected the technique and temperament of the players leading to disast

Abronia favourite for main event

Darius Byramji-trained Abronia looks set to win the Delhi Race Club Trophy 1,400 metres, the main event of the races to be held here on Tuesday.

Following is the card with our selections
1. The Aspi

Kabir mocks Mamata’s visit to irom

Trinamul Congress MP Kabir Suman has mocked his party chief Mamata Banerjee for promising voters in Manipur that the Trinamul will ensure withdrawal of the Army’s special powers if voted to power.

Bangla pirates kill 3 Indian fishermen

At least three Indian fishermen were killed and nine of their compatriots injured when a gang of nearly 20 armed pirates, suspected to be Bangladeshis, opened fire on their trawler near the Bay of Bengal on Friday. The pirates also abducted a dozen other Indian fishermen in a hijacked trawler. The dead included a father and son duo.

Mamata used saucepan for bath, mistook lip balm for lipstick

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In life as in politics, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is known to have unconventional ways, like when she used saucepans for taking bath during her trip to New York in 1998 or bought lip

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.