
Kolkata: Eighteen years after she vowed never to set foot again in Writers' Building from where she was forcefully evicted while on dharna with a rape victim before Jyoti Basu's chamber, Mamata Banerjee on Friday stepped in as Chief Minister. Banerjee, then a Union minister of state and a Congress leader, had sat on a three-hour long dharna before Basu's chamber with a deaf and dumb rape victim from Nadia...

07:23 PM, May 20, 2011

New Delhi: As the winds of change blow in West Bengal, it is time for the Left Front to introspect. CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat who has presided over a one way slide in their electoral fortunes since taking over in 2005, barring the 2006 victories, will face some tough questions. While a silent wave for the call for change or the party's misadventures over land are being largely blamed...

09:45 PM, May 14, 2011

Mallika Basu presents unique cookery book catering specifically to those who are living in a fast lane. ...

12:52 PM, Jul 26, 2010

Mallika Basu's latest, "Miss Masala: Real Indian Cooking in Busy Living", published by Harper-Collins was released recently in New Delhi. ...

11:57 AM, Jul 26, 2010

CPI-M patriarch Jyoti Basu's body was donated for medical research. ...

07:57 PM, Jan 22, 2010
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Basu's eyes have been donated to the Muktakeshi Eye Foundation in Kolkata ...

12:48 PM, Jan 20, 2010

Near stampede at state assembly, where Basu's body lay in state. ...

04:54 PM, Jan 19, 2010

Critical voices accuse Jyoti Basu of ruining a prosperous state. ...

10:42 AM, Jan 19, 2010

CPI-M patriarch spent his last days in a single room at Indira Bhavan. ...

10:24 AM, Jan 19, 2010

Jyoti Basu was chief minister of West Bengal for five terms. ...

11:39 PM, Jan 18, 2010

Jyoti Basu was the last leader alive among the Marxists navratnas. ...

12:16 PM, Jan 18, 2010

With the death of Jyoti Basu, an era in political Bengal has come to an end. ...

09:45 AM, Jan 18, 2010

Jyoti Basu set an example not only during his lifetime but also in death. ...

08:24 AM, Jan 18, 2010