West Bengal has always remained a rebel for the Congress-led UPA which is completing one year in office in the coming days.

The telecom majors like Bharti, Vodafone and Idea are likely to challenge Trai’s recommendation in court in case these are accepted by the telecom department.

Railways minister Mamata Banerjee, a perpetual “absentee minister”, on Sunday invited flak from Opposition BJP after she blamed the passengers for the stampede, which took place at the New Delhi railw

Tata Teleservices has asked the telecom department to reconsider the “blanket” ban imposed on the purchase of the telecom equipment from Chinese vendors.

The Darul Uloom, Deoband, may not approve of Muslims working in banks or even having insurance policies. But the country’s minority affairs minister, Salman Khurshid, has indicated that he sees nothing wrong in either having a bank account or an insurance.

D’Artagnan, Carla and Optimus Prime excelled in the workouts when the following horses were exercised here on Saturday.

Lyricist Javed Akhtar on Saturday received a death threat over email criticising him for his comments on Darul uloom Deoband’s fatwa against working Muslim women. The cyber crime police station has registered a case against unknown persons after Akhtar approached them.

Rajender Kumar (55kg) clinched the silver medal for India in a hard-fought bout in the Greco-Roman category at the Senior Asian Wrestling Championships at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex here on Saturday.

Home minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday expressed surprise and disappointment by the BJP’s statement alleging that the home minister’s unilateral decision to allow NSCN-IM leader T Muivah to visit Manipur has created tension in the state.

The pretty Zarine Khan, who made her debut opposite Salman Khan in Veer, celebrated her birthday on Friday. Zarine began the day on a spiritual note, offering prayers at Mumbai’s oldest dargah and later had a quiet get together with her family and friends.