The kachcha roads of Netajipalli in Barasat, North 24 Parganas district, make it look like any other settlement in rural West Bengal. But between the resonance of daily life and the sound…
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The action has begun. With an “element of intensity”, in Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s words. In fact, the Narendra Modi government’s first decision—on its first day—was to set up a…
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About a year ago, Narendra Modi, then Gujarat chief minister, locked horns with Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, over the ‘Gujarat model’. While finalising the state’s…
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It was in college that Subhadeep Mondal decided what he wanted to do with his life. All he needed was a good management degree and he would be well on…
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Some people refuse to be crushed. Even in the face of daunting challenges, they keep their spirits up and push on with dogged determination. Take, for instance, Ajay Kothiyal, a…
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Kolkata: Former Indian cricket captainSourav Gangulywishes to carry on with the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20, or T20, cricket…
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Kolkata: Some three weeks ago, B.K. Birla, chairman of the eponymous business group based in Kolkata, told close friends that his Jay Shree Tea and Industries Ltd had reached an…
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‘Who bothers about the Left today?’ Somnath Chatterjee’s bare-all book Keeping the Faith has left his former comrades seething with rage. He spoke to Principal Correspondent Shutapa Paul on his memoirs and…
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Jeffrey Archer’s The Sins of the Father, second in The Clifton Chronicles, wows readers with its intricate plot and exciting twists and turns. The master storyteller tells Shutapa Paul how…
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