Rica Roy

Hima Das Needs To Have Uncomplicated Approach To Qualify For Olympics, Says Gagan Narang

Rica Roy | Tuesday July 23, 2019

Hima Das has claimed five gold medals in races she ran in Europe over the past 20 days.

MS Dhoni Gets Permission From Army Chief To Train With Territorial Army

Rica Roy | Monday July 22, 2019

MS Dhoni has made himself unavailable for the tour of the West Indies and had applied for clearance to train with a unit of the Territorial Army.

Vijender Singh Wishes To Return To Olympic Ring

Rica Roy | Thursday July 18, 2019

Vijender Singh, who won his pro-bout over the weekend, has told NDTV that he is keen to return to the ring at the Tokyo Olympics.

Ravi Shastri May Keep His Job As Head Coach: BCCI Official

Rica Roy | Wednesday July 17, 2019

Team India captain Virat Kohli and some of his boys are impressed with Ravi Shastri's style of functioning and want to retain him, a cricket board official told NDTV.

Blog: Moon Moon Sen Cribbed To Me About Bed Tea And It Went Viral

Blog | Rica Roy | Tuesday June 4, 2019

Trinamool's Moon Moon Sen made headlines when she told me she had no clue of the violence during voting because she woke up late. The hotel having served her bed-tea late.

How Bengal BJP's "WhatsApp Army" Contributed To Party's Victory

India News | Written by Rica Roy | Monday May 27, 2019

The BJP gave a big fight in West Bengal winning 18 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats, bringing down the Trinamool Congress's tally from 34 to 22. The vote share of the BJP in the state stood at close to 40 per cent, an increase from 17 per cent in 2014.

Moon Moon Sen's Gaffe No. 2, Says Kolkata Clashes "Tiny Bit Of Violence"

India News | Reported by Rica Roy, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Sunday May 19, 2019

Actor-turned-politician Moon Moon Sen, a Trinamool Congress candidate for the national election, was again accused of making a comment that undermined the violence in Bengal on the last day of voting for the national election on Sunday. "This is a tiny bit of violence," Moon Moon Sen said as she responded to a question on the vandalism of a statue ...

"Absolutely Unethical": PM's Kedarnath Trip Violates Code, Says Trinamool

India News | Reported by Rica Roy, Edited by Debanish Achom | Sunday May 19, 2019

The Trinamool Congress has complained to the Election Commission that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "widely televised" visit to Kedarnath shrine in the higher reaches of Uttarakhand was a violation of the Model Code. PM Modi will also visit Badrinath today.

In Bengal, Vidyasagar Lookalike Campaigns For BJP Amid Row Over Statue

India News | Reported by Rica Roy, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday May 16, 2019

In the massive political row over the vandalism of an Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar statue in clashes at BJP president Amit Shah's rally in Kolkata, the legendary 19th century reformer was seen in the campaign of a BJP candidate today. Or at least, an actor in costume, complete with a faux receding hairline, a dhoti, a brown shawl and a book in one han...

Election 2019: Chased, Bengal BJP Candidate Took Refuge In Temple, Then Police Station

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Rica Roy; Edited by Shylaja Varma | Sunday May 12, 2019

BJP candidate Bharati Ghosh, a former IPS officer and once a trusted lieutenant of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, was in tears Sunday morning after she was attacked, heckled and pushed to the ground at a polling station as the state votes in the sixth round of the national election. Ms Ghosh is the BJP candidate in Bengal's Ghatal.

With Green Campaign, Kolkata Candidate's Fight For Environment And Change

Kolkata News | Written by Rica Roy | Sunday May 12, 2019

While for many the number of people who show up at rallies or listen intently to speeches defines the chances of a candidate in elections, Niraj Agarwal, an independent contender from Kolkata Dakshin constituency in Kolkata for the ongoing national polls is not one of them

Bengal BJP Candidate Allegedly Molests 17-Year-Old Girl, Complaint Filed

India News | Written by Rica Roy | Saturday May 11, 2019

The BJP's Lok Sabha candidate for Diamond Harbour has been charged for allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl last month when she and her father had gone to lodge a complaint with him.

Lok Sabha Polls: Trinamool Congress Leader Sings Rabindra Sangeet, In Gujarati, To Voters

India News | Reported by Rica Roy, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday May 10, 2019

Trinamool Congress leader Ashim Kumar Basu attempted to woo Gujarati community living in Bhawanipore with translated versions of Rabindra Sangeet

Lawyers On Strike In Bengal, Want Justice After Police Crackdown

Kolkata News | Written by Rica Roy | Wednesday May 8, 2019

Around 200 lawyers gathered in front of Kolkata's Raj Bhawan on Tuesday afternoon demanding 'justice' from the state governor.

Complaint Against BJP's Locket Chatterjee For Threatening Bengal Poll Official

India News | Reported by Rica Roy, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday May 6, 2019

A complaint has been filed against the BJP's Locket Chatterjee for allegedly threatening a presiding officer at a poll booth in West Bengal's Hooghly constituency during the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections earlier today.