Parl security breach 'kingpin' Lalit Jha a quiet man: Kolkata neighbours

Neighbors of Lalit Jha, the alleged mastermind in the Parliament security breach, were surprised to see his images on news channels, recalling him as a reserved individual who seldom engaged with......

Debate on no-confidence motion replete with poetry

From Indian poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar to English great William Shakespeare, Lok Sabha members quoted extensively from literature to put across their arguments as they raised the Manipur......

Smriti Irani was yelling Murmu's name without...: Adhir

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday, alleging that the manner in which Union minister Smriti Irani took the name of President Droupadi Murmu in the......

I used to reach Film City at 5 am for Mahabharat shoot: Roopa Ganguly

Over three decades have gone past since the cult classic Mahabharat played on television, but Roopa Ganguly still vividly remembers how every day, at the crack of dawn she would reach Mumbai's Film......

Zee, Sony to sell 3 Hindi channels to address CCI concerns

Big Magic, Zee Action and Zee Classic are all part of Zee network; the merging firms have a combined viewership share of 36% in Hindi general entertainment, and 33% in Hindi movies. Photograph:......

Will content creators drive the next wave of e-commerce?

A host of start-ups are basing entire business models on the presumption that content creators will drive the next wave of e-commerce. Deepsekhar Choudhury reports. First it was called content-led......

IPL promises to be bigger, better

Urvi Malvania looks at what is in store for the IPL's 2019 edition. IMAGE: Chennai Super Kings players celebrate Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Moeen Ali's dismissal in IPL-12's Game 1, March......

Regional languages rule TV!

The four south Indian languages grew by 7% while regional languages within the Hindi speaking markets (such as Bhojpuri, Bangla, Marathi, etc) grew by 26%.Urvi Malvania reports. Photograph: Ahmad......

371 Films And Shows To Watch!

Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them! With the pandemic done and dusted, people are back to watching films in their neighborhood theaters and......

Princess Diana Returns on OTT

Death of a princess, deadly Godzilla and detectives galore on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives us her recommendations.   The Crown Season 6 Part 1Where to watch? NetflixLanguage: English......

Priyanka Or Kareena: Who Will You Watch?

Kareena in a Kalimpong murder mystery, Priyanka in a Hollywood rom-com, a South Korean style Western and lots, lots more on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives her recommendations.   Love......

Rocky, Rani, Rajni: Take Your Pick On OTT

Sukanya Verma shows you everything you can catch on OTT this week.   Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem KahaaniWhere to watch? Rent on Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: Hindi In Karan Johar's lavish love......

Afghan stripped of Afghanistan captaincy

Photograph: Kind courtesy  ICC/Twitter The Afghanistan Cricket Board has stripped Asghar Afghan of the national team captaincy, blaming him for losing the test match against Zimbabwe in......

IPL 2021: Star Sports hopes to earn Rs 32 billion

Disney-Star generated advertising revenue of over Rs 27 billion for IPL 2020. IMAGE: Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler of England makes their way out alongside Virat Kohli and K L Rahul of India ahead......

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history.Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.......

Ganguly in home quarantine after brother tests positive for COVID-19

IMAGE: Sourav Ganuly, left, with his brother Snehasish Ganguly, right. Photograph: PTI Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly's elder brother and Cricket......

Ganguly to miss Ranchi Test for ISL opening

IMAGE: Sourav Ganguly is also the co-owner of ISL franchise ATK. Photograph: PTI Sourav Ganguly, the next boss of Indian cricket, has also been made the "face" of the upcoming ISL, the country's......