After EC crackdown, TMC seeks SC-monitored LS poll

Senior Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien on Tuesday said the party wants Supreme Court-monitored Lok Sabha polls as Bharatiya Janata Party's tricks are "destroying" institutions like the......

'BJP's stranglehold over democracy has to be broken'

'You can attack and conspire to weaken us, but you cannot destroy the Congress permanently.' IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during the party's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Godda, Jharkhand,......

'Rahul comes across as INDIA's villain'

'It is not his doing, but Rahul Gandhi is forced by circumstances.''In taking political decisions, everything has to get his clearance.' IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal......

Institute of national importance can also be a minority one: SC on AMU

There is nothing "fundamentally inconsistent" with a minority institution being an institution of national importance (INI), the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while hearing arguments on the vexed......

Watch Konkona's Killer Magic On OTT

After receiving high praise for her performance in Killer Soup, we can't help but wonder why Konkona Sen Sharma is not seen more often on screen. Her films have been few and far between, with some......

Movies Coming Up In 2024

In a multi-part series, Joginder Tuteja informs us about the theatrical releases coming up in 2024. Part 1: Your Movie Calendar For 2024 Bade Miyan Chote Miyan Release date: April  Akshay......

'I was selected for Maine Pyar Kiya'

'Till a cheque comes into my account, I don't feel like a professional actor.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Prosenjit Chatterjee/Instagram Even though Prosenjit Chatterjee took a three-year break......

The Official Timekeeper Of Beating Hearts

If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our......

Ronaldinho arrives in Kolkata, to inaugurate a Durga Puja Pandal

Photograph: Kind Courtesy ANI/X Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho on Sunday arrived in Kolkata on a two-day visit. As he walked out of the terminal, a crowd of enthusiastic fans who had......

FIR under POCSO Act against WFI chief Brij Bhushan

IMAGE: While the first FIR against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh pertains to allegations of a minor wrestler and was registered under POCSO Act, the second was......

When Indian skippers and selectors crossed swords...

IMAGE: The team management comprising skipper Virat Kohli are peeved with the national selectors, led by chairman Chetan Sharma, over Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran's contentious selection.......

Dronacharya awardee boxing coach O P Bhardwaj dies

India's first Dronacharya awardee coach in boxing, O P Bhardwaj, died on Friday after battling prolonged illness and age-related issues here. He was 82 and had tragically lost his wife Santosh to......

Former Asiad gold medallist Fortunato Franco dead

IMAGE: Fortunato Franco would forever be remembered for providing the assist that enabled Jarnail Singh to nod home the winner against South Korea in the 1962 Asian Games. Photograph: Praful......