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1905: The Partition Before Partition

The partition of Bengal in 1905 split more than a province, it touched people's hearts and awakened India's fight for freedom. IMAGE: A vendor is seen tying a rakhi on a boy in Calcutta on October......

'We Have To Blame Ourselves, Not Macaulay'

'We kept importing educational models from outside that had no connection to our cultural and intellectual strengths.' IMAGE: Professor V N Jha. Photograph: Shivanand Kanavi Professor V N Jha is......

Row after Bangladesh national anthem sung at Cong event

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said he has instructed the police to register a case of treason against Congress leaders of Sribhumi district for singing the national anthem......

Feud erupts in Matua head family in Bengal; BJP uneasy

A quarrel within the head family of the politically significant Matua community has erupted into open feud between Union minister Shantanu Thakur and his elder brother, Bharatiya Janata Party MLA......

Bagha Jatin: Forgotten Hero Of The Fight For Freedom

Jyotindranath Mukherjee, popularly known as Bagha Jatin, attained martyrdom while fighting the British in Balasore district on September 9, 1915.It is unfortunate that the supreme sacrifice made by......

150 years of BSE: When 100 banks failed and took stockbrokers with them

Like with all great crashes, some had noticed the cracks. “… cash balances (of banks) seem, from the available indications, to be hopelessly inadequate; and it is hard to doubt that in......

SC clarifies on who can claim share in ancestral wealth

The Supreme Court (SC) recently declared that a Hindu father or the manager of a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) has the power to make a gift of ancestral property for a ‘pious purpose’,......

Should The Bengal Files Have Been Made?

Some of the issues Vivek Agnihotri raises in The Bengal Files are valid, but today, the need of the hour is to find ways of negotiating peace and pouring oil over troubled waters, asserts Deepa......

'Mamata Banerjee Can't Hide The Truth'

'No sane person will ever want to stop this film in Bengal. This is going to heal the Bengali community.' IMAGE: A scene from The Bengal Files. After The Kashmir Files, Vivek Agnihotri turns his......

Hard Core Action Coming Up In September

September is going to be an exciting month in theatres. There will be action, drama, comedy, horror and a lot more. Joginder Tuteja lists your choices for the month. Baaghi 4Release date:......

'Cinema's Greatest Challenge Is Reels'

'I don't know how long cinema will survive.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Goutam Ghose Goutam Ghose is one of India's most celebrated contemporary film-makers. He has bagged multiple National Film......

'India In 1947 Was Like A Ticking Time Bomb'

'When you watch Freedom At Midnight, I want you to feel like you are sitting on a ticking time bomb.' IMAGE: RJ Malishka as Sarojini Naidu, Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vora as......

East Bengal Football Club appeals for protection of minorities in Bangladesh

IMAGE: The iconic East Bengal Football Club called on the Bangladesh government to take immediate and effective measures to safeguard vulnerable communities. Photograph: East Bengal Football......

Olympic gold-winning hockey legend Datt passes away

IMAGE: A formidable half-back, Keshav Datt was part of India's historic feat at the 1948 Olympics where the country beat home team Britain 4-0 at the Wembley Stadium in London to win the first......

PK Banerjee, Indian football legend, passes away at 83

IMAGE: PK Banerjee was suffering from respiratory problems due to pneumonia and had an underlying history of Parkinson's disease, dementia and heart problem. Photograph: Col Rajyavardhan......