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Assam govt tables inquiry report on 1983 Nellie massacre

More than four decades after bloodshed, the Assam government on Tuesday circulated reports of two commissions in the assembly on violence in 1983, including the Nellie massacre which claimed over......

What Democrats Can Learn From Zohran Mamdani

His victory means that his party will have to learn from him, because after the rise of Donald Trump, the Democrats have been in disarray. They have had no real answer to the Trump phenomenon and......

'I Want The South Asian Community To Feel They Have A Voice At City Hall'

'As Mayor, I will use my platform to reject any efforts by the Trump administration to curtail immigration.' IMAGE: James Solomon with his wife and three daughters. Photograph: Kind courtesy James......

Do you want border wall to stop immigrants, SC asks govt

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre whether it wanted to build a border wall like in the US to prevent illegal immigrants from entering the country. IMAGE: The Supreme Court of India.......

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......

Automobile retail sales up 2.95% in April: FADA

Overall automobile retail sales in India grew a modest 2.95 per cent in April this year to 22,87,952 units with completion of purchases by customers around Chaitra Navratri, Akshay Tritiya, Bengali......

How Vicks Vaporub Become A Blockbuster

Within six months, outlets carrying Vicks jumped from 60,000 pharmacies to 750,000 general stores.The trade boycott collapsed. Consumers were happy, finding Vicks now at every street corner. A......

What Made Geeta Dutt's Life So Tragic

The song that best encapsulates Geeta Dutt's unfairly abbreviated life would probably be: Yaad Karoge, Yaad Karoge, Ek Din Humko Yaad Karoge.On her 95th birth anniversary on November 23, Dinesh......

The Dharmendra I Remember

A hero with a heart, and remained one till the end. IMAGE: Dharmendra. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/Instagram "No conversation with the actor, a Sher Dil, who in the 1976 film Maa......

When Suchitra Sen Got Upset With Dev Anand

'Suchitra Sen threatened to leave, with the film only 80 per cent complete.' IMAGE: Suchitra Sen and Dev Anand in Bombai Ka Babu. Raj Khosla made several blockbusters like CID (1956), Woh Kaun......

Guru Dutt To Waheeda: 'You Don't Look Like A Woman...'

'You have become a big star. How can you play a secondary role to Meena Kumari?' Celebrating Guru Dutt's birth centenary on July 9 with this must-read excerpt from the book, Kagaz Ke Phool and......

'I Don't Believe Guru Dutt's Death Was Suicide'

'Abrar uncle said he had started drinking from the afternoon on that fateful day. And he continued drinking till late at night.''Thereafter, he must have consumed some sleeping pills, as was his......

'Future India captain': Ganguly's big praise for Richa

We'll one day say 'Richa - India captain': wishes Ganguly as Bengal celebrates its only Cup winner IMAGE: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee felicitates Richa Ghosh, who is from West......

Confirmed! Messi to visit India in December

IMAGE: The football-mad city of Kolkata will be the first stop in Lionel Messi's whirlwind trip named 'GOAT Tour of India 2025', followed by Ahmedabad, Mumbai and New Delhi. Photograph: Sam......

Dada May Skip IPL Final

BCCI Boss Sourav Ganguly appears to have decided to skip the IPL 2021 final in the UAE, choosing to -- like what every Bengali would do -- spend time in his native Kolkata during Durga Puja. ......

Can Sunday bring 2011 Tendulkar moment for Messi?

'Messi gives you that Sachin Tendulkar like feeling. It seems the entire world wants to see Messi lift that World Cup' IMAGE: Lionel Messi has inspired his team with every match. Photograph:......