Under fire for 'miya' comment, Himanta cites SC verdict on 'demographic invasion'

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that those attacking him for his remarks on 'miyas' -- referred disparagingly to illegal Bangladeshi Muslims -- should read the Supreme......

SIR notice Amartya Sen: Bengal CEO cites 'logical discrepancy'

Amid claims of Amartya Sen being summoned over Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the Chief Electoral Office of West Bengal has clarified that the notice to the Nobel laureate was issued after the......

EC notice to Amartya Sen over voter list revision sparks political row

The Election Commission on Wednesday served a notice to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen in connection with the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls in West Bengal, seeking a hearing of the 92-year-old......

Non-veg food vendors assaulted at Gita recital in Kolkata, Mamata fumes

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday tore into the Bharatiya Janata Party over the assault on two food vendors at a recent Bhagavad Gita recital event in Kolkata, asserting that......

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......

'Even After 100 Years, Uttam Kumar Will Always Be Mohanayak'

'I was blessed that I had seen him very closely. There was a time when he was trying to direct a film with me when I was a teenager.' IMAGE: Uttam Kumar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History......

'Bharat Is Blessed To Have Bhupen Hazarika'

'That a song can carry the weight of a people's dreams and move hearts across the world.'On Bhupen Hazarika's 99th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays rich tribute to the legendary......

Pather Panchali@70: Beautiful, Broken People

Seventy years after Pather Panchali released on August 26, 1955, we finally get it.Shuttling between the village of Boral and a studio in Calcutta, caught between worrying about the next purse of......

'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......

My wife chills, I do all the cooking, reveals KKR star

IMAGE: Quinton de Kock, Anrich Nortje, and Manish Pandey during the cooking show 'Knight Bite'. Photograph: Kolkata Knight Riders/X In a delightful culinary crossover celebrating Poila Baisakh......