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Stalin Prepares For Battle Of 2024

The going is not going to be easy for the DMK and its allies in Elections 2024.Despite the seats sweepstake in the 2021 assembly polls, the vote-share difference of 5.6% (DMK's 45.38% versus......

After one year in power, 'Dravidian model' is a legacy issue for Stalin

The question is if the BJP's increasing dependence on Hindutva politics, coupled with the DMK's Dravidian model, would decide the LS polls for the DMK and allies, as it did in 2019. Or, will the......

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022. IMAGE: A word cloud of President Ram Nath......

Xmas crowd: Need to reinstate Covid curbs in Kolkata, say experts

A day after the city saw huge crowds of mid-night revellers thronging the eastern metropolis's busy Park Street to celebrate Christmas, health experts and doctors cautioned the state government......

Trinamool sweeps Kolkata civic polls, decimates Opposition

West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress gained control of the 144-member Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Tuesday clinching nearly 72 per cent of votes, in a ringing endorsement for the party seven......

How The Pandemic Affected Puja

The estimated size of the Durga Puja economy could be about Rs 2.75 trillion in 2021 had there been no pandemic, points out Atanu Biswas. IMAGE: A restricted access Durga Puja pandal. Photograph:......

Banks have 21 holidays out of 31 days in October!

Bank customers better brace for a whopping 21 bank holidays in October. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for representational purposes only. Photograph: PTI Photo. As per......

Govt lights up Diwali with Rs 3737 cr bonus for 30 lakh employees

The government on Wednesday decided to give Rs 3,737 crore bonus to 30.67 lakh central government employees to encourage spending during the festival season and add to demand in the economy. The......

'I am the godfather of disco'

'You make a hit, everything is fit.' IMAGE: Bappi Lahiri at home. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 1980s and......

'If we heroines looked so beautiful on screen..'

'...it was because Lataji sang for us.' IMAGE: Mala Sinha and Dharmendra in the song Aapki Nazron Ne Samjha from Anpadh. Yesteryear actress Mala Sinha lip-synced innumerable Lata Mangeshkar hits......

'It was weird to work with Raveena'

'She is associated with our growing up years.''When I first met her, it was a little awkward for a couple of days as she is a really popular actor of the '90s.' Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Light and Love for Ranbir-Alia this Diwali

Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor made a cute couple at the Kali Puja at the North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja Samiti on November 4. The Samiti is headed by Deb Mukherjee, their close friend and......

'I don't feel I am 73'

'I've never thought of myself as beautiful.''Not that I think I am not beautiful.' IMAGE: Hema Malini on the sets of Kaun Banega Crorepati. All Photographs: Kind courtesy Hema Malini/Twitter......

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. ......

Neeraj sets sights on personal best and Olympic record

IMAGE: India's Tokyo Olympics champion Neeraj Chopra proudly displays his gold medal from the men's Javelin Throw during a chat show in Kolkata on Wednesday. Photograph: ANI Photo Star Indian......

Sprinter Hima Das takes oath as DSP in Assam

IMAGE: Hima Das revealed that she had dreamt of becoming a police officer when she was young. Photograph: Kind Courtesy, Sarbananda Sonowal/Twitter Star sprinter Hima Das was, on Friday,......

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