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Bengal: 2,208 booths under lens after all SIR forms return

A total of 2,208 booths in West Bengal are under the scanner after all the distributed enumeration forms were returned filled up, indicating that there is not a single dead, duplicate or......

Bengal sees 2 more suicides due to 'anxiety' over SIR

West Bengal on Tuesday recorded two more suicides, allegedly linked to public anxiety over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, heightening political tensions in the......

SIR sets off reverse migration of 'illegal Bangladeshis' at Bengal border

Beside a pitch road that opens into a narrow, dusty mud bylane at the Hakimpur BSF border outpost in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas, a stretch has become an informal departure corridor for......

Howrah sex racket prime accused held, mother still at large

The West Bengal Police on Wednesday arrested Ariyan Khan, one of the prime accused in the Howrah sex and pornographic film racket, from a hideout in the Golf Green area of south Kolkata, a senior......

8 killed as passenger, cargo trains collide in Bilaspur

At least eight persons, including the loco pilot, were killed and 14 others injured after a passenger train allegedly jumped a red signal and collided with a goods train from behind near Bilaspur......

8 Of India's Oldest Companies

Which were India's first companies that still exist today? Many trace their origins to over a century back. These venerable organisations are business entities. But they chronicle the beginnings of......

How Berger Paints plans to protect its market share

'We will expand distribution rapidly in places where we are currently unrepresented. Second is the waterproofing segment - the consciousness level is rising and consumption increases are likely to......

Helen: The Lesser Known Actor

After spinning into the spotlight with the hit song-and-dance number Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu in Howrah Bridge (1958), Helen signed scores of films as a dancer.But Helen was raring to step out of......

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......

Bollywood Quiz: Up, Close!

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. From Madhubala's seductive face inviting the meherbaans of the world in Howrah Bridge to Shahid Kapoor pointing a......

How the Howrah Bridge played out in Bollywood

'To this day, not a year passes when Bollywood does not head to Kolkata to train its cameras on the magnificence of the bridge and the flow of life that pulses along the river across which it......

The Golden Oldies Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Once upon a time the trio of Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand reigned supreme while Meena Kumari's sighs,......

Sourav Ganguly back as CAB president after 6 years!

IMAGE: Sourav Ganguly, who previously served as BCCI president from 2019 to 2022, replaced his elder brother Snehasish Ganguly. Photograph: BCCI Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday......

Rain disrupts KKR, RCB nets ahead of IPL opener

IMAGE: KKR and RCB's players during their training session at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday. Photograph: ANI A steady drizzle in the evening brought premature end to evening practice sessions......

Dada, Lara Celebrate Durga Puja

IMAGE: Sourav Ganguly at the Durga Puja celebrations in Howrah. Photograph: ANI/X Cricket legends Sourav Ganguly and Brian Lara joined the Durga Puja festivities in Kolkata on Sunday,......

Howrah Bridge lit up to wish Indians for Tokyo Olympics

IMAGE: Howrah Bridge was illuminated on Monday to wish Indian athletes ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: PIB West Benga/Twitter Kolkata's iconic Howrah Bridge on Monday was illuminated to......

Durand Cup: Bagan execute epic comeback over Bengaluru

IMAGE: Bengaluru FC's Rahul Bheke contests for the ball alongside Mohun Bagan's Manvir Singh. Photograph: Mohun Bagan / X Vishal Kaith's twin saves in the tiebreaker helped defending champions......