Kolkata's Durga Puja gets Unesco's heritage tag, Bengal ecstatic

Unesco on Wednesday accorded heritage status to Kolkata's Durga puja festival, bringing glory to the country, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lauding the move.......

Guv cuts short speech as BJP MLAs cause ruckus in WB assembly

The opening session of the newly constituted West Bengal assembly Friday got off to a stormy start as Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was forced to cut short his inaugural speech amid ruckus by the......

3 TMC workers, 1 BJP supporter killed in post-poll clashes in WB

Four people were allegedly killed in clashes between the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district after the election results were announced,......

Mamata stuns BJP, leads TMC to landslide victory in Bengal

Mamata Banerjee steamrolled the Bharatiya Janata Party election war machine as she powered the Trinamool Congress to a two thirds majority in the assembly elections and secured a third straight......

Zee revamps sales setup

Zee Telefilms has introduced a 'matrix structure' to bring in a greater sales focus across all channels. The structure will comprise national sales heads of respective channels as well as branch......

Cirkus Review: Angoor Khatte Hain!

Cirkus is boring and puerile, notes Sukanya Verma. Rohit Shetty poaches on Vishal Bhardwaj territory to make his version of the Bard's The Comedy of Errors. There are several cinematic adaptations......

Alia-Ranbir Name Their Baby Girl

Photograph: Kind courtesy Alia Bhatt/Instagram Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor have named their daughter, who was born on November 6, Raha Kapoor. Alia took to Instagram to announce the baby's name......

'Yeh Bachchan saab hain ka?'

'He made me feel like a crorepati even without sitting in the hot seat.' Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters Rediff.com Senior Contributor Roshmila Bhattacharya reels back to her interactions......

Don't miss! Jaya Bachchan's amazing performances

At one point in her career (1973-75), Jaya Bhaduri was a bigger star than Amitabh Bachchan. Her much-lauded performances in Abhimaan, Uphaar, Kora Kagaz, etc, need no recommendation. But what......

Phillips' explosive heroics save New Zealand on Day 3

IMAGE: Glenn Phillips celebrates his half century. Photograph: Black Caps/X Glenn Phillips made a defiant half-century to keep New Zealand afloat before the tourists reduced Bangladesh to 38-2 in......

World Cup Hero Martinez Delights Kolkata

IMAGE: Emiliano Martinez is greeted by Mohun Bagan officials at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose airport in Kolkata, July 3, 2023. Photograph: Mohun Bagan Athletic Club/Twitter Argentina's World......

PIX: Mehidy shines as Bangladesh edge India in 1st ODI

Images from the first One-Day International between Bangladesh and India, in Mirpur, on Sunday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Mehidy Hasan Miraz produced a sensational 39-ball 38-run cameo to take the team......

Spinner Sajid Khan puts Pakistan on top against Bangladesh

IMAGE: Pakistan off-spinner Sajid Khan is congratulated by teammates on claiming a career-best 6 for 35 against Bangladesh on Day 4 of the second Test. Photograph: PCB Media/Twitter Off-spinner......

South Africa thrash England

England recorded their lowest total in a Twenty20 international as South Africa bowled them out for just 111 before easing to a seven-wicket win in the World Cup second round match on Thursday.......