Kolkata's prestigious Presidency University is a tad lovestruck!

Cupid has played its role for years in the 200-year-old Presidency University in Kolkata but for the first time, love will now become a subject of study in its undergraduate curriculum. The unique......

'Indira Gandhi Stood Up To The Americans'

'She was brave. She didn't care a hoot. And India was not the strongest of nations as it is now.' IMAGE: Indira Gandhi with Henry Kissinger in Chronicles of the Forgotten Genocide: The Kissinger......

Kolkata: 2 arrested for vandalism at Presidency University

Two persons were arrested on Thursday for the vandalism at the Baker Laboratory and other departments at the Presidency University. "We have arrested two persons, Subhadip Burman and Jayanta. We......

'All India Radio Is No Underdog'

'The largest listenership for Vividh Bharati outside the country is in Spain.''The labourers who go there for the tomato-picking season feel cut off from their country and listen to Vividh Bharati......

Bibek Debroy, chief of PM's economic council, passes away

Bibek Debroy, a key economic adviser to the Prime Minister whose prolific work included translations of the puranas and the vedas, passed away on Friday. He was 69. Photograph: Utpal Sarkar/ANI......

45 New F&O Stocks May Shake Up Nifty, Sensex

Among the new entries, the largest by market capitalisation are LIC, Avenue Supermarts (DMart), Adani Green Energy, Zomato and Jio Financial Services. IMAGE: Brokers at a brokerage house in......

Abhijit Banerjee, 2nd Presidency alumni to win Nobel in Economics

Amartya Sen was the other Presidency alumni to win the Economics Nobel. Banerjee won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize along with two others - his wife Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer on Monday "for......

Vedic slokas, witty repartees, Kolkata's who's who at Bandhan book launch

Kolkata’s creme de la creme turned up at the launch of Bandhan, The Making of a Bank, but the evening nevertheless had an informal touch typical of the young bank with CMD Chandra Shekhar......

'I Feel Like I Have Lost My Father Again'

'After Om's untimely demise, he would call us every Sunday for the next two years to ask, "How are you doing my dear? How's the young fella?"' IMAGE: Shyam Benegal with Om Puri on his son Ishaan's......

The Secret Ingredient Of Pathaan's Success

Charlie Yerme, 29, is a video editor based out of Nagpur. He is also the president of The Club SRK, a city-based fan club devoted to Shah Rukh Khan. It was set up in 2013 to 'celebrate sir's......

'I'd have loved to present Pratidwandi at Cannes'

'Where Pratidwandi is concerned, there are very few men standing.' IMAGE: Dhritiman Chatterjee in Satyajit Ray's Pratidwandi. Dhritiman Chatterjee, a post-graduate in economics, came from a world......

'War is a real estate business'

'I am against any kind of violence.' IMAGE: A Ukrainian soldier holds a Kalashnikov AK-12 captured from Russian troops in the Kyiv region, March 31, 2022. Photograph: Serhii Nuzhnenko/Reuters......

CM Reddy trains as Hyderabad awaits Messi visit

IMAGE: CM Revanth Reddy trains ahead of the Hyderabad match. Photograph: Telangana CMO/X Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy is expected to kick off a friendly football match to be attended......

Rinku Singh's wedding with MP Priya Saroj postponed?

IMAGE: Rinku Singh and Priya Saroj during their engagement in Lucknow on June 8, 2025. Photograph: Rinku Singh/Instagram Cricketer Rinku Singh’s wedding with Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj,......

PIX: Rinku Singh gets engaged to SP MP Priya Saroj

IMAGE: Rinku Singh and Priya Saroj during their engagement in Lucknow on Sunday. Photographs: Rinku Singh/Instagram India's T20 star Rinku Singh and Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj got engaged on......

Saha RETIRES! Signs off after 28 glorious years

'Everything I am today, every achievement, every lesson learned— I owe it all to this wonderful game' IMAGE: The 40-year-old Wriddhiman Saha, who made his international debut in February......

West Indies team arrives in Kolkata

A 25-member West Indies contingent, including support staff, checked in at Kolkata on Monday to play a three-day practice match and the opening Test of the two-match series that will be the......