Student death: WBHRC chief takes suo motu cognizance

Amulya Ganguli — IN a display of assertive leadership, Sonia Gandhi seems to have played a major role in the sacking of the two union ministers, Ashwini Kumar and Pawan Bansal, whose names had come under a cloud. The fact that the dismissals took ...

Question: Aaj Mere Paas Bangla Hai, Gadi Hai, Naukar-Chakar Hain, Bank Balance hai, Tumhare Paas Kya Hai? Answer: Mere Paas Maa (Baap) Hain! In a country where kids are encouraged to follow their parents profession, B'Town is no different. Our stars ...

In the wake of the IPL spot-fixing scam involving cricketers Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan, there's clamour all round that the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) once again failed to stem the widely-prevalent corrupt practices ...

A still from India's first talkie film Alam Ara which released in 1931 Every decade of the 100 years of Hindi films had its unique highlights. A pictorial. 1900s The first step The first fully indigenous Indian feature film Raja Harishchandra made ...

Mumbai: Indian cinema marks 100 years today. The seeds of this industry grew with one photographer obsession who was Dada Saheb Phalke. Dhundiraj Govind Phalke's black-and-white silent film "Raja Harishchandra" (King Harishchandra) held audiences spellbound ...

The first fully indigenous Indian feature film Raja Harishchandra made by Dadasaheb Phalke, released on May 3, 1913. The silent film had titles in Hindi and English and released at the Coronation Theatre in Bombay. Phalke followed with other films ...

PUNE: Pune Warriors are known to play well against stronger teams but it will be a tough ask against table toppers Chennai Super Kings. MS Dhoni's team are clearly odds-on favourite against bottom-placed Pune, though taking things for granted can ...

The show that has been enjoying the top spot on the small screen has surprisingly lost out to other crowd favourites in nominations for the prestigious Indian Telly Awards. Indeed, the show in question is Bade Acche Lagte Hain, which has bagged only ...

Photography Around the world Pursuing his passion for photography, Ishaan Suri will unveil his latest photography exhibition 'Artfoto 2013'. The exhibition includes 45 new works from his collection of travel and experiences across the world. According to ...