Bengali film market not properly nurtured: Filmmaker Aniruddha...

The alleged diversion of water of Tsangpo-Bramhaputra river by China does not pose any threat to India, Former Army chief General (retd) Shankar Roy Chowdhury said. Even if the charge is true, the river, which is the mighty Brahmaputra in India, has enough ...

A delegation of about 30-35 people led by West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice president Biswapriya Roy Chowdhury arrived in the national capital to meet President Ram Nath Kovind.The group, comprising of victims of the recent clash which took place ...

After the box office success of three back-to-back films - 'Belaseshe', 'Praktan' and 'Posto' - director-duo Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee is now upbeat about their next two outings - 'Haami' and 'Kantho'."In all these years, our main aim had been to ...

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[India], April 25 (ANI): Following the clashes that erupted over the filing of fresh nominations for the panchayat elections in the state, the victims are scheduled to meet President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday. On Monday, nearly 30 Bharatiya Janata Party ...

Shoojit Sircar takes Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni behind the sets of October, and right inside his beautiful mind. IMAGE: Director Shoojit Sircar flanked by Varun Dhawan, left, and Producer Ronnie Lahiri."Ronnie believes in the kind of films I do," says Shoojit. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shoojit Sircar/Instagram One of the most moving moments in Shoojit Sircar's October is when its lady protagonist opens her eyes for the first time. Shiuli, played by Banita Sandhu, has been in a coma for a ...

Expressing solidarity with the civil servants who held Prime Minister Narendra Modi responsible for the “terrifying state of affairs”, over 600 academicians and scholars, in an open letter, pointed out to the Prime Minister 'an undeniable association' of ...

A group of retired civil servants also called upon the PM to reach out to the families of the victims in Unnao and Kathua and "seek their forgiveness on behalf of all of us". Not in My Name, says India over Kathua, Unnao rape cases IMAGE: The bureaucrats also also asked the PM to remove anyone from the government who has been associated with hate crimes and hate speeches. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Photo This is post-independent India's "darkest hour", a group of retired civil ...

The stakes seem to be high for the ruling Trinamool Congress in the upcoming West Bengal panchayat polls, as the party leadership feels that gaining a foothold in national politics after the 2019 Lok Sabha election is incumbent on winning the rural heartland.