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Bangladeshis spend sleepless night amid fears of robbery

Several residents across Bangladesh spent a sleepless night as they gathered in groups to guard the streets amid fears of robbery and looting by criminals in the violence-hit country, where an......

TMC leaders end 24-hr dharna at Delhi police station

Raising slogans against the Bharatiya Janata Party, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders ended their 24-hour protest at the Mandir Marg police station in New Delhi on Tuesday evening, a day after they......

High drama as TMC leaders holding dharna outside EC office held

Trinamool Congress leaders were detained by the Delhi Police on Monday while they were holding a dharna outside the Election Commission's office, demanding that the chiefs of the Central Bureau of......

TMC to send journalist Sagarika Ghose to Rajya Sabha

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday announced the names of journalist Sagarika Ghose, party leader Sushmita Dev and two others for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls from the state. Photograph:......

Not just LS, RS too to see polls to 68 seats this year

Sixty-eight Rajya Sabha members, including nine Union ministers, are completing their tenure this year, triggering a race of sorts among leaders across political parties to eye a six-year term in......

Puja brings cheer to companies and people

Despite slowdown, corporates are investing heavily in advertisements not just in Kolkata but also in other metros. India's largest selling sparkling beverage brand, Thums Up, unveiled a 25-feet......

Who Should Star in Bawarchi Remake?

IMAGE: Rajesh Khanna and Jaya Bachchan in Bawarchi. Anushree Mehta, who directed Radhika Apte's spy comedy Mrs Undercover, will helm the remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's classic film Bawarchi,......

The Bengali Actor Everyone's Talking About

'In Raktobeej, I had a lot of physical action to do, so that was a new challenge.''We didn't want the action scenes to be over-the-top.''We wanted to make the action raw and real.' Photograph:......

What Can You Watch This Week?

Action, drama, thriller and rom-coms, this week has a lot of entertainment coming up on OTT as well as in theatres. DahaadWhere to watch: Amazon Prime VideoRelease date: May 12 Directed by Reema......

Mrs Undercover Review: Sloppy Spy Social

An amateurish crime comedy that wants to be taken seriously, Mrs Undercover can never quite find its bearings, observes Sukanya Verma. In the 1980s, Basu Chatterjee created a television series......

Why Salman Missed His Niece's Birthday Party

Salman Khan and his little niece Ayat Sharma share the same birth date, December 27. While he will turn 57, she'll three! Her parents Aayush Sharma and Arpita Khan threw a birthday party for their......

Here's Ganguly's all-time favorite movie. What's yours?

Ganguly said films are good stress-buster IMAGE: ‘My all time favourite film is Sholay,’ Sourav Ganguly said. Photograph: PTI The Board of Control for Cricket in India......

Sports Shorts: Schumacher's ex-manager wants the truth about his health

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday IMAGE: Former Ferrari Formula One World Champion Michael Schumache. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images Willi Weber, former......

Sports Shorts: 'Ready for Asian Boxing Championship'

Indian star boxer and five-time world champion MC Mary Kom on Friday said that she is working really hard for the upcoming South Asian Women's Boxing Championship in Vietnam and is all set for the......

National squash: Smooth sailing for men's seeds

The top 16 seeds in the men's section, including Saurav Ghosal and Gaurav Nandrajog of Delhi, sailed into the second round, evens as the women side saw a few upsets in the 55th Senior ICL National......

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