Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday presented the Banga Vibhushan awards to 13 luminaries from various fields. The legends who received the Banga Vibhusan - the highest civilian award of......
The West Bengal government gives its capital city a makeover -- with new theme colours, says Debaleena Sengupta What is the colour of change, or paribartan, as it is better known in West......
Nearly 25 lakh people have fled the Swat Valley after the Pakistan army stepped up its offensive against Taliban militants in the country's troubled north-western parts. Many feel that a......
In the age when prices of essential commodities are touching sky high, a primary school teacher in West Bengal is getting a monthly salary of just Rs 21.75. Pranab Kumar Sengupta has been drawing......
Infants in arms, doddering old men and women. CEOs, students, socialites and devotees. Tibetans, Americans, British, Germans, Swiss, and even a couple from far-flung Bulgaria. Some 3,000 people......
As a kid, he dreamt of the impossible. When he saw Superman, he wanted to be like him and do whatever he did. At school, his teacher told him his ideas were good, but there is still a lot more to......
Many of us would have heard about the scam where a fake e-mail is sent to a user's e-mail account posing as a bank or credit card provider. The number of such e-mails is rising at a shocking rate:......
An ad for a soft drink with no visuals of the bottle, the drink being poured or even someone swigging from a bottle or can. Doesn't that break some unwritten rules of advertising? Not according to......
An individual ideally requires two types of insurance -- one that shields against hospitalisation, accidents or accidental death, and incidents such as fire and burglary.The other should cover the......
When I look back at 2024 at the movies, it feels like it lacked that extra something. Most films felt like recycled formulas wanting to reclaim the box office by hook or crook. And the ones that......
'I want to believe that now the world is my oyster.' IMAGE: Anasuya Sengupta at the Cannes Film Festival. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anasuya Sengupta/Instagram As Anasuya Sengupta stood at the......
Maidaan draws out more yawns than yays, observes Sukanya Verma. Underdog sports stories are as life-affirming as they are formulaic. What distinguishes the decent ones from the drags is vision.......
'He did some great work and people remember him from so many things, but he should have got some stronger parts.' Lillete Dubey still can't get over the shock of losing her old friend Ritz, as she......
'... because we are all characters.' IMAGE: Aseem Hattangady, seated centre, with Jisshu Sengupta to his right and Shyam Kishore to his left, and Shruti Bisht and Sujani Juneja standing, in Suparn......
They made their mark in the inaugural Indian Premier League. And the impact they had on the competition was something that couldn't be ignored. So while Shaun Marsh (Kings XI Punjab), Gautam......