The City Of Joy Is Swamped In Sadness

Kolkata hangs its head in shame as the hope of a government with a moral compass and a heart in the right place recedes into the distance, notes Payal Singh Mohanka. IMAGE: Lawyers of the Kolkata......

CBI to conduct polygraph test on medic's murder accused

The Central Bureau of Investigation, probing the rape-murder of a woman doctor at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata, has been granted permission to conduct a polygraph test on the accused, a civic......

Guv calls emergency meet as Bengal women hit the streets again

In a rerun of the 'Reclaim the Night' campaign, hundreds of women took to the streets in Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal on Sunday night, demanding justice for the alleged rape and murder of......

Mamata, nephew call HC order on school jobs 'fixed', 'BJP ploy'

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday termed the cancellation of over 25,000 school jobs as 'gross injustice' and alleged that it was a ploy by the Bharatiya Janata Party to stop......

'I must have been Draupadi in my real life'

'People gravitate towards me with their problems.' October 2, 1988, and May 22, 2016 are two dates etched permanently in actress-activist-parliamentarian Roopa Ganguly's life. On October 2, 1988......

For some time you let me into your dreams

It is two weeks today since Irrfan passed away into the ages.'He was capable, concise, calm, sublime, and profound, and perhaps that's also why Irrfan's passing felt 'personal' to many.'Ranjita......

Sridevi, Vinod Khanna honoured at National Awards

Bollywood makes way for regional cinema at the National Awards. IMAGE: Sridevi in Mom. Doffing its hat to mainstream stars Vinod Khanna and Sridevi, the 65th National Film Awards recognised their......

Why Rani feels today's actors are spoilt, pampered

'There are 10 people (around them) -- the PR person, the media person, the managers, the fitness person, the security...''We were never pampered. If we said something wrong, we would get......

Sourav Ganguly demands justice for Vinesh

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Wrestling Federation of India Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Sunday extended his support to wrestler Vinesh Phogat, saying she deserves at least a silver......

Wrestlers refuse to back down: Form committees to plan their next move in fight against WFI chief

Wrestlers form two committees to decide on future course of action IMAGE: Wrestlers Bajrang Poonia and Vinesh Phogat (right) speak to the media on Wednesday. Photograph: ANI Photo The......

Conflict of interest complaint against Binny dismissed

IMAGE: Sanjeev Gupta contention in his complaint was that Roger Binny's daughter-in-law Mayanti Langer Binny working for Star Sports as an anchor amounts to having a contract with the BCCI .......

Ganguly, Kohli wish BCCI secretary Jay Shah on his 34th birthday

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI/Twitter BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and star India batter Virat Kohli extended birthday greetings to Board secretary Jay Shah, who turned 34 on Thursday. Several......

'BCCI should become player centric'

'There should be total transparency in the system.' IMAGE: The Indian cricketers celebrate an England wicket during the T20I series, July 9, 2022. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images   Vinod......