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Willing to lead INDIA bloc if....: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday expressed dissatisfaction with the functioning of the opposition INDIA bloc, signaling her intent to take charge of the alliance if given the......

Kolkata doctor's rape: Celebs join overnight sit-in

Participants of a mega rally, including prominent film personalities and rights activists, held a night-long sit-in in Kolkata till 4 am on Monday, demanding justice for a doctor who was......

Bengal's 3 stage, film icons return state honours over doc's murder

Amid protests by civil society organisations over the rape-murder of a trainee doctor, three prominent stage and film personalities of West Bengal on Tuesday announced returning the honours......

Giriraj Singh's 'thumka' remark on Mamata sparks row

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Giriraj Singh has erupted a controversy with his "misogynistic" comments targeting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. IMAGE: West Bengal Chief Minister......

I am a big fan of Mamata Banerjee: Shah Rukh Khan

Impressed with the leadership qualities of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Saturday admitted that he is is a big fan of hers. "The way she......

UK woos Indian film crews

After Australia and New Zealand it is now the turn of Britain to woo the Indian film industry.The country, which has over two million Asian origin population and a major market for Bollywood films......

Star Power: Can SRK bring back West Bengal's luster?

So actor Shah Rukh Khan is going to be the brand ambassador for West Bengal -- that too gratis because, he says, he "feels for the state" which has become his "second home". How sweet of him.......

Uptick in hiring activities in October

With economic activities gathering pace post easing of lockdowns across the country, hiring activities in most sectors have shown significant recovery in October over the previous month, says a......

Shyam Benegal's Life In Pictures

Shyam Benegal passed into the ages on December 23, leaving behind a rich legacy. We look back at some interesting moments from his life. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/X Shyam Benegal......

2024 Belongs To Payal Kapadia!

All We Imagine as Light has been on several critics' best of the year lists, including Sight and Sound (Payal Kapadia appeared on the magazine's cover, perhaps a first for an Indian filmmaker), to......

2024's Must Watch Indian Films

Aseem Chhabra picks his top 10 Indian films of 2024, which includes films that have had theatrical releases or are streaming on OTT. 2024 has packed in some real highs for Indian films, including a......

Patralekhaa-Rajkummar Celebrate Janmashtami

Film folk have been busy celebrating Janmashtami in many interesting ways. Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajkummar Rao/Instagram Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa perform a Radha-Krishna pooja on the......

Anasuya Sengupta Makes History At Cannes

IMAGE: Anasuya Sengupta walks the red carpet before her film The Shameless was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anasuya Sengupta/Instagram Anasuya Sengupta became......

Banned at Wankhede, SRK to watch Tendulkar at Eden Gardens

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, an ardent fan of master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, plans to watch the cricket legend's second last Test innings at Kolkata on Saturday. The actor is banned from......

Maradona's life, in pictures

IMAGE: Diego Maradona holds aloft the World Cup after Argentina's 3-2 victory over West Germany in ther 1986 final. Photograph: Juha Tamminen/Reuters Diego Armando Maradona, who died on......

Tendulkar's farewell series: Carnival starts in Kolkata

The 'Sachin Tendulkar Carnival' is all set to hit Kolkata with the CAB, organisers of his penultimate Test match, chalking out an elaborate list of plans to felicitate the legend as he prepares to......

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