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The Global Ambassador Of Indian Music

He was a formidable musician but seemed utterly human, a Peter Pan who wore his genius with deceptive lightness. Sandip Roy remembers Ustad Zakir Hussain. IMAGE: Ustad Zakir Hussain at one of his......

Agitating docs continue 'cease work', seek fresh meet with Mamata

Junior doctors agitating over RG Kar murder early Wednesday said they will continue their sit-in and not join duty, despite the state appointing Manoj Kumar Verma as the new Kolkata Police chief,......

New Kolkata CP appointed, 2 health officials removed

Senior Indian Police Service officer Manoj Kumar Verma was appointed the new Kolkata Police commissioner, replacing Vineet Goyal, on Tuesday, a day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a......

CBI quizzes RG Kar ex-principal for 6th day; ED probe sought against him

Protestors from across walks of life, who joined in solidarity with the ongoing junior doctors' agitation against the alleged rape and murder of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital medic, on......

BJP chief Nadda to skip Ram temple consecration event

Bharatiya Janata Party president J P Nadda will skip the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya and instead watch the historic event from the Jhandewalan temple in New Delhi.......

Budget 2023: What tax experts want from Sitharaman

Widening of the tax base, doing away with cess and surcharge, improvement in compliance and moderation in tax for emerging sectors are some of the suggestions submitted to the Finance Ministry......

Heard Of A Lamborghini Bull Run?

Yeh Hai India: Capturing Events And Moods Across INCREDIBLE INDIA. Yeh Hai India   IMAGE: Lamborghini super sports cars queue before the start of the Lamborghini Bull Run in Kolkata, July......

Railways not to cancel any more passenger trains

The Indian Railways has decided to not cancel any more passenger trains to accommodate more freight traffic for coal transport. Photograph: Swapan Mahapatra/PTI Photo It will also gradually......

RailTel kiosks to soon offer mobile recharge, bill payment & more

Passengers in 200 railway stations across India will soon be able to recharge their mobiles, pay electricity bills, fill up Aadhaar and Pan card forms and even file taxes with help from Common......

'After divorce, I shut myself in my flat for 3 years'

'Then, one fine morning, I returned to my first love.''All the top directors of the time were waiting for me.''In one day, I signed 12 films.''Prosenjit Chatterjee was back!' Photograph: Kind......

Messi Fan Wins Kolkata Best Director Prize

  IMAGE: Argentine film director Virna Molina, wearing World Cup winner Lionel Messi's jersey No 10, receives the trophy and certificate for winning the Golden Royal Bengal Tiger award for......

Is Shah Rukh Khan Defending Pathaan?

IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan at the Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata, December 15, 2022. Photograph: Swapan Mahapatra/PTI Photo Appearing before cheering fans at the star-studded opening......

When Kajol BACKSTABBED Bobby Deol!

It's been a busy weekend for Bollywood, and Mumbai's heavy rains did not deter them from going about their business. A look at the film folk Photographer Pradeep Bandekar spotted over the weekend.......

What are Vidya Balan and her family celebrating?

A look at the film folk Photographer Pradeep Bandekar met on Tuesday. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar It's celebration time for Aditya Roy Kapur after the release of his film, Rashtra Kavach Om.......

'I'm very sceptical about Bumrah's comeback'

IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah was named in India's squad for the three match ODI series against Sri Lanka, starting on Tuesday, but BCCI's support staff and medical team have collectively decided that his......

World Cup Is In Kolkata, Not Doha :)

Yeh Hai India: Capturing Events And Moods Across Our Incredible Country.   IMAGE: Soccer fans watch the telecast of the World Cup game between Argentina and Saudi Arabia on a Kolkata street......

Jharkhand enter Ranji quarters after 1000-plus runs lead!

The match was over as a contest after Jharkhand scored a mammoth 880 in their first innings – the tournament's fourth highest score on an Eden Gardens belter against a Nagaland attack in......

Kohli's 100th Test in Mohali as SL series revised dates released

It was widely reported that the T20s against the Lankan side will take place before Test matches in Mohali and Bengaluru and the cricket body has now confirmed it.   IMAGE: Virat Kohli is......

PIX: Kohli sharpens batting skills at India practice

IMAGE: Virat Kohli during a training session ahead of the first T20 cricket match against West Indies, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Photograph: Swapan Mahapatra/PTI Battling a prolonged lean......

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World Test Championship 2023

India held the top position in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings while Australia secured the...

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GUJARAT, HIMACHAL GO TO POLLS

The Bharatiya Janata Party was on Thursday poised for a landslide victory in Gujarat to retain...
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