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They were crying...: Mamata alleges fishermen tortured in B'desh jail

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that some of the 95 fishermen, who were released by the Bangladesh government recently, were beaten up in jail in the neighbouring......

No impact on India from Brahmaputra dam, claims China

China on Monday reiterated its plan to build the world's biggest dam over the Brahmaputra River in Tibet near the Indian border, saying the planned project has gone through rigorous scientific......

Man ends life as loan recovery agents circulate wife's morphed photo

A 21-year-old fisherman died by suicide after loan recovery agents allegedly circulated a morphed picture of his wife failing to repay a loan, said a police official on Wednesday. Image only for......

1971 War: How Mukti Joddhas Saved An IAF Pilot

Squadron Leader Kanwal Deep Mehra's daredevilry during the 1971 War brought down a Pakistani F-86 Sabre.But he had to bail out of his plane, was badly injured.Then a fierce band of armed guerillas......

'He Doesn't Have The Air He Is Raj Thackeray's Son'

'I love to meet people.''I love that personal connect when they express their genuine, heartfelt, feelings.' IMAGE: Amit Thackeray drove his Land Cruiser along with wife Mitali Borude Thackeray.......

Kerala tops Niti's sustainable development index

Both Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu took the second spot. Bihar, Jharkhand and Assam were the worst performing states. IMAGE: A fisherman throwing his net ahead of southwest monsoon at a seaside......

Viral Acharya's stint as RBI's deputy governor ends

Acharya was one of the youngest deputy governors in the central bank's history and was in charge of the critical monetary policy department which also made him a part of the rate-setting panel.......

Was RBI's June meet the last straw for Acharya?

While Governor Das was sanguine on government walking the fiscal prudence path--which was missed three out of the five budgets of the Modi government--Acharya pointed to the fiscal slippages as a......

These migrants are unwelcome guests in their own homes

As the world awaits the end of the global pandemic, rural Bengal might be witnessing a recession unfolding in bits and pieces. IMAGE: Hundreds of migrant laborers from West Bengal gathered at......

Will China throw a lifeline for India's agri exports?

On the occasion of Chinese president Xi Jinping’s two-day visit, Indian exporters are looking for a big boost in export of agricultural commodities, especially the ones that have been......

Watch Raj Kapoor's Films On OTT

The world is celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary, but when was the last time you watched an RK film? The younger generation perhaps may have never. They may not know his tremendous......

The Very Best Of Dhanush

I vividly remember the first few years when Dhanush marked his entry in Tamil cinema: A scrawny young man who could be your boy-next-door or just any face in the crowd. In 2002, I was in Class 11.......

Why 2018 Is The 'Real' Kerala Story

Kindness and compassion is all you need to survive and build your life.And that is what makes 2018’s Kerala story so relevant, notes Divya Nair. Until a few years ago, Kerala prided itself......

Shaakuntalam Review: Too Much CGI

The love story of Shakuntala and Dushyant is so familiar, from textbooks, comics, stage and screen versions, that it has become part of our cultural DNA.If a film-maker thinks he can make it his......

OTT This Week: Starring Vijay, Chiranjeevi, Mammootty

South Indian cinema's biggest superstars rock the show on OTT. Sukanya Verma gives us some recommendations for the week. VarisuWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: Tamil (with......

Gavaskar@75: 15 Interesting Facts

Cricket icon Sunil Gavaskar celebrates a magnificent 75th birthday on July 10th. Sunil Gavaskar, known for his fearless batting, started his Test career on March 6, 1971. He went on to become the......

Gavaskar@50: 15 interesting facts

It was this day, March 6, in 1971 that Sunil Manohar Gavaskar made his debut in Test cricket. Gavaskar -- the first cricketer in history to surpass the 10,000 runs mark in the longest format -- was......

'The broadest bat in the world'

K N Prabhu, the doyen of cricket writers, salutes Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, who appeared for the first time in Test cricket 50 years ago today, March 6, 1971. IMAGE: Sunil Gavskar flicks to leg......

Scolari thanks fisherman, dreams of more

Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari dedicated his team's European championship quarter-final win over England to a colony of fisherman and said he was dreaming of more success.Scolari had set the......

Off the field: SA pacer Steyn is fisherman, lion wrestler!

South Africa pacer Dale Steyn plays with a lioness. Photograph: Instagram South Africa fast bowling spearhead Dale Steyn had a go with his wrestling skills over the weekend, but it was not a......

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