Mamata convenes special session to pass anti-rape law

A two-day special session of the West Bengal assembly was convened by the government on September 2 to table and pass a Bill which would provide for capital punishment to convicted rapists,......

Explosion of...: TMC minister defends attack on ED team

West Bengal minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay on Tuesday courted controversy with his comments that the recent attack on Enforcement Directorate officers during a raid in North 24 Parganas was a......

'Those days, 'jail-returned' was like 'foreign-returned', something to aspire for'

'Gandhi had given the call 'Do or Die'. And with all the leaders arrested, you had to be your own leader.' IMAGE: Dr G G Parikh with Yusuf Meherally's potrait behind him at the Yusuf Meherally......

Bengal assembly passes motion condemning Manipur violence

The West Bengal assembly on Monday passed a motion condemning the violence in Manipur, amid opposition by the Bharatiya Janata Party. IMAGE: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Photograph:......

Hotel stocks have more room for an upside; buy selectively: Analysts

The move to demerge the hotel business into a separate entity by ITC has brought back focus on hotel stocks, which have already seen a good run thus far in fiscal 2023-24 (FY24). Image used for......

Why stocks of listed REITs are risky bets in the near term

Global macro headwinds in the form of rising interest rates and hiring slowdown by technology MNCs could blight the sector in the near term. Ram Prasad Sahu reports. Illustration: Dominic......

With return to office, real estate investment trusts expected to do well

Recent trends indicate that pure-play commercial (office) leasing stocks, represented by REITs, could be making a comeback after having lagged real estate stocks that rallied because of robust......

Automakers in India gear up to launch affordable EVs

What has led to the change in priorities? Forty-six of the world’s 100 most polluted cities are in India! Shally Seth Mohile reports. India’s electric mobility goal, which has so far......

Huma Goes Gulabi

Alia in concert... Sunny gets a new family member... Shraddha asks about your Sunday...  Photograph: Kind courtesy Huma Qureshi/Instagram Huma Qureshi wraps up the shoot for Director Vipul......

See These Stunning Frames Before You Watch Heeramandi

From his directorial debut, Khamoshi: The Musical to his new OTT offering, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's visual vocabulary has grown so wildly larger-than-life, no screen......

Who Should Star in Bawarchi Remake?

IMAGE: Rajesh Khanna and Jaya Bachchan in Bawarchi. Anushree Mehta, who directed Radhika Apte's spy comedy Mrs Undercover, will helm the remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's classic film Bawarchi,......

Watch Konkona's Killer Magic On OTT

After receiving high praise for her performance in Killer Soup, we can't help but wonder why Konkona Sen Sharma is not seen more often on screen. Her films have been few and far between, with some......