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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......

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......

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......

Dhankhar 2? WB governor ticks off Mamata over IAS officer

Alleging that his principal secretary Nandini Chakravorty attended office even after being relieved, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has sent a “strong” letter to Chief Minister......

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.......

Call centres: Hot themes for books, films

I have never visited the United States but I know the difference between a Texan accent and a Californian one," says Sambuddha aka Sam. He seems quite comfortable with his pseudonym, given to him......

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......

Korean film festival in Kolkata

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and the Korean Republic, a festival of contemporary Korean films will start in Kolkata on Thursday.Korean Ambassador to......

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......

Why Salman Is Jealous Of Mamata Banerjee

IMAGE: Salman Khan, Shatrughan Sinha and Sonakshi Sinha with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Photograph: ANI Photo Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the 29th Kolkata......

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......

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......

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......

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......

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