Litterateur, academician Nabaneeta Dev Sen dead

Photograph: Wikimedia Commons Eminent litterateur and academician Nabaneeta Dev Sen died in her South Kolkata residence on Thursday evening after a protracted illness. She was 81 and is......

265 dead in Kerala floods since Aug 8, 36 still missing

The death toll in Kerala floods has touched 265 since August 8 while 36 people are still missing, the latest government figures show, even as the state prepares to mount a massive rehabilitation......

In poll-bound Gujarat, Rahul attacks Modi over note ban, GST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over note ban, GST and the ‘Gujarat model’ of development as he started a three-day tour of the......

Pawar slapped, Kolaveri rage and more

Was this the shock of life for India's Agriculture minister. In full glae of TV cameras Sharad Pawar was slapped by a angry youth. Harvinder Singh the youth was brandishing a dagger in hand......

What an Idea sir

For a long time, only those who spent hours in front of the television set, gorging junk snack food, qualified as couch potatoes. It was an unhealthy lifestyle, a sure recipe for disaster.......

Helping India's micro-entrepreneurs

They may be selling bananas, pav bhaji, cosmetics, cigarettes or just about anything else either on a pushcart going round streets or simply by standing at the roadside. Now, these street vendors......

Economy: BJP, Cong, Left promise the moon

BJP's plans a low-tax, low-interest regime For the Bharatiya Janata Party, the first 100 days would see its government initiating measures to bring back Indian money stashed away in secret tax......

15 Reasons Why We Love Aanand L Rai

Aanand L Rai, who turns 50 on June 28, has given us a brand of movies that we've come to enjoy. He has, in fact, introduced the heartland of India to the audiences. Joginder Tuteja looks at the......

The GOOD, BAD and UGLY DOLLS of Bollywood

Dolls epitomise cuteness and childhood. Children seek them for comfort and play. Grownups collect them as work of art. In movies, they characterise both innocence and immaturity and, sometimes, a......

PIX: Nandana Sen sizzles in Rang Rasiya

Ketan Mehta's Rang Rasiya, which has been underway for quite a while now, has actress Nandana Sen in the role of Sugandha -- 19th century artist Raja Ravi Verma's muse.The actress has ruffled......

PIX: Nandana Sen, Randeep Hooda at Rang Rasiya screening

Ketan Mehta's long-delayed Rang Rasiya saw a special screening in Mumbai for members of the film fraternity recently.Here's a look at the arrivals:   The film's leading actress......

Sri Lanka Cricket official arrested; Ranatunga seeks India's help

IMAGE: Sri Lanka Cricket's Chief Financial Officer Piyal Nandana was arrested following a complaint lodged by SLC to the Inspector General of Police. Photograph: BCCI Sri Lanka Cricket, currently......