Kolkata turns off lights to protest against RG Kar incident

Kolkata experienced a unique and powerful display of civic solidarity when residents turned off their lights for an hour from 9 pm on Wednesday and came down to the streets with burning candles to......

Hasina's Rivals Get Active

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which Sheikh Hasina has crushed during her multiple terms as prime minister, has stirred into action after its leader Begum Khaleda Zia was released from prison.......

'Please Pray For Us And Our Country'

'My father died in the liberation struggle. Bangladesh is our Motherland. This is home,' says Monindra Kumar Nath, a Hindu who has lived his 74 years in Dhaka. IMAGE: Supporters of Bangladesh......

'I Was Very Proud Of Ratan Tata'

'...and I was a great admirer of his leadership of Tata Sons.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Ratan Tata/Instagram Zubin Mehta and Ratan Tata were school pals. Zubin was a year and a few months older......

India Inc pledges Rs 93,600-crore investment for Bengal on Day 1 of trade Summit

Companies, including state-run Steel Authority of India Limited on Wednesday, committed to invest over Rs 93,000 crore (Rs 930 billion) in West Bengal, while Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said......

Paresh Maity designs for ITC, upsets anti-smoking lobby

India's leading cigarette maker, ITC, has roped in artist Paresh Maity to design a limited edition packing for its Flake brand, with the launch of the Paresh Maity Collector series, to be......

Kolkata scores high on hotel occupancy, says survey

Kolkata retained its position as the best-performing hotel market in terms of occupancy (72 per cent) for FY14, according to a recent HVS Trends & Opportunities Survey report.While Mumbai......

Puja spells boom for tour biz

Efforts are on to turn Kolkata's Puja season into the local equivalent of New Orleans' Mardi Gras.The four days of Durga Puja is the time to see Kolkata at its best. Sadly, very few outsiders,......

Thank you for the memories, Irrfan!

We are all blessed that Irrfan Khan has left us a treasure trove of his remarkable films.The characters he played were real, believable.We recognised them and they have stayed with us.And so a fan......

How the Howrah Bridge played out in Bollywood

'To this day, not a year passes when Bollywood does not head to Kolkata to train its cameras on the magnificence of the bridge and the flow of life that pulses along the river across which it......

Victoria & Abdul review: Watch it for Judi Dench only

Dame Dench humanises the frumpy, myopic and overindulged Queen Victoria and the screen feels the warmth of the legendary actress's enthusiasm, says Sukanya Verma. It's not easy keeping pace with......

Rani out, Konkana in

Mira Nair has signed Konkona Sensharma to play the lead in her new film based on Pulitzer winning author Jhumpa Lahiri's book The Namesake.Nair, who was in Kolkata last weekend to scout for locales......

BCB seeks army's assurance for Women's T20 WC in Bangladesh

IMAGE: People light candles as they take part in a candlelight prayer for peace and harmony in Bangladesh amid the turmoil, outside Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata, August 7, 2024. Photograph:......

Sabalenka's Secret ritual revealed after winning AO in style

Her new pre-match ritual at this tournament - signing the bald head of her performance coach in marker pen IMAGE: Aryna Sabalenka celebrates with the trophy after winning the......

Aus Open PIX: Teenager Noskova stuns World No 1 Swiatek

Images from Day 7 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Saturday. Swiatek crashes out in third round IMAGE: Czech Republic's Linda Noskova in action during her third round match against Iga......

PIX: Sabalenka raises the bar for trophy photoshoots

IMAGE: Aryna Sabalenka poses with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after winning the 2023 Australian Open. Photograph: Kelly Defina/Getty Images The big-hitting Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka......

Aryna Sabalenka, the first 'neutral' Grand Slam champion

IMAGE: Aryna Sabalenka will not have "Belarus" next to her name on the winner's trophy, the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup. Photograph: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images With daring, resolve and a......