Stalin backs Mamata in row over Delhi Police letter, calls Bengali remark an ‘insult to the language of National Anthem’"The Delhi Police, under the Union Home Ministry, has described Bengali as a 'Bangladeshi language.' This is a direct insult to the very la...
04 Aug, 2025, 10.26 AM IST
Delhi Police refutes Mamata Banerjee's assault claim on Bengali-speaking migrants, calls video 'fabricated'Delhi Police have refuted West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's shared video alleging assault on a Bengali-speaking woman and child in Delhi, la...
29 Jul, 2025, 08.56 AM IST
Another Bhasha Andolan is needed: CM Mamata Banerjee on Bengali language rowAddressing the 'Maha Nayak Samman' Awards on Thursday, CM Mamata Banerjee said, "Another Bhasha Andolan is needed to awaken everyone. Peopl...
25 Jul, 2025, 12.41 PM IST
Language lineage is not about hierarchyKamal Haasan's comment sparked a language debate. It highlights how linguistic elitism exists beyond Hindi dominance. Some believe older la...
04 Jun, 2025, 10.55 PM IST
Nothing but political war: Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on row over three language policyUnion Minister Sukanta Majumdar clarified that the three-language formula prioritizes the mother tongue, followed by English and one of 22 ...
08 Mar, 2025, 10.01 AM IST
Kolkata Food Fair, L'Affaire Boi PolloiIn between all that tucking in, books provide a generous side-dish, this year’s servings providing some Rs 27 crore.
03 Feb, 2024, 11.00 PM IST
Fresh posters targeting PM Modi crop up in DelhiAs per the allegations, some parts of Delhi had blue posters on the walls and pillars on the roadsides with the caption "Kya Bharat ke prad...
30 Mar, 2023, 12.17 PM IST
'Once Upon a Time in Calcutta', 'Shoebox' win top honours at NYIFF 2022Sengupta's 'Once Upon a Time in Calcutta' is based on true events and is the filmmaker's homage to modern-day Kolkata.
16 May, 2022, 02.12 PM IST
Mamata sworn-in as Bengal CM for 3rd time, vows to fight COVID, violenceThe oath-taking ceremony was held even as the BJP, which has emerged as the main opposition party in the state, held a protest at its Hasti...
05 May, 2021, 01.01 PM IST
Wooden pews in Bengaluru's 155-year-old East Parade Church have slots to hold riflesThe church was meant for army stationed in the British cantonment.
22 Nov, 2018, 11.25 AM IST
FIFA World Cup 2018: Meet the commentators who add local flavour to the beautiful gameAbout 70% of the viewers who tuned into the football action this World Cup watched it on an Indic language feed, according to data from Bro...
14 Jul, 2018, 11.10 PM IST
Hindi-rance Diwas: Making a case to celebrate bhasha, not rajbhashaLet me explain why and how. The official rajbhasha tag hides the real status of Hindi in our country. You just have to look around to regis...
14 Sep, 2014, 11.40 AM IST
Agitation over CSAT opens Pandora’s boxThe demand was raised by AIADMK leader and instantly found the backing of all MPs from southern states as well as other regions of India.
08 Aug, 2014, 02.52 PM IST
Tamil Nadu's opposition to Sanskrit as old as free IndiaParticipating in the debate on the questions of national, official languages chaired by Dr Rajendra Prasad, Chettiar said the question of l...
23 Jul, 2014, 12.33 PM IST
- Kolkata stops to welcome West Bengal’s 11th CM Mamata Banerjee
Ami, said the Governor NK Narayanan, meaning “I”. “Ami, Mamata Banerjee…” said West Bengal’s 11th Chief Minister. It was just a few seconds...
21 May, 2011, 07.44 AM IST
- Twitter hails Shashi Tharoor for 6 lakh milestone
The high-profile minister has won hearts of half-million followers in the virtual world and many more outside.
17 Jan, 2010, 03.20 PM IST
- Twin identity: Bengal stripe, Madras check
Reshmi R Dasgupta felt right at home in the colonial ambience of Madras, rather than modern 'Chennai'. But locals take both identities in t...
22 May, 2008, 12.00 AM IST