Third eye: A politician is always a politician, pleadings and allegation season & pickpockets' day outVenkaiah Naidu criticizes party-switching to BJP, vows more interactions. Dilip Ghosh seeks Left support for Modi. Mamata alleges alliance ...
24 Apr, 2024, 12.15 AM IST
Satyajit Ray's masterpiece 'Aranyer Din Ratri' to be inaugural movie at Kolkata International Film Festival on April 25Select films of the legendary director will be screened during the seven-day fest.
18 Apr, 2022, 05.47 PM IST
No mention of Lata Mangeshkar at Grammys 'In Memoriam' segment, Indian fans say awards only honour American artistesMangeshkar, the voice of generations of Indians, died on January 6.
04 Apr, 2022, 02.24 PM IST
Infighting withing: Rajya Sabha MP Roopa Ganguly leaves virtual meetAfter the announcement of the list, an organizational meeting was convened to discuss the poll strategies of the party last evening. Roopa ...
02 Dec, 2021, 12.04 AM IST
IFFI 2021: Veteran actress Hema Malini, adman Prasoon Joshi to get 'Indian Personality of the Year' awardBollywood actors Salman Khan and Ranveer Singh will attend the opening ceremony.
20 Nov, 2021, 12.43 PM IST
Ashok Lahiri's seat goes to a local, more BJP top guns to contest; party announces 156 more namesJust five days after it announced the candidature of former chief economic adviser Ashok Lahiri for Alipurduar in North Bengal, the BJP rel...
18 Mar, 2021, 10.56 PM IST
Bengal polls: BJP names candidates for 3rd, 4th phases; denied tickets, aspirants protest, quitIn a surprise move, the party nominated Trinamool Congress turncoat and octogenarian sitting MLA of Singur, Rabindranath Bhattacharya. Of l...
15 Mar, 2021, 09.41 AM IST
TMC faces a fresh spate of defections to BJP, losses control over Malda Zilla ParishadThis was TMC's second largest single-day exodus after political heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari along with 35 TMC leaders, including five MLAs...
08 Mar, 2021, 11.50 PM IST
Trinamool Congress faces fresh spate of defections; 5 sitting MLAs, other leaders join BJPFour-time MLAs Sonali Guha, a close associate of TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee for decades, and 80-year-old Rabindranath Bhattacharya, a prom...
08 Mar, 2021, 08.54 PM IST
BJP to recast Bengal unit, invitee members including Bappi Lahiri to be droppedAccording to sources, RSS expressed grave concern over the violence in West Bengal, following which BJP started restructuring its organisat...
04 Apr, 2017, 12.07 PM IST
Bengal BJP to weed out inactive party membersWe would not allow those who have taken our membership but don’t attend any of our programs, to be in our organisation, Bengal BJP presiden...
03 Apr, 2017, 12.17 AM IST
Padma awards 2016 announced: Padma Vibhushan for Dhirubhai Ambani, Ramoji Rao, Rajinikanth, othersDhirubhai Ambani, former J&K governor Jagmohan and media baron Ramoji Rao are among those chosen for Padma Vibhushan this year.
26 Jan, 2016, 08.11 AM IST
Somnath Temple to invest in Gold Monetisation SchemeThe temple's trustees, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have given their consent to invest the yellow metal reserves in the scheme.
18 Jan, 2016, 01.43 PM IST
Hidesign accuses Woodland for infringing copyright laws by copying its designsHidesign has alleged that Woodland blatantly copied the design of Vespucci, a rugged leather cross shoulder sling bag for men that is one o...
05 Aug, 2014, 05.09 AM IST
- India re-elected to key UN committee CERD
India's nominee Ambassador Dilip Lahiri was re-elected to the CERD, a body under the UN Human Rights system, for a three-year term beginnin...
01 Dec, 2011, 10.04 AM IST
Food Security Act: Economists letter to Sonia GandhiMore than two decades of research is remarkably consistent in showing large illegal diversions of subsidised grains to the open market.
01 Jun, 2011, 05.18 PM IST
- Lahiri elected to UN committee against racial discrimination
Former career diplomat Dilip Lahiri has been elected to the UN's Committee for Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
18 Jan, 2008, 09.59 AM IST