The Return of Reading: This year's best and next year's mustsFor bibliophiles, there is nothing as fulfilling as looking back at the end of the year on the stack of books that was devoured Excent mayb...
14 Dec, 2025, 11.25 AM IST
Bangladesh: BSF thwarts attempts to cross border in BengalA thousand Bangladeshis attempted to cross into India at Sitalkuchi, West Bengal, due to reported attacks on minorities. The BSF, in coordi...
10 Aug, 2024, 12.09 AM IST
Bangladesh Army-administration remain silent even as Hindus are persecutedFollowing Sheikh Hasina’s departure from power, Hindus in Bangladesh have faced rampant violence. Their homes, temples, and businesses have...
07 Aug, 2024, 10.05 PM IST
The Advertising Club names BCCL’s Partha Sinha as presidentThe club also elected other office bearers: Rana Barua (vice president), Shashi Sinha (secretary), Mitrajit Bhattacharya (joint secretary) ...
04 Sep, 2021, 09.16 AM IST
JCB announces India's richest literary award of Rs 25 lakh, ropes in award-winning novelist Rana DasguptaThe award will discover and celebrate distinguished works of fiction by Indian writers.
08 Mar, 2018, 01.51 PM IST
From 'Uncommon Type' to 'Origin': What CEOs of publishing houses read in 2017Many of them managed to read a lot of books brought out by other publishers despite having a busy time in 2017.
05 Jan, 2018, 03.26 PM IST
Five ways to deal with a power hungry colleagueBrinda Dasgupta talks to experts to find out ways to deal with power-hungry colleagues, who try to wield more authority than they command a...
21 Apr, 2017, 04.13 PM IST
Bangladesh needs no foreign help for minorities' security: GovernmentHasanul Haq Inu heads the left-leaning party which is a partner of ruling Awami League-led coalition government of Prime Minister Sheikh Ha...
13 Jun, 2016, 05.44 PM IST
'Vulnerable' Bangladeshi Hindus want PM Narendra Modi's intervention for safetyA series of attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh has developed a sense of insecurity in the minority group, which has lead to a demand of India'...
12 Jun, 2016, 11.18 AM IST
Bangladesh's Hindus say they live in 'constant fear', want PM Narendra Modi to take it upRenowned theatre activist Piyush Bandopadhaya wants Modi to voice the concerns of the minorities especially the Hindus with his Bangladeshi...
06 Jun, 2015, 05.40 PM IST
Delhi author Rana Dasgupta shortlisted for Orwell PrizeThe book is the third work of fiction by Dasgupta who had previously won the 2010 Commonwealth prize for his work "Solo".
22 Apr, 2015, 05.47 PM IST
Insurance reforms to bring in foreign investment: IndustryICICI Lombard Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Bhargav Dasgupta said the move shows the Government's resolve to take the refor...
24 Dec, 2014, 09.34 PM IST
Naseerudin Shah's book shortlisted at Tata Lit Live! festival"And Then One Day", an account of his early years has been nominated for the Tata Literature Live! First Book Award in the non-fiction cate...
21 Oct, 2014, 12.57 PM IST
CPI to fight on 60 seats, declares 39 names for Lok Sabha pollsProbodh Panda and Atul Kumar Anjaan are among 39 candidates declared by CPI for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
09 Mar, 2014, 10.16 PM IST
- Capital musings
Everyone, myself included, uses bribes and connections to get the things they need — a visa, a driving licence, a quick resolution of a leg...
03 Mar, 2014, 03.37 AM IST
- Travelog!
At Amangalla in Sri Lanka, beginning 1 September, 2007, there will be courses on Ayurvedic experience.
23 Aug, 2007, 01.30 AM IST
- Travelog!
At Amangalla in Sri Lanka, beginning 1 September, 2007, there will be courses on Ayurvedic experience.
23 Aug, 2007, 12.30 AM IST