Indian lifter banned for doping
An Indian woman weightlifter, who won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Championship two years ago, has been given a four-year suspension for doping on Staurday, the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) said.
28 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak’s family objects to BJP’s use of his films to promote CAA
The West Bengal unit of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to use legendary director Ritwik Ghatak’s partition trilogy films, which depict the tragic consequences of largescale human displacement,
26 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Jharkhand message may resonate across India
Some years ago, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had boasted of a “Congress-mukt” Bharat. It was the result of the party’s victory in a series of assembly elections across India since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power for the first time more than five years ago.
24 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Soumitra Chatterjee’s‘ Borunbabur Bondhu’ to release this January
Soumitra, winner of the Dada Saheb Phalke award, India’s highest recognition for contribution to cinema, says he turned down several acting offers in Hindi films over the years.
21 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Delving into the past for a future
India’s controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) has finally become law with the President Ram Nath Kovind signing on it after its parliamentary passage.
16 December 2019, 18:00 PM
AGITATION: Fuel crisis likely in NE India
India’s northeastern states may be hit by a fuel crunch if the ongoing street protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act continues for another week as it has already led to the shutdown of oil refineries and producing facilities in the region, sources said.
14 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Dhawan out of WI ODIs
Opener Mayank Agawal will replace Shikhar Dhawan in India’s ODI squad for the upcoming three-match series against the West Indies as the latter is yet to recover from his knee injury, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Wednesday.
11 December 2019, 18:00 PM
BJP’s Citizenship Bill and Identity Politics
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government’s contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 is here again amid indications that it may pass muster in parliament this time.
9 December 2019, 18:00 PM
6 Bangladeshis register for IPL
Six cricketers from Bangladesh were among 258 foreigners who registered for the forthcoming auction for the 2020 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
3 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Bengal’s Bypoll Bellwether and BJP’s NRC Blues
Mamata Banerjee-led ruling Trinamool Congress and its principal challenger Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may be sworn political rivals in West Bengal but both parties know that the fear about the controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC) among Hindus and Muslims alike was the most important determinant of the outcome of the bypoll held in three assembly constituencies on November 25.
2 December 2019, 18:00 PM
‘Made in Bangladesh’ wins award at Torino Film Festival
Rubaiyat Hossain’s feature film Made in Bangladesh, won the Interfedi Award at Torino Film Festival, Italy. The film was awarded for effectively representing the conditions of women working in the textile industry in an economically marginalised area.
1 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Saif pays visa fine
Bangladesh batsman Saif Hasan had to pay a Rs 21,600 fine to be allowed to fly out of the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata because he overstayed his visa.
28 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Dhawan out of WI T20Is
India’s opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against West Indies, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Wednesday.
27 November 2019, 18:00 PM
India extends time for mandatory use of jute bags
The Indian cabinet yesterday extended the time for mandatory packaging of foodgrains and sugar with jute material for the jute year 2019-20 in order to help the struggling sector in eastern and northeastern states.
27 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Sunset for Assam NRC, Sunrise Over Pan-India NRC
The controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam appears to have been discarded for all practical purposes.
26 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Tanvir Mokammel’s ‘Jibondhuli’ and ‘Bastra Baalika’ to be screened in Japan
Tanvir Mokammel’s feature film, Jibondhuli (The Drummer), and his documentary film, Bastra Baalika (The Garment Girls of Bangladesh), will be screened at an event in Tokyo, Japan, in January 2020.
22 November 2019, 18:00 PM
‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ poster unveiled
Indian superstar Amir Khan will be playing a Sikh in his fifties in Laal Singh Chaddha. In the first poster of the film, the actor is dressed in a checkered shirt and a pink turban. He sits inside a train compartment, as a flickering smile peeps through his lush beard and moustache.
18 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Hyderabad release Shakib
Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who was suspended by the ICC for not reporting corrupt approaches from a bookie, has been released by Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of next month’s players’ auction for the Indian Premier League.
15 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Lata Mangeshkar stable, but still in hospital
Living legend Lata Mangeshkar was recently admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai, due to breathing problems.
12 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Two Italian films at IFFI 2019
Two critically-acclaimed Italian films, Despite the Fog and Marghe and her Mother, will be screened at the 50th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which begins in Goa on November 20.
11 November 2019, 18:00 PM