Sanjib Chattopadhyay Bags Prestigious Sahitya Academi Award
Kolkata: Leading Bengali writer, Sanjib Chattopadhyay, has been announced a recipient of this year’s prestigious Sahitya Academi award.
Sahitya Academi, which announced its annual award...
Naxal Pioneer Kanu Sanyal’s Biography Now in Punjabi
Kolkata: Unistar Books Pvt Ltd, based at Chandigarh, has published the Punjabi translation of ‘The First Naxal,’ the authorised biography of Naxal Movement pioneer...
ISKCON Starts Month-long Book Distribution Exercise
Kolkata: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) headquartered at Mayapur in Nadia district has embarked on a book distribution marathon all over the...
Businessman takes to 6,000-km skating to raise funds for girl education
Kolkata: Rana Uppalapati is a second generation affluent businessman but is a social activist at heart.
Unlike many, who get into occasional social work for...
Kolkata film fest begins in Soumitra Chatterjee’s maiden presence in Trinamool regime
Kolkata: First time since Trinamool came to power in Bengal, ace actor Soumitra Chatterjee today turned up at the inauguration of the Kolkata International...
FIR against journalist because of Pakistani angle, says Bengali film star Dev
Kolkata: About a fortnight since a Kolkata journalist was grilled by police based on his FIR, Bengali film star and Trinamool MP, Dev, today said that...
Hoichoi launches recharge card for rural subscribers
Kolkata: Bengali over-the-top (OTT) entertainment platform, Hoichoi, has decided to launch recharge cards for subscribing to the app and also for renewal. This is...
Kolkata to host India’s first intl chess tournament
Kolkata: The annual festive season that kicks off with the Durga Puja in October is going to last longer for the Kolkatans this time!
The...
CBI grills producer Shrikant Mohta over scam
Kolkata: The CBI today subjected noted producer of Bengali films and the head of production house Shree Venkatesh Films (SVF) Shrikant Mohta to marathon...
Artists win: Bengali tele industry strike ends at CM’s intervention
Kolkata: The six-day long strike by Bengali television artists in Kolkata has ended following an intervention by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
According to the Chief...
