Kolkata: Two contemporary Bengali films — one adapted from a Tagore play and another on the jatra culture of Bangladesh with a Kolkata-based sound designer — are being screened at the Moscow International Film Festival. This is in addition to the screening of the restored ‘Saat Pake Badha’.While Joyraj Bhattacharjee’s ‘Bisarjan’ is in the Apocalypse…
Kolkata: Robotic cardiac surgery is scaling up across Kolkata, with leading hospitals now offering minimally invasive procedures that promise greater precision and faster recovery for patients.Last week, BM Birla Heart Hospital launched its cardiac robotic surgery facilities. The hospital has already conducted several such surgeries over the past few months and is now ready to…
NEW DELHI: At least 32,602 cases were lodged for crimes against senior citizens (aged above 60) in 2024, showing a rise of 16.9% in registration over 2023 (27,886 cases), according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data Overall, 27,049 cases of murder were registered during 2024 against 27,721 cases lodged in 2023. Personal…
A herd of elephants graze near a village at Boko in Kamrup district Guwahati: Assam will consult MLAs and experts to prepare a roadmap to tackle human-elephant conflict, forest minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said Monday.Responding in the assembly to a Calling Attention motion by MLA Padma Hazarika on human-elephant conflict along the Assam-Bhutan border, Baruah…
Amazon is stepping up its India bet with fresh investments across ecommerce, quick commerce, artificial intelligence and exports, with the company describing the current period as its most aggressive phase of expansion in the country so far.The renewed push comes after Amazon announced plans to invest $35 billion in India by 2030, adding to the…
The scales feel off balance today, Libra, and you’ll notice it first through expenses, mood, and people’s sharp edges. The Moon unsettles your judgment around comfort and spending, while Saturn presses on domestic peace. So yes, the day asks for restraint. Not fear. Restraint.You may also feel that small things are becoming bigger than they…
AIMS has released the ATMA July 2026 scorecards, allowing candidates to check their performance online through the official portal. Aspirants can use their results to apply for admission to more than 700 participating management institutes offering MBA, PGDM, MMS and MCA programmes. Candidates must log in with their PID and password to download the scorecard….
SALEM: Deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin said on Saturday that a Constitution Amendment Bill on delimitation was defeated in Lok Sabha on Friday because of the efforts of “Thalaivar Stalin.”While campaigning for DMK alliance candidates in Erode, Salem and Namakkal districts, Udhayanidhi said the party had helped defeat the Bill and resisted attempts to reduce…
Kolkata: Taking even its founder members by surprise, the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) updated its Facebook page on Tuesday night, announcing Jyotiprakash Chatterji as its president, hours before they are set to meet on Wednesday to chalk out the merger modalities. The meeting in Salt Lake on Wednesday will be attended by nine…
According to his mother, Anita Dipke, the 26-year-old activist has been receiving marriage proposals for the past two years NEW DELHI: Even as the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) remains locked in a standoff with the Centre over its demand for the withdrawal of FIRs against student, its founder Abhijeet Dipke has been putting another major…
