Everything you need to know about Ghosh: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Ghosh: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Dhaka, May 22 (IANS) Directed at channeling the "patriotic spirit" of youngsters in Bangladesh to create a "secular youth force", the Shahbag movement, that peaked in February and March with tens of thousands of protesters and torchlight processions, is "not dead" and "lives on" sans the noise and the fury, its leaders and participating activists claim.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Editor's Guild of India Monday expressed in "shock and deep anguish" over stabbing to death of three employees of the newspaper Ganadoot Patrika in Agartala, Tripura.
Agartala, May 20 (ANI): Unidentified assailants attacked the office of a Tripura-based newspaper over the weekend, and killed three employees including the manager.
Agartala, May 19 (IANS) Three newspaper employees, including a manager, were killed by two unidentified assailants at their office here Sunday, police said.
Paris, May 18 (IANS) Top seed and defending champion Ding Ning led five Chinese to the quarterfinals of the women's singles event at the World Table Tennis Championships here.
Paris, May 17 (IANS) Sharath Kamal took a game off World No.5 Timo Boll before going down 1-4 in the men's singles second round at the World Table Tennis Championships here, ending the Indian challenge in the mega event.
Paris, May 15 (IANS) On a difficult day for India at the World Table Tennis Championships, Sharath Kamal proved to be the lone flag-bearer of the country when he defeated Spaniard Carlos Machado in men's singles first round here Wednesday.
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) The Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is back with its fourth edition to encourage greater visibility of domestic and international queer cinema. It will screen as many as 132 movies.
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) A day after a glass pane came tumbling down, closely missing two wheelchair-bound passengers in the domestic section of the new Rs.20 million terminal of the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, a pile of rubble, a defunct beverage kiosk and a large patch on the carpeted floor greeted tourists at the minimalist international lounge.
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) In a volte face days after announcing its candidate for the Howrah Lok Sabha by-polls, the BJP Tuesday said it would not field a candidate as it wanted to concentrate on the upcoming panchayat polls.
Paris, May 14 (IANS) India's Soumyajit Ghosh, Harmeet Desai, Sanil Shetty and Neha Aggarwal won their opening qualifying matches at the World Table Championships here.
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) A deposit firm agent committed suicide, while police quizzed a CEO of a company under the Saradha group banner Monday as West Bengal continued to grapple with the fallout of the chit fund scam, purported to be the biggest financial scandal to hit the state.
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) West Bengal Police Monday quizzed a CEO of a company under the Saradha Group banner even as the chit fund company's owner Sudipto Sen's family remained untraced.
Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) Actress Yami Gautam, who made a successful transition to films from TV with "Vicky Donor", has completed shooting for her second movie "Aman Ki Aasha".
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday nominated former state president Asim Kumar Ghosh as its candidate for the June 2 Howrah Lok Sabha byelection.
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) High on confidence following their best showing in the 19th Commonwealth Championships here, a nine-member Indian table tennis team left Saturday for the World Championships beginning Monday in Paris.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Top paddler Sharath Kamal Friday had to settle for a bronze in the men's singles event as India finished the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships with a record nine medals - but no gold.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Top-rated paddler Sharath Kamal Friday had to be content with a bronze in the men's singles event as India finished the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships Friday with a record nine medals -- but no gold.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Soumyajit Ghosh and Mouma Das secured a silver in the mixed doubles at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships here Thursday, a day on which India made sure of at least six other medals.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Soumyajit Ghosh and Mouma Das made the mixed doubles final at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships here Thursday, a day on which India made sure of at least seven medals in the individual competitions.
Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) As he completes a decade in Bollywood, actor Shahid Kapoor thanks his fans for showering their love on him.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Indian paddlers could not match the speed of their Singapore rivals and were blanked 0-3 in the men's team final at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships here Wednesday.
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) The death count mounted in the Saradha chit fund scam which has rocked West Bengal with yet another agent ending his life, while the opposition stepped up pressure Tuesday on the Mamata Banerjee government to order a CBI inquiry into what is being perceived as the biggest financial scandal to hit the state.
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) West Bengal Police Tuesday quizzed four more people, including a director of one of the Saradha Group of companies, as 41 vehicles of the group were "secured" in the aftermath of the collapse of the chit fund company.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Nineteen-year-old Soumyajit Ghosh helped India edge out England 3-2 for a place in the men's team final at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships here Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Teenager Soumyajit Ghosh helped India edge out England 3-2 for a place in the men's team final at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships here Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Indian men cruised into the semifinals of the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships here Monday while the women entered the last four after giving a scare to mighty Singapore.
Mumbai, May 6 (IANS) Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor, who will step into the shoes of Rekha to play a chirpy carefree young girl in the "Khubsoorat" remake, says she is completely in awe of the "Umrao Jaan" actress.
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Indian paddlers made a fine start at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships topping their respective groups in Stage I here Sunday.
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Indian paddlers made a fine start at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships topping their respective groups in Stage I here Sunday.
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) For some, Sunday means staying in their pyjamas and chilling out! Some don't let it go waste and finish pending jobs, while others take the weekend as just another working day.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Commonwealth Championships is the only table tennis arena where India internationally enjoys the reputation of a champion nation. They invariably return with a bag full of medals and it should not be any different in the 19th edition of the tournament, beginning here Sunday.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) India's top table tennis star Sharath Kamal could not have asked for more at this juncture of his career than to train with former World No.1 Timo Bol in his native Germany.
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) The toll in the multi-crore chit find scam in West Bengal rose to six with a "Ponzi" firm owner allegedly committing suicide while police unearthed 254 bank accounts of Saradha Group chairman Sudipta Sen and seized Rs.100 crore Friday.
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) West Bengal Police have found Rs.100 crore in 254 bank accounts of Sudipta Sen, the arrested promoter of the chit fund aided Saradha Group, and were also looking into why the agencies which monitor such companies "did not" do their job.
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Talent from the Indian movie industry received awards from President Pranab Mukherjee at the 60th National Film Awards across various categories here Friday. Veteran actor Pran was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke award, but the 93-year-old couldn't make it to the event.
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) India can hope for a decent medal haul at 19th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships beginning at the Thyagaraj Stadium here Sunday.
Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) Summing up his four-decade-long association with Satyajit Ray, who took Indian cinema to international audiences, as "fruitful" and "friendly", veteran cinematographer Soumendu Roy describes the legendary filmmaker as "meticulous" and "troubleshooter".
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Taking forward investigation into the multi-billion crore rupee chit fund muddle that has rocked West Bengal, police Monday quizzed ruling Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh while Congress activists demonstrated on the streets demanding Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's resignation in the scam.
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh, who headed the Saradha Group's media arm, was quizzed by police Monday in the group's chit fund muddle but rubbished allegations of complicity in the scam and claimed he was ignorant about the "Ponzi" funding of the company.
Kolkaata, April 29 (IANS) Police Monday quizzed Trinamool Congres MP Kunal Ghosh in connection with the Saradha Group chit fund scam that has rocked West Bengal.
Kolkata, Apr. 29 (ANI): Supporters of the youth wing of the Congress Party staged a protest here on Monday against the fraudulent investment company scam and demanded the arrest of the lawmakers involved in the case.
Kolkata, April 29 (ANI): A second case has been filed against Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament Kunal Ghosh for his role in West Bengal's multi billion rupee chit fund scam, even as the death toll of suffering investors and agents rose to four.
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) The human toll in West Bengal's multi billion rupee chit fund muddle rose to four, with another agent of the tainted Saradha Group committing suicide, while a second FIR was filed Saturday against Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh by employees of a Bengali daily run by the chit fund-aided company.
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Under fire for his alleged complicity in the Saradha Group chit fund muddle, Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh has written to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee pleading innocence and has offered to quit.
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) With the influential Saradha Group chit fund going bust, the Trinamool Congress government in the state is faced with the biggest threat it has faced in two years of being in office. Allegations fly thick and fast of Trinamool ministers and MPs being involved in the scam that resulted in tens of thousands of poor investors losing their lifetime savings.
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Compounding the miseries of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress, employees of a news channel run by the collapsed Saradha Group lodged an FIR against party MP Kunal Ghosh while protests continued to rock the city and the districts over the chit fund muddle Friday.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the CBI on a plea by Sunil Mittal of Bharti Airtel and Ravikant Ruia of Essar challenging their being summoned before a special court hearing the case relating to the allocation of 2G spectrum in 2002.
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Compounding the misery of West Bengal's Trinamool Congress government, employees of a news channel run by the Saradha Group have lodged an FIR against the party MP Kunal Ghosh.
Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) Six cases - four for non payment of salaries to employees and two others for duping depositors - have been filed against arrested Saradha Group promoter Sudipta Sen, who was remanded to 14 days' police custody by a court Thursday.
Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday tried to defend a party MP who headed the media operations of the chit fund-funded Saradha Group which has gone bust, but said "the law would take its own course if he has done any wrong".
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday posted for April 29 the hearing of the case relating to alleged irregularities in the allocation of 2G spectrum in which Bharti Airtel chief Sunil Mittal and Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia were summoned.
New Delhi, April 22 (ANI): A Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of a case related to the additional allocation of 2G spectrum, in which Bharti Cellular CMD Sunil Mittal, Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia and others have been summoned as accused.
Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) Facing the heat after the chit fund-funded Saradha Group went bust, West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress Sunday asserted that those who had "duped the people" will be brought to justice.
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) A look out notice was issued Saturday for Sudipto Sen, promoter of the chit fund-funded Saradha Group, and his property in West Bengal seized, police said. One director of the group company has been arrested.
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) A look out notice was issued Saturday for Sudipto Sengupta, promoter of the chit fund-funded Saradha Group, and his property in West Beangal seized, police said. One director of the group company has been arrested.
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) With the Mamata Banerjee government a month away from completing two years in office, the political atmosphere has become surcharged in West Bengal following the virtual collapse of a big chit fund-funded company affecting the lives of lakhs of agents and depositors.
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) Over 1,000 agents of chit fund-funded Saradha Group, which is virtually on the verge of collapse, Friday held a demonstration in front of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's house here, urging her to bail them out.
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) India needs more specialists and better networking among doctors, geneticists and test centres to combat lysosomal storage disease (LSD), a spectrum of rare genetic disorders that afflicts 1 in 4,000 children in India, childcare experts say.
Mumbai April 18 (IANS) "Zindagi Na Milegi" co-stars Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif are gearing up to shoot action entertainer "Bang Bang", which will go on the floors next month.
Mumbai April 17 (IANS) The shooting of Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif-starrer "Bang Bang" will commence May 1 this year. The movie will hit screens on the same date in 2014.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Bharti Airtel chief Sunil Mittal and Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia Tuesday appeared before a Delhi court following summons issued to them in a case relating to alleged irregularities in the allocation of 2G spectrum.
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) After two back-to-back hits, it seems Vidyut Jamwal has been accepted as the new action hero in Bollywood. He says any genre with a scope for action would interest him.
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) "Nautanki Saala!" and "Commando" are giving a tough fight to each other at the box office with Rs.7.5 crore and Rs.7.08 crore earnings respectively in first two days of their releases.
Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) Despite digitisation in music and films, renowned filmmaker Goutam Ghose feels true music lovers still love listening to gramophone records.
Kolkata, Apr. 12 (ANI): West Bengal Governor MK Narayanan today apologised to the Presidency University students for the violence that took place inside the educational institution, and said that the incident was a blot and should never have happened.
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Bharti Airtel CMD Sunil Mittal and Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia Wednesday appeared before a Delhi court following the summons issued to them in a case relating to alleged irregularities in allocation of 2G spectrum.
Film: "Commando"; Cast: Vidyut Jamwal, Pooja Chopra, and Jaideep Ahlawat; Director: Dilip Ghosh; Rating: *** 1/2
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Essar group's Ravi Ruia Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the 2G special court order summoning him to appear before it in connection with excess spectrum allocation to telcom companies.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) During the second week of the ongoing sixth edition of Indian Premier League (IPL), ticket counters at movie theatres are likely to get crowds this Friday either for the action-packed thriller "Commando" or romantic comedy "Nautanki Saala".
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday offered partial relief to Bharti Airtel chief Sunil Mittal and six others by directing the 2G case trial court not to withhold hearing till April 16 but also said it was free to proceed against any person not named in a charge sheet if there were material evidences against them.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday offered partial relief to Bharti Airtel CMD Sunil Mittal, Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia and five others by directing the 2G case trial court to put off hearing against them till April 16.
Vancouver, April 6 (IANS) Vidya Balan-starrer "Kahaani" and "Barfi!", which starred Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra, picked the the maximum awards in technical categories at the debut edition of the Times Of India Film Awards (TOIFA) here.
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) Watch out for actor Jaideep Ahlawat, the "surprise package" in action film "Commando", says the movie's director Dilip Ghosh.
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) Vidyut Jamwal's "Commando" is releasing April 12, in the midst of the Indian Premier League (IPL), but the actor isn't one bit worried.
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) Trinamool Congress councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation Shambhunath Kow, prime accused in the murder of party leader Adhir Maity in March, was arrested from Ballia in Uttar Pradesh early Friday, police said.
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) Actor Jaideep Ahlawat had to face the longest audition of his career to get the role of villain AK 74 in Dilip Ghosh directed forthcoming action thriller "Commando".
Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) Taking suo motu cognisance of the death of student Sudipto Gupta of the Students Federation of India (SFI), allegedly in police custody, the West Bengal Human Rights Commission Wednesday ordered two probes into the incident.
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) While every actor talks about trying different genre, Vidyut Jamwal has no qualms about being just seen as an action hero.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court will April 8 hear the plea of Bharti Airtel CMD Sunil Mittal challenging the order of a special Delhi court summoning him in the 2G case.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) In early March, suspected Chinese hackers breached the computers of India's top military organisation, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in what was touted to be amongst the biggest such security breaches in the country's history.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Actor Vidyut Jamwal is already in news for his daredevil action stunts in upcoming movie "Commando", and he was further elated when a real life commando called and praised him for his work.
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) As the curtains go up on a mix of cricket and culture at the opening ceremony of the sixth edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) Tuesday, fans of cricket and Bollywood lined up at the Salt Lake Stadium's gates since early morning Monday to claim their share of tickets of the inaugural event.
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) Come Tuesday, the Salt Lake Stadium here will resonate with Rabindra Sangeet and Pitbull's rap as a medley of dancers will enthrall over a hundred thousand spectators at the inaugural ceremony of the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) 'Korbo Lorbo Jeetbo' go the Bangla rock bands in staunch support of defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as the knights clash with Delhi Daredevils in the first match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season 6, beginning here April 3.
Mumbai, March 30 (IANS) Vidyut Jamwal, who plays the lead in upcoming film "Commando", says it was a privilege to play the solo lead.
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) A US-based Indian engineer has designed and patented three waste disposal units that "match architecture and road systems" of India.
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) With a host of mobile phone apps that make cricket matches available at one's fingertips and catchy ringtones, teenagers to twenty-somethings to middle-age cricket enthusiasts in Kolkata are gearing up for the sixth edition of Pepsi Indian Premier League (IPL) matches that kicks off here at the Eden Gardens April 3.
Chennai, March 26 (IANS) Seven out of ten Indian companies believe that the benefits of using mobile devices by employees for official work equals or outweigh the risks and a significant number of respondents ensure that the device has proper safeguards, said a Symantec Software India Pvt Ltd official.
Chennai, March 24 (IANS) Overnight leader National champion Amittrajit Ghosh (co-driver Ashwin Naik) nursed his ailing Mitsubishi Lancer Cedia (Group N) to a splendid victory in the AVT Premium South India Rally even as debutants Mahindra XUV 500 and Volkswagen Polo achieved a 1-2 finish in their respective categories to provide a memorable finale to the first round of the 2013 FMSCI Indian Rally Championship here Sunday.
Chennai, March 23 (IANS) National champion Amittrajit Ghosh (co-driver Ashwin Naik), driving a Mitsubishi Cedia (Group N), scrambled into lead after front-running Arjun Rao (Satish Rajagopal) in a Volkswagen Polo conceded the advantage following a broken drive shaft to drop to overall sixth on the opening day of AVT Premium South India Rally here Saturday.
Chennai, March 22 (IANS) With the Special Stages widened and a few corners straightened, there is promise of exciting action in the AVT Premium South India Rally, the first round of 2013 FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship to be run here over the weekend.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The inordinate delay in the appointment of a new national coach has forced the Indian players to train overseas for the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships.
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) Actress Sonam Kapoor, who reprises the role that Rekha played in the 1980 family comedy "Khubsoorat" in its remake, says she sought the blessings of the veteran stunner before beginning to shoot for it.
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday summoned Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal and Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia in a case relating to alleged irregularities in allocation of excess spectrum during the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) regime.
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday summoned Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal, former telecom secretary Shyamal Ghosh and Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia in a case relating to alleged irregularities in allocation of excess spectrum during the NDA regime.
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) Director Sujoy Ghosh, who has won the National award for best screenplay for his film "Kahaani", says the prestigious honour is an appreciation which makes the effort worth it.
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) A healthy mix of Bollywood, southern, Marathi and Bengali cinema took away the accolades at the 60th National Film Awards, announced here Monday. Movies with offbeat themes and unconventional treatment shone the brightest.
New Delhi, Mar. 18 (ANI): Actor Irrfan Khan has won the best actor for his performance as athlete-turned-dacoit in Paan Singh Tomar at the 60th National Film Awards announced today.
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Namrata Rao is very overwhelmed to win the National Award for the best editor for "Kahaani".