Everything you need to know about Sarat Bose Road: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Sarat Bose Road: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the central government to respond to a plea for directions to it to bring back to India from a museum in Germany what the petitioner claimed to be the ashes of freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose.
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Political leaders were hard at debate Wednesday as the UPA-II regime completed four years with the clamour of corruption and charges of misgovernance seeming to drown out claims of achievements. Some opinions from Congress leaders, allies, analysts and the opposition on their assessment of the government and the road ahead:
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) West Bengal's Left Front Tuesday charged the Trinamool Congress government with destroying the process of development and participatory democracy in the state over the past two years it has been in power.
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) On the eve of the UPA completing four years in office, the Left Front Tuesday accused the regime of having failed to frame pro-people policies and instead favouring the "khaas aadmi" (special interests).
Imphal, May 17 (ANI): A two-day EduFest 2013 at the GP Women's College in Imphal attracted a large number of students and parents seeking career guidance.
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) Trade between India and South Africa is expected to rise to more than $20 billion in the next two to three years and value-added products would be thrust area of the South African exports in the coming days, two South African diplomats said Thursday.
Hyderabad, May 16 (IANS) After a gap of four years, Andhra Pradesh has reconstituted the state's minority commission, officials said here Thursday.
Mexico City, May 14 (IANS/EFE) About 100,000 people attended a free concert offered by Spanish singer Miguel Bose on the weekend in the Zocalo, Mexico City's mammoth main square.
As a law abiding Muslim of India, my head hung deep down in shame as I had read the news of Shafique-ur-Rehman Barq, BSP member parliament, leaving the hall while Vande Mataram, the national song, was being played. On his part, it was the stupidity of highest order.
Chennai, May 9 (IANS) Southern actress Nisha Aggarwal values scripts over roles and says she would rather do few quality films than a string of bad ones.
Chennai, May 8 (IANS) Telugu actor Manchu Manoj has saved the life of a man who had a cardiac arrest at the audio launch of Telugu movie "DK Bose".
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) As part of the observances of the 152nd birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) is organizing an international conference on Rabindranath Tagore - Envoy of India: His Vision of India and the World.
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) Observing that a CBI probe was imperative in the raging chit fund scam in West Bengal, the Left Front Tuesday said it will meet the prime minister and the president in this regard.
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) Assuring that there would be no political interference in the functioning of the Presidency University, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday promised action against those who had vandalised its premises earlier.
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) The Left Front Tuesday nominated Srideep Bhattacharya, of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), for the June 2 Howrah Lok Sabha by-poll, Front chairman Biman Bose said here.
Hyderab May 7 (IANS) Southern actor Sundeep Kishan turned 26 Tuesday and he has planned to spend quality time with family in the morning and gear up for the biggest audio launch of his career in the evening here.
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 27 (IANS) With West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee government mooting a new Bill to rein chit fund companies, the Left Front Saturday said the new law, if passed, was likely to be challenged in a court of law.
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Describing the Trinamool Congress as synonymous with the tainted Saradha Group, the Left Front Saturday held West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee responsible for the ongoing chit fund muddle in the state.
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.
Madrid, April 25 (IANS/EFE) David Delfin, whose design language stands out in the Spanish fashion industry, said he conceives of his field as "multi-faceted" and influenced by a range of disciplines, including the cinema.
Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) The Left Front here Monday accused the ruling Trinamool Congress and its general secretary Mukul Roy of misleading the people over the chit fund mess in West Bengal and demanded a probe by a high-powered inquiry committee.
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) West Bengal's opposition Left Front Friday accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of attacking the democratic setup and trying to establish a "partycracy" in the state.
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Actress Konkona Sen Sharma enjoys working with first-time directors because she feels they convey something special through their work.
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) A storm, with maximum wind speed of 116 km per hour, hit Kolkata Wednesday evening disrupting normal life as road, rail and air services. Over 50 trees were uprooted and a number of wall collapse incidents were reported.
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) Claiming that democracy was under siege in West Bengal, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday urged the "democratic, peace-loving people" to come forward to oppose the "undemocratic and inhuman activities" perpetrated by the Trinamool Congress administration on young, old and political activists.
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) The house of pioneering scientist Jagadish Chandra Bose here will be restored and converted into a museum to inspire young people and make them aware about his contributions to the field of science, an official said here Tuesday.
Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) The West Bengal unit of the BJP Saturday accused the state's ruling Trinamool Congress of following the path of violence much like its predecessor Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).
Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) After calling the vandalism at the Presidency University "trivial", the Trinamool Congress Saturday claimed the whole incident was "staged".
Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) After calling the vandalism at the Presidency University "trivial", the Trinamool Congress Saturday claimed the whole incident was "staged".
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday telephoned Presidency University Vice Chancellor Malabika Sarkar and said she was "devastated" by the vandalism at the varsity by the activists of her party's students wing.
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) Condemning the vandalism at Presidency University by the students wing of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress, the opposition CPI-M Friday alleged that the state's education system was being threatened under the current dispensation.
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) Three more people were arrested in connection with the Presidency University vandalism, taking the total number of people arrested in the incident to five, police said Friday.
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) Kolkata Thursday erupted in protests as academicians, students, writers and scientists expressed shock and anger over vandalism at the Presidency University and historic Baker's laboratory by state's ruling Trinamool Congress students wing.
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) Does he, or doesn't he? Is West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan, a former national security adviser, well versed with the communist party's power structure? While the CPI-M says "no", Narayanan begs to differ.
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) A day after the Presidency University here was vandalised by student activists, police Thursday arrested two of the attackers.
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) Expressing shock and dismay over the attack on Presidency University and its historic Baker Building Wednesday by Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) activists, alumni Thursday said it was a "sorry state of affairs".
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) Hundreds of students, alumni, teachers and employees of Presidency University staged a protest march in the city Thursday, condemning the vandalism of the prestigious institution and demanding punishment for the miscreants.
New Delhi, April 11 (ANI): Bollywood stars like John Abraham and Sunil Shetty attended the Standard charter Charity Awards 2013 that was recently held in Mumbai.
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) Magsaysay award winning writer Mahasweta Devi Thursday urged that student politics must be "kept apart" from the general politics.
Kochi, April 11 (IANS) Start-up firm AmidRay Technologies, based here, has launched a community Android application "Blockout Traffic", which informs people of choked traffic within a 25-30 km radius, the creators of the programme said Thursday.
Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) Condemning the heckling of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Finance Minister Amit Mitra by the SFI in Delhi, West Bengal's Left Front Wednesday said that around 1,000 offices of left parties have been vandalised in retaliatory strikes in the state.
Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) members stormed the Presidency University campus and beat up its students here Wednesday, an official said.
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Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) With the Indian government aiming to reclaim its peak high tax-GDP ratio of 11.9 percent soon, union Revenue Secretary Sumit Bose Friday said boosting up of corporate tax collection is key to improving the crucial ratio.
Chennai, April 4 (IANS) Southern actor Sundeep Kishan was very fortunate to walk unhurt from an accident Wednesday, but in the process learned something very important about road safety.
Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) Thousands of Leftists Wednesday joined the funeral procession of a Students Federation of India (SFI) activist, whose death in police custody here triggered outrage cutting across the political divide.
Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) The opposition Left Front Wednesday lambasted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for commenting on the death of a Students Federation of India (SFI) activist in police custody before a probe had been conducted.
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) The standoff between the West Bengal government and the State Election Commission over conducting the upcoming panchayat polls turned into a legal battle with the commission moving the Calcutta High Court Monday, seeking rejection of the rural body election date notified by the government.
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) With West Bengal's State Election Commission moving the state high court after a long standoff with the government on the upcoming panchayat polls, the Left Front Monday accused the Mamta Banerjee regime of hatching a conspiracy to stall the elections.
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) There was no signs of a thaw in the standoff between the Mamata Banerjee regime and the West Bengal state election commission, putting a big question mark on the panchayat polls schedule announced by the government.
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) West Bengal's opposition Left Front Thursday said the Mamata Banerjee government will have to take responsibility for the stalemate over the coming panchayat (rural body) polls following its friction with the state election panel.
Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday accused West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress of threatening and harassing opposition activists ahead of the upcoming panchayat polls in the state.
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) Paying rich tributes to late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, the Left Saturday exuded confidence that the Latin Amrican nation will continue to follow the path shown by their leader and carry on the fight against neo-imperialism.
New Delhi, Mar. 22 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said India with a strong scientific and technical manpower has an opportunity to become a major knowledge power in the years to come, and added that there is a need to invest in research and development to make this dream a reality.
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) The West Bengal assembly Thursday passed The Presidency University (Amendment) Bill, 2013, arming the university's mentor group with recommendatory powers for attaining academic excellence and monitoring its implementation.
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) Theoretical physicist and member of the Presidency Mentor Group (PMG) Ashoke Sen has donated Rs.25 lakh to the Presidency University Vice Chancellor's Fund for excellence.
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) The West Bengal government said Wednesday that out of the over 70 lakh unemployed people registered in the state's employment exchange 1,899 got jobs in 2012.
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) With films' subjects being freely questioned, the idea of freedom of expression for filmmakers is at stake, feels Mahesh Bhatt who says writers nowadays live under constant fear of the consequences their work would evoke.
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) Filmmaker Kamal Haasan is all charged up to make a sequel to his recent film "Vishwaroopam" and said it will be made in Auro-3D this time.
Vina del Mar (Chile), March 4 (IANS/EFE) The skill and elegance of acclaimed artists like Elton John and Miguel Bose was on display at the 54th Vina del Mar International Song Festival.
Massachusetts, Mar 1 (Business Wire-ANI): Bose Corporation has announced at The Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida that Rory McIlroy will be a Global Brand Ambassador for the company's headphones, portable speakers, home and automotive systems. McIlroy joins Bose in a multi-year agreement as he begins 2013 as the number one golfer in the world.
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) Terming India's rate of price rise the highest in the world, the CPI-M Sunday blamed the Congress-led UPA government's policies for creating a tendency of suicide among farmers.
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) The Left Front Friday demanded the sacking of a West Bengal minister, accusing him of being involved in the Garden Reach incident in which a policeman was shot dead during a clash between student groups.
Kolkata, Feb 20 (IANS) Scientists in Kolkata plan to buy fragments of the meteorite that rained in on parts of Russia Feb 15 to investigate the mysteries of the "origin of life".
Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) Questioning the social work done by corporates in the country, actor-producer John Abraham says there are hardly any billionaires who part with their money to help the needy. The youth, he believes, can play a big role.
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain and Shillong Chamber Choir are set to share the stage together at a fund-raiser, organised by actor Rahul Bose's NGO The Foundation.
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Actress Tara Sharma, who is married to producer Roopak Saluja, is ready with the second season of her show "The Tara Sharma Show - Ek Nayi Ma Ka Safar".
Bangalore, Feb 9 (IANS) Actor and director Kamal Haasan said Saturday his next production "Vishwaroopam-2" will be launched in a few days and release this year.
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) International home interior and lifestyle brand Marina Home has forayed in the Indian home decor market.
Chennai, Feb 9 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan's "Vishwaroopam" raked in some Rs.5.81 crore on the day it released in Tamil Nadu.
New Delhi, Feb. 8 (ANI): India and Sweden have signed protocol amending the avoidance of double taxation pact.
Film: "Vishwaroopam"; Director: Kamal Haasan; Actors: Kamal Haasan, Rahul Bose, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Shekhar Kapur and Jaideep Ahlawat; Rating: ***1/2
Chennai, Feb 7 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan Thursday said that the sequel to his magnum opus "Vishwaroopam" is likely to go on the floors soon.
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) Kamal Haasan's "Vishwaroopam" finally opened Thursday in 500 theatres across Tamil Nadu to full houses, as expected. The actor-filmmaker says the espionage thriller opened without "any incident" and "I feel vindicated".
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Following a ban in Tamil Nadu, Kamal Haasan's controversial movie "Vishwaroopam" finally hit the screens in the state Thursday. Tickets are sold out for the weekend already and business is robust, says an official from Balaji Motion Pictures, distributors of the film in the northern region.
New Delhi, Feb 6 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose continued to inspire all Indians.
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Subhas Chandra Bose still inspires Indians, President Pranab Mukherjee said Wednesday after Netaji's daughter Anita B. Pfaff presented him the first copy of her book on the freedom fighter.
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) They've always been the best of friends and the best of rivals. The two icons of Tamil cinema - Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth - have always stood by each other. It, therefore, comes as no surprise to know that the latter would be watching the former's controversial "Vishwaroopam" Wednesday.
New Delhi, Feb 5 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will receive the first copy of the book 'Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Germany' here tomorrow.
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Anita B. Pfaff, daughter of Subhas Chandra Bose, will present the first copy of the book "Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Germany" to President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan Wednesday, a statement here said.
Agartala, Feb 5 (ANI): The 116th birth anniversary of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, a dynamic leader in India's struggle for independence, was recently celebrated with great enthusiasm and patriotism in Tripura.
Chennai, Feb 4 (IANS) A day after the two-week ban was revoked on the controversial film "Vishwaroopam", Kamal Haasan Monday announced that his film will hit theatres Feb 7.
Bollywood actor Rahul Bose, who usually participates in most of the marathon and social awareness running program, today participated in ' Kolkata Half Marathon, the Royal Bengal Run ' along with hundreds of residents of Kolkata held for underprivileged children.....................
Kamal Haasan's directorial venture "Vishwaroop" ("Vishwaroopam") released in Hindi on Friday and has been received by a good response from the public. Public is praising the work of Kamal as actor and director saying the film matches the standard of Hollywood films.
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Taking the West Bengal government head on, author Salman Rushdie Friday said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ordered police to block his arrival to Kolkata and that organisers of the literary festival were lying when they said he wasn't invited to the event.
New Delhi, Feb 01 (ANI): Academy award winner director Deepa Mehta's most awaited film 'Midnight's Children' based on a booker prize winning novel of the same name by Salman Rushdie was premiered in Mumbai on Thursday night.
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) Saying that religious intolerance was "unnecessary", Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's daughter Anita Bose Pfaff Thursday dubbed as "unfortunate" the circumstances that forced Booker prize-winning author Salman Rushdie to cancel his visit to the city.
Film: "Vishwaroop"; Actors: Kamal Haasan, Pooja Kumar, Rahul Bose, Andrea Jeremiah, Shekhar Kapur and Jaideep Ahlawat; Director: Kamal Haasan; Rating: ****
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Actor Rahul Bose, who will be seen in the role of Zulfikar, a Pakistani General in Deepa Mehta's adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel "Midnight's Children", says when a book is adapted into a film, it is definitely a happy moment for the author.
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) A timely tip-off from a retired police officer averted what could have possibly been a murderous attack on Kamal Haasan. Apparently, this benefactor, an old Kamal Haasan fan, advised the actor not to travel alone under any circumstance, as his life was in danger.
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) Blaming "vested interests" for the latest controversy around Booker Prize-winning writer Salman Rushdie, who cancelled his visit to Kolkata Wednesday, actor Rahul Bose said the happenings have left him "disturbed".
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) Actor Rahul Bose said Wednesday that he does not think there is anything objectionable in Kamal Haasan film "Viswaroopam" for it to be banned.
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) Booker Prize-winning writer Salman Rushdie cancelled his visit to Kolkata Wednesday to promote Deepa Mehta's film "Midnight's Children", based on his homonymous novel.
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) Author Salman Rushdie cancelled his visit to Kolkata Wednesday to promote Deepa Mehta's film "Midnight's Children", based on his homonymous novel.
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) Author Salman Rushdie cancelled his visit to Kolkata Wednesday to promote Deepa Mehta's film "Midnight's Children", based on his homonymous novel.
London, Jan. 30 (ANI): Penelope Cruz, who is a model, fashion designer and an occasional journalist, has now added singing to her curriculum vitae as she her displayed her vocal range in a duet with Latin Grammy Award-winner Miguel Bose.
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) Rahul Bose, who will be seen in Deepa Mehta's "Midnight's Children," says even though he has a small but significant role in the film, it cannot be called a landmark role in his career.
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) Author Salman Rushdie, who was in India to promote Deepa Mehta's film "Midnight's Children" Tuesday, says it feels good to bring the film to it's original birthland.
Mumbai, Jan.30 (ANI): With just two days to for the premiere of the much awaited movie, "Midnight's Children", filmmaker Deepa Mehta and author of the book on which the movie has been made Salman Rushdie presented the first look of it in India's showbiz capital Mumbai.
