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What is Modi government hiding and why at all?

Choli ke peeche kya hai Choli ke peeche? Chunri ke neeche kya hai Chunri ke neeche? We were adolescents when this song from Khal Nayak started titillating us week after week on a show called ‘Superhit Muqabla’ on Doordarshan. Those were...

Meet the Pakistani director, who used a Rabindrasangeet in her TV serial

Kolkata: About a week back, Bengalis on social media were pleasantly surprised by the emergence of a video clip where a beautiful girl is seen singing “amaro porano jaha chay”, one of Rabindranath Tagore’s most...

36-9: Depressing present, ominous future

“Bhakti in religion may be a road to the salvation of the soul. But in politics, Bhakti or hero-worship is a sure road to degradation and to eventual dictatorship,” said BR Ambedkar. As we reel...

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NPP to take tough decision in Manipur, impact likely in Meghalaya

Shillong: The National People’s Party (NPP), which is an ally of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre, is walking a tightrope over the...

Powerful feel the need to muzzle media: Swara Bhaskar

Kolkata: One would expect an exciting discussion when actress Swara Bhaskar, radio jockey Jimmy Tangri, actress Saayoni Ghosh, film director Arnab Middya and author...

Among seven Indians abducted in Afghanistan, four are from Jharkhand, but company informs only one family

Ranchi: Among seven Indians who got abducted by the suspected Taliban terrorists from Baghlan, Afghanistan four are from Jharkhand. Of these three, probably are...

The journey of Madhya Pradesh from two parties contest to multi-party election

People’s disenchantment with the BJP government of 15 years in Madhya Pradesh is much too obvious. The party MLAs and ministers face people’s anger...

PV Narasimha Rao the economic liberaliser was wary about taking credit

July 24, 1991. It was on this day the powerful chains controlling the Indian economic elephant were removed by Prime Minister P V Narasimha...