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Gargi Roy Choudhury is set to play the lead in 'Sindoor Khela'........

Leading Indian feminist critic and a former Jadavpur University professor of English jashodhara Bagchi died on Friday. Bagchi was 77.

The resignation of educationist and college alumnus Sukanta Chaudhuri from the mentor group of Presidency University over showering of benefits, while depriving other varsities, has support of educationists.

The music video is choreographed by Ganesh Acharya

KOLKATA: Film buffs witnessed the plight of Afghan women and children during the Taliban regime on celluloid in an unedited version of a film made by REWA — Revolutionary Association of Women in Afghanistan.

Even as chief minister Mamata Banerjee hosted a grand function at Rabindra Sadan on the occasion of Rabindra Jayanti, students of Gokhale Memorial Girls' College in the neighbourhood had twin reasons to celebrate.

KOLKATA: On Wednesday, a 30-member all-women team of writers, intellectuals and activists will board Souhardya to extend the hand of friendship across the border. Souhardya, meaning brotherhood, is the government bus service between Kolkata and Dhaka.

A team comprising some of the state’s best-known academicians — all with a Jadavpur University (JU) connection — will meet governor Keshari Nath Tripathi on Monday afternoon with several complaints and suggestions.

Subhashini Ali criticised UP govt for not registering a case against four doctors who were found guilty of violating of the PC PNDT Act in Agra.

KOLKATA: Barely a week after CPM politburo member Biman Bose announced that his party was not in favour of boycotting US and British goods, a group of Left intellectuals — some of them CPM members and several others known to be close to the party — issued a call on Wednesday to boycott such products in protest against the war on Iraq.

Fire engulfs Bharat Lakshmi Studios. Question marks on the fate of three mega serials now

The C K Birla Hospitals on Friday rolled out a fleet of ambulances with in-built ICU and facilities for transmission of patient’s vitals on the go, live monitoring via webcam and life-saving equipments and drugs.

The new primary health centre in Mohaan area of Unnao district, nearly 40 kilometres from the state capital challenges the tenets and mandate of the National Rural Health Mission.

Shailvee Sharda The recently released Sample Registration Survey shows but only a marginal decrease in the state's infant mortality rate (IMR).

Lucknow police recently arrested four men under Section 377 of IPC, allegedly for indulging in unnatural sex.

District and block level health officials had been given a list on the basis of which they had to save or siphon off NRHM funds.

Ranchi: In a recent survey of various observation homes in the state, members of the Jharkhand State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (JSCPCR) have found that many children in these homes have lived here for almost three years or more without judgement of their cases being delivered.

In a recent survey of various observation homes in the state, members of the Jharkhand State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (JSCPCR) have found that many children in these homes have lived here for almost three years or more without judgement of their cases being delivered.

LUCKNOW: Women may have been referred to as the 'second sex' but they are no longer willing to accept their status as secondary citizens.

For nine-year-old Sunaina Khatoon, time is running out. Born with just one kidney that has stopped functioning, the girl from Metiabruz needs a renal transplant to survive.

On a day Kolkatans took to the streets and social networking sites to register their strong protest against the Kathua rape and murder and Unnao rape, netizens, who had blacked out their profile photographs and criticized the incidents, were trolled and some, threatened with gang rape.

"You consider yourself very brave? Since you are born a girl, rape is inevitable.Don't try to threaten with your stupid posts.Don't try to raise your voice on these matters.You step out on to the streets.

The state received Rs 8,600 cr over six years. All CMOs would 'save' as per instructions given in the list and pass the money on to higher-ups.