Sep 01, 2024, at 08:28 pm
‘Dekh Rahe Hain Nayan’, a three-day theatre festival at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC), began on Aug 30 to celebrate the works of theatre legend Habib Tanvir. From theatre and movie stalwarts like Naseeruddin Shah to thespian MK Raina, actors Raghubir Yadav, Ratna Pathak Shah and filmmaker Sudhir Mishra along with writer-editor Anjum Katyal, who is on research and documentation, paid tribute to Tanvir on the inaugural day. The festival is an ode to one of the most influential playwrights and poets of post-independent India on his 100th birth anniversary. Tanvir's oeuvre at KCC is designed to include a diverse range of events, ranging from exhibition, masterclasses, panel discussions, film screenings and dramatic readings to dastangoi, musical and theatrical performances. The festival has been curated by MK Raina and Tausif Rahman.(Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
RG Kar protests swell, demand for justice grows louder
Aug 30, 2024, at 06:02 pm
The arch-rival football clubs- East Bengal and Mohun Bagan- students, activists, prominent singers and actors, LGBTQI+ community and countless common people walked about three kilometers from College Square to Esplanade area in Kolkata on Thursday evening, demanding justice for the RG Kar rape-murder case, resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and a rape-free society. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
In images: Junior doctors organise massive protest rally in Kolkata
Aug 29, 2024, at 04:47 am
Kolkata once again witnessed a massive rally Wednesday organised by West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front seeking justice for the brutal rape and murder of their fellow medic at RG Kar Medical college and Hospital.(Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Special children, teachers and support staff walk for RG Kar justice
Aug 29, 2024, at 03:52 am
Amid the several protests by citizens’ group, students and political people, Aug 28 witnessed a march by special children and their parents, teachers and support staff demanding justice for the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
March to Nabanna: Protesters, police fight pitched battles in Kolkata over RG Kar rape-murder
Aug 28, 2024, at 01:42 am
Students under the banner 'Chhatra Samaj' as well as groups of other people fought pitched battles in Kolkata across routes to West Bengal state secretariat Nabanna in Howrah on Tuesday afternoon protesting against the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Amid a CBI probe, the protesters demanded Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's resignation over the incident.(Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
CPI-M youth leaders march to Kolkata Police headquarters demanding justice for RG Kar victim
Aug 27, 2024, at 01:29 am
CPI-M student and youth wings SFI-DYFI on Aug 24 stage a march to Kolkata police headquarters Lalbazar to demand justice for RG Kar rape-murder victim. Young Left leaders like Minakshi Mukherjee and Dipsita Dhar were on the forefront of the protest braving rains. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Kolkata’s Presidency University demands justice for RG Kar rape-murder victim
Aug 24, 2024, at 04:41 am
The students, alumni, teachers and staff of Kolkata’s prestigious Presidency University hit the streets on Friday to protest against the rape and murder of 31-year-old trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and demand justice for the victim. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Aug 22, 2024, at 11:58 pm
The West Bengal BJP unit, led by party's prominent leaders like Suvendu Adhikari, Agnimitra Paul, Dilip Ghosh and Roopa Ganguly, conducted a protest march on Thursday to Swasthya Bhawan against the brutal rape and murder of a lady doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital on Aug 9.
At a glance: PM Modi's Day 1 in Poland
Aug 22, 2024, at 06:06 am
PM Modi was welcomed by the Indian Diaspora at Warsaw, in Poland on August 21, 2024.
Bengali music fraternity protests against RG Kar rape-murder, demands justice
Aug 20, 2024, at 04:15 pm
The Bengali music fraternity comprising singers Rupam Islam, Anupam Roy, Lopamudra Mitra, Sourendra-Soumyajit protested against the rape-murder of 31-year-old junior doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and demanded justice for the victim. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Artists demand justice for RG Kar rape-murder victim in Kolkata
Aug 20, 2024, at 04:02 pm
Artists gathered at Kolkata's Academy of Fine Arts on Monday to protest against the RG Kar rape-murder, demand justice for the 31-year-old victim and lash out at the Mamata Banerjee government over its handling of the case before the CBI probe. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Aug 20, 2024, at 05:18 am
Amid the doctors' indefinite protests at hospitals across the state over RG Kar rape-murder, the medical fraternity on Monday marched with Dr. Kunal Sarkar and Dr. Subarna Goswami, who have been summoned by Kolkata Police over their alleged social media posts spreading misinformation, to police headquarters Lal Bazar. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Bengali film fraternity protests against RG Kar rape-murder
Aug 19, 2024, at 04:19 am
The Bengali film fraternity took out a protest march from North Kolkata’s Khanna More to Shyambazar demanding justice in the RG Kar rape-murder case. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Aug 19, 2024, at 04:02 am
In an unimaginable show of unity between two traditional rivals of Kolkata derby, fans of both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan football clubs on Sunday assembled in thousands outside Kolkata's Salt Lake stadium despite the cancellation of the Durand Cup match and raised slogan for justice for the RG Kar Hospital rape and murder victim.Images by IBNS
In Images: Premiere of Srijit Mukherji's Padatik
Aug 18, 2024, at 04:47 am
The premiere of Srijit Mukherji's Padatik, a biopic on maestro Mrinal Sen, was held at a cinema hall in Kolkata earlier this week. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
'Reclaim The Rights': Women, queer and transgender communities protest against RG Kar rape-murder
Aug 18, 2024, at 04:38 am
A huge number of women, people from the queer and transgender communities, backed by celebrities like Sohini Sarkar, Ushasi Ray, Sovan Ganguly carried out a march in protest against the rape and murder of lady doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The march was carried out from College Square to RG Kar Hospital. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Anatomy of a protest: When Kolkata seized the night to demand rape-murder justice
Aug 15, 2024, at 09:31 am
The rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee lady doctor at Kolkata's state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and its alleged cover-up triggered a tsunami of anger against the authorities, as women and men across West Bengal took to streets on the eve of Independence Day. As people started gathering in protest points across Kolkata from Jadavpur to Behala and Academy of Fine Arts, the outcry for justice grew loud. Glimpses.
Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao's day out in Kolkata for Stree 2
Aug 12, 2024, at 11:42 pm
Bollywood actors Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao took Kolkata by storm with their promotional visits for Stree 2. On their day out amid hot and humid weather, the duo held a press conference at a city hotel, grooved to a song from the film and later took a tram ride in downtown Kolkata. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Red Salute: Snapshots of the last journey of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
Aug 10, 2024, at 02:39 am
Thousands marched the street in the last journey of former West Bengal Chief Minister and Marxist icon Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee from the party's headquarters Muzaffar Ahmad Bhawan to the NRS Medical College and Hospital on Friday. A sea of his followers and Communist leaders, workers and Left-leaning prominent personalities in Kolkata bade him an emotional farewell. His mortal remains were donated to the hospital for research purposes. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Marxist icon Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee dies at age 80
Aug 09, 2024, at 12:11 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The body of former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who passed away at the age of 80 on Thursday (Aug 8, 2024), was taken to Peace World mortuary as his tearful wife Meera Bhattacharjee and son Suchetan accompanied the hearse. He will be kept at CPI-M party headquarters at Alimuddin Street from 10:30 am on Friday for common people to pay their last respect. His mortal remains will be donated for research to NRS Medical College and Hospital.(Photo Courtesy: IBNS)
Aug 07, 2024, at 05:17 am
The trailer of director Raj Chakraborty's Babli starring Abir Chatterjee, Subhashree Ganguly and Sauraseni Maitra in the lead was unveiled by the makers in Kolkata on Tuesday. (Images by IBNS)
Aug 07, 2024, at 05:08 am
The press conference of Zee5's upcoming web series Kaantaye Kaantaye starring Saswata Chatterjee, Soham Chakraborty, Ananya Chatterjee, Paayel Sarkar, Mir was held in Kolkata on Tuesday. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Hoichoi web series Parineeta gets its trailer launched
Aug 06, 2024, at 07:29 pm
The trailer of Aditi Roy's new web series Parineeta starring Gaurav Chakrabarty and Debchandrima Singha Roy was launched at Sovabazar Nat Mandir on Monday. The series, which is based on the novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, will premiere on Hoichoi on August 15. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
In Images: Poster launch of Abir Chatterjee starrer Bohurupi
Aug 06, 2024, at 07:21 pm
The poster of Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee directorial Bohurupi, starring Abir Chatterjee, Ritabhari Chakraborty, Koushani Mukherjee along with Shiboprosad in the lead, was launched on Monday. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Glimpses from trailer launch of Srijit Mukherji's Padatik
Aug 05, 2024, at 08:16 pm
The trailer of Srijit Mukherji's Padatik, which is a biopic on maestro Mrinal Sen, was launched at a hotel in Kolkata on Sunday. Along with Srijit, Monami Ghosh, Korak Samanta and producer Firdausal Hasan were also present. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Tota Roychowdhury, Dr Apurba Ghosh unveil book on Pediatric Dermatology in Kolkata
Aug 02, 2024, at 01:56 am
Actor Tota Roychowdhury, Dr. Apurba Ghosh and singer Rupankar Bagchi unveiled a book on Pediatric Dermatology in Kolkata's Rotary Sadan recently. The book, which is titled as Sishu Twak Ojana Katha, has been written by Dr. Sandipan Dhar. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Bengali directors announce continuation of strike in Kolkata's entertainment industry
Jul 30, 2024, at 05:49 pm
Top Bengali directors Kaushik Ganguly, Anjan Dutt, Arindam Sil Raj Chakraborty, Shiboprosad Mukherjee and others announced the continuation of their indefinite strike in the regional entertainment industry in tussle with the film federation at a press conference in Technicians' Studio in Kolkata's Tollygunge area. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Union Budget 2024
Jul 23, 2024, at 11:34 pm
The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman along with the Ministers of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary and senior officials of the Ministry of Finance called on the President of India, Droupadi Murmu before presenting the first Union Budget 2024-25 of Modi 3.0 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on July 23, 2024. The President of India, Droupadi Murmu extended her best wishes to the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman as well as her Budget Team.
Nusrat Jahan launches EEMAGINE 2024
Jul 18, 2024, at 11:35 pm
Tollywood actress and former parliamentarian Nusrat Jahan has launched the EEMAGINE 2024, which is India's premiere event industry convention, which will be held in Kolkata from August 9 to 11, 2024. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
In Images: Premiere of Ashoke Viswanathan's Hemanter Aparanha in Kolkata
Jul 11, 2024, at 10:00 pm
The premiere of Ashoke Viswanathan's Bengali film Hemanter Aparanha starring Anusha Viswanathan, Rwitobroto Mukherjee in the lead was held at a mall in Kolkata on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy: PR Team)