Beyond its commentary on state corruption, Pathikrit Basu’s Keu Bole Biplobi, Keu Bole Dakat drops several socio-political Easter eggs that reflect contemporary Bengal's identity debates.
On 15 August 1998, PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee delivered his Independence Day speech from the Red Fort, touching upon defence, economic reforms, secularism, corruption, and employment.
Moving beyond Gen Z, the PM extended his outreach to even children from Gen Alpha, and announced a nationwide talent hunt for identifying sports talent.
More than 3,500 security personnel have died in the fight against Naxalism, he says, reminding the people of the heavy toll to keep the country LWE-free.
When history is passed down in fragments, through family stories, silences, memories of loss and belonging, we do not inherit the whole of the past. We inherit particular versions of it.
The ASI has issued a tender notice to purchase 5,096 litres of MTO and 340 kilograms of silane-siloxane for the hydrophobic treatment of a section of the Red Fort walls.
Kalyan-Dombivli, Malegaon, Nagpur & Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar municipal bodies have ordered closure of slaughterhouses in their jurisdiction on Independence Day.
The ‘Amar Pujo, Amar Starbucks’ campaign also created Bhetki Bhaja Sandwich and Sorse Chicken Burger, but Bengalis drew a line when they saw aloo posto being butchered.
The regulator says insurance distribution has become too commission-driven. Its new proposal seeks to make sales more transparent, accountable and aligned with customer needs.
IAF chief Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh has ruled out a separate drone force, saying that UAVs must operate with fighters and other existing technology.
Modern India might have been conjured up in the image of Gandhi. But India was never a Gandhian state. Founders of the Republic, be it Nehru or Patel, nursed zero such notions.
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