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Mumbai, March 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bengali cinema star Jisshu Sengupta has dismissed comparisons between his upcoming film 'Bhoot Bangla' and the popular franchise 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa', further assuring that the two films are completely different in tone and storytelling. Addressing the speculation, Jisshu, in an exclusive conversation with IANS, said, 'No, it's not that. Please go and watch it because I can assure you this is nothing like Bhool Bhulaiyaa.' He further clarified the distinction bet ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 30 (ANI): Actor Sayani Gupta has stepped into production with the launch of her banner Sayani Gupta Movies (SGM), with her directorial debut short film 'Aasmani' as its first project. After over a decade of working across films and streaming platforms, Sayani said the move towards production stems from her desire to be more deeply involved in storytelling. "It has been a long dream. I've been wanting tell a certain kind of stories and the idea is to be able ...Read More >
KOLKATA: Following his demise on location for his latest project, 'Bhole Baba Paar Karega', Rahul Arunoday Banerjee left behind a legacy that is both diverse and deeply rooted in the soil of Bengal. While veterans like Soumitra Chatterjee had compared his instinctive acting to that of the legendary Kali Banerjee, his peers remember him as an underrated actor par excellence whose acting journey began at the age of three with his father's theatre troupe, Bijoygarh Atmaprakash. The stage-bred disci ...Read More >
"Mamata has always played the politics of the victim card. Sometimes she breaks her leg, ties a bandage on her head, falls ill, and abuses the Election Commission. But the people of Bengal have understood her politics of playing the victim card," Shah said in Kolkata as he released a 40-page "charge sheet" attacking the TMC over infiltration, appeasement politics, women's security, corruption, and deterioration of law and order ahead of April 23 and April 29 assembly polls. Shah said SIR is bei ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 30 (ANI): Popular Bengali actor Rahul Arunodoy Banerjee died in a tragic accident during a shoot near Digha, officials said. According to police, the incident occurred on Sunday evening at Talsari, near the Odisha-West Bengal border. Rahul was shooting for a TV series alongside co-actor Sweta Mishra. Also Read | Rumoured Lovebirds Mohammed Siraj, Mahira Sharma Raise Eyebrows With Same Cafe Sighting After Dating Denial (Watch Video). Officials stated that t ...Read More >
The party estimates that the initiative will create over one crore direct touchpoints with citizens. New Delhi: The BJP is set to launch the 'Parivartan Yatra', a large-scale political outreach initiative, in West Bengal on Sunday, marking one of the party's most extensive mobilisation efforts ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. The campaign aims to challenge what the party describes as more than a decade of "corrupt, undemocratic, and anti-people governance" under the Trinamool Congres ...Read More >
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], March 2 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday raised the slogan of 'Ek Desh, Ek Vidhan, Ek Nishan' and encouraged the people in West Bengal to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the forthcoming assembly elections. Addressing the gathering at the 'Parivartan Yatra' here, the Defence Minister said that West Bengal was ready for 'parivartan', which he emphasised will be brought by his party. He said that the rally signifies West Bengal's "war cry" ...Read More >
Kolkata: As the Centre renamed Kerala as Keralam on Tuesday, Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee attributed the result to "an alliance growing between BJP and CPI(M)" in the southern state while accusing the union government of not renaming West Bengal as Bangla despite her repeated push as chief minister. She claimed, "I have no problem over other states being renamed. We are very much flexible. We are not against any state and love all of them. They have got it because of an alliance gr ...Read More >
Lucknow: Film actor Sanjay Dutt brought Bollywood swagger to Lucknow on Sunday, urging young people in his trademark Mumbai street style to plant trees and conserve water, while fans packed the roads to catch a glimpse of the Bollywood star. "Oye mamu, listen to me. All of you standing here, listen carefully. In life, do two things. One, plant a tree. Two, save water. If you do not do this, you will end up harming your own future," Dutt told the crowd, triggering whistles and loud applause from ...Read More >
BJP MP Anant Maharaj was honoured with the Banga Bibhushan by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * The Rajbanshis are a scheduled caste community concentrated in North Bengal * The Rajbanshis hold sway in over 15 Assembly seats, where how they vote can affect results * BJP MP Anant Maharaj was honoured with the Banga Bibhushan by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Kolkata: The ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: A portion of the frontal section of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's house in Bholath, Kapurthala, was demolished on Monday by the office of the Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO). Khaira, a strong critic of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, condemned the move, calling it the dangerous introduction of "bulldozer (Pila-Panja) politics" in Punjab by Mann under directions from AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, aimed at silencing criticism and democratic dissent. As the de ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 23 (ANI): Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt recently met with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on the sidelines of a roadshow in Ashiyana's Bangla Bazaar. On Monday, Sanjay took to X and shared a picture from his meeting with CM Yogi Adityanath. Also Read | BAFTA 2026: PM Narendra Modi Hails Manipuri Film 'Boong' for Historic Win; 'A Moment of Immense Joy' (View Post). "It was a pleasure meeting Hon'ble Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ji in Luckno ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 23 (ANI): Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt recently met with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on the sidelines of a roadshow in Ashiyana's Bangla Bazaar. On Monday, Sanjay took to X and shared a picture from his meeting with CM Yogi Adityanath. "It was a pleasure meeting Hon'ble Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ji in Lucknow. Truly appreciate the blessings and the positive exchange," he wrote. Over the past weekend, Sanjay joined Bharatiya Janata ...Read More >
Kolkata: Ahead of the high-stakes Assembly elections scheduled later this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday penned a long letter to the people of West Bengal in Bengali and Hindi, saying that while a political change was "inevitable", a "judicious choice" by voters could align the state with the accelerated development seen in the rest of the country. At the beginning, he referred to the people of this state as 'my dear West Bengalis' and invoked 'Maa Kali'. The letter starts with, " ...Read More >
Anthropic has formally opened its Bengaluru office, underscoring India's position as the second-largest market for its Claude.ai platform and announcing new partnerships across enterprise, education, and agriculture. The announcement comes on the heels of AI Impact Summit 2026, happening in New Delhi, India, between February 16-20, 2026. India is now home to one of the most technically intensive developer communities using Claude, with nearly half of usage in the country tied to computer and m ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 16 (ANI): Anthropic has officially opened its new office in Bengaluru. This location serves as the company's second base in the Asia-Pacific region. The move follows the announcement that India is now the second-largest market for the AI assistant, Claude.ai. The office will be led by Irina Ghose, the Managing Director of India. The company stated that India is "home to a developer community doing some of the most technically intense AI work we see anywhe ...Read More >
Kolkata Dec 17 (PTI) Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday criticised the Centre's decision to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), calling it an "anti-Bengal" move and accusing the BJP of systematically erasing the state's cultural and historical legacy. Reacting to the Union Cabinet's approval of a Bill to rename MGNREGA as Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin (VB-G RAM G), the TMC national general secretary said the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on the government over the G RAM G bill, saying it is destroying Mahatma Gandhi's idea of Ram Rajya both in letter and spirit by repealing MGNREGA and renaming the scheme. She also accused the government of "dishonouring" both Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore, who gave the title of Mahatma to the Father of the Nation, by renaming MGNREGA. Participating in the debate on the Viksit Bharat Guarantee ...Read More >
Mumbai, December 17: A new controversy has hit India's online creator community after an alleged private video of popular gamer and YouTuber Payal Dhare, known as Payal Gaming, surfaced on social media platforms. While the clip, being linked to Payal Gaming, rapidly went viral on X (formerly Twitter), her fans have argued that the video is AI-generated and part of a growing wave of deepfake misuse targeting digital creators. The controversy surfaced recently when a short, intimate video began t ...Read More >
Aroop Biswas made it to The New York Times on Saturday but the 61-year-old sports minister of Bengal, one of the trusted aides of chief minister Mamata Banerjee, will definitely not like the attention. His party and government were left red-faced after the mess that unfolded at the Salt Lake stadium during the big-ticket event held for Lionel Messi. Angry fans ran amok, clashing with police, after the Argentine football star could barely be seen from the stands because he was surrounded by a p ...Read More >
New Delhi: Social media is turning out to be quite a tricky platform for content creators. In the recent past, we saw how a 'viral 19 minute video' triggered curiosity and speculation online, leading to privacy breach and security concerns. After Bengali influencers Sofik SK and Dustu Sonali's alleged private video went viral on social media, several AI-generated videos also hit the platform. Now, another digital creator is in news for the alleged video leak - this time it's Payal Gaming. Gamin ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 17: In a bid to curb student absenteeism and reduce the risk of dropouts, the Department of School Education has launched an automated SMS-based absenteeism alert system through the Shiksha Setu application. The technology-driven initiative aims to strengthen student attendance and ensure timely intervention by schools and parents, said State Education Minister Dr Ranoj Pegu, while addressing the media today. According to a study conducted by UNICEF, student absenteeism remains a ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 16 (PTI) Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday described the AIUDF as a "communal" outfit and said there will be no alliance with the opposition party in the 2026 assembly elections. Already, eight opposition parties have decided to contest next year's assembly polls unitedly to defeat the ruling BJP in the state. "There will be no alliance with the AIUDF under any circumstances. It is also a communal party like the ruling BJP. We cannot join hands with one communal fo ...Read More >
Agartala: Tripura CM Manik Saha announced a strategic shift in BJP's approach to electoral seat calculations, stating that the party will now include all 20 assembly seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes in its electoral strategy.Speaking at a joining rally in the city, Saha emphasized BJP's growing confidence in its increasing support among indigenous communities, marking a significant change in the region's political landscape.During the event, a large number of tribal leaders and their supporte ...Read More >
Kolkata, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accepted the resignation of state Sports Minister Aroop Biswas, who took moral responsibility for the lapses in management in the event featuring Argentine football star Lionel Messi at the Salt Lake Stadium here. In his handwritten resignation letter in Bengali, Biswas claimed that since the Chief Minister had formed a probe committee headed by a retired judge of the Calcutta High Court, he is resigning as s ...Read More >
Messi Kolkata Event Chaos: West Bengal Sports Minister and senior TMC leader Aroop Biswas resigned from his position in a letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee following the mismanagement at Lionel Messi's event on December 13, 2025. The Minister had been the main target of criticism from all quarters, including civil society and opposition parties, over the chaos at Salt Lake Stadium last week. Biswas on Tuesday submitted his resignation, taking moral responsibility for the lapses in manag ...Read More >
Guwahati: Tipra Motha Party (TMP) founder Pradyot Kishore Maniya Debbarma on Sunday strongly defended the right of the Tiprasa community to decide the script used for the Kokborok language, stating that the matter falls entirely within the community's domain and is not open to external interference. His remarks followed Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha's recent call for the development of an indigenous script for Kokborok, rather than the Roman script currently advocated by several tribal lead ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) India on Monday said that it has noted the verdict announced by the so-called 'International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh' concerning former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and remains committed to the best interests of the people of the neighbouring nation, including in peace, democracy, inclusion and stability in the country. "As a close neighbour, India remains committed to the best interests of the people of Bangladesh, including in peace, democracy, inclusi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The process of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of West Bengal's electors' roll has been turned into a political game of narratives - spreading rumours and uncertainty, leading to panic, even alleged deaths by suicide. In a move that can further heighten tensions, West Bengal's ruling and principal Opposition parties are both reportedly planning two separate rallies in the state on Tuesday to amplify respective narratives around the process of SIR. Incidentally ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio address, 'Mann Ki Baat', has now taken a major technological leap, as it is being made available in multiple Indian languages in the Prime Minister's own voice with the help of Artificial Intelligence. New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio address, 'Mann Ki Baat', has now taken a major technological leap, as it is being made available in multiple Indian languages in the Prime Minister ...Read More >
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