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Itihas: Bhabendra Nath Saikia's Unflinching Portrait of Assam's Society in Decline

Guwahati, Sept. 18 -- Recently, I came across Itihas (The Exploration), the 1995 Assamese family drama directed by filmmaker Bhabendra Nath Saikia. The film, which received the National Film Award for... Read More


5,000 residents without water for 50 days amid Bengal's Jyotinagar eviction row

Kolkata, Sept. 18 -- Saira Bibi, a 24-year-old resident of Jyotinagar Colony in north Kolkata's Cossipore area, was waiting behind two other women in the queue near a roadside tap to fill her two buck... Read More


HT Evening Brief Sept 18: Mamata's TMC faction opts out of Nandigram bypoll; Marathi film is India's Oscars 2027 entry

India, Sept. 18 -- The Mamata Banerjee-led TMC faction has opted out of the Nandigram bypoll and decided to back the Congress candidate in the October 6 election. Meanwhile, Marathi film Gondhal, dire... Read More


SC stays high court order striking down provision on income tax reassessment process

Mumbai, Sept. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Friday stayed an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court that had struck down a provision of the Income-Tax Act, involving reassessment proceedings. Hearin... Read More


Holiday Inn presents 'The Great Thai Feast' food festival

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Holiday Inn New Delhi Mayur Vihar Noida invites guests to embark on a vibrant culinary journey through Thailand with 'The Great Thai Feast' food festival hosted at its Pan-Asian... Read More


Mamata's TMC faction gets football player symbol and new party name; Ritabrata camp gets envelope

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- The Election Commission has temporarily frozen the All India Trinamool Congress name and its 'Flowers and Grass' symbol amid the ongoing dispute between the factions led by Mama... Read More


Mamata-led TMC submits new name, symbol choices under protest after EC bars party name, 'flowers and grass' for Bengal bypolls

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- The Trinamool Congress, led by its founder and chairperson Mamata Banerjee, submitted its response to the Election Commission's interim order that temporarily removed the All In... Read More


Body in trunk leads Delhi police to 20-year-old suspect; man arrested in Maharashtra

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Delhi Police arrested a 20-year-old man from Maharashtra in connection with the alleged murder of his friend, whose decomposing body was discovered hidden inside a storage trunk... Read More


NIT Rourkela Showcases Odisha's Indigenous Chip Design Capability at SEMICON India 2026

Rourkela, Sept. 18 -- National Institute of Technology Rourkela (NIT Rourkela) has showcased Odisha's growing capability in indigenous semiconductor and chip design at SEMICON India 2026, being held f... Read More


'Vote chori, govt chori, now party chori': Rahul slams EC order on TMC

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Election Commission over its decision of directing rival Trinamool Congress factions to not use the party name and the "flower... Read More