Jury’s bias or dip in standard: Behind the decline of Bengali wins at the National Awards | Kolkata News

A still from Aditya Vikram Sengupta’s “Mayanagar” KOLKATA: At this year’s National Film Awards, the regional jury selected five Bengali films — Anjan Dutt’s “Chaalchitra Ekhon”, Aditya Vikram Sengupta’s “Mayanagar”, Saurav Palodhi’s “Onko Ki Kothin”, Samik Roychowdhury’s “Beline”, and Sayan Bandyopadhyay’s “Doaansh” — from a pool of 24 entries to advance for central panel consideration….

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When “busy” became a badge of honour

Few status symbols are as democratic as busyness. Almost anyone can claim it, and increasingly, many of us do. It is one of the few badges of importance that costs nothing to wear, and yet it is worn everywhere. Ask someone how they are, and “busy” has become the standard reply. It comes dressed as…

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As temperatures soar, dozens of donkeys in UK are wearing pyjamas and ‘don-gerees’ to stop painful insect bites, and the clever reason is winning hearts | World News

As soaring summer temperatures bring swarms of biting insects across the UK, one animal charity in Devon has found an unexpectedly charming solution to keep its rescued donkeys comfortable. Around 40 donkeys at The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth are now wearing adapted pyjama bottoms, leggings and specially designed “don-gerees” to shield their legs from painful…

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Resident Doctors Urge President for Intervention in Wangchuk Case Amidst Controversy | India News

Two Premier Hospital RDAs Seek President’s Intervention Over Wangchuk Case (ANI images) NEW DELHI: A day after the Resident Doctors’ Association (RDA) of AIIMS wrote to President Droupadi Murmu over the Jantar Mantar crackdown and the continued hospitalisation of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, the RDA of VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital on Tuesday also sought the…

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‘Future of youth priority’: PM Modi says NEET leak national issue, avoid ‘partisan politics’ | India News

PM Modi, according to Rijiju, also said that “security and future of youth” is the government’s priority. NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju Tuesday said PM Narendra Modi, during the NDA’s parliamentary party meeting, retierated government’s stance to ensure “stringent punishment” for those involved in the NEET paper leak.Rijiju, who is the minister of parliamentary…

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‘Millions of immigrants parents feel proud’: Inaki pens emotional tribute to brother Nico Williams after World Cup triumph | Football News

Nico Williams with his family Spain’s FIFA World Cup triumph was celebrated with an emotional tribute from Inaki Williams, who dedicated heartfelt words to his younger brother Nico Williams after the final. Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 to lift the trophy, adding another major title to a remarkable period of success for the country’s men’s and…

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India Under-19 314/4 in 82.0 Overs

India U19 vs Sri Lanka U19 Live Score, 2nd unofficial Test: Kushagra Ojha produced a composed unbeaten century to lift India U-19 from the depths of an early collapse and put the visitors firmly in control on the opening day of the second Youth Test against Sri Lanka. In a day shortened by bad light,…

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‘Now you are screwing up KL Rahul, just like Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’: Ex-India captain’s scathing attack on team management | Cricket News

KL Rahul (Image credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Former India captain Kris Srikkanth has criticised the Indian team management for sending KL Rahul in at No. 6 during the third ODI against England at Lord’s. India were chasing 388 but lost the match by 27 runs, surrendering the three-match series 2-1.Sharing his views on his YouTube…

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WBJEE 2026 Round 2 seat allotment result to be released today at wbjeeb.nic.in; check reporting schedule and next steps

WBJEE Round 2 allotment result releases today; know reporting schedule, acceptance fee and Mop-Up timeline WBJEE 2026 Round 2 allotment: The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) is scheduled to release the WBJEE 2026 Round 2 seat allotment result today, July 21, 2026. Candidates who participated in the counselling process will be able to…

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