A man battling cancer saw his daughter getting married by his bedside at a Howrah hospital on Tuesday. Sandip Kumar Sarkar, 61, suffering from an advanced stage of cancer, was keen to witness his daug...
Every silver lining has a cloud. The fourth National Family Health Survey, conducted in the year 2015-16, confirms that the incidence of child marriage has shown a steady decline all over India, excep...
Marriages, the adage goes, are made in heaven. But there is to the marriage of true minds one impediment — the wedding. Weddings are serious business — literally so, given that the industry is wor...
Fireflies, the fashion and lifestyle exhibition, celebrated their 10th anniversary last month at The Westin Kolkata Rajarhat with a big fat brunch. The Sunday brunch also marked their upcoming 10th ed...
Sir — The Australian Open concluded with a familiar result in men’s singles with Novak Djokovic extending his record to an unprecedented eighth title. The final was a match to savour. Dominic Thie...
We caught up for an exclusive chat with filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj, who’s a board member of the Mumbai Film Festival, running from October 17 to 24. Excerpts: What can cine-goers expect this year?Vis...
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Adam Driver has resting sphinx face. I don’t say this because of his memorably unusual features, though a long nose, full lips, and paintbrush flick of moles and freckles certainly help give Driver ...
By Kyle Buchanan/The New York Times News Service in
In On Liberty (1859), John Stuart Mill argued that the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised by the State over any member of a civilized society is to prevent harm to others (known ...