In March, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted: “While the Women’s Reservation Bill has not yet been passed in Parliament, I am proud that ...

Tollywood actress Mimi Chakraborty, who will contest from Jadavpur as a Trinamul Congress candidate in the Lok Sabha elections, has “stepped down” from Birsa Dasgupta’s film Bibaho Obhijaan, who...

Mamata Banerjee enjoys long walks. The diminutive chief minister, a frugal eater and a fitness freak, hardly misses her daily walkathon target — 16km to 18km. She is so uncompromising with her targe...

Sir — It is unfortunate that the actors-turned-members of parliament, Mimi Chakraborty and Nusrat Jahan, were trolled for their choice of attire after they posted pictures of their first day in Parl...

A Lok Sabha win is a tall order. But trust Anupam Hazra to count on a 7ft, 1-inch “family friend”.The Jadavpur BJP candidate on Friday hit the poll trail with “the Great Khali”, lighting up a ...

She believes in spreading joy through music, and Mimi Chakraborty’s new song, a rendition of a Tagore song, is a testament to that. On Monday, June 8, Mimi stepped out to shoot the music video for t...

It was 9pm on a Saturday and Novotel Kolkata Hotel & Residences was bustling with energy. The shoot of the film Baazi, starring Jeet and Mimi Chakraborty, was giving the place a real buzz. Jeet an...

Thursday, May 9, 9am. Braving a sun that is burning into the flesh, a crowd has assembled along the two sides of a narrow lane near Ramlal Bazar in Haltu in south Calcutta. The loudspeaker has been an...