Following Mamata Banerjee's Script, BJP Casts Bengal Actors Before Polls
India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday February 18, 2021
The BJP vs Trinamool battle for Bengal is promising to turn into a starry one. About a dozen actors and actresses from Tollywood - Kolkata's version of Bollywood - joined the BJP on Wednesday with just days to go for dates to be declared for the assembly polls.
BJP Leader Files Case Against Bengal Actor For "Hurting Sentiments" By Meme
India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 18, 2021
Senior BJP leader and former Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy has filed a police complaint against Bengali actor Saayoni Ghosh for a meme shared on Twitter, alleging that it hurt the sentiments of Hindus.
Soumitra Chatterjee, A Household Name In Bengal, Now A Memory
People | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Sunday November 15, 2020
Soumitra Chatterjee, who captivated Bengal with his luminescent performances on the Bengali silver screen for 62 years, who would have turned 86 on the 19th of January next year, died today after a 40-day struggle at the hospital, battling COVID-19, complications and comorbidities.
"Daughter Of Bengal": Congress Backs Rhea Chakraborty With Kolkata Rally
India News | Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday September 12, 2020
The Congress in West Bengal, actor Rhea Chakraborty's home state, on Saturday took out a rally in support of the actor who has been charged in alleged drugs-related case linked to the death of her friend and actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
Won't Be In Position To Show Faces: Dilip Ghosh Warns Anti-CAA Protesters
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 19, 2020
West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh said on Saturday that civil society members who are saying that they won't show papers if the government asks for proof of citizenship, will soon shy away from showing their faces.
BJP's Answer To Trinamool Celeb Lawmakers? 13 Bengali TV Stars Join Party
India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday July 19, 2019
A galaxy of TV stars from Bengal joined the BJP on Thursday, delivering what is seen as a blow to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress.
Box Office To Ballot Box Success Is Mamata Banerjee's Election Mantra
India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Wednesday March 13, 2019
The late Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee once represented the Jadavpur constituency in Lok Sabha. Mamata Banerjee shock-defeated him in 1984. The incumbent Trinamool lawmaker, Sugata Bose, is a history professor at Harvard University in the US.
"Can't Wear Jeans In Temple": Actor Moushumi Chatterjee Caught Moral Policing
India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday January 24, 2019
Moushumi Chatterjee, a veteran actor who recently joined the BJP, has caused a flap after preaching to a journalist at an event that she must not wear trousers and should "dress suitably".
BJP's Roopa Ganguly Attacked, Allegedly By Trinamool Workers Near Kolkata
India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday May 22, 2016
In yet another attack on Opposition politicians in West Bengal, actor and BJP leader Roopa Ganguly's convoy was targeted in Diamond Harbour near Kolkata today, allegedly by members of the ruling Trinamool Congress.
Following Mamata Banerjee's Script, BJP Casts Bengal Actors Before Polls
India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday February 18, 2021
The BJP vs Trinamool battle for Bengal is promising to turn into a starry one. About a dozen actors and actresses from Tollywood - Kolkata's version of Bollywood - joined the BJP on Wednesday with just days to go for dates to be declared for the assembly polls.
BJP Leader Files Case Against Bengal Actor For "Hurting Sentiments" By Meme
India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 18, 2021
Senior BJP leader and former Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy has filed a police complaint against Bengali actor Saayoni Ghosh for a meme shared on Twitter, alleging that it hurt the sentiments of Hindus.
Soumitra Chatterjee, A Household Name In Bengal, Now A Memory
People | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Sunday November 15, 2020
Soumitra Chatterjee, who captivated Bengal with his luminescent performances on the Bengali silver screen for 62 years, who would have turned 86 on the 19th of January next year, died today after a 40-day struggle at the hospital, battling COVID-19, complications and comorbidities.
"Daughter Of Bengal": Congress Backs Rhea Chakraborty With Kolkata Rally
India News | Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday September 12, 2020
The Congress in West Bengal, actor Rhea Chakraborty's home state, on Saturday took out a rally in support of the actor who has been charged in alleged drugs-related case linked to the death of her friend and actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
Won't Be In Position To Show Faces: Dilip Ghosh Warns Anti-CAA Protesters
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 19, 2020
West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh said on Saturday that civil society members who are saying that they won't show papers if the government asks for proof of citizenship, will soon shy away from showing their faces.
BJP's Answer To Trinamool Celeb Lawmakers? 13 Bengali TV Stars Join Party
India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday July 19, 2019
A galaxy of TV stars from Bengal joined the BJP on Thursday, delivering what is seen as a blow to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress.
Box Office To Ballot Box Success Is Mamata Banerjee's Election Mantra
India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Wednesday March 13, 2019
The late Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee once represented the Jadavpur constituency in Lok Sabha. Mamata Banerjee shock-defeated him in 1984. The incumbent Trinamool lawmaker, Sugata Bose, is a history professor at Harvard University in the US.
"Can't Wear Jeans In Temple": Actor Moushumi Chatterjee Caught Moral Policing
India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday January 24, 2019
Moushumi Chatterjee, a veteran actor who recently joined the BJP, has caused a flap after preaching to a journalist at an event that she must not wear trousers and should "dress suitably".
BJP's Roopa Ganguly Attacked, Allegedly By Trinamool Workers Near Kolkata
India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday May 22, 2016
In yet another attack on Opposition politicians in West Bengal, actor and BJP leader Roopa Ganguly's convoy was targeted in Diamond Harbour near Kolkata today, allegedly by members of the ruling Trinamool Congress.
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