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‘Game is on’, ‘aunty go’, ‘bring back red’… TMC to BJP, jingles bring alive Bengal’s poll season
With the eight-phase polls starting March 27, the “Khela hobe” rap, penned by TMC state spokesperson and youth wing general secretary Debangshu Bhattacharya, was among the first to make a splash.
Wed, Mar 17, 2021
Amid ‘Joy Bangla’ chants, Mamata supporters say: ‘Didi sobaar kaaj kore; Hindu, Musalman dekhe na’
BJP's saffron flags were replaced with Trinamool's tricolour flags and the ground buzzed with catchy slogans and songs with beats of traditional musical instruments like maadol, khonjoni, dhaak and dhol.
Thu, Feb 25, 2021
Kolkata: Amid ‘khela hobe’ chants at Prime Minister rally, chorus for change grows
Like Haldar, several other BJP supporters are donning other party merchandise — 'Modi for PM' caps, bandana and uttoriyo (stole) — and wax eloquent about the Central government's achievements amid chants of 'khela hobe, khela hobe' (the game is on). Some of them have come just to see Modi.
Tue, Feb 23, 2021
Jeans editing
Driving in tight denims over 235 km recently put a life in danger. But at this market, serving customers from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, that look is to die for
Sun, Dec 22, 2019
‘Only Re 1’: Customers line up for sanitary pads as price slashed at Jan Aushadhi stores
Customers, including men, are lining up, for family, relatives, delighted at the slashed price of the Suvidha packets. But the owner of the store wishes govt had done more to advertise them
Sun, Sep 29, 2019
A Day in the life of Raj Ghat: ‘I had seen it only on TV, today I can see it for real’
Ahead of Independence Day, a walk around the Mahatma Gandhi memorial, whose “unfortunate” upkeep has earned authorities the Delhi HC’s rap
Sun, Aug 12, 2018
With Hrithik Roshan as his icon, teen with Down Syndrome dreams of becoming a dancer
Meet Abhinav Chaudhary, an 18-year-old who was diagnosed with Down Syndrome at the age of one and also suffers from poor vision. He won the second prize in the dancing category at the cluster-level of the competition on April 8.
Wed, Apr 18, 2018
Will the Ravanas be ready in time for Dussehra? Drive by South civic body poses worry for artisans
On Tuesday, the Delhi High Court intervened and ordered the SDMC to return the effigies and find a spot for the artisans to work, as well as compensate their losses.
Sun, Sep 24, 2017
‘Momos are also eaten in Nepal’: Mohan, a momo vendor in North Delhi
Majnu Ka Tila is famous for its momos and everyone from students to the locals, children and even the elderly come here.
Sun, Jun 18, 2017
At Haryana school where 40 took Class X exam, only one is celebrating
Zafar, a resident of Kolgaon village, joined the school in Rawli village only in Class X. Before this, he studied at the private Ahmed Memorial Public School. He said that from January onwards, all he did was study, and “even cricket took a back seat”.
Sat, Jun 03, 2017
Maternity bill: ‘At times, we work in the morning and give birth in the evening’
The law is expected to help 1.8 million women in the organised sector, but will completely bypass women such as construction worker Laxmi
Sun, Mar 19, 2017
Take 5: ‘Who will want to sit here in this heat, dust?’
But for Lalan Thakur, 47, who is from Belkhara in Arwal district of Bihar and who has been working as a barber in Delhi for almost 10 years, that means little.
Sun, Mar 05, 2017
DUSU elections: Never seen a Presidential campaign like this in my country, says DU’s foreign student
The Delhi University elections had gripped campuses across the Capital but they meant little to foreign students
Tue, Sep 13, 2016
Delhi: Manjha ban leaves customers disappointed, kite sellers miffed
The ban was ordered following the death of two children and a youth who died of injuries caused by the glass-coated thread on Independence Day.
Sun, Aug 28, 2016
Fowl play: At Asia’s largest mandi, traders say, ‘See for yourself’
Recently, a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India T S Thakur heard a PIL, by the Animal Welfare Board of India, on how hens are kept in deplorable conditions in tiny cages.
Sun, Aug 21, 2016