“গাড়িওয়ালা”র জাতীয় ও আন্তর্জাতিক সাফল্যের পরে আশরাফ শিশির নির্মাণ করেছেন পূর্ণদৈর্ঘ্য চলচ্চিত্র “গোপন – দ্যা ইনার সাউন্ড”, যা গত ৩-৯ ডিসেম্বর ভারতের নয়াদিল্লীতে অনুষ্ঠিত “দিল্লী আন্তর্জাতিক চলচ্চিত্র উৎসব” এ আন্তর্জাতিক প্রতিযোগিতা “অ্যাক্রস দ্যা বর্ডার” বিভাগে “শ্রেষ্ঠ চলচ্চিত্র” পুরস্কার অর্জন করেছে। ভারতের ৮ বার জাতীয় পুরস্কার বিজয়ী এডিটর এ. শ্রীকার প্রাসাদ এর হাত থেকে এ পুরস্কার তুলে নেন চলচ্চিত্রটির পরিচালক আশরাফ শিশির এবং অভিনেত্রী কাবেরী রায়চৌধুরী। উক্ত উৎসবে আজীবন সম্মাননা পান “রোজা-বোম্বে-দিল সে” খ্যাত চলচ্চিত্র পরিচালক মণিরত্নম এবং রাজকাপুরের “মেরা নাম জোকার” খ্যাত ইউক্রেনিয়ান অভিনেত্রী সেনিয়া রিয়াবিনকিনা (Ksenya Ryabinkina)।Read More

PRESIDENT Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Justice Indira Banerjee, Judge of the Delhi High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court with effect from the date she assumes charge of her office. Born in September 1957, Justice Banerjee is at present number two in the Delhi High Court, and she brings with her around 32 years of experience, including more than 15 years as a judge.Justice Indira Banerjee from Bengal be the second woman after Justice Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar from June to November 1992 to head the hallowed court.

FLORAL Tribute was paid on Thursday to the potrait of Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee ,former Union Minister and founder of the Bharatiya Jan Sangh which was later rechristened as the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party). The ocassion was his 116th birth anniversary.The function was held in the hallowed Central Hall of Parliament House .Kolkata born Dr Mukherjee ,son of Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee, was an erudite scholar, humanist & lawyer who had dedicated his life to the cause of the nation. He believed that there should be no discriminiation of the Indian citizens because of caste, creed and religion.Read More

OUTGOING President of India Pranab Kumar Mukherjee has reminded Parliamentarians that discussion, debate as well as dialogue are part and parcel of democratic way of life the ancient nation is proud of. Soft spoken, known for his elephantine memory, the short statured rural boy who had later served the nation in varied capacities, for obvious reasons became emotional in the historic Central Hall of India’s Parliament on Sunday. Members of The Lok Sabha and The Rajya Sabha led by Vice President M. Hamid Ansari, who is also Chair of the Upper House, his Lok Sabha Counterpart Sumitra Mahajan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi assembled there in tearful eyes to bid farewell to the veteran politician, administrator ahead of demitting the august office

CONTROVERSIAL Author -feminist Taslima Nasrin’s dream to have a glimpse at Ellora and Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district was shattered by fanatics. Soon after her flight from New Delhi landed in Aurangabad on July 29, some senior officials met her and explained to her the "sensitive situation outside the airport and the hotel" due to a demonstration being held by AIMIM. The author, who is accorded tight security globally, was granted the option to step out and continue with her trip or return, and she reluctantly opted to take the next flight to Mumbai. The visit cancellation triggered a volley of reactions on the social media which she countered by saying: "Can any of them tell what I wrote about the Prophet? They can't because they haven't read my books.