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Rupam Gives Fitting Answer On Star Jalsa Interview

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The ‘ma maasi der gan’ controversy has been a real food for thought in the last few days! On Twitter and everywhere else, with Rupam (@rupamislam74) himself tweeting about it. Last Sunday, in an interview on Star Jalsa, Rupam gave a fitting reply when the anchor remarked that his songs were not meant for the older generation! [...]

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Dog Cropping Should Be Banned

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Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty that I read as a kid had a lasting impression on me. I was quite moved by this autobiography of a horse. I can practically recollect scenes from it even now. One such would be the painful incident of docking of a old horse’s tail causing him much pain and anguish, [...]

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Mob Attacks on Doctors & the Role of the Media

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It is a matter of great shame that in the recent few weeks there has been several attacks on doctors on duty in government hospitals all over the state. In most of these cases, the junior doctors had to bear the brunt of mob fury save for a few instances where the most senior and [...]

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Byomkesh Bakshi – Gripping!

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My initial delight at the news of the ressurection of the Byomkesh franchise, decades after Satyajit Ray’s Chiriakhana, was soon fraught with scepticism, for old school detective stories were by no means considered Anjan Dutt’s forte, and it remained to be seen to what effect the self-styled director, known for his comfy factor with themes like Anglo-Indian community or rock music, could revive Byomkesh!

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Struggling In 1500 B.C.

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Life thousands of years ago must have been difficult. Guess what, today studies took a backseat as I played Civilization 4: Beyond The Sword. So for a greater part of the day I found myself struggling with the game. It has been 2 weeks or so I joined, after ignoring at least a thousand requests [...]

Forlan In Kolkata: New Hopes For Indian Football?

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Watched Mohunbagan play the final match of a football reality show. Long time since I last watched a Calcutta club football match. But today’s special match had a special guest – the Golden Ball winner Uruguayan star Diego Forlan as the mentor of the other side! Mohunbagan won (2-0) as expected in the 70-minute match. [...]

World Cup Drama Continues in Spain-Paraguay Match

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Like the other quarterfinals of this World Cup, the Spain – Paraguay clash was in no way short of drama! With both teams unable to convert opportunities into goals, things turned interesting in the 57th minute when Cardozo was pulled down by Pique. What a relief it was for the Spanish when Casillas found Cardozo’s [...]

Who Will Stop This Germany!

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The Germans continued to triumph putting an end to the World Cup run of Maradona’s boys with a resounding victory of 4-0.

What Was Ghana Thinking?

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Ghana fails to make history by missing the penalty kick in the 120th minute of the most sensational match of the World Cup so far.

Germany vs England: Great Memories!

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I’ll remember the Germany England pre-quarter final match not just because it fell on my birthday and I, in a mood to celebrate with friends, got to watch the match on the LCD displays in Sartaj, one of the well-known eateries in Siliguri, but for the fact that it was truly an enjoyable action-packed match with the Germans dominating in every department and the Brits getting a well-deserved hammering.

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