Amarabati Bhattacharyya

After widespread outrage and appeals from the teaching fraternity as well as the State government, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the untainted teachers of Classes 9-12 in West Bengal government and aided schools, whose appointments were cancelled in connection with the 2016 ‘school jobs-for-cash scam’, to continue working until fresh appointments are made to the posts.

More than five months after the heinous rape and murder of a 31-year-old female postgraduate trainee doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata—a crime that sparked relentless protests and global outrage—a Sealdah sessions court on January 20 sentenced Kolkata Police civic volunteer Sanjay Roy, the sole convict, to rigorous life imprisonment until death.

“The CFSL report states that mixed DNA samples can be found in the victim’s anal swab, nipple swab and vulvar mop swab. How can only one person continue to be accused and why is it taking so long for the CBI to address the glaring lapses in the case?”

Bollywood’s ‘King’ Shah Rukh Khan, known for his magnetic on and off-screen presence and eloquence, has found himself in a particularly perplexing position over the years.

What makes a Christopher Nolan film? Many argue the unmatched cinematography, the technical sharpness, and the seamless dilution of the cinematic apparatus into the plot. Many believe it is the experience of the film, the raw and pedantic dialogues spoken by the deliberately humane characters within a fantastical plot and conversely, the fantastical script etched within a realistic plot. Oppenheimer is both — and much more. 

The experience of stepping into Zakaria Street in Kolkata is like treading through history.