Pallab Bhattacharya

Pallab Bhattacharya

Pallab Bhattacharya is a special correspondent for The Daily Star.

India announces national-level film award in memory of Satyajit Ray

India has announced a new national-level film award in memory of renowned filmmaker Satyajit Ray. The decision to institute the award was taken at a meeting India’s Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar had with the film fraternity of West Bengal in Kolkata, on Monday.
An exhaustive study of Muslims in Assam

There are some books that immediately grab your attention by dint of their titles.
India’s journey from virus to vaccine

The story of India’s fight against coronavirus for over a year is remarkable. On September 16 last year, India had reported a record 97,894 coronavirus cases.
Indian farmer protests: A daunting challenge for Modi government

The biggest political challenge that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government faces right now is the agitation on the outskirts of Delhi by farmers coming mainly from Punjab, Haryana and western part of Uttar Pradesh.
Hasina-Modi Virtual Summit Today: Talks to focus on water sharing, connectivity

Water sharing and management of trans-boundary rivers will dominate today’s Bangladesh-India summit to be led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, said officials.