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Saffron blooms in the north-east: A new dawn for farmers

For years, saffron cultivation in India has been synonymous with the Kashmir Valley, but the North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) has changed the narrative. Through innovative technology, scientific planning and farmer training, NECTAR has successfully cultivated saffron in the north-east, opening new doors of opportunity for local farmers.

Imphal National Institute of Technology in recruitment flux

At the moment, there are a total of 30 faculty members functioning on a contractual basis at the NIT. 15 of these teachers have gone to seek solace from the High Court citing rulings of the Supreme Court inter alia regularisation of contractual employees after prolonged service on ad-hoc basis.

Kashi Labh Mukti Bhawan: Gateway to moksha

Kashi Labh Mukti Bhavan, located in Varanasi, has come up with a peaceful environment for the physically ill. This place allows them to look back at their either dull or happening life and prepare for their final journey towards moksha.

Bae watch: Engagement farming in the misogyny market

Now, almost three decades and several marriages later, Anderson has flowered into that rare Hollywood unicorn: a beautiful woman who seems ok with aging—and not in that preachy, pseudo-enlightened and self-important way, either.

Of spooks, possession and reincarnation

Pori, directed by Tapan Dutta, whose storyline conceptualisation introduces spooks, superstition, spirit possession and reincarnation, was screened at its premiere show on 22 November 2024 at Padmashree in Garia, south Kolkata. 

Red Sea Film Festival begins on a note of glamour

The Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) on its fourth edition, which is now on at the Saudi city of Jeddah, has invited many actors and actresses, quite a few from Hollywood and Bollywood.