A still from National award winning Bengali silent film Asha Jaoar Majhe (Labour of Love)

Showcasing Calcutta on screen: From communism to tragic human condition

National award-winning filmmaker Vikram Aditya Sengupta's third feature film, inspired by true events, is a homage to Calcutta and highlights the aspirations of people gasping for breath in an ever-expanding metropolis. It is the only Indian film to make it to the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Jul 28, 2021
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Bezos offers NASA $2 bn discount for human lunar lander mission

Fresh from his trip to the edge of space, Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos has offered NASA a discount of up to $2 billion to give his space company Blue Origin the human lunar landing system (HLS) contract, won by Elon Musks SpaceX earlier this year. Jul 27, 2021