Joy Bhattacharya

The Senate confirmed Indian-origin academic Jay Bhattacharya as Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with a 53-47 vote. Bhattacharya, a health policy professor at Stanford University, will work with Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr to restore NIH's status as a leading medical research institution. Republican Senator Mitch McConnell expressed confidence in his leadership.

What's common between quizmaster joy bhattacharya, ad film maker Kaushik Roy and Vani Prasanna? They have one special teacher at home, their specially abled child who's taught them a new way of looking at this world.

‘Mon Kamoner Chithi’ is one such song that sticks to the basis in the traditional mode of musical training and education.

The finest from the F&B industry bagged the Times Non-Foodie Awards

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Kolkata, in association with The Times of India, held its annual national-level quizzing event ‘inQUIZiton’ on August 18 at the Kalamandir auditorium.

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly's captaincy saw a number of future Indian stars make their debut or cement their positions in the Indian team. One of the most famous names to have made their debut at the time was MS Dhoni, who himself would later on establish himself as one of the most successful captains of all time.

Raisoni College of Commerce, Science and Technology conducted its third National Conference Aspire 2012 on Saturday.

The actress hosts a show called Malayalee House.

Kolkata-based confectionery, Flurys, has won the Lifetime Achievement Award by the special jury at the Times Now Foodie Awards 2011, held in Mumbai, on February 13.

Mega bucks and huge popularity of IPL cricket stars may not last long. That is, without any diehard fan base. This grim forecast has been made by a case study done by IIM-A on the commercial viability the club cricket culture in the country.

The DY Patil Stadium in Nerul, Navi Mumbai, was on Thursday ratified by FIFA as venue for the Under-17 football World Cup to be hosted by India next year. A 23-member FIFA delegation visited the venue and said they were satisfied with the facilities and the ongoing preparations.

Ekhon shudhu bhorsha telephone… Yes, indeed. Now telephone is the only hope in case of staying connected with others and collecting news and necessary stuff. To some extent it’s giving oxygen to the creative world also. Now, Anirban Chakraborty has made a music video that will surely motivate all in this tasting time.

If the 2015 Chile U-17 Fifa World Cup figures are anything to go by, the All India Football Federation would have to cough up Rs 85-90 crore while hosting the ambitious youth showpiece in 2017.

CID, the longest ever running television series will launch its Bengali version CID Kolkata Bureau on Sony TV’s Bangla Entertainment Channel AATH.

The suspense thriller is based on real-life stories.

To celebrate its acclaimed show 'The Foodie', Times Now has announced 'The Foodie Awards'. The awards celebrate the show's journey over the last five years, and aim to honour the best cuisine and establishments across the country.

In a symbolic gesture to remember Mohun Bagan's historic win over an English team in 1911 IFA Shield, the first ticket of FIFA U-17 World Cup will be handed to the grand daughter-in-law of the Kolkata giants' then captain Shibdas Bhaduri at a ceremony on May 15.

In a bid to promote the sport in the country, a six team franchise-based tournament, named Prime Volleyball League (PVL), is set to be launched in India soon.

Kolkata, Oct 25 () India will stage the Under-17 football World Cup from October 6 to 28 next year, the sport's world governing body FIFA announced today while ratifying Kolkata as the sixth venue for the mega-event after an inspection here.