PM Modi to inaugurate 3 redeveloped railway stations in Bengal on May 22Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate three redeveloped railway stations in West Bengal – Panagarh, Kalyani Ghoshpara, and Joyc...
20 May, 2025, 02.16 PM IST
Chappal phad ke, trend in the making?Mumbai hotel combats guests stealing bathroom slippers by offering mismatched pairs, hoping to discourage theft due to their unappealing lo...
03 Mar, 2025, 10.34 PM IST
The Bengal election story that bothers no oneThe real story is why political violence is so rampant and, more importantly, normalised in a state that advertises its ‘bhadralok’ credent...
01 Jun, 2024, 01.30 PM IST
View: Delhi G20 makeover reflects aesthetics of most IndiansIndia’s history gives little comfort to the agonised elites who love muted colours and admire the restrained lighting of monuments in Europ...
09 Sep, 2023, 12.36 AM IST
International Yoga Day 2023: TRIFED and Ministry of Ayush collaborate to promote tribal artistry by supplying 34,000 yoga matsThe Ministry of Ayush will utilize the yoga mats procured from TRIFED's collaboration for various events, workshops, and training programs ...
20 Jun, 2023, 04.41 PM IST
What's in a (repaired) ceremonial gate name?Everyone seems to think that by simply changing a name, everything changes. But calling a Burma 'Myanmar' or a pig 'bear' doesn't change th...
26 May, 2023, 11.39 PM IST
This year's Durga Puja may be in-line with the pandemic rules; open-air pandals to be the new normalPeople visiting pandals will need to carry sanitisers and wear masks.
16 Sep, 2020, 06.11 PM IST
ET View: It’s not so much Peter Handke, but the Nobel Prize that should be judged by its choiceWhat has troubled some critics is that he is a public sympathiser of Yugoslavian and Serbian war criminal Slobodan Miloševic.
11 Oct, 2019, 01.18 PM IST
Kamdhenu plans to augment manufacturing capacity of colour coated sheets in West BengalThis product is available in different thickness and in four design options - high-rib profile, tile profile, corrugated profile, and clip ...
07 Jun, 2019, 07.06 PM IST
Stress on aesthetic coastal highway design: NHAIThe NHAI was also advised to share the plan with the respective departments and collectors for their considered inputs, an official stateme...
04 Sep, 2016, 02.47 PM IST
- Trinamool Congress government passes Bill to provide property tax exemption in city
People should be assured that the state government stands by them to encourage their welfare and various development activities, he said.
18 Nov, 2014, 10.11 PM IST
Do crimes, scams and violence characterize today's Bengal?Jordan had the cosmopolitan courage and counter-intuitive belief in justice and rights to go to the police and the media after her attack t...
23 Sep, 2014, 12.10 PM IST
The Heroine of the Poor: Mamta needs to get her act togetherMamta Banerjee has no clear and consistent body of principles and values through which she defines her government’s actions.
10 Jun, 2013, 11.48 AM IST
- Railways turn narrow-gauge coaches into revolving restaurant
South East Central Railway (SECR) here has developed two coaches of narrow gauge era into an air-conditioned revolving restaurant, which is...
25 Apr, 2010, 02.11 PM IST
- Collectors may take fancy to paperworks in art market
Traditionally, Indian artists have produced masterpieces on paper. This tradition traces back to the early miniatures and later spans’ pain...
29 Feb, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Nabadiganta to get better infrastructure, services
Debanjan Datta, MD and CEO, Webel, talks about Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority (NITA).
27 Aug, 2007, 01.26 AM IST
- Different strokes for different folks
The Indian art market is seeing a gradual segmentation at two levels. While the auction scene is divided into various genres, the buyers, t...
26 Oct, 2006, 12.00 AM IST