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In 1873, had Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's palanquin not taken a wrong turn, India might never have got 'Vande Mataram'An 1873 encounter with a British officer in a palanquin ignited Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's patriotic fervor, leading to the creation of...
West Bengal to review road names, Suvendu Adhikari rules out Mughal, Pathan referencesWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced a committee to review road and area names in Kolkata, vowing to remove those honoring...
'Vande Mataram' song heralded freedom movement, kept India united post-independence: Amit ShahCelebrating the 150th anniversary of India’s national song ‘Vande Mataram’, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that the song inspired Ind...
Calcutta High Court dismisses petition against 'The Bengal Files' over freedom fighter's portrayalThe Calcutta High Court rejected a petition filed by the grandson of Gopal Chandra Mukherjee. The petition challenged his grandfather's por...
After 54 years, discussions underway to revise the definition of 'bir muktijoddha'The debate over the definition of 'bir muktijoddha' resurfaces, potentially limiting recognition to battlefield fighters and reclassifying ...
History as installation artHad the jail not been a biennale venue, many people may not have connected with art at all although the festival has a wide variety of loca...
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina seeks justice in first statement since her ousterFormer Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued her first statement post-resignation, calling for justice and reflecting on her famil...
Verleni 1947: Special blend of limited-edition tea to be available from midnight of August 14Interestingly, Makaibari is owned by the Luxmi Group - a company started over 100 years ago by freedom fighter PC Chatterjee who used tea a...
Noted Bengali director Tarun Majumdar passes away at 92 due to age-related ailmentsWB Governor, 'Kahaani' director and Bengali actor Jeet mourned Majumdar's demise.
BJP's Nadda to visit Bengal amid internal rumblings, infighting & defection in partyNadda will take stock of the situation at the party in Bengal during his visit. He will hold a closed-door meeting with party leaders at th...
Bengal synonymous with corruption, anarchy under TMC rule: BJP president JP Nadda"TMC leaders in West Bengal today are involved in corrupt practices in every scheme, including the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana....
PM Modi pays tributes to Tagore, Gokhale, Maharana Pratap on their birth anniversaries"On Tagore Jayanti, I bow to the great Gurudev Tagore. May his exemplary ideals keep giving us strength and inspiration to build the India ...
Bangladesh witnessed massive anti-Pakistan protests on International Mother Language DayWhile paying homage to the brave-hearts who lost their lives, speakers recalled with horror the role of Pakistan occupation forces to suppr...
Efforts made so Netaji is forgotten: Amit ShahShah, while inaugurating the "Shauryanjali Programme" - a tribute to the Bengali revolutionaries, urged the youth of the nation to draw ins...
Bangladesh witnesses protest rally over Baloch activist assassinationBangladesh Muktijuddha Mancha, General Secretary of the Central Committee Md. Al Mamun said, "Bangladesh Muktiyuddha Mancha is working for ...
Legal notice sent to makers of ZEE5 show 'Abhay 2' over freedom fighter's image rowZEE5 took to Twitter to say that it did not mean to hurt sentiments.
Wouldn't have achieved freedom without India: B'desh delegationStating that Bangladesh has not forgotten the contribution of Indian Armed Forces, Bangladesh MP Quazi Rosy said that India extended all he...
New docu-fiction to explore Gumnami Baba angle to Netaji mysteryTill now no movie on Netaji's life had ventured beyond the so-called Taihoku air crash of August 18, 1945 which was said to have killed the...
TMC MP demands timeframe for declassification of Netaji filesA timeframe for declassification of files on nationalist leader Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose by the Centre should be set, Trinamool Congress ...
Bangladesh celebrates 43rd anniversary of Victory DayA 31-gun salute heralded the day with President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paying tributes to the martyrs.