From Gandhi Jayanti to Diwali: Here's full list of holidays in October for studentsOctober 2024 brings excitement to students and parents with several school holidays. The month features Gandhi Jayanti, Durga Puja, Valmiki...
30 Sep, 2024, 08.12 PM IST
Interim government committed to hold free and fair elections in Bangladesh: YunusBangladesh's caretaker government, led by Mohammad Yunus, pledged to foster an inclusive democracy and hold free, fair elections post the '...
17 Aug, 2024, 07.46 PM IST
Manipur violence to tribute to nude models, Bengal's Durga Puja has it allDurga Puja pandals in Kolkata are showcasing unique and eye-catching themes this year. One pandal is paying tribute to nude models and spre...
21 Oct, 2023, 10.54 AM IST
Jadavpur University ragging, death case: Nine students, ex-students held"Nine persons have been arrested by the police. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is keeping an eye on the issue. We met the parents of the st...
16 Aug, 2023, 11.52 PM IST
Anti-ragging laws in India need an upgradeAn 18-year-old student 'fell' from the balcony of a hostel at Jadavpur University in Kolkata and died a day later, resulting in allegations...
16 Aug, 2023, 11.44 PM IST
Operation Ganga: Evacuated Indians get warm welcome from IndiGo, SpiceJet; Vedanta lauds pilots for 'brave feat'The leading airlines joined hands to bring the Indians back home.
02 Mar, 2022, 09.09 PM IST
West Bengal polls: BJP manifesto promises women safety, jobs, free transport, health careUnion home minister Amit Shah on Sunday released the BJP manifesto that also promised development of religious and spiritual centres associ...
22 Mar, 2021, 08.23 AM IST
Obit: Legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee was often referred to as Satyajit Ray's 'alter ego'Chatterjee became an integral part of Bengal's art and cultural life with his movies.
16 Nov, 2020, 11.26 AM IST
Google celebrates Bengali poet & activist Kamini Roy's 155th birth anniversary with a doodleKnown for advocating women's rights, Roy helped advance feminism in the Indian subcontinent.
12 Oct, 2019, 10.30 AM IST
OBIT: A Rhodes scholar & math graduate, Girish Karnad, found a way to express creativity with wordsThe author worked with Oxford University Press from 1963 to 1969.
10 Jun, 2019, 04.50 PM IST
How stars ‘helped’ bring plight of Bangladeshis to India’s heartlandThe Rajesh Khanna connection was shared at a ceremony where the Bangladesh government conferred bravery awards to the families of 12 Indian...
21 Dec, 2018, 11.44 PM IST
West Bengal to get four new universities: WB Education MinisterThe minister said during the seven years of Trinamool Congress rule, 22 new higher educational institutions have come up in West Bengal.
26 May, 2018, 07.26 PM IST
Indians may eat steak abroad but burra at home still a no-noConsequently, their desire to take the emotive quotient out of beef eating is understandable and linked to the slightly naïve belief that g...
09 Apr, 2017, 12.29 PM IST
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong pays tribute to Sikh communityThe Singaporean government has and will continue to support the Sikh community in many ways, he said yesterday at the Sikh community dinner.
29 Nov, 2015, 01.16 PM IST
Preet Bharara, Indian-origin actress to speak at Harvard Law SchoolBharara and Kaling will address students and faculty on Class Day ceremonies, which will take place on May 28, according to Harvard Law Tod...
06 Mar, 2014, 11.11 AM IST
Narayana Murthy funding translation of Indian classics by Harvard University Press“I would love for future generations to read and appreciate Kalidasa’s Shakuntalam as much as they may appreciate Hamlet,” said Rohan Murty.
21 Feb, 2014, 09.59 AM IST
Wonder kid Ritankar Das felicitated at Indian Embassy in USIndia-born wonder kid Ritankar Das, who this year became the youngest graduate topper of the prestigious University of California in more t...
11 Jun, 2013, 01.33 PM IST