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Quote of the day by India’s bard Rabindranath Tagore: ‘The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough’; life lessons on being mindful and appreciating small joys in life from Nobel Prize-winning poet- Quote of the day by Rabindranath Tagore: ‘I will not buy glass for the price of diamonds, and I will never allow patriotism…’ – First non-European Nobel laureate on justice, humanity and empathy
- Saturday bank holiday: Are banks open or closed today on May 9, 2026?
- Kolkata to Delhi and Back: Mind what’s dished out as gastronomyA culinary renaissance is sweeping India, with Bengal at its forefront, rediscovering and innovating traditional dishes. While this revival...15 Nov, 2025, 12.28 AM IST
- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urges migrant Bengalis to return, vows livelihood planWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called for Bengali migrant workers to return home. She promised a new livelihood scheme. Banerje...29 Jul, 2025, 12.29 AM IST
- After Mamata Banerjee, All India Trinamool Congress raises alarm over reported demolition of Satyajit Ray's ancestral home in BangladeshWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress have voiced strong objections to the reported demolition of Upendraki...16 Jul, 2025, 12.36 PM IST
- West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee urges Bangladesh to preserve Satyajit Ray’s grandfather's ancestral homeWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee voiced deep concern over the reported demolition of Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury's ancestral hom...16 Jul, 2025, 10.39 AM IST
- Kolkata hosts Boiparay Boi Utsab literary fest in city of joy's 'book hub'Kolkata hosts the 'Boiparay Boi Utsab', a literary festival at College Square Ground from April 1-7 with 55 stalls and 70 publishers. The e...02 Apr, 2025, 04.30 PM IST
- Rekindle that personal connection with traditionLakshmi Puja, once a woman-led family affair in Bengali homes, is losing its essence as modern families shift to community worship or aband...18 Oct, 2024, 11.46 PM IST
- That voice, that singing, that geniusKhan was, in the truest sense, a modernist - using a 'traditional' form of music, and making it temporally not just relevant but seemingly ...09 Jan, 2024, 11.07 PM IST
- Don’t just moon over your past, Bengal, eyes forwardBengal, once the vanguard of intellectual and cultural renaissance in India, saw its prominence wane. This decline is a multifaceted phenom...08 Jan, 2024, 08.56 PM IST
- View: From Putin to Tintin, Jawan to Chandrayaan, Barbie to Derby... you wanna Adda this Pujo?Adda is informal social banter with its own rhythm that typically involves friends, colleagues, and/or family members. It's often used as a...21 Oct, 2023, 11.00 PM IST
- Noida Kalibari: A journey towards reaffirmation of faith, culture, and identityThe Kalibari has gradually evolved to be a cultural stronghold of the Bengali community in Noida.04 Oct, 2022, 01.12 PM IST
- Swapan Kumar Chakravorty: A man of knowledge, mischief, kindnessSwapan Kumar Chakravorty was a distinguished Professor of Humanities at the Presidency University, Kolkata. He also served as a Professor o...26 Sep, 2021, 11.29 PM IST
- Bengal is no Tamil Nadu: With BJP making rapid strides, are we approaching the end of Bengali exceptionalism?2021 Bengal elections are a defining moment for Bengal. Is it a state defined by its Bangla identity centred around its own deities like Ma...26 Mar, 2021, 11.02 AM IST
- Kolkata voters go missing after 3 pm, create a mysteryEC officials admitted that turnout fell abruptly after 3 pm and this completely reversed the encouraging steady turnout witnessed from 7 am.20 May, 2019, 09.30 AM IST
- Google Doodle pays tribute to 'Maker of Modern India', Raja Rammohun RoyThe doodle, created by Toronto-based designer Beena Mistry, marks his 246th birth anniversary.22 May, 2018, 01.30 PM IST
- Does Horlicks’ plateauing popularity signal an upheaval in Bengali culture?Little wonder then that the malty drink has been the focus of many a schmaltzy Bengali memoir, replete with evocations of steaming goodness...07 Apr, 2016, 08.39 AM IST
- Now, enjoy Rabindranath Tagore's writings on your Android deviceGood news for Tagore lovers. His entire body of work will now be available for users of Android, courtesy the Society for Natural Language ...02 Jun, 2015, 03.11 PM IST
- Preference for melancholia over enterprise is deeply embedded in the Bengali psycheOver a period of time Chatterjee rose to become a well-known Bengali entrepreneur with diverse business interests across the globe.29 May, 2014, 12.36 PM IST
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