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- Raghuram Rajan highlights factors that can make India a developed nation by 2047
- Kolkata gears up for first meeting of Global Partnership for Financial InclusionThe keynote address will be delivered by H.M Queen Máxima of Netherlands, UNSGSA and an opening video on Financial Inclusion will be shown....08 Jan, 2023, 06.41 PM IST
- Elections necessary for democracy: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak"I remember having asked a child in a remote village what election meant. He said election is a game, it means 'maramari hobe' (there will ...12 Mar, 2022, 12.29 PM IST
- With 'Tomare Selam - 100 Years of Satyajjit Ray', Kolkata Literature Festival pays tribute to iconThe festival has dedicated an entire session to Ray's life and work.10 Mar, 2022, 06.16 PM IST
- Kolkata Literary Meet postponed amid rising Covid cases, few online sessions to be heldThe Literary Meet was slated to be held on the lawns of Victoria Memorial.12 Jan, 2022, 09.10 AM IST
- Country could be passing through recession: Abhijit BanerjeeThe economist said the banking and infrastructure sectors were in need of funding from the government.28 Jan, 2020, 06.36 AM IST
- Adoor Gopalakrishnan remembers veteran film-maker Mrinal Sen, says he was a rebel with a causeSen believed in fighting for the cause of common people on and off the camera.25 Jan, 2019, 06.18 PM IST
- New-age book clubs go digital, connect readers globallySuch initiatives are changing the way people access literary content.26 Feb, 2018, 11.04 AM IST
- Indian sport lacks collective expertise at grassroots: Abhinav BindraThe Beijing Games gold winner said though things have improved in the last few years, more needs to be done.28 Jan, 2017, 07.52 PM IST
- Mamata Banerjee establishes an extensive, multi-lingual literary oeuvreAs a writer, her tally stands at 68 books in print in Bengali and English. Then she’s issued seven CDs consisting of poems and songs penned...03 Feb, 2016, 06.36 AM IST
- We don't realise India's tapestry while discussing intolerance: R GopalakrishnanTalking about his latest book "Six Lenses - Vignettes of Success, Career and Relationships", Gopalakrishan shared his ideas on his next wri...08 Jan, 2016, 11.05 PM IST
- Tata Steel to be title sponsor of Kolkata Literary MeetTata Steel believed this association would help deepen its engagement with the intellectual community and the literary moorings of Eastern ...14 Jan, 2015, 09.23 PM IST
- Tata Steel takes title sponsorship of Kolkata Literary MeetThe company said its association with the meet is in line with its endeavor to support initiatives that foster intellectual and cultural pu...12 Jan, 2015, 05.04 PM IST
- Ruskin Bond and Amitav Ghosh stars of Kolkata Literary MeetBond and Ghosh will be among the over 70 writers who will interact with book lovers at the annual Kolkata Literary Meet, later this month.12 Jan, 2015, 04.50 PM IST
- Left Parties should focus on open-defecation: Amartya SenNobel Laureate Amartya Sen today urged Left parties to fight for eradication of the practice of open defecation and open toilets, in additi...03 Feb, 2013, 06.24 PM IST
- Mamata blocked my arrival, police incited protests: RushdieControversial author Salman Rushdie was forced to cancel his trip to Kolkata as he was told that he would be bundled out in the next flight.01 Feb, 2013, 03.15 PM IST
- Kolkata Literary Meet paid surprise guest Rushdie's flight ticket: Deepa MehtaWith the organisers denying any such invitation to Rushdie, Mehta, who too was to attend a session at the literary meet, chose to cancel he...31 Jan, 2013, 12.51 PM IST
- Salman Rushdie's Kolkata visit cancelled due to security reasonsSalman Rushdie's visit to Kolkata to promote Deepa Mehta's film 'Midnight's Children', based on his novel, has been cancelled due to securi...30 Jan, 2013, 04.25 PM IST
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