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Kolkata to join water metro network; Bengal eyes separate shipping department: CM Suvendu AdhikariWest Bengal is planning a dedicated shipping wing and exploring minor port development. A deep-sea port project will proceed at Dadanpatrab...- Marxist Tagore? A statuary warningA statue of Rabindranath Tagore in Tripura was mistaken for Karl Marx by local BJP leaders. This incident highlights a recurring problem of...
- Hyderabad’s new 'feel the jail experience' lets people live like prisoners for 24 hours: Eat jail food and sleep in prison cellsHyderabad has launched the Telangana Prisons Museum and 'Jail Anubhavam' program, offering citizens a simulated prison experience. This ini...
- The Twain Met at the Met Gala: How Indian craftsmanship found its biggest fashion stage in New YorkIndian designers and artisans took centre stage at this year’s Met Gala, using the global fashion event to showcase traditional Indian craf...
- Jai Shibram: Remembering Bengal’s great satirist in a changed KolkataShibram Chakraborty, a celebrated Bengali writer, is largely unknown outside his native language. His genius in wordplay and satire is high...
- BJP's disruptive doles or TMC's tried & tested tactics? Bengal booths brace for a thrilling climaxBJP has launched an aggressive and multi-pronged campaign for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, combining large welfare promises, a ...
- Women, youth, scheme beneficiaries: TMC, BJP battle to woo same set of voters through poll promises in West BengalWest Bengal's upcoming elections see TMC and BJP vying for women, youth, and welfare recipients. The TMC focuses on its established social ...
- Orange economy rises: Creativity fuels India's growth storyEmerging as a vital part of India's economic framework, the 'orange economy' harnesses creativity to generate both intellectual property an...
- Cyclothon and cultural events held in Howrah to promote voter awarenessAhead of assembly elections, the Election Commission of India organized a Cyclothon in Howrah to boost voter awareness, utilizing popular c...
- Kolkata's Indian Museum gets bomb threat, search operation underwayAn email threat alleging bomb placement in Kolkata's historic Indian Museum triggered a police search. The 200-year-old museum is under scr...
- To celebrate UNESCO's heritage tag for Durga Puja, museum exhibits 200-yr-old idols of the goddessBengal's iconic festival recently got UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) tag.
- Navy may offer Sea Harrier fighter jet for aircraft museum in KolkataThe West Bengal govt is setting up a museum featuring the 'Albatross' and it is likely to be thrown open to the public by mid-2020, Commodo...
- Inspired by 'Dhoom 2', three men rob museum in Delhi: PoliceOn October 22, one of them had hid himself in the museum and after over an hour later, the suspect had raised an alarm that he was stuck in...
- After 70 years, Mamata government declassifies 64 Netaji files, public viewing on MondayDigital copies of the files were handed over to the family members by Surajit Kar Purakayastha, commissioner of Kolkata police.
- India wants to learn from Singapore's experience on technology and tourism: Tourism Minister Mahesh SharmaIndia said it is keen to learn from Singapore how it has developed modern technology and promoted cleanliness and tourism.
- CAG reveals financial irregularities in Kolkata museum: SC toldIt has been alleged that the officer has been missing since July 3 after he mentioned the alleged irregularities in the management of the m...
- Renewed vigour: Retired at 60, working beyond 70When Kolkata school teacher Rita Datta turned 60, she decided she would retire into a career instead of from one.
- Private initiatives to support the musesIn India, the few government museums don’t enjoy that popularity. Neither are they armed with adequate funds to spruce up or add to their c...
- Asia's first museum of modern Art coming up in KolkataThe metropolis will soon have a new a museum of modern art projected as the first of its kind in Asia.
- Private art goes publicTaking a cue from the West, collectors and corporates, sporting sizeable art collections, can consider putting up private art museums in th...
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