A summer afternoon, a shadow, and Satyajit Ray: A childhood memory of the masterSatyajit Ray remains an integral part of Bengali identity. His films, music, and stories shaped the cultural landscape. Despite internation...
03 May, 2025, 08.45 PM IST
Alone in the Dark: The nightmare of Bangladesh's secret underground prisonFor eight years, Mir Ahmad Quasem Arman was held in a secret Bangladeshi military prison known as the House of Mirrors. Released only after...
17 Oct, 2024, 03.50 PM IST
Hope and Despair: Families in Bangladesh's fight for justice against forced disappearancesIn Dhaka, families of individuals who disappeared under Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's rule are now hopeful as an inter...
01 Sep, 2024, 10.51 AM IST
Falling for the foreign fin: With the inflow of Padma ilish imperilled, Bengal might have maach to worry aboutThe sudden ousting of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after violent protests has raised suspicions in New Delhi regarding foreign i...
11 Aug, 2024, 12.02 AM IST
'Shark Tank India 3': Why did Boat CEO Aman Gupta reject PM Modi praised business startup?In a recent episode of Shark Tank India, Aman Gupta, co-founder of Boat, declined to invest in Daak Room, a startup praised by Prime Minist...
12 Feb, 2024, 04.37 PM IST
In line with Mamata's 'Didi Ke Bolo', Abhishek Banerjee launches helpline numberAbhishek's outreach programme, "Ek Daake Abhishek" (Abhishek at one phone call), is along the lines of "Didi Ke Bolo" which provided a plat...
18 Jun, 2022, 09.29 PM IST
Last mail delivered, Ram Sharan 'Postman' signs off from Parliament“You don't get to deliver mail inside the House for 21 years if you make mistakes and bring back complaints,” Ram Sharan told PTI, a day ah...
30 Aug, 2021, 02.32 PM IST
Five ED officials test positive for COVID-19, headquarters sealedAccording to the officials, the employees who have tested positive include a special director rank officer and an investigating officer. Al...
06 Jun, 2020, 03.05 PM IST
Step down as Party President: Shivpal Yadav to Akhilesh YadavThis is the second time in less than a week that Shivpal has sought the resignation of his nephew and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav ...
24 Apr, 2017, 09.16 AM IST
State governments not serious in choking explosives supply to Maoists: CRPF DG Dilip TrivediCRPF chief Dilip Trivedi accused state governments of not making "serious and concerted efforts" to stop supply of explosives to Maoists.
27 Nov, 2014, 09.58 PM IST
Rabindranath Tagore's 'tobey ekla cholo re' may be the mantra that keeps IAS officer Ashok Khemka goingHe is probably the most transferred class-I officer in India. He has been transferred 43 times in the last 21 years.
12 Aug, 2013, 06.07 AM IST
- Calcutta food - familiar flavours and reckless indulgence
Bidisha Bagchi reminisces about the familiar flavours that draw her home to Calcutta every time, for reckless indulgence!
18 Aug, 2011, 07.29 AM IST
- Durga Puja: Annual arrival of Ma Durga to her earthly abode
Satyapriya Sarkar made his annual pilgrimage to the aristocratic mansions of old Kolkata to chronicle the preparations for the annual arriv...
14 Oct, 2010, 05.23 AM IST