Can West Bengal reclaim its economic glory? A look at the challenges and hopesWest Bengal once led India's economy but lost its way due to industrial issues and policy uncertainty. A recent election signals a public d...
05 May, 2026, 08.35 AM IST
Twist of history: Will a party founded by a Bengali win West Bengal?West Bengal Election Results: Early trends in West Bengal show the BJP surging ahead of the TMC, potentially marking a historic shift in a ...
04 May, 2026, 10.32 PM IST
West Bengal election results put these 43 stocks under spotlight. Will BJP's win be a trigger?Early West Bengal election trends putting BJP ahead of TMC have pushed stocks like Bandhan Bank, CESC, and Berger Paints into focus. Invest...
04 May, 2026, 01.57 PM IST
Three actors, actresses who are IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Calcutta MBA graduatesTalented actors are proving that artistic brilliance can go hand-in-hand with academic achievement. Mukul Chadda, Mallika Sarabhai, and Smr...
23 Apr, 2026, 03.25 PM IST
Calcutta High Court quashes appointment of assistant professors as poll presiding officers in BengalThe Calcutta High Court has cancelled the appointment of assistant professors as presiding officers for the West Bengal assembly elections....
18 Apr, 2026, 10.49 AM IST
Getting unrealistic in IslamabadFifteen hours of talks in Islamabad between Iran and the US did not resolve the ongoing conflict. Divergent objectives and Israeli interfer...
12 Apr, 2026, 11.06 PM IST
French gastronomy, mon ami, resides in Lyon’s dens and bouchonsLyon stands as the undisputed capital of French gastronomy. Its rich culinary heritage, shaped by generations of women known as the 'Meres ...
11 Apr, 2026, 10.41 PM IST
India will become developed nation by 2047: ISRO chief V NarayananISRO chairman V Narayanan is confident India will achieve developed nation status before its 100th independence anniversary. He spoke at Ca...
23 Mar, 2026, 10.52 PM IST
Skirmish over English: Loreto College in Kolkata revokes age-old admission policy that debarred students from vernacular mediums, issues apologyEarlier, the woman’s college, affiliated with the University of Calcutta had debarred students hailing from vernacular schools in its first...
05 Jul, 2023, 03.38 PM IST
Guv appointing VCs in state-run varsities not illegal: Calcutta HCA bench, headed by Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam, ordered the state government to immediately resume the payment of salaries of the VCs and o...
29 Jun, 2023, 12.03 AM IST
Bengal government can't appoint or reappoint vice chancellors, rules High CourtA division bench comprising chief justice Prakash Srivastava and Rajarshi Bharadwaj was hearing a public interest litigation filed last yea...
15 Mar, 2023, 12.14 AM IST
Supreme Court upholds HC verdict setting aside re-appointment of Calcutta University VCOn September 13, the Calcutta High Court set aside the reappointment of Banerjee as vice-chancellor of the Calcutta University, holding tha...
11 Oct, 2022, 12.09 PM IST
Calcutta University ranks first among all Indian state-run universities in QS Asia University RankingsIn the QS Asia University Rankings 2022, the universities are ranked across 11 parameters including academics and employer reputation, the ...
04 Nov, 2021, 11.34 AM IST
Calcutta University to conduct final semester exams online from October 1-18"Questions will be sent to those who cannot appear for online exams via email and WhatsApp and have to submit the answers in hard copy to h...
02 Sep, 2020, 07.23 PM IST
IISc Bangalore is India’s best university: QSThe QS Asia rankings for 2016 also see IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur break into the list of top 50 Asian universities.
14 Jun, 2016, 05.17 AM IST
University of Calcutta ties up with Webster UniversityStudents from the University of Calcutta will now be able to opt for short-term courses in US-based Webster University's Thailand campus.
18 Feb, 2015, 09.11 PM IST
- Centre for Polish and Central European Studies to be established at University of Calcutta
The Embassy of Poland and the Polish Institute in New Delhi are establishing a Centre for Polish and Central European Studies in India at t...
01 Mar, 2013, 06.53 PM IST