In the mid-18th century, this is where the Nawab of Bengal parked his war elephants before he launched an attack on the East India Company. Later, trader Mehtab Chand Mullick founded a market in the ...

The article highlights the trailblazing women in Indian cinema, such as Fatma Begum, Saraswatibai Phalke, and B. R. Vijayalakshmi, who broke barriers as directors, supporters, and cinematographers.

Expectations are sky-high from Season 2, for which creator Neeraj Pandey has staged a coup of sorts by roping in Bangla ...

Saswata Chatterjee opens up on working with Neeraj Pandey in Khakee: The Bengal Chapter and shares why his part in the ...

The show kicked off at 3pm, featuring a stellar lineup that included Nemesis, Cryptic Fate, AvoidRafa, Bay of Bengal, Kaaktaal, Conclusion, Owned, and Sketch. Bay of Bengal to perform in Kolkata ...

In No Hurry for Cease-Fire, Putin Demands Numerous Ukrainian Concessions Vladimir Putin’s remarks suggested he wanted to draw out cease-fire negotiations or make a truce impossible. Ukraine’s ...

A month after a stampede at New Delhi railway station that killed 18, the government revealed 49,000 general tickets were sold on February 15, significantly higher than the average. This spike led ...

Her blistering poetry has consistently challenged the ‘casteless-Bengal’ myth. She has a global audience. Charal is one of many Dalit poets, novelists, biographers, and essayists – including Manohar ...

Even a meeting with the administration couldn’t change that,” said 50-year-old Ekkori Das, standing in Daspara area of Gidhagram village in West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district. The village, about ...

West Bengal topped the list in MSME manufacturing industries and also recorded the highest percentage of women-headed establishments in the country, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday.

The only home to the Asiatic Lion, which, had it not been for the Nawab of Junagadh, would have perhaps not existed. Prior to Independence, Gir was the hunting ground of the Nawab and it was the Nawab ...

Purandarpur crematorium in West Bengal's Baruipur. (Photo: India Today) The transition to an electric furnace in 2019 eased her physical burden, but Tumpa's responsibilities remained immense. From 8 ...