New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal has come under scrutiny following the deletion of more than 90 lakh names and questions over the impact on ... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- Dear Reader, Around 139 BCE, the aristocrats of Rome were more than just a little miffed. A new law was passed-Lex Gabinia Tabellaria-that did away with the old system of oral v... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- The long-standing tradition of political interference and intimidation in West Bengal's higher education system persists, as the newly elected BJP government recently introduced ... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- Dear Reader, Around the 5th century BCE, there lived in Athens an unsmiling, grim-countenanced man by the name of Anaxagoras, who went about claiming that the stars were fiery ... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Within just four and a half months after the declaration of the results of the West Bengal Assembly election, Mamata Banerjee, former Chief Minister and maverick mass leader, ha... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- The Revolt of 1857 has been one of the most discussed, debated and dissected events in the history of India. Described variously as the "Sepoy Mutiny", the "Indian Mutiny", the ... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- Ranjit Mallick, one of the biggest names in the Bengali film industry, has enjoyed huge success in both alternative cinema and mainstream movies. He began his career playing the ... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- In 2024, 44 years after his death, Uttam Kumar returned to the silver screen as a ghost in director Srijit Mukherji's light-hearted fantasy film titled Oti Uttam. With the help o... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- Dear Reader, Throughout history, if there is one thing that the establishment or the state has been terrified of, it is the youth. This is not a new phenomenon, going back a mer... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Within months of coming to power with a massive mandate, West Bengal's BJP government faces growing discontent from different sections of society. The issues range from poor gove... Read More