Are they not exactly like the sawngs that roamed the streets of Calcutta in the 19th and early 20th centuries, minus ...

The Spanish had their joyous times. Because there was very little money in the communities, the Spanish and Mexicans ...

The election campaign is not restricted to the streets anymore. This round of assembly elections has seen political parties ...

A grand dame of Kolkata’s Park Street prepares to celebrate her 100th birthday Even as she prepares to turn 100 next year, a grand lady of Park Street in Kolkata remains as vibrant and ...

I think that most Christians would say they believe everything Jesus teaches. But when you ask if they have an unwavering faith, often it is met with a great deal more hesitation. Here is what Pope ...

Before producing Govinda’s ‘No. 1’ hits, Vashu Bhagnani sold sarees on footpaths at 13. He now recalls his rise, business ...

A Calcutta High Court judge while hearing a petition filed at her bench against the restrictions imposed on two-wheelers by the Election Commission of India (ECI) questioned whether the body had such ...

Nearly 91 lakh names have been removed from voter rolls under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Of these, about 27 lakh were struck off after being flagged by an artificial intelligence filter for ...

In 1940s Calcutta (now Kolkata), as Japanese air raids rattled the city, a group of musicians travelled by horse carriage to ...

For many families, a dance, a dinner or a night out can be a simple plan.For people with disabilities — and the families who ...

This first post will focus on the scientists who were at the forefront of scientific research in what would become the intellectual powerhouse of Calcutta (now Kolkata), then under the control of the ...

KOLKATA, (IANS) – Parameswaran Thankappan Nair, who passed away on June 18 in Chendamangalam, a small town in Kerala’s Ernakulam district, will forever be remembered as the “barefoot historian” of ...