Renowned Bengali singer and lyricist Pratul Mukhopadhyay passed away while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Kolkata in India on Saturday.

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Matein Khalid V.S. Naipaul once said that ancestral memories are like“trap doors to a bottomless past”. This was my first thought when I ...

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The border town of Raxaul inaugurated its railway station on 1 March 1899. Once Raxaul was connected, it became easier for ...

On this day, liberal politician William Ewart raised in the British Parliament the matter of local legislative councils in ...

The author’s attention to detail — she chronicles the Bengalis’ love for peyaj kolir chochchori, keema cooked in cinnamon and ...

Kolkata’s yellow taxis are among its most loved and recognisable icons, but they are declining in numbers. Read more at ...

The ministry of civil aviation has prioritised Kolkata airport in a major push to enhance international air connectivity, facilitating better access to Europe and Asia.

Amitav Ghosh’s new collection of non-fiction, ‘Wild Fictions’, is a jumble of bewilderingly disparate pieces, marred by ...

Kolkata is not just a city, it is an emotion. Yes, time and again we have heard this phrase. India’s ‘City of Joy’ moves at its own pace. For those born and raised here, the feeling is different from ...