One difficult song after another… Ankita mesmerized the audience and the judges with her mellifluous voice and her rare talent in copying even the superb style of singing of Kishore Kumar. She not just sang on stage, she even acted. Be it the difficult Padosan
Mosquito repellant come with their side effects too. Most of them are laden with chemicals and inhaling the toxic fumes regularly can cause harm to human health too. Now things are set to change as zoologists at Burdwan University have discovered a special organic ingredient
Last year, Bengal had received the GI tag as the first Rosogolla maker after a tough tiff and fight with rival Orissa who claimed this famous sweet was first prepared in Orissa centuries ago. But Orissa did not accept the defeat and instead put up
The name of the house where poet and author Sunil Gangopadhyay lived and created a major part of his life is called Parijat. A name as lyrical as many of his poems. Parijat is a highrise in a posh South Kolkata locality known as Mandeville
While talking about North Kolkata, just like Baghbazar or Shyambazar, the other image that inevitably surfaces in our minds is the boisterous spirit of Hatibagan. It is one region of Kolkata where every corner smells of the bygone times, literature, theatre and of course, cinema.
The 2019 Durand Cup will be the 129th edition of the Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia, that started in 1888. Sixteen teams will complete in the tournament. The matches will be played across three locations in West Bengal, Kolkata, Howrah and Kalyani
The Central Government gave a final nod to privatize the iconic pharma company Bengal Chemicals that was started by world renowned scientist Prafulla Chandra Roy almost a century ago. Ray had finished his studies abroad and always wished to start something on his own soil
Durga Puja is just a couple of months away. And every puja committee and priests have decided to worship Ma Durga the ‘green way’ this year. To make priests aware of how to stop misuse of drinking water during puja rituals, special classes will be
The new movie on the block – Samsara, releases today. In an exclusive interview, Sudiptaa Chakraborty, one of the most versatile actresses of modern times, tells GB about her role to journalist Saheli Mitra. She also shares her experience of shooting at remote Meghalaya and
Netaji Nagar and Sonarpur murder cases have rocked Kolkata indeed. They show the vulnerability of elderly couples who live alone in absence of their children, who either live in some other city or abroad. To help the elderly of the city, Kolkata Police has come