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
Imagine waking up in a shady nook to chirping of birds and going to bed under the starry night listening to the eerie hoot of owls. Fairyland? Well no. You can experience the feathered friends and much more at Coochbehar’s Rashikbil. This quaint lake cum
In the last few years, Kolkata has seen a sudden spurt of murders of elderly people and couples in the upcoming and posh localities of the city. Very recently the Narendrapur and Netaji Nagar murder cases have again entangled names of promoters who had an
Off and on railway stations of India are renamed these days. Recently, a news had made to the headlines about Burdwan station being renamed after freedom fighter Batukeshwar Dutt. But who was Batuk Dutt? Born in a remote village of Burdwan, he joined Chandrashekhar Azad
Khichdi was declared as India’s superfood and promoted as ‘Brand India food,’ a few years ago. But among all the various kinds of Khichdi enjoyed in different states of India, Bengal’s khichuri has a different taste and purpose for preparation. Needless to say, one cannot
Though Bengalis have eulogized Rabindranath Tagore, his only surviving child Rathindranath Tagore who was a phenomenal litterateur, artist, craftsman, translator and scientist remained an unsung hero always. Not just unsung, rather the tragic hero, when he was literally hounded out of his father’s beloved Santiniketan,