Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital is all set to script history with clinical trials of an oral antidote to snake bites. India is often called the land of snakes. Snakes are worshipped as gods even today with many pouring milk on snake pits. But
Representative Image MSince the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic last year, North 24 Parganas has been one of the worst affected districts of West Bengal. Initially, when the pandemic hit the state last year, one fourth of the total Covid-19 cases were reported from Kolkata but
Udaipur Trivia question: how is Junput linked to one of the greatest classics of Bangla literature? Some of you may know the answer, but for those who don’t, we’ll give you some time to rack your brains. Junput As a tourist attraction, Digha in Purba Medinipur district has
Election strategist Prashant Kishor, the man behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s successful campaign in 2014, has also orchestrated other high-profile political campaigns such as those of Amarinder Singh, Nitish Kumar, Arvind Kejriwal and Jagan Mohan Reddy. At present, he is managing the election campaigns for
Today is indeed a proud moment for Bengal as Calcutta University has ranked 1st among Indian universities. It has secured third position among top higher educational institutions in the country after IISc Bangalore leaving behind Delhi University, JNU and Jadavpur University far behind. The Prestigious
Before the Covid-19 pandemic became part of our lives, some of you may have chanced upon a small café near Charuchandra College on Lake Road in south Kolkata called Sip n Bite. If yes, you would have immediately spotted what makes it stand out. Of
From being an undergarment that was worn underneath jackets to breaking taboos and becoming mainstream pop culture of the youth, tee-shirts have been a revolution in themselves. When two pop culture icons like Marlon Brando and James Dean wore a plain white tee-shirt in the
A total of four states and one Union Territory are going to the polls during the current Assembly elections in India - West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have dropped everything else to
Food anywhere around the world is not complete without sweets. Indians have long had a love affair with jaggery and later, sugar. But how about those sweets coming on a Poll Palate? Sweets are an integral part of any occasion in India especially Bengal where
In an era when it seems stand-alone city shops are coming as a better option to consumers than store chains and shopping malls, one wonders which was the first Departmental Store of Kolkata? Well, the first departmental store in the city was started by two