IT giant Infosys is finally coming with a 100-crore investment to Bengal that was so long not cleared due to a SEZ dilemma. However, after repeated meetings, Infosys has finally decided to start the project and soon the construction will start at the proposed 50
The Darjeeling municipality confirmed that Dera chief Ram Rahim’s ashram was being constructed at Bokshi Jhor and the work had started around six months ago. It is thus evident that the rapist guru was trying to spread his wings in Eastern India. However, with he in
The fishermen community of Shankarpur near Digha were in for a surprise yesterday. Their nets fished out remains of a missile like item, instead of getting a big catch of hilsa, that are usually netted during this part of the year. The tail fins and metal
Nitasha, a trans woman who hails from Kolkata, was named the first Miss Transqueen India.She is currently pursuing Masters in Business Management in Kolkata.Loiloi from Manipur bagged the first runner-up position and Ragasya from Chennai was crowned the second runner-up. The 16 finalists represented some of
GetBengal has crossed shores and reached Europe. It came as a platform to talk about positive aspects of Bengal and to reach out to a wider diaspora across the world. It has, and will always try to instil a sense of pride in the community,
Ace music composer Shantanu Moitra has roped in Bollywood’s popular female voice Shilpa Rao to belt out two numbers in the upcoming Bengali movie Projapoti Biskut. Directed byAnindya Chattopadhyay, this movie is set for a pujo release. The singer who was heard in movies like
West Bengal might soon get the first HAM radio centre of India. HAM radios can be extremely handy during natural disasters and big events like Gangasagar Mela when other forms of communication are not readily available. Once the centre comes up at the state secretariat,
Recently, scientists discovered a unique way to get rid of mosquitoes by feeding them sweets! Manufacturers claim, this insecticide can eliminate the entire mosquito population of an area at a go. The repellant contains a chemical, that creates a sweet odour, attracting scourges of mosquitoes
So here is some good news for music and food loving Bengalis. The iconic Hard Rock Café that started in London as a theme restaurant in 1971 and was later sold to a US company will be opening an outlet at the famous Park Mansion
Animation studies is fast catching up in India and rest of the world, and hundreds of jobs are being created each year in this sector. But an animation course in any standard private college is costly and usually out of bounds for students of lower