A rather ordinary-looking map that fails to impress any casual, curious onlooker, fetched a whooping $708,000 at a recent auction and has become the talk of the town. A simple yet elaborate map, hand-drawn on ordinary paper with pencil and pen sketches. This was the
No one has ever come across anything as queer as the following incident. The local postal service had to be suspended due to repeated, unprovoked and sudden attacks by a neighbourhood crow! This bizarre incident was reported from Canada that left everyone dumbfounded. The Canadian
In a move to upgrade quick response to law and order issues across the city, Kolkata Police has launched its latest app ‘Bondhu’ to help citizens register online FIR complaints. This is the first of its kind app in West Bengal that has provisions for
At times in front of India Gate, then in a train compartment, or in a classroom and even at home: Women are seen posing for photographs wearing cow masks! These unique photographs have ignited public imagination and have become viral on social media. The brain
Finally, the confusion and impediments have been sorted out and repair work of the Calcutta High Court building will soon begin. Chief Justice Nishita Mhatre met representatives of three organisations of lawyers and discussed the issue. The advocate general of the state also attended the
India’s Prime Minister recently praised the mechanism of Pushpak Rath as mentioned in the Ramayana at a Science Congress. He even said there had been airports in ancient India. There are only a couple of such Pushpak Rath (chariots) mentioned in ancient texts. The one
The year 2017 is significant in more ways than one. It marks the centenary of the Russian Revolutionand heralds the 90th birthday of Akashvani’s Calcutta and Bombay stations.The first professionally-run radio station became operational in Bombay on July 23, 1927. That same year, radio services
Pathadisha, the android app launched by the state government to provide comprehensive information on public buses some time ago, now plans to include real-time information on ferry services and trams as well from December. Meanwhile, Pathadisha tracks 700 state buses at present, and will include
She has coaxed and cajoled and has finally succeeded in convincing poor tribal girls to join her in a match of football. She has challenged existing social norms to create a platform for other girls to pursue their dreams. She has coached them to become
The need for organ banks is on the rise worldwide. Moving with the times, eastern India’s first organ bank will begin operations in West Bengal soon. Infrastructure work is nearing completion at SSKM Hospital and a new seven-storied building has been built for this purpose. Recently