Students of National Institute of Technology (NIT) recently created a feat by discovering a low cost self-testing device that will help anyone to detect breast cancer at an early stage. The process of commercialisation of the device has already started and it will reach the
Among the 20 cities worldwide to be worst affected by the global climate change in the decades to come, Kolkata unfortunately tops the list. As per yesterday’s UN Climate Change Report made by the UN body looking into impacts of global climate change, Kolkata is
While the larger part of Bengal preens herself in preparation for one of the biggest festivals of the world, the Santhal community mourns the entire period during Durga puja. Sounds strange? Wait till you hear why. Away from the extravagance and glamour of Kolkata and the
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a brave man, not just in his ideologies, but even in implementing those and persuading the British to formulate laws in favour of the women of India. He had repeatedly protested atrocities against child widows and tried stopping child marriages. However,
She comes from a family that has hardly ever read newspapers. When she was born, her parents were told by her grandparents that being the only daughter, she will soon be married off and hence either they produce a son or adopt a son who
At times celebrations bring strong messages through simple acts. This time it is the bridging of a Hindu-Muslim divide. And now an MLA from Murshidabad, Bonu Khan, who is a Muslim is crafting an idol of Maa Durga. From carving the eyes of Durga, alongside
Western world knew of Laughing Gas as a means to control crowds just like tear shells are launched in India to disperse mobs. But using this gas for painless normal delivery is definitely a new discovery for the Gynaecology Department of Calcutta Medical College. A
Now you can no more blow a horn or make a noise on the Biswa Bangla Sarani that goes beside the Eco-Park at New Town. It has been turned into a strict No Horn zone, keeping in mind the rich fauna of the Park. In
A new app that can be downloaded on your smartphone will start before the Puja. Named as Patha Bandhu app, this new technological application will ensure a medical team reaches an accident victim quickly, specially accidents that happen on Highways. Many a time, victims die
If you thought the Victoria Memorial, one of the famous places of interest of Kolkata, that is flocked all the year round by domestic and foreign tourists, was built only by British architects, then you are wrong! Many do not know that a Bengali architect