Scientists at Louvre in Paris have been examining a charcoal drawing known as Monna Vanna that was kept at a quiet corner of a palace north of France. Curators from the museum believe the drawing is at least in part by Leonardo. The size is
The Indian Roller Bird, popularly known as Neelkantha is now almost missing from the wildlife rich Bijnor area, where even a few years ago, its sighting was quite common. It was so common that bird catchers used to capture them and take them door to
No more of those notes, when you pay Rs 100, get set for silver coins instead. Soon, 100-rupee coins will hit the market. The Union Finance Ministry announced its decision to introduce Rs 100 coin to commemorate the birth centenary of All India Anna DravidaMunnetraKazhagam
Saheli Mitra speaks to Sauvik Banerjjee, one of the top six technologists of the world with over 150 implementations globally. He is also the chief architect of Reliance Jio, Vice President Digital Initiatives of TATA group of industries and CTO of TATACLIQ. On the sidelines
Biswa Bangla, West Bengal’s official logo, echoes the heartbeat of the state — its art, craft and culture. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee herself designed the logo for Bengal, keeping in mind requirements of an umbrella brand for all campaigns for the state’s indigenous products and
Beware! From the stores to the salon, at every step you can fall prey to the toxic beauty of an ever-growing multi-billion-dollar industry of cosmetics and healthcare products. Have you ever wondered, before buying a lipstick or powder, (whose colourful ads endorsed by well-known silver
Seventy-four years after his historic voyage in German and Japanese submarines, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s daring maritime voyages have been recognized finally by Indian Navy. The Eastern Naval Command inaugurated Netaji’s 8ft high statue at the country’s only military installation INS Netaji Subhas, named after
To give citizens a feel of the Hooghly, Kolkata Police had opened up water sports facilities on the Hooghly this weekend. The show where citizens got a chance to enjoy a speed boat ride on the Hooghly was such a big hit, that the police
Now eating out in Sector V, specially during lunch hours will no more be a problem. Keeping in mind the lunch time crowd, mostly comprising employees of innumerable IT companies dotting Sector V and New Town areas, state government is coming up with a new
This year around 30 sex workers would take charge of the kitchen at the food pavilions to be set up by the State Fisheries Department in different puja pandals of the city. This move by Bengal government aims to bring sex workers to mainstream and