The Panagarh Airforce base will be the second in India after Hindan base in Ghaziabad to be revamped to house atleast six Super Hercules aircrafts. The work at the base had started in 2015 to create facilities for these super jumbo aircrafts used by the
The man in whose hands Kolkata’s citizens have entrusted their security, himself will get the highest security cordon of the country. In 160 years of the city’s history, for the first time an IPS officer of Kolkata will get Z-category security. Officials at Nabanna said Police
If you are the lucky one, you might get to use the new 200 rupee-note that will hit the markets today. In a circular issued by The Reserve Bank of India, the new notes are said to flood the markets today. The notes will have
This is the cricket field where Kapil Dev, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh had practiced cricket once. That very stadium in Chandigarh’s sector 16, will be turned a prison on August 25. Police sources said followers of Dera Sacha Saudar who might come in thousands
In a dramatic turn of events, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani might return as the head of the IT giant. The development came a few hours after Narayan Murthy postponed his conference call with Infosys investors citing health issues. Murthy, who was slated to hold the
From now on all publications from Visva Bharati will bear a seal and carry a photo of Tagore reading a book. This photo is a reproduction of a painting of Tagore by French artist, Andree Karpeles. Visva Bharati is also about to complete the mammoth compilation
In a bid to stop the theft and black-marketing of edible crops from ration stores, the state government has made it mandatory for all consumers, who get the benefit of procuring rice at just Rs 2/ kg, to use digital ration cards. Such cards were
Supreme Court, in a historic judgment banned the Muslim divorce law that allows men to leave their wives by saying the word ‘talaq’ thrice. However, did you know that a very famous Bollywood actress had to go through ‘triple talaq’ and had to do halala
He was born on 22nd August, and Bengal is proud that such a talented artiste was born to this land. Else, who would have taken Bengali theatre to world stage, the way he did, with several iconic productions from the Bohurupee kitty? We recommend today some
They come from one of the most oppressed class of women in Indian society where patriarchy rules across class and caste. They are at times traded like cattle by their husbands or even made to abort or give birth to multiple children in the name