First and foremost, if any religion has ever laid emphasis on women’s rights, it is definitely Islam. What often gets passed these days as Islamic is actually patriarchal and/ or tribal ideas. Islam does not see women as property and gives rights of separation to
Today is indeed a monumental day, not just for Muslim women, but for all women in India. It is a big stepping stone for establishing gender equality and safeguarding interests of women. The Supreme Court has put an injunction of six months on the draconian
Calcutta High Court designated officials studied the rising public demand, to announce ‘Heritage’ status to trees lining Jessore Road. The officials conducted their study based on factors like age of a tree, its height, the width of its trunk, the vastness of its canopy, its
Little Arinjita, enrolled for karate lessons as a mode of self-defense at the tender age of six. Within two years, she won gold medals in both national and international arena and made Bengal proud and then went on to make the country proud too. The
If you have so long drooled over handsome traffic sergeants of Kolkata, many of whom could give the Tollywood heroes a run for their money, here is more in store for you. Kolkata police has procured five Harley-Davidson bikes for 4.7 lakh per vehicle and
Conservationist architects Rabindra Vasavada and urban planner Sanjay Sridhar who had helped create a dossier for Ahmedabad to pitch for the heritage city tag, feel Kolkata is one city in India that has the highest potential to get a tag of Unesco Heritage City. Being
Don’t blame the tender coconut water that you usually have from the street vendor as it turns stale within 24 hours. The bacteria that grows in the water turns it stale and impossible to consume within 24 hours. Hence any tender coconut or daab, needs
Kolkata traders, auto-drivers and bus-drivers are suddenly flooded with low denomination coins. Citizens seem to have thrice the usual amount of Re 1 and Rs 2 coins now than they had a few months ago. Business analysts believe this has been possible because many in
It’s like a fairytale story or unravelling of a miracle. Julia Monaco of Australia survived 3 terror attacks and missed death by an inch every time. This Melbourne resident loves travelling the world. She was shopping at La Ramblas when a white van killed shoppers
With the Gorkhaland agitation and indefinite strike in Darjeeling Hills still continuing, scores of students in the Hills are losing on their lessons. Around 15 schools in Kurseong, Kalimpong and Darjeeling including well-known institutions like St Joseph’s North Point, Mount Hermon and St Paul’s are