As the deadly COVID-19 or Corona Virus wreaks havoc across the globe, killing thousands and infecting millions, one data that comes up repeatedly is how the virus can survive on surfaces and fabric for many hours, depending on the nature of the surface and the
In May 1898, Calcutta saw a huge plague epidemic. It was during this time, when Swami Vivekananda along with his disciples and Sister Nivedita started relief operations immediately to help the afflicted. The plague epidemic that seized Calcutta created mass hysteria. Other than the relief
With the Corona Virus spreading fast across the globe and World Health Organisation declaring it as a pandemic, scientists across the world, from Israel, to India, to US and Canada are trying to invent a drug or a vaccine to fight the deadly virus. One
As India wakes up to the sudden increase of Corona virus patients, a disease that has caused havoc across the world, killing thousands, we are often reminded of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic that had ripped India and Kolkata, causing mass deaths. What is also
The 16,000-odd supporters who were there at the Kalyani stadium yesterday poured out their emotions- singing, dancing and painting the sky with green and maroon abir. It was a vibrant celebration befitting the festival of colours. Mohun Bagan won this title with four games to
Here is the inspiring tale of Nupur Tewari, actor, TV anchor, model, a teacher, a yoga healer and head of Heal Tokyo in Japan. She speaks to Saheli Mitra in an exclusive interview about her journey from a remote village in Murshidabad to stardom in
Melbourne Cup is the biggest event in Australian calendar. It is the most famous annual Thoroughbred horse race of the world. The race is 3200-metre and conducted by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria. It started in 1861. In the
It is often said Buxa Tiger Reserve was once upon a time one of the largest tiger reserves of Bengal and hundreds of tigers were found in this area. But over the years, not a single remained. Though most facts and reports over the years
Krishna Bose will not just be remembered as a member of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s immediate family, but will be forever be honoured as an erudite academician, author and also Parliamentarian. Bose on 26 December 1930 in Dhaka to Charu C. Chaudhuri and Chhaya Devi
The Hindu College was established on January 20, 1817, exactly 203 years ago and was renamed the ‘Presidency College’ in 1885. Among its celebrated founders and contributors were Raja Ram Mohan Roy, David Hare, Sir. Edward Hyde East (the then Chief Justice of Supreme Court