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Best left in the drawer?

A government report that spends more than a decade in a drawer tells a story regardless of what is written on its pages.

Union law minister highlights Bengal’s vast industrial potential

The second day of the 60th Garment Buyers & Sellers Meet & B2B Expo, organised by the West Bengal Garment Manufacturers & Dealers Association (WBGMDA) at Science City, witnessed an overwhelming response from buyers, retailers, distributors, wholesalers, and industry stakeholders from across India and overseas.

Rethinking History ~ I

Political history is too important to be left either to political memory or to political mythology. Its first obligation is historical explanation.

Bengal’s chance to plant a new tree

In O. Henry’s The Last Leaf, ailing Johnsy clings to life because one painted leaf refuses to fall. Such is the power of optimism; it does not need to be certain to be effective.

A tale of two institutions

Having studied, in the sixties, at two of Bengal’s iconic institutions, and having observed the paths these have traversed, some thoughts crossed my mind for consideration of the new government.

Woman’s mutilated body found near border in Nadia

A mutilated and blood-soaked body of a woman was recovered from an agricultural field near the Tungi railway gate, adjacent to the Majdia-Banpur-Gede state highway in Nadia’s Krishnaganj block on Sunday morning, triggering widespread panic in the area.

Shah postpones Bengal visit

Union home minister Amit Shah’s scheduled visit to West Bengal has been postponed by nearly a week, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sources said on Monday, without providing an official explanation for the delay.