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.
A government report that spends more than a decade in a drawer tells a story regardless of what is written on its pages.
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.
Political history is too important to be left either to political memory or to political mythology. Its first obligation is historical explanation.
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.
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.
Members of Nagendra Math and Mission and Bengal Citizens Forum met Governor C V Ananda Bose and urged him to take up with the Centre the issues relating to the atrocities in Bangladesh.
Despite dominating early proceedings, Chennaiyin FC suffered a 2-0 defeat against East Bengal SC in their Indian Super League 2024-25 clash, failing to convert their chances in the match played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Saturday.
A three-star like hotel was inaugurated in Jhargram, the most popular tourist destination in Bengal.
After a meeting with the state agri-marketing minister, the potato traders have declared to call off their strike from Wednesday evening.
Tension prevailed in parts of north Bengal following recent unrest in Bangladesh, triggered by the arrest of a Hindu monk.
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