Zeenat Shahzadi, a 26 year old reporter of Daily Nai Khabar and Metro News TV channel, went missing on August 19, 2015, when some unidentified men allegedly kidnapped her while she was on her way to office in Lahore. She was rescued recently from the Afghan-Pakistan border on October 19, 2017. Accor...
Silk. It is the most regal of fabrics and adds a spark to any attire. India’s history is linked to this famed fabric as it drew the early colonisers to the Indian shores. Most Indian states have mastered the production of this fabric and have added their distinct nuances to it. In West Benga...
The history of India’s freedom struggle is interwoven with the charkha. The khadi fabric epitomised India’s evolution into a self-identifying nation. The cotton fabric symbolises the rich heritage of the indigenous weaving industry in India. Post-independence, the Indian government establi...
Urban centres in India have faced immense pressure caused by inward migration from rural and semi urban areas. Promise of better livelihood lead many to migrate to urban centres. A majority of the population that migrates belong to the economically marginalised sections and are forced to live in sha...
The concept of tourism has changed over the years. In traditional Bengali literature one would often come across the term “Hawa Bodol” (change in the wind). It was a popular practice for well-to-do Bengali families to travel to regions like Giridi, Galudi, Ghatshila, and Madhupur that now lie in...
Arpan Sardar was studying in class IX when he was detected with leukaemia (blood cancer). Hailing from a poor family in a remote village, he received it like a death sentence. After being turned down by two hospitals, he recieved help at Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre & Research Institute (SGCCRI), T...
Exactly one hour and twenty minutes. It was enough time for the President of the United States of America Donald Trump to make the world understand why many of his Republican Party members doubt his abilities as President.The US citizens saw a new stunt by their President regarding racist aggression...
The Indian health sector is witnessing a phenomenal transformation in health-care. The city of Kolkata is all set for the new “Heart Team”. MEDICA super specialty hospital has rolled out a new style of treatment where the patient does not have to rush from one doctor to the other for the correct...
The district of Purulia has always been one of the backward districts of West Bengal. The district has a relatively low penetration of education compared to other districts of the state and has to constantly deal with social problems pertaining to migration. It has been heavily plagued by the Maoist...
Always stay under the deep water, never come up. Remember that a whale can only be hunted when it comes up. This was the advice given to four young American scions by their father. The father, Fred Chase Koch, commanded one of the largest petroleum empires in the US. He was an American chemical engi...