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Kolkata, March 23 West Bengal Governor R N Ravi said on Monday that India will become the world leader in science, research, and intellectual property in 2047, and that Bengal, with its rich cultural and spiritual heritage, will play a significant role in that.Addressing the Convocation of...

Kolkata, March 22 As the battle lines for the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections have become increasingly clear, the Trinamool Congress on Sunday launched an animated teaser titled 'Fighter Didi', portraying Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the last line of defence for the Bengali identity...

Patna, March 20 – The historic Wheeler Senate House of Patna University, the traditional venue for the university's convocations, including the one where Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore visited in March 1936, celebrated its 100th anniversary on Friday.However, the centennial occasion...

Kolkata, March 12 – Following his oath-taking ceremony as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal on Thursday, former Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer and former Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi issued a message reminding the people of the state about its rich intellectual and cultural heritage.At the...

New Delhi, March 11 Texts by Indian authors such as Tamil poet Subramania Bharati, Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty, Naga writer Temsula Ao, Rabindranath Tagore, and Assamese novelist Mitra Phukan have been included in the new English textbook for Class 9, published by the NCERT.In the previous...

Kolkata, March 11 – Former West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose, who resigned from his post last week, issued an "open letter" to the people of the state on Wednesday, expressing a deep emotional attachment to the region, and said that his association with West Bengal would remain unbreakable...

Kolkata, March 11 Former Governor C V Ananda Bose described West Bengal as his "second home" on Wednesday, and said his journey in the state was "far from over" as he would continue to remain associated with it.In an open letter to the people of the state, Bose thanked them for their support...

Karachi, March 9 Pakistani producer Abid Merchant has announced the launch of an international co-production film based on Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's 1893 short story "Shasti" (Punishment).The ambitious project, which will involve industry professionals from Pakistan, Bangladesh, the...

Kolkata, March 6 In August 1959, the iconic Bengali actor Suchitra Sen recorded a song in her own voice at the Gramophone Company office in Kolkata, leaving behind a rare 78 rpm ‘test record’.After recording the song, ‘Bone Noy Aaj Mone Hoy…’, the composer and lyricist declared, "Take ok"...

Kolkata, March 5 Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami alleged on Thursday that the image of West Bengal, the land associated with luminaries like Swami Vivekananda, Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay, Rabindranath Tagore, and Subhas Chandra Bose, has been tarnished by the "misgovernance" of...

March 03, New Delhi — Romania is seeking to strengthen economic, educational, and research cooperation with India, Deputy Foreign Minister Clara Volintiru said during her visit to New Delhi for the Raisina Dialogue.Describing the Raisina Dialogue as a landmark global forum comparable to...

Kolkata, February 23 In a direct appeal to West Bengal voters in the weeks leading up to the assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed his "deep concern" and "disappointment" regarding the current state of affairs under Mamata Banerjee's government and vowed to...

Gandhinagar, February 23 – The ruling BJP and the opposition Congress engaged in a heated debate in the Gujarat Assembly on Monday after Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel moved a resolution to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the national song "Vande Mataram."During the debate, Deputy Chief...

New Delhi, February 21 The Indian Embassy in Azerbaijan has launched 'Baku Evenings', a new cultural series aimed at promoting the country's culture, education, arts, and heritage through engaging community events in Azerbaijan.The inaugural edition, held on February 20, celebrated the...

Kolkata, February 16 – The Trinamool Congress issued a directive through WhatsApp on Monday, instructing its councillors in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to exclusively speak in Bengali during the ongoing budget session of the civic body.The TMC move aims to intensify the party's...

Kolkata, Feb 12 The Centre’s directive mandating that all six stanzas of the national song, 'Vande Mataram', be sung before the national anthem, 'Jana Gana Mana', at official functions has triggered a sharp political face-off in West Bengal ahead of the Assembly elections.While the TMC has...