Chamars are not Hindus, Soumen Dey asserts with high confidence. The man in his 20s is agitated. He is a Kayastha. The ...

West Bengal Police filed an FIR against BJP's state X handle for sharing fake images linked to festivals to incite violence. A fact-check revealed the visuals were unrelated and from other states.

Gold prices in Kolkata saw a notable decline, just in time for Pohela Baisakh celebrations. The price of 22K gold is Rs. 8,720 per gram, down by Rs. 35 from the previous day.

These, of course, come in the form of trick quiz questions from the former Indian captain over phone calls in a new Google campaign called ‘Googlies on Google’, an initiative by the global search ...

Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed "with folded hands" to all communities to not get provoked into breaking the ...

Barir choto chele, Pranata Sarkar, grew up watching his family of four and an extended family of almost 50, celebrating every festival with gusto. While January 1 is about hitting the city eateries, ...

The Sikh and Punjabi communities celebrated Baisakhi on Sunday. The Assamese community prepared for Rongali Bihu, on Tuesday.

At a panel discussion titled ‘Crafting Crime Stories’, authors Suhit Sen, Kumar Kinshuk, and Prasun Roy among others discussed the fiction genre at the first Kolkata Crime Writers’ Festival.

Bengalis are a festive bunch; despite Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, being known as the city of joy, the joyous ...

Theatre in India continues to reflect on the migrants and their social, economic, cultural, emotional and psychological plight. As in the rest of the world, in India too, playwrights have constantly ...

Hanuman Jayanti, honoring the birth of Lord Hanuman, was celebrated across West Bengal with heightened security. The BJP and ...

Adding another literary festival to the face of Kolkata is the KCC Baithkkhana which is returning for its second edition ...