Agartala | 1 month ago
Tripura woman plays Rs.2.5 crore fraud on Mumbaikar
Agartala, July 25 - The parents of a Tripura woman want her punished after she was jailed for allegedly cheating a senior citizen in Mumbai of over Rs.2.5 crore by posing as former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's daughter.A four-member Mumbai police team led by Inspector Benzamin Fernandez, now in Tripura to probe the case, spoke to the relatives and parents of the woman, Para ... read more

Patna | 7 months ago
Bihar beckons: NRI shooting documentary with Hollywood crew
Patna, Jan 19 - California-based NRI filmmaker Ravi Verma has come all the way to his native Bihar with a Hollywood crew to make a documentary on famous Chinese Buddhist monk Hiuen Tsang's journey to India and says it's a dream come true.Verma and the crew are busy shooting the documentary 'Hridayasutram' in Bihar's popular Buddhist circuit - Bodh Gaya, Rajgir and Nalanda. 'Yes, we are busy shooti ... read more

Kolkata | 1 year ago
Northeast fashion weekend to bring up new designers, models
Kolkata, July 29 - In an endeavour to promote new designers and models from the country's northeast, a three-day 'fashion weekend' will be held in Guwahati next month with top names like Ritu Kumar and Wendell Rodericks expected to participate.The McDowell Signature North East Fashion Weekend beginning Aug 11 will showcase the creations of designers originating from the northeast along with those ... read more

3 years ago
Another tragic twist to West Bengal violence
Kolkata, Feb 7 - The death of five Forward Bloc supporters in police firing in a West Bengal town Tuesday scripted another tragic tale with one of the killed supporter's fiancee attempting suicide. Indrajit Chakraborty's eighteen-year-old fiancee Paramita has survived the suicide bid after a doctor treated her at home Thursday morning, according to sources. She was in love with the 25-year-old ... read more

3 years ago
Another tragic twist to West Bengal violence
Kolkata, Feb 7 - The death of five Forward Bloc supporters in police firing in a West Bengal town Tuesday scripted another tragic tale with one of the killed supporter's fiancee attempting suicide. Indrajit Chakraborty's eighteen-year-old fiancee Paramita has survived the suicide bid after a doctor treated her at home Thursday morning, according to sources. She was in love with the 25-year-old ... read more

3 years ago
Artists protest as Bangladesh sends rare art pieces to Paris
Dhaka, Dec 2 - Bangladesh has flown out rare archaeological artefacts for an exhibition in Paris, triggering a massive protest by artists, intellectuals and students who fear that these may be stolen or damaged. Ten crates containing 189 art pieces were taken out of the National Museum here Saturday amid an angry protest by placard and banner-waving artists. It was sent as a special cargo aboard ... read more

3 years ago
Artists protest as Bangladesh sends rare art pieces to Paris
Dhaka, Dec 2 - Bangladesh has flown out rare archaeological artefacts for an exhibition in Paris, triggering a massive protest by artists, intellectuals and students who fear that these may be stolen or damaged. Ten crates containing 189 art pieces were taken out of the National Museum here Saturday amid an angry protest by placard and banner-waving artists. It was sent as a special cargo aboard ... read more

3 years ago
Artists protest as Bangladesh sends rare art pieces to Paris
Dhaka, Dec 2 - Bangladesh has flown out rare archaeological artefacts for an exhibition in Paris, triggering a massive protest by artists, intellectuals and students who fear that these may be stolen or damaged. Ten crates containing 189 art pieces were taken out of the National Museum here Saturday amid an angry protest by placard and banner-waving artists. It was sent as a special cargo aboard ... read more

New Delhi | 4 years ago
Doctors, nurses face sexual harassment at work place
New Delhi, Nov 6 - Women doctors and nurses are victims of sexual harassment at the workplace and not many of them are ready to come out openly against it.This fact has been brought out by a recent study in which several doctors and nurses, including senior staff members, revealed that sexual harassment in hospitals is quite common.The study was conducted in Kolkata, West Bengal, with 135 in-depth ... read more

New Delhi | 5 years ago
Delhi zoo needs better hygiene: zoo authority
New Delhi, Aug 21 - After the death of six endangered Asiatic lions at Delhi zoo, the Central Zoo Authority - Monday said the hygiene level at the institution should be enhanced to check such incidents.'It's a sad event but authorities must concentrate on improving the hygienic aspect of the zoo. The enclosures should be kept clean and the water bodies must be sanitised regularly,' said Bipul Chak ... read more