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Review: India’s First Radicals by Rosinka Chaudhuri

Wedding Procession; Bride Under a Canopy, circa 1800, creator unknown. Many ideas adopted by Indian nationalists, such as widow remarriage, had their origins in the radical beliefs of Young Bengal. (Getty Images)
Published on Oct 17, 2025 09:15 pm IST

Dia Mirza makes strong summer statement for virtual meetings in blue khadi suit

Dia Mirza makes strong summer statement for virtual meetings in blue khadi suit
Updated on Sept 21, 2021 08:54 pm IST

BJP national chief JP Nadda to visit poll-bound Bengal, launch new campaign

BJP national president JP Nadda, who won high praise from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the party’s performance in the Bihar assembly election, has been leading the West Bengal poll strategy as well.
Updated on Jan 07, 2021 05:53 pm IST

HT Salutes: A cop by profession, an altruist by nature

Mahinur Khatun with her father Masud Choudhury, 70 who helps her with her relief work.
Updated on Jul 14, 2020 05:09 am IST

To help her ailing mother get access to water, woman digs 15-feet well at home

With the college and hostel closed, Soren returned home and gave her time to complete digging the well.
Updated on Jun 29, 2020 03:37 pm IST

Black man’s picture used to describe ‘ugly’ in text book triggers row in Bengal

The teachers who were involved in selecting the book have apologized saying they overlooked the picture.
Updated on Jun 11, 2020 11:58 pm IST

Five migrant workers from Bengal go missing while returning from Odisha

After the lockdown was announced they had no place to live and were not getting any food, the families told the police.. (Representative Image)
Published on Apr 24, 2020 03:39 pm IST

Four killed in illegal fireworks industry explosion in Bengal

At least four persons, including two women, were killed on Friday in an explosion in an illegal fireworks industry. (Representative Image)
Published on Jan 03, 2020 04:26 pm IST

BJP supporters arrested for attacking student seen pulling Babul Supriyo’s hair

Debanjan Ballabh, Jadavpur University student, seen pulling Babul Supriyo’s hair when the latter visited the campus on September 19. (ANI photo)
Updated on Oct 04, 2019 06:24 pm IST

JMB emerging as a threat to south India, officials say

Bangladesh-based terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) has once again emerged as a potential threat, this time in south India, two senior National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials familiar with the development said.
Updated on Sept 28, 2019 11:35 pm IST

More than 500 parakeets seized in Bengal from Patna-Kolkata bus; two arrested

Five hundred and twenty four parakeets, trapped in 11 cages, were seized from Bengal’s East Burdwan district
Updated on Feb 22, 2021 04:10 pm IST

Man found hanging, family blames BJP

(Picture for representation)
Published on Jun 26, 2019 11:56 pm IST

Cyclone Fani uproots trees, triggers heavy rains in Bengal

Puri: People wade through a flooded street after Cyclone Fani made its landfall, in Puri
Updated on May 08, 2020 05:20 pm IST

Medical student held in Bengal for posting nude pics of estranged fiance

The woman alleged that the medical student, a resident of the same neighbourhood, had been repeatedly posting her photographs on social media ever since he started avoiding her.
Updated on May 28, 2018 02:40 pm IST

Rise above narrow self interest and communal barriers, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina tells Indian youth

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks during a visit at Netaji Bhawan in Kolkata on Saturday.
Published on May 26, 2018 10:31 pm IST

98 kg explosives meant for Bangladesh outfit seized in Bengal

Manglu Khan and Sadekul Khan (faces covered) with Shamshergunj police on Friday.
Published on May 26, 2018 03:00 pm IST

6 killed in bombing, shooting as Bengal holds panchayat polls

Polling officials leave for poll-duty on the eve of the panchayat elections, in North 24 Parganas on Sunday.
Updated on May 14, 2018 12:54 pm IST

Bengal schools rein in truant kids with radio tags linked to parents’ phones

RFID uses electronic fields to identify and track tags. It can be employed for a whole range of situations from realising toll from vehicles to registering attendance in schools and offices.
Updated on Nov 03, 2019 11:06 pm IST

Nadia boat capsize: Protesters clash with police over delay in rescue op

One of the vessels set afire by local residents, who were angered by the delay in launching rescue operations after a boat capsize in Nadia on Saturday night.
Updated on Sept 15, 2018 01:26 pm IST