KOLKATA: Raghu Rai’s photography immortalized a spectrum of Bengal’s genius, most notably Satyajit Ray, whom he called Dadu, not Dada, with the admiration one reserves for a guru. His portraits of Ray, alongside those of Saint Teresa, stand at the heart of his Bengal legacy that will be cherished after his demise on Sunday. In…
Bongaon: What looks like a CAA help centre at the Thakurbari premises from outside has been temporarily converted into a BJP strongroom, with young BJP workers from Varanasi calling Gaighata voters, urging them to vote for BJP candidate Subrata Thakur. For more than nine hours a day, these youths keep calling Matuas, trying to fight…
KOLKATA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reframed Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s iconic call – “Give me blood, and I’ll give you freedom” – by asking for votes in the Matua belt of Thakurnagar in return for “azadi” from TMC’s “maha jungle raj”.By invoking Netaji’s call, Modi anchored BJP’s campaign in Bengal’s pride and emotion…
Kolkata: Centre has ordered an NIA investigation in the recovery of 79 crude bombs in Bhangar on Saturday.“Central govt is of the opinion that a Scheduled Offence under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, has been committed in the instant case, and the aforesaid case is related to the illegal storage and handling of explosives…
Kolkata: One man has been arrested for allegedly snatching a 5.5g gold chain from a 65-year-old woman, Niva Middya, in Survey Park on Friday. The partner of the accused Manirul Shah, is on the run. The stolen chain could not be recovered as it was taken away by the fleeing accomplice, said cops. In her…
Kolkata: Film writer Utsav Mukherjee has been found after being missing for 24 days and is currently staying at a friend’s house in Delhi, according to people close to the family. The police, too, confirmed the same. “Script writer Utsav Mukherjee has been traced in Delhi, presently residing with his friend,” said joint CP (crime)…
Kolkata: A 40-year-old woman and the wife of a college professor, Enakshi Das, was found dead at her Garia home on Sunday morning with a piece of cloth stuffed in her mouth and a blunt-force injury to the back of her head. Her husband, Soumik, has been missing since the incident, leaving behind their ailing…
Barrackpore/Noapara/Khardah: Perhaps no other political figure encapsulates the shifting sands of the intense turf battle within the Barrackpore industrial quagmire as former MP Arjun Singh. Having traversed between Trinamool and BJP multiple times since 2019, Singh — who recently lost the 2024 LS polls — is now contesting the Noapara Assembly seat on a BJP…
Kolkata: Politicians across party lines made a beeline to make the most of the last Sunday of campaigning before the second phase of polling. While several started early to finish by 11 am, some braved the heat even after 12 noon.Though the scorching sun was missing in morning, there was extreme discomfort throughout the day….
Kolkata: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that while some Hindu names have been deleted from the electoral rolls, they have to “do a little sacrifice to make the nation better”.Addressing a press conference, Sarma said, “Some Hindu names were deleted in the SIR (special intensive revision) process. How will the country…
