Mahasweta Das
Indian kids are the most cyberbullied in the world, says report
July 23, 2019
As technology gets more entangled with our social presence, cyberbullying is becoming a great concern for social media users.
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Bengal leather hub to create 500,000 new jobs
July 22, 2019
The new leather complex is going to generate nearly 500,000 job opportunities which will be about 40 pc of employment possibilities for the state.
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TTF Kolkata observes another full house edition
July 18, 2019
Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF), India’s oldest and one of the largest travel trade show network celebrated its 30th edition of TTF Kolkata this year from July 12-14 with 450+ exhibitors and a record turnout of 10,000 visitors.
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Water contamination a rising threat to healthcare
July 17, 2019
While the news of water scarcity in the Indian states has been a major reason of concern, another grave issue to be paid attention to is the increasing contamination of groundwater which in turn has serious health impacts.
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Indian-American Govind Nanda moving up in US tennis
July 16, 2019
The Wimbledon boy’s doubles saw Indian-American player Govind Nanda and his Canadian partner Liam Draxl playing against the top-seeded Czech pair of Jonas Forejtek and Jiri Lehecka at the finals on July 14 and were placed at second position.
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Budget 2019: Offerings for tourism sector
July 13, 2019
The tourism industry has hailed the Union Budget of 2019 as a boost to the growing tourism sector of India.
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Bollywood’s tryst with misogyny
July 12, 2019
While socially empowering and women-centric movies are growing in numbers, it is a long way for us to move away from misogyny and sexism in Bollywood movies.
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World Population Day: Is India ready to be the most populous country by 2027?
July 11, 2019
World Population Day is observed annually on July 11 every year with the objective to spread awareness about population related issues across the world. When the day was first observed 30 years ago, the population was 5.25 billion but today it has nearly crossed the mark of 7.7 b...
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The French Revolution and its effect on the French colonies in India
July 9, 2019
The Alliance Française du Bengale in association with the Consulate General of France in Kolkata, the Institut Française en Inde and Setu Prakashani hosted the book launch for a translated edition of The Revolution and the French Establishments in India (1790-1793), on July 4 t...
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International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
June 26, 2019
At the national level, about 14.6 pc of Indian people (among 10-75 year old) are current users of alcohol,which is about 0.16 billion people. Prevalence is 17 times higher among men than women.
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Music-based movies from Bollywood
June 21, 2019
On the occasion of World Music Day, here is a look at few of the Bollywood music-based movies.
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