Mou Chakraborty

It’s back to college for Google’s Sundar Pichai

The 44-year old CEO recalled how he had to work very hard to make up for poor grades in the first year of his four-year course at IIT-Kgp.

Hospital fire: Behind the smokescreen, students turn mother for newborns

Students, teachers and employees of Gokhale Memorial Girls School, located opposite the SSKM

Curtains up at KIFF 2016: ‘Women’s rights champ Big B’ mesmerises audience

The Kolkata Film Festival gets a glittering start in the presence of Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Jaya Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Parineeti Chopra.

As notes turn into trash, business vanishes from the red light area of Kolkata

There is no question of credit and we don’t want online transfers as family members of customers may get to know about these transactions, a few sex workers told HT.

Hiuen Tsang’s trail to be explored by India, China

The Chinese government, Bihar government, Nalanda University and K P Jayaswal Research Institute are coming together for the project.

Now Google Maps to guide you through Kolkata streets

You can now use Google Maps to know alternate routes to your destination and estimated travel time based on traffic movement in Kolkata.

AMRI victims kin relive 2011 horror after Bhubaneswar hospital tragedy

The AMRI fire on December 9, 2011, claimed 93 lives.

In festive Kolkata, nuns quietly observe foundation day of Missionaries of Charity

What was set up with 12 nuns has grown into an organisation that is present in 139 countries.

Navy patrol boat catches fire in Kolkata

No Navy personnel was on board at the time of the incident.

Durga parade: Catch a glimpse of the best idols on Red Road

The state tourism department wants to turn this stretch into a spectacle on immersion day every year.

China to court Durga this festive season

Will send two members of top 10 pujas to all expenses paid trip to China to boost tourism.

Cadet power to steer puja traffic in Kolkata

More than 4,300 young NCC cadets to help state police to ensure smooth flow of vehicles and revellers.

Tech that: Our jawans will have the last laugh

DRDO will tie up with IIT-Kgp to work out methods that will increase the happiness quotient of Indian soldiers.

Coming soon: Oman Air to touch down at Kolkata airport

Oman Air will start operations from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport from January 2017.

Tourists from Bengal overfly troubled Kashmir

Kashmir’s loss seems to be Himachal and, closer home, Dooars’ gain. Most tourists cancelling their Srinagar and Pahelgam bookings are opting for destinations like Kulu-Manali.

Students of IIT-KGP weave spider silk

A group of 15 students from IIT-KGP has earned the rare distinction to showcase their unique genetic engineering skills at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) — at Boston in the United States. The event is hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

WBBPE primary TET results: 1.23 lakh qualify, counselling to follow

West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee said on Thursday that 1,23,000 candidates qualified in the state board’s primary Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET) exam

West Bengal Primary TET results: Trained teachers to get jobs first

The long wait for the primary Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET) results is finally over! Following a judgment by Calcutta High Court, the state has declared the results, recruiting 60,000 primary schoolteachers, the biggest intake in the recent past.

Fire breaks out in Kolkata’s Presidency University, no casualties

A fire broke out at the Presidency University library on Friday afternoon, police said.

West Bengal govt to use Mother Teresa’s canonisation to boost tourism

A tourism circuit consisting of the spots and buildings where Mother Teresa lived and worked has been planned.

City to get country’s first church named after Saint Teresa

Located in Dum Dum Cantonment, it is struggling to buy 300 chairs.

WBJEE medical entrance results announced, merit list of 12,183 published

2,550 seats in 17 medical colleges up for grabs

Separate toilets for third gender in Bengal colleges, universities

Separate toilets for third gender in Bengal colleges, universities

Soon, colleges across Bengal will have separate toilets for transgender students.

ISC to mirror CBSE syllabus to retain students after Class 10

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, which conducts the ISC exams, will completely overhaul its syllabus and align it with that of the CBSE.

CBSE Class 12 results: English plays spoilsport in Bengal

Sushila Birla Girl’s School’s Devika Maheshwari, who secured 96.4% and has become the probable city topper in humanities, is not happy with her marks in English.

West Bengal board 2016 higher secondary exam results analysis

Results for West Bengal’s higher secondary state examination indicate that students will struggle to get on merit lists across colleges this year given the low numbers of top scorers.

ICSE, ISC 2016 results today; students fret, experts call for calm

The ICSE and ISC results, to be declared at 3pm, are being announced two weeks ahead of the schedule as the Council introduced a new technique Live Ink Character Recognition (LICR).

I’m here to make a change and will stay on in Howrah: Roopa Ganguly

Beaming with energy, draped in a traditional white cotton sari with red and orange borders, khol in her eyes, a red bindi on the forehead, and a slight hint of grey in her hair, the BJP candidate from Howrah North, Roopa Ganguly, walks out of her room.

TMC banks on Bohurupis, folk artistes to woo voters in rural belts

Welcome to the shrinking world of Bohurupi, the traditional folk artistes of Bengal. In the lead up to the upcoming state polls, Bohurupis have become an integral part of TMC’s campaign, performing skits to attract crowds during the party’s rallies.