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HT This Day: April 29, 1935 -- Horrific plane crash at Dum Dum in Calcutta
The victims were Mr. B. K. Das, who was flying his own machine, Mr. D. K. Roy, who was piloting a Bengal Flying Club machine and two joyriders Miss Ferguson and Mr. P. Gupta who was from Sylhet
Published on Apr 28, 2025 02:31 PM IST
HT This Day: April 24, 1992 -- Legend of Indian cinema Satyajit Ray is no more
Chief Minister. Jyoti Basu will among others pay his last respects to the master at Nandan. The funeral procession would be taken out from Nandan to Keoratala burning ghat for cremation later in the evening
Published on Apr 23, 2025 03:44 PM IST
Subhamoy Chatterjee
Landscape view: How the bungalow, born in Bengal,took on new shapes across India
Hybrid formats in Mysuru. A modernist take in Lutyens’ Delhi. Art Deco in Mumbai... see how each of these evolved, what made them special.
Updated on Apr 18, 2025 02:30 PM IST
Sukanya Datta
Breaking Moulds: Read an excerpt from a book on sculptor Meera Mukherjee
She made sense of the world through her paintings. Then, amid grief and pain, sculpture began to resonate, so she took up the chisel. Here's how it all began.
Updated on Feb 15, 2025 11:02 PM IST
Vaishali Shroff
IIM CAT 2024 answer key out, here's how to check at iimcat.ac.in
IIM CAT 2024 answer key has been published. Candidates can follow the steps mentioned below to download at iimcat.ac.in.
Published on Dec 03, 2024 06:16 PM IST
CAT 2024 admit card released at iimcat.ac.in, here's how to download
Candidates who have registered for the examination and would like to download it can visit the official website at iimcat.ac.in.
Published on Nov 06, 2024 03:32 PM IST
HT Education Desk, New Delhi
IIM Calcutta secures 100% summer placements, median stipend at ₹2 lakh/month
The average monthly stipend stood at ₹1.89 lakh, while the median was ₹2 lakh per month, both marking a new institute record.
Published on Nov 02, 2024 02:14 PM IST
PTI | , Kolkata
Spectator by Seema Goswami: At least hope is always in bloom
This year, it’s hard to summon the energy for Durga Pujo. But just like the shiuli flowers that bloom without fail, we need to ensure justice will prevail
Updated on Oct 11, 2024 04:10 PM IST
The good life of the Raj in a Calcutta hotel and club
A recent trip to Kolkata revealed lingering colonial charm at The Glenburn hotel and the Bengal Club, where tradition and elegance persist.
Updated on Sep 07, 2024 09:17 PM IST
Spectator by Seema Goswami: Show them your best side
There’s always a right time to visit a city to catch it in its best moments. Festivals, monsoons, and spring are a few short cuts
Updated on Aug 30, 2024 02:32 PM IST
Afternoon briefing: HC says Mamata Banerjee can speak on governor and more
A shortlist of the biggest headlines, recommended stories, and a special collection of news items that you should check out.
Published on Jul 27, 2024 01:25 PM IST
HT This Day: June 28, 1976 -- 700,000 homeless in Cachar floods
Assam’s Minister of State for Transport Suranjan Nandi said the total loss of standing crops worth over ₹7 crore in about 15,000 acres had shattered the economy of this predominantly agricultural district
Published on Jun 27, 2024 02:46 PM IST
Agencies
The barefoot historian who saw Calcutta from its streets
What will be the legacy of P Thankappan Nair? As a writer who employed many methods to construct the history of the common man?
Updated on Jun 20, 2024 09:56 PM IST
Spectator by Seema Goswami: The trips you can taste
Some foods are worth travelling for. Some taste best with a side portion of nostalgia. Some are impossible to detach from the city that made them famous. Dig in
Updated on Mar 01, 2024 03:11 PM IST
HT This Day: February 20, 1978 -- Pankaj Mullick dead
Pankaj Mullick, who was also an exponent of Indian classical music, had been ailing for quite some time after two heart attacks
Published on Feb 19, 2024 04:37 PM IST
Agencies
Director exited over sexual harassment inquiry: IIM-C
The institute clarified that the removal was to ensure a fair inquiry and did not reflect the board's opinion on the allegation
Updated on Jan 17, 2024 08:34 AM IST
Fareeha Iftikhar, New Delhi
Spectator by Seema Goswami: Walking in a winter wonderland
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. In Kolkata, however, it’s a celebration for the whole city, regardless of religion
Updated on Dec 22, 2023 06:35 PM IST
Review: Entering the Maze by Krishnagopal Mallick
Awarded the Book of the Year at the Rainbow Awards, this collection of short fiction offers a window into queer life in the pre-Internet era
Published on Dec 15, 2023 06:28 PM IST
Spectator by Seema Goswami: Please share your location
Where should you live? In the buzzing centre of town? Or in a quiet suburb, far away? Every choice calls for compromise
Updated on Sep 22, 2023 03:45 PM IST
Spectator by Seema Goswami: Why nostalgia always tastes better
No matter how hard you try to recreate them, childhood classics will never taste the way they did. That’s because they’re laced with longing
Updated on Aug 25, 2023 02:48 PM IST
Resolve the judges appointment logjam
The Centre appears to have taken refuge in the fact that there is no timeline for the appointment of judges
Published on Apr 20, 2023 06:55 PM IST
HT Editorial
From HT Archives: Ray gets the Oscar for ‘mastery in arts of motion pictures’
Holding the 2kg Oscar statuette Ray, 70, was heard saying, in a voice choked with emotion, “it is a magnificent award, certainly the best achievement of my movie-making career” spanning over four decades.
Updated on Mar 31, 2023 11:51 PM IST
Agencies, Los Angeles/calcutta
Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: India, Japan and some eastern promise
How Vikramjit Roy of Ahara in Singapore and Adwait Anantwar of Inja in Delhi are serving up a new cuisine: Indian Japanese
Updated on Jul 24, 2023 06:30 PM IST