A New Year, A New Beginning
Each new year brings with it new promises, new resolutions and new hopes. Each year also brings with it a series of lessons, learnt the hard way. You make mistakes, you goof up, make a mess of things, hurt others…
Emailing TRAI in support of Free Basics
So by now we’re all aware of the basic idea of “Free basics” (mostly because of that incessant notification we get every time we go online: “Angel Heart and 50 others have sent an email to TRAI supporting net neutrality…you…
Google Maps Realtime Update for kolkata and 11 other cities
To help drivers to find the best available route with real time traffic information to reach their destinations on right time, Google has added 12 more cities including:- *Kolkata *Visakhapatnam *Lucknow *Nagpur…
রং নিয়ে বই, সঙ্গে ক্যালেন্ডার!
গত ২৪ ডিসেম্বর বহরমপুর শহরে অমৃতকুম্ভ আবৃত্তি চর্চা কেন্দ্রে এক মনজ্ঞ অনুষ্ঠানে প্রকাশিত হল রং-কে বিষয় করে লেখা মৃণাল নন্দীর লেখা ‘রঙের ইতিকথা’। রং নিয়ে এমন বই সম্ভবত বাংলা ভাষায় প্রথম।বইটির আনুষ্ঠানিক প্রকাশ করেন কবি নাসের হোসেন। ১৪টি ছোট ছোট নিবন্ধে…
A Woman alleges rape in Infosys Pune Campus
A woman filed a complaint with the Hindjewadi police against two men who had raped her in a lavatory when she went to the washroom to freshen up. The rape survivor worked as a cashier inside Phase 1 of the sprawling…
স্বপ্ন বনাম ইচ্ছে
স্বপ্ন বনাম ইচ্ছে একলা হয়ে চলতে থাকে আমার ঘোড়-দৌড়ের জীবন সকাল থেকে রাত ব্যস্ত , খুঁজতে অর্থে সুখের আস্তরন কলকাতার ভিড়ে হাজার মুখের এক খানা হল আমার বাস ট্রাম মেট্রোর একটা গন্ধ ঘামের , আমার জামার শহর জুড়ে দৌড়াচ্ছি আমি…
Midnight Musings
Midnight Musings The taxi came to a screeching halt in front of the dilapidated building at midnight. The car-door opened raucously and a middle aged man in a khadi kurta stepped out. His curly hair was a mess, his…
Mother Teresa Might Be Canonised In The City Of Joy
Mother Teresa, the soul that was devoted to serving humanity all her lifetime, would be conferred with the title of a “saint“, very soon. Pope Francis, recently announced that the canonization of Mother Teresa would be done, early in 2016…
CM’s convoy allegedly obstructs ambulance carrying a heart patient
An ambulance carrying Meherjan Begum, a 50 year old heart patient, was caught up in a traffic jam allegedly caused due to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s convoy on Kona Expressway in the Howrah district. The patient’s family say that they…
Music: Old School Hits
Musical bliss is perhaps the smoothest and easiest escape for anyone where the enchanted spirit flies far beyond the valleys of sanity. Music is the relief from everyday hassles, it is a rejuvenation of mind and a serene emancipation of…