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Mainstreaming India's Edges

New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- Arunachal Pradesh and its historic border town and district of Tawang are happening places. The sheer scale of connectivity and linkages laid out in the last decade has brought th... Read More


Reading the 2026 American Midterms

New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- Midterm elections are often read as a verdict on the sitting president, but the historical record suggests something more fundamental. Studying midterms from 1902 to 1986, politic... Read More


The Unequal Burden of Heat

New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- Weather, an innocuous atmospheric condition, is no longer a topic of small talk at social gatherings. Now, we don't plan for rain by cautiously carrying an umbrella; we plan for u... Read More


Donors' quota under HC scanner, medical seats allegedly up for sale

Kolkata, Nov. 6 -- An age-old donors' quota system for undergraduate medical admissions in West Bengal's government medical colleges has come under scrutiny, with allegations that seats originally int... Read More


Kunal Ghosh attack: Human rights body questions police

Kolkata, Nov. 6 -- The West Bengal Human Rights Commission on Friday reportedly expressed strong displeasure over the investigation into the alleged attack on Beleghata MLA Kunal Ghosh, questioning th... Read More


State bars 205 BEd colleges from admissions

Kolkata, Nov. 6 -- As many as 205 BEd colleges have been denied permission to admit students for the 2026-28 academic session, while 53 ITI, pharmacy and polytechnic institutions have been barred from... Read More


Merlin Group celebrates eighth edition of Merlin Shera Puja 2026

Kolkata, Nov. 6 -- Merlin Group celebrated the eighth edition of Merlin Shera Puja 2026, bringing together 23 residential associations this year. Since its inception in 2019, the initiative has grown ... Read More


Deganga: 3 BJP workers held for 'vandalism'

Kolkata, Nov. 6 -- Three local BJP workers were arrested by the cops of Deganga Police Station following allegations of extortion, assault and vandalism at a restaurant-cum-guest house. The accused h... Read More


Univs can't reopen admissions to fill reserved seats midway: HC

Kolkata, Nov. 6 -- The Calcutta High Court has ruled that universities cannot reopen an admission process midway to fill vacant reserved-category seats, observing that doing so would amount to "changi... Read More


Fire breaks out in residential bldg, none injured

Kolkata, Nov. 6 -- A major disaster was averted on Friday evening after a fire broke out on the second floor of a multi-storey residential building on Lenin Sarani in Central Kolkata's Taltala area. N... Read More