Bagha Jatin: Forgotten Hero Of The Fight For Freedom

Jyotindranath Mukherjee, popularly known as Bagha Jatin, attained martyrdom while fighting the British in Balasore district on September 9, 1915.It is unfortunate that the supreme sacrifice made by......

Ten dead as torrential rain paralyses Kolkata; Puja holidays advanced

At least 10 people were killed, nine of them due to electrocution, as torrential overnight rain -- among the heaviest in four decades -- left Kolkata and adjoining districts paralysed on Tuesday,......

Outrage after Bengal school textbooks label freedom fighters as terrorists

Congress and Janata Dal-United on Friday strongly objected to the description of revolutionary leaders Khudiram Bose, Jatindranath Mukherjee and Prafulla Chaki as “extremist and......

Body of 6th 'missing' person found in Manipur, autopsy done on 5

The postmortem examination of five bodies of the six missing people of Manipur's Jiribam district has been completed at a state-run hospital in Assam's Silchar town, officials said on Monday.......

Can Sourav, Dravid be role models?

Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh has said that cricketers like Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid can be sources of entertainment for the youth but never be their role models."Earlier,......

India clinch kabaddi test series

A sterling performance by skipper Sanjeev Kumar powered India to a 46-34 win over Bangladesh in the last tiein Muzaffarpuron Thursdayto record a 6-0 sweep over their oppoments in the six-test match......