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For the past few months, 10-year-old Prachi Kadian’s ability to attend school has hinged on a seemingly small piece of fortune: Her father has a smartphone. That means Prachi can watch and read the lessons that her schoolteacher sends via…

COVID- 19 and Kolkata have levelled up their relationship in a massive way nowadays that no matter how many stable relationships in different spheres of the society are breaking off. Narkeldanga is one of those places in Kolkata, where…

The National Geographic info-public service platform "Sky Map" is constructed and operated by the National Basic Geographic Information Centre, a unit directly under the National Surveying and Mapping Geographic Information Bureau of…

The tug of war between Centre and West Bengal Government led by Mamata Banerjee amid the countrywide lockdown to fight Covid-19 threat has inadvertently assumed political overtones. And the bitterness caused by it is bound to cast its…

Kolkata: In Bengal, three and a half lakh people depend on prawns for two square meals a day. These are the families who earn bread and butter by farming prawns - a delicacy, which is in huge demand worldwide, and brings in over Rs 5,000…

Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary K Shanmugam said on Saturday that there is a delay in receiving the rapid test kits ordered from China since the consignment meant for India was sent to the United States of America. The Chief Secretary of…

A mid unconfirmed speculation about the nationwide lockdown due to end on April 14, Odisha has become the first Indian state to extend the ongoing lockdown. In a video statement on Thursday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that his…

YANGON—When it comes to choosing ways to show off their wealth, Myanmar’s “haves” are spoiled for choice. Some go with lavish properties, while others prefer luxury goods. Apparently bored with these tried-and-true methods, however,…

As a child, I loved having breakfast with my grandfather. I insisted on eating whatever he ate exactly the way he ate it. My grandmother objected to this idolization only once when, as a joke, my grandfather allowed me to puff on one of…