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An IPS officer, whose passion lies in Urdu poetry

Kolkata: He is just forty, and is the deputy commissioner of Kolkata’s Special Task Force. But that is not his only introduction these days. Murlidhar Sharma, an Indian Police Service (IPS) Officer has just completed...

First transgender woman to get legally married in Kolkata

Kolkata: Thirty-year-old Shree Ghatak Muhuri, a Kolkata-based theatre personality, set an example for the transgender community in the city on Saturday night by getting hitch, albeit the legal way with her childhood sweetheart Sanjay Muhuri....

For a first, Kolkata Muslims revolt against Shahi Imam Barkati

Kolkata: Over hundred of odd shops in and around Tipu Sultan Mosque mostly of Muslims, in Kolkata remained shut for 24 hours on Wednesday, protesting against the perpetual habit of Shahi Imam Nurur Rehman Barkati's making...

India’s first minority cybergram closes down

Jaipur: Digital India is one of the flagship programmes of present union government. Going by that logic, Minority CyberGram, which was started by United Progressive Alliance (UPA) should have continued being part of Digital India...

Women inmates of Tihar Jail experience Euphonic Yoga

New Delhi/Kolkata: About a hundred of women, their faces covered with dupatta or shawls were seen squatting on the ground of Jail No 6, the women section of Tihar Jail, New Delhi, with their eyes...

Muezza and Babyjaan: ABC of love, peace and tolerance

Kolkata: It’s not everyday that an author chooses to narrate stories from the Quran to children. But then, that is exactly what Anita Nair’s children’s book, Muezza and Babyjaan: Stories from the Quran, is all about....

Irada Director: Directing Naseeruddin Shah sir, was like a dream

Kolkata: It’s just a week for Aparnaa Singh’s directorial debut Irada to release. Her schedule is chock-a-bloc, but that doesn’t stop her from taking out some time to talk exclusively to eNewsroom, about her directing...

A cup, to conserve water, thanks to ‘water man’ doctor

Kolkata: Recently, Aamir Khan, launched the anthem Ala Toofan, for his pet project - The Satyamev Jayate Cup, an initiative by The Paani Foundation, that aims at maximising watershed and water conservation. The second edition...

Ambulance Dada: India’s new Padam Shri

Kolkata: He is simple, and speaks broken Hindi. He earns only Rs 4000 a month and sets aside one-fourth of his earning for public service. He bikes down beaten tracks of Jalpaiguri to reach hospitals...

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Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha demands DGP to take action on human rights violation

Ranchi: It is almost eight months now, but the case of human rights violation which had led several cases of lynching, fake encounter, custodial...

TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee blazes a gun at BJP for the violence unleashed during Nabanna Abhiyaan

Kolkata: A day after violence marred Bharatiya Janata Party’s Nabanna Chalo protest, Abhishek Banerjee, national secretary of Trinamool Congress alleged that people in BJP...

The ‘endangered’ cricket ball

Kolkata: Do you know that the cherry coloured ball, which Bhuvneshwar Kumar will gently rub on his pants before running a couple of steps...

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Lessons from Baba Bulle Shah’s kalaam, crow and dog at India-Pakistan borders

A crow flew off from the flag atop a pole at the security post in Pakistan’s side of Punjab and, covering a few yards...