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| Scrap it! |
| Researchers in the US recently drew up a list of the most annoying words in America. “Whatever” topped the list. Taking a cue from the American line-up, Metro lists the most irritating words in the city, in ascending order of nuisance value |
| Might have started with the Bengali word “bhari”, which means “very” and also “heavy”. The latter morphed into “hebby” in camp Bengali. Now it is about as overused as a former Bollywood dancing hero’s face, and as redundant. “Hebby gets ... |
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| Kali’s wrath and a stone |
| On Saturday, the twin cities of Calcutta and Howrah were dotted with small and big images of Kali for her annual puja on the ... |
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| Mystery shutterbug unmasked |
| One of the most popular websites dedicated to Calcutta photographs is that of the University of Pennsylvania Library which di... |
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| Chinese fireworks |
| South Block may be sparring with the Chinese authorities over Arunachal Pradesh, but another Chinese infiltration has taken p... |
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| Love is not for everyone |
| The other day, I had walked into a cafe to escape the frenzied shoppers who seemed to be headed in my direction. The cafe was... |
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| RAINBOW REVELRY: Night-riders chill at Calcutta hotspot. Picture by Rashbehari Das |
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Hello It's Sunday , October 18 , 2009
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