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A German Christmas with Kolkata's festive fervour

Consul General Barbara Voss on traditions, food and festive season in the City of Joy

Stranded and anxious, H-1B visa holders fear job loss amid US interview delays

Warm, spicy and flavourful: Kolkata bars add a twist to European winter staple mulled wine
Once a Christmas staple, Kolkata’s greeting cards disappear as pixels replace paper

The art of the deal

It would be naive for India to believe that it doesn’t need the US market. But by demonstrating that it can withstand American tariffs, India is speaking to Trump in a language he understands

CHARU SUDAN KASTURI

Moscow's mirage

The Kremlin will never side with India against China in any meaningful way. In an actual escalation on the LAC, Russia offers neither deterrent weight nor diplomatic leverage against Beijing

SUSHANT SINGH

Hollow words

The BJP’s rhetoric related to the SIR — Mr Thakur’s remark echoed it — that of the deletion of a large number of illegal Muslims from Bengal’s poll rolls, may not mirror the ground reality

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Mr Bully

Like many of Trump's moves, the claim on Greenland appears motivated by an ambitious realtor’s audacious prospecting of potential land to grab rather than thought-out geopolitical factors

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar’ emerges fifth Hindi film ever to join Rs 600-crore club in India

The Aditya Dhar-directed spy thriller also features Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, and R. Madhavan alongside Singh

India’s trade masterstroke as Delhi racks up wins with nimble foreign partners

Kuldeep Sengar's goons came to our house and declared that they would kill each one of us

Cousins reconcile for BMC polls, Uddhav and Raj pledge to protect Marathi identity

Mehbooba Mufti lauds Dadri lynching case order, swipe seen at J&K high court rebuke

India puts its heaviest satellite into orbit, Isro says LVM-3 shows ‘100% reliability’

Flight turns into 14-hour road trip: Family drives to Varanasi after IndiGo cancellation

Cancer ghost in a gulp of beer: No safe limit for alcohol consumption, study says

From Messi mania to mayhem: Joy turns to outrage at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium

Living as a "Bangladeshi Intruder" in India in the time of SIR in Bengal

Delhi’s pollution is making children sick — and mothers are done staying quiet

BLO deaths in Bengal: Between the digital divide and the deep blue SIR

SHORTS

Rape Convict Kuldeep Sengar’s Jail Term Suspended, Survivor’s Mother Detained

After 'Learn Hindi' Threat to African National, BJP Councillor Apologises

Odisha Athletes Forced to Travel Sitting Outside Train Toilet, Govt Orders Probe

ISRO’S LVM3-M6 Successfully Launches US Satellite in Major Commercial Mission

Christmas Lights Return to Northwestern Syria After Years Under Islamist Control

“This is New Zealand, Not India”: Far-Right Group Halts Sikh Procession

Dinosaur Footprints Dating Back 200 Million Years Discovered in Italian Alps

BJP Proposing Elimination of Indian Constitution, Says Rahul Gandhi in Berlin

Donald Trump Repeats Claim He ‘Stopped India-Pakistan Nuclear War’

"Mohan Bhagwat Should Read Constitution": Congress MP on 'Hindu Rashtra' Remark

TOP PICKS

Give us every day our daily bread...: The perennial Santa Clauses of Calcutta

How to grow a Christmas tree: From Rockefeller Center to Calcutta’s streets

What’s the cost for a Bangladeshi to get Indian documents?

SIR cloud looms over Matuas from Bangladesh India does not have a problem with

TRENDING

Bengaluru techie shoots bank officer wife dead in west Bengaluru after divorce notice

Taliban demolish Kabul’s Ariana Cinema, marking end of a cultural era in Afghanistan

Delhi high court urges GST cut on air purifiers amid capital pollution emergency

Ashes debacle buries Bazball as Australia ruthlessly expose England flaws Down Under

Parental favouritism leaves lasting scars on adult mental health, research shows

Reliance resumes Russian crude purchases for Jamnagar refinery after US waiver

AIFF floats conference and Swiss format options to ISL clubs for league restart

A German Christmas with Kolkata's festive fervour

Stranded and anxious, H-1B visa holders fear job loss amid US interview delays

Warm, spicy and flavourful: Kolkata bars add a twist to European winter staple mulled wine

Once a Christmas staple, Kolkata’s greeting cards disappear as pixels replace paper

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The art of the deal

Moscow's mirage

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INDIA

Security alert as agencies flag ISI-backed terror push from Bangladesh into Northeast

Congress leads Uttarakhand dharnas seeking arrest of VVIP in Rishikesh murder case

Delhi high court urges GST cut on air purifiers amid capital pollution emergency

Centre bans new mining leases across Aravalli range states amid conservation push

Bengaluru techie shoots bank officer wife dead in west Bengaluru after divorce notice

Centre asks states to rush gram sabhas to sell VB-G RAM G law amid rural protests

Catching crabs, fisherman mauled by tiger in Sundarbans

Twin predator surveys overlap in Sundarbans, tracking tigers and crocodiles

Protests stall trucks to Bangladesh as demonstrators halt border trade

Vajpayee anniversary to unite BJP old guard ahead of Bengal Assembly elections

Poll panel trains hearing micro observers to verify unmapped voters in Bengal

Become contestant from Kabir's party, face state job axe: Malda civic volunteer suspended

Bharti and Warburg Pincus acquire 49 per cent stake in Haier India in USD 2bn deal

Reliance resumes Russian crude purchases for Jamnagar refinery after US waiver

RBI defers phase two of faster cheque clearance system rollout beyond January

India New Zealand FTA to make kiwi, meat, fruit, wine cheaper while dairy stays out

Calcutta Stock Exchange seeks shareholder nod to sub lease EM Bypass land for Rs 253cr

India GDP estimation not inferior but mindset needs change, says chief economic adviser

Dhaka summons Indian envoy over mission security; chaos in Delhi, barricades toppled

NYT reporter and 'Bad Blood’ author sues xAI, OpenAI, Google and others over AI training data

Freedom of expression in Bangladesh overshadowed by threat to scribes’ lives

Russia launches air attack on Kyiv after latest peace talks end, Ukraine's military says

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES

Zelensky offers demilitarised zone in Donetsk in bid to revive Ukraine peace talks

Taliban demolish Kabul’s Ariana Cinema, marking end of a cultural era in Afghanistan

Parental favouritism leaves lasting scars on adult mental health, research shows

Jim Beam pauses flagship Kentucky distillery as bourbon sales slide nationwide in US

Ashes debacle buries Bazball as Australia ruthlessly expose England flaws Down Under

AIFF floats conference and Swiss format options to ISL clubs for league restart

Bengal stun Vidarbha with highest ever Vijay Hazare Trophy chase in tournament opener