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Grok AI floods X with sexualised images of real women and minors, sparks global alarm

French ministers have reported X to prosecutors and regulators over 'sexual and sexist' content they described as 'manifestly illegal', while India’s IT ministry told X’s local unit that the platform failed to prevent the misuse of Grok in generating and circulating obscene and sexually explicit material

MY KOLKATA

Places People Lifestyle Happenings Food Puja Try This

What Kolkata food lovers want to eat, experience and rediscover in 2026

Kolkata’s food aficionados speak about what they feel is missing from its dining landscape and what they hope 2026 will finally bring

In Kolkata, silver is currently priced at Rs 242 per gram

As silver rallies, here’s what to keep in mind while investing in the precious metal

The children of war

To stop the victimisation of children in armed conflicts, it is indispensable to translate international standards into enforceable national law, policy and security sector practice

JOYDEEP BISWAS

Ominous signs

All the nations of South Asia must acknowledge that repairing inter-community relationships is neither an act of charity nor a gesture of weakness. It is a political and moral necessity

MANOJ KUMAR JHA

Nature first

National security cannot unthinkingly trump ecological security because the future of life itself is at stake. The judiciary must step in to rein in the State in cases of ecological destruction

SUHIT SEN

Multiple options

As the world gets choppier, India must not forget this: the anchors of its foreign policy based on multiple partnerships have held firm in previous storms, and New Delhi must trust them again

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Tara Sutaria to play Rebecca in Yash’s ‘Toxic’; first-look poster out

Also starring Kiara Advani, Huma Qureshi and Nayanthara, the upcoming film is set to release in theatres on 19 March, 2026

Grok AI floods X with sexualised images of real women and minors, sparks global alarm

People stood in line for demonetisation. 10 years on, people are standing in line for SIR

Panic and parched throats at SIR hearings, anxious citizens' unsatisfied with process

Buddha Air flight overshoots runway at Nepal’s Bhadrapur airport; all 55 onboard safe

Delhi HC cracks whip on piracy websites streaming ‘Stranger Things’, other global hits

Enemy of my enemy: Why India is talking to Afghanistan as Pakistan’s security unravels

Olive ridley mass mating begins, Odisha prohibits fishing near nesting sites

What exactly happened to Anjel Chakma — the 17-day struggle and tragic death

Bengal man worried after ‘finding’ TMC leader is also his ‘son’

How India's love affair with iPhones is creating a generation in debt

Silenced online — the hidden war against women In India

SHORTS

Rhino Born on 1 January 2026 in Bengal Brings Hope of Wildlife Conservation

Watch | Massive Landslide Blocks Srinagar-Baramulla Highway

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Handwritten Letter to Jailed Activist Umar Khalid

Several Killed in Clashes Between Protesters and Security Forces in Iran

Indian-Origin Zohran Mamdani Sworn In as New York City Mayor, Takes Oath on Quran

Gen Z Uprising 2025: How Streets, Screens and Slogans Sparked a Global Youth Revolt

BSF Steps up Night Patrols in Jammu Amid Dense Fog, Harsh Winter

Anjel Chakma Case By-product of How We Exclude the Northeast, Says Manipur MP

Kaamya Karthikeyan Batters -30℃ Winds, is Now Youngest Indian to Ski to South Pole

"They Beat Bengalis in BJP-Ruled States, Then Talk of Shonar Bangla": CM Mamata

2025: The year AI-generated fake wildlife videos sparked real scares

Streets, screens and slogans, how Generation Z turned 2025 into a year of revolt

From World Cup glory to Kohli’s red-ball exit, 2025 was Indian cricket’s year of uncertainty

Deepika's 8-hour-shift stand to knife attack on Saif: Bollywood controversies of 2025

TOP PICKS

Our many lives: Senior citizens on travelling back in time and second chances

Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow: New Year resolution whisperers

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

TRENDING

Dharamshala college student death triggers UGC probe, FIR against professor, three students

Election Commission orders FIRs on data officials in fresh clash with Bengal government

Foxconn, Samsung get PLI nod: Apple’s vendors lead Rs 41,863 crore electronics push

J&K extends trekking ban to Kokernag forests amid security concerns

Lone tomb of razed cemetery gets a visitor: At Park Street, an Australian searches for his roots

Gautam Deb surveys site in Siliguri for Mahakal temple before Mamata Banerjee's visit

Tollywood hits out at social media harassment, meets police commissioner over issue

What Kolkata food lovers want to eat, experience and rediscover in 2026

As silver rallies, here’s what to keep in mind while investing in the precious metal

Holiday health hangover: How to recover and detox after year-end parties

Regional Passport Office in Kolkata to hold Passport Adalats across January to clear backlog

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The children of war

Ominous signs

Nature first

Multiple options

INDIA

'Whenever the poor die, Modi ji remains silent': PM faces water-death ire from Congress

Economists diss wage formula: 25% weightage to health, education seen as too low

J&K Police order probe after cricketer seen wearing Palestine flag logo during tournament

Jammu ‘raid’ for Bangla vendors by right-wing activists prompts police intervention

J&K extends trekking ban to Kokernag forests amid security concerns

Government issues notice to X on Grok 'obscenity', demands immediate content removal

'220 tally with Hindu unity', Suvendu Adhikari highlights previous results in Malda

BJP to kick off hill campaign for Assembly election tomorrow, hard tussle ahead

Trinamool Congress links one more death to SIR panic, family on same boat of blame

TMC leader murder: Police focus on firearm at site of killing during New Year’s Eve

Gautam Deb surveys site in Siliguri for Mahakal temple before Mamata Banerjee's visit

Fire gutted 10 shops at old market area, electrical short circuit behind the cause

Foxconn, Samsung get PLI nod: Apple’s vendors lead Rs 41,863 crore electronics push

BYD overtakes Tesla as world’s largest EV maker with 4.6 million deliveries in 2025

CIL allows neighbours to buy directly from auction, boosting cross-border coal sales

Government seeks weekly oil import data from refiners as India eyes US trade deal

China's BYD set to overtake Tesla; hikes price of SUV, SEALION 7 premium variant in India

KFC, Pizza Hut operator Devyani rises on $934 million Sapphire merger

Pakistan issues permission to Biman Bangladesh to start direct flights between Dhaka, Karachi

Archaeologists unearth rare Kushan coins, lapis lazuli at Unesco site near Pakistan’s Taxila

‘From Kampala to Delhi’: Zohran Mamdani thanks family after NYC mayor swearing-in

Indian-origin student dies in Germany after jumping from building on New Year

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES

CIA finds Ukraine did not target Putin residence as claim surfaces after Trump phone row

New Yorker writer Tatiana Schlossberg, whose essay on cancer moved readers, dies at 35

Trump’s 24 hour Ukraine peace pledge unravels: Inside secret talks and stalled moves