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Daniele Speziale, 27, also known as Rahi Italvi

Meet Rahi Italvi, ‘the Italian wanderer’ in Kolkata, who writes and performs Hindi and Urdu ghazals

Daniele Speziale, 27, known as Rahi Italvi, works at the visa application centre in Kolkata and performs Urdu ghazals across the city

Vintage cars line up at Calcutta Rowing Club

‘Legacy on Wheels’ drives home message of acceptance to mark World AIDS Day

OTT hasn’t killed TV yet: Why Millennials and Gen Zs still find an escape in the ‘idiot box’
When Vecna occupied Kolkata: Someone stop AI from turning the City of Joy Upside Down

Come clean

Modi needs to elaborate on what he considers mental slavery, which the nation has to shed in the coming decade. Generalisations will be confusing. Hence, specifics would be useful

VIVEK KATJU

Wolves of Wall Street

The Securities and Exchange Commission was never perfect. But it was a warning sign, a flashing light that said someone was watching. Now, those lights are being turned off, one after the other

KRISHNAN RANGANATHAN

The Rising

More than the removal of structural challenges, the latest spurt in growth could be the result of push factors, such as the Union budget’s tax cuts that were followed by the GST reforms

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Sieve needed

In principle, a structured guardrail that protects citizens from genuinely dangerous falsehoods, deepfakes and manipulative propaganda could be useful. The judicial urgency is, therefore, welcome

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

In pictures: Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Raj Nidimoru tie the knot in an intimate ceremony

Samantha was earlier married to actor Naga Chaitanya, while Raj was married to Shhyamali De until 2022

Bangladeshi tag on Bengal Muslims: Murshidabad traders given 72 hours to leave Odisha

Every effort has been made to ensure no eligible elector is excluded from the electoral rolls

Supreme Court directs states to aid CBI’s pan-India probe into rising digital arrests

The next 50 years will demand concerted action: Jaishankar calls for global bioterror shield

Ambitious plan: Kolkata Airport readies to shift gears to future with better facilities

Sunali freed, but homecoming not so near despite SC push for her return to India

Bengal fan's dive for Virat's feet lands him in cop net: Tribal parents defend son's 'pure love'

Revisiting Nithari case — who is the actual culprit?

Bengal BLO deaths raise questions over SIR workload and the hurried process

Kashmir to Red Fort via Turkey — timeline of Delhi blast that claimed 13 lives

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

SHORTS

Jaishankar Calls for Global Bioterror Shield — "Next 50 Years Will Demand..."

Disabled Man Struggles on Non-functional Escalator at Varanasi Junction

'Stress' Claims BLO From Moradabad, Victim’s Kin Allege SIR Deadline Pressure

Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu Ties Knot With Filmmaker Raj Nidimoru

Indian Nationals Stranded in Sri Lanka Evacuated by Indian Air Force

“Enjoy the Weather”, Says PM Modi Even as Delhi Chokes on ‘Unhealthy’ to ‘Hazardous’ Air

Ranveer Singh Draws Flak for Imitating Rishab Shetty’s ‘Kantara’ Climax Scene

Bengal BLO's Family Claims She Took Her Life Over "Unbearable Pressure" for SIR

“Speak to a Doctor” — Kharge vs Nadda Over Jagdeep Dhankhar’s ‘Sudden Exit’

PM Modi says "Don’t Do Drama in Parliament", Priyanka Gandhi Counters

Bengal: What happens if you do not fill the SIR form by the 4 December deadline?

Submitted SIR form? Here’s a quick guide to check if your BLO has digitised your details

A step-by-step visual guide to filling the SIR form for the 2025 West Bengal voter list

Election Commission launches new website to access 2002 voter list amid SIR row in Bengal

TOP PICKS

Not just SIR duty, teachers have always been enlisted for efforts of ‘national interest’

Moulding the Millennials: How MTV India shaped music and style in the 2000s

Bull and Beyond: Inside the vibrant creativity shaping Art Mumbai this year

‘Conveyor-belt’ Parliament: Govt plans to bulldoze key reforms in winter session

TRENDING

Bengal invites new bids for Tajpur port as TMC government seeks private operator

Chill approaches to hit Calcutta despite cloudy beginning, 15°C this week: Met

15-year-old student’s death on BT Road prompts safety warnings in schools

Govt has not directed LIC on Adani investments, insurer acts independently: Sitharaman

Suvendu ups SIR heat on TMC, says poll panel failing to curb Trinamul ‘malpractices’

NIA raids eight Kashmir sites over Red Fort blast as probe widens into terror module

Oxford picks ‘Rage Bait’ 2025 Word Of The Year amid surge in provocative online trends

Meet Rahi Italvi, ‘the Italian wanderer’ in Kolkata, who writes and performs Hindi and Urdu ghazals

‘Legacy on Wheels’ drives home message of acceptance to mark World AIDS Day

OTT hasn’t killed TV yet: Why Millennials and Gen Zs still find an escape in the ‘idiot box’

When Vecna occupied Kolkata: Someone stop AI from turning the City of Joy Upside Down

DIY

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Learn

Come clean

Wolves of Wall Street

This is for Putin

The Rising

Sieve needed

INDIA

Kharge flags Dhankhar’s abrupt exit as Treasury bench protests in Rajya Sabha

NIA raids eight Kashmir sites over Red Fort blast as probe widens into terror module

Centre reports GPS spoofing at Delhi and other airports as WMO tracks interference

India to procure more Heron Mark II drones to strengthen China Pakistan border

Centre informs Supreme Court CIC chief selection on December 10 amid RTI vacancies

ED serves Fema notices to Pinarayi Vijayan and top KIIFB officials over masala bonds

Suvendu ups SIR heat on TMC, says poll panel failing to curb Trinamul ‘malpractices’

Sunali freed, but homecoming not so near despite SC push for her return to India

Bengal fan's dive for Virat's feet lands him in cop net: Tribal parents defend son's 'pure love'

SC to examine NGO plea on citizenship, protection of refugees from disenfranchisement

Spotlight on old jumbo corridor: Deaths on tracks force government to mull speed curbs

Bangladeshi tag on Bengal Muslims: Murshidabad traders given 72 hours to leave Odisha

Centre unveils twin tax bills to reshape tobacco duties and impose new health cess

GST collection drops to 12-month low as consumption boost fails to follow rate cuts

Uday Kotak tells youth to exit 'cruise mode' and work passionately for India’s growth

Bengal invites new bids for Tajpur port as TMC government seeks private operator

Govt has not directed LIC on Adani investments, insurer acts independently: Sitharaman

India’s manufacturing PMI falls to 9-month low in Nov on softer sales and output

Sheikh Hasina handed five-year jail term by Dhaka court in Purbachal land scam case

Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia’s health still critical but unchanged, confirms BNP

Elon Musk says US is a ‘huge beneficiary’ of Indian talent, backs H-1B visa programme

Music giants partner with AI platforms as Suno and Udio settlements signal shift

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES

Oxford picks ‘Rage Bait’ 2025 Word Of The Year amid surge in provocative online trends

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Tom Stoppard dies at 88 as celebrated playwright’s imaginative brilliance is recalled