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Chocolate eggs, cookies, hot cross buns: Where to get your hands on Easter treats in Kolkata

From indulgent chocolate eggs to delicate entremets, city bakeries are serving festive delights

Pujarini Pradhan’s success has sparked debate over authenticity, but are viewers' demands fair?

Are influencers obligated to be honest? Life of Puja controversy sheds light on audience expectations

Fake weddings, bhajan jamming, coffee raves: Gen Z redefining Kolkata’s party culture
In pictures: Kolkata marks Good Friday with special mass, prayers and processions

Beyond IPL

Journalist-commentator Scyld Berry's book moves seamlessly through the decades, from England playing New Zealand at Trent Bridge in June 1973 to England on tour in Rawalpindi in October 2024

RAMACHANDRA GUHA

Need for direction

Ahead of state elections, cash transfers, subsidised transport, and pension enhancements are being announced, expanded or pledged by ruling dispensations and Opposition parties alike

DEBARSHI CHAKRABORTY

Bend the rules

The e-commerce moratorium at MC14 became the central fault line. It bars countries from imposing customs duties on electronic transmissions and has been extended every 2 years

AJAY SRIVASTAVA

Honour for bravery

The names of the winners of the Journalists Home News Prize for 2025 in China were announced from the social media account of a journalist who himself was detained in February

NEHA SAHAY

Pie in the sky

The launch of Artemis II — the USA’s first crewed space mission in half a century — can be seen not only as a revival of human space exploration but also a testament to international partnership

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Iran rejects Pakistan-led peace talks? Tehran calls US demands ‘unacceptable’

Will students in Hindi-speaking states be mandated to learn Tamil, Telugu or even Bengali?

Rahul Banerjee death: Artists’ Forum to lodge FIR against production house

Iran shoots down two US jets; one pilot rescued, another missing, Trump says ‘it’s war’

Nuclear-powered submarine INS Aridhaman adds more teeth to Indian navy

Election Commission’s eyes everywhere, poll panel rolls out car-mounted cameras

Ex-Kolkata Police Commissioner appointed Tamil Nadu poll observer, seeks exemption

Transgender Bill gets presidential assent, here's what is at stake for queer people

Years after floods, Wayanad’s tribal families still fight for land

One river, two realities — Jaigaon's appeal before bengal polls but is Mamata listening

Rashid Khan and how a generation of Afghans learnt to dream through cricket

SHORTS

"Iran is a Bad Regime, But We Can't Fix Situation by Bombings”: French President Emmanuel Macron

“Refused to Walk Out or Raise Voice on LPG Crisis, Afraid of BJP”: Atishi on Raghav Chadha

Bengal Police Arrest ‘Mastermind’ of Judicial Officers’ Gherao in Malda

Palestinian Woman Plays ‘Bella Ciao’ on Guitar With Displaced Children in Gaza

“Why Would You Silence Me?”: Raghav Chadha Posts Video Message for AAP

"Not Elegant, Won't Respond" — Macron Blasts Trump for Remarks on His Wife

Belgium Zoo Welcomes Birth of Endangered Golden Monkey — First in the Country

Trump Blames Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt for 93 to 97% "Bad Publicity"

Endangered White-Rumped Vultures Sighted at Corbett Tiger Reserve Raises Hope

Malda Attack Draws Supreme Court Ire, Mamata Calls it "BJP's Gameplan"

TOP PICKS

FCRA bill poses serious threat to NGOs, enabling action including the seizure of assets

Two ‘dead’ voters in Bengal: They voted for years. Their names have disappeared

The legacy of Odia ‘thakurs’ in Bengali kitchens

A world of change: Revisiting Singur and Nandigram two decades after the land agitations

TRENDING

Indian-registered LPG tanker transiting Strait of Hormuz, two more expected to follow

Cong banks on ‘guardian’ Tarun Gogoi: Enduring popularity of late CM pitted against BJP

Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha orders probe into Ganderbal 'encounter' after family cries foul

Voters on electoral roll by April 9 eligible to vote in Assembly polls: Officials

Limited impact of US pharma tariff on India as Trump targets patented drugs and metals

Google rolls out new feature, lets you change your Gmail address: Here’s a step-by-step guide

Television's Lord Krishna Nitish Bhardwaj praises Ranbir Kapoor's 'Ramayana'

Chocolate eggs, cookies, hot cross buns: Where to get your hands on Easter treats in Kolkata

Are influencers obligated to be honest? Life of Puja controversy sheds light on audience expectations

Fake weddings, bhajan jamming, coffee raves: Gen Z redefining Kolkata’s party culture

In pictures: Kolkata marks Good Friday with special mass, prayers and processions

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INDIA

Nuclear-powered submarine INS Aridhaman adds more teeth to Indian navy

Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha orders probe into Ganderbal 'encounter' after family cries foul

Sabarimala case: Hindu body urges SC not to interfere in ‘essential religious practices’

'Poll ploy' in women's bill timing as government moves to amend quota law

Apex court fumes, ECI orders NIA probe into mob gherao of judicial officers in Malda

LPG crisis ignites reverse migration: Workers, students return to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar

Main accused rounded up; lawyer Mofakkerul Islam picked up from Bagdogra airport

Malda gherao case: CM says arrest of Mothabari prime accused by CID was ‘in my control’

Election Commission plans to keep central forces posted after Assembly poll results

Nitin Nabin seeks GNLF support from Mann Ghising after BJP ditches alliance for GJM

Border town of Jaigaon seeks municipal status, CM's promise remains unfulfilled

23-year-old tribal athlete Sanjita Oraon wins gold in 10,000 metres race at khelo India

Iranian crude diverts to China mid-voyage, India misses first shipment in seven years

Limited impact of US pharma tariff on India as Trump targets patented drugs and metals

Senco Gold eyes Rs 8000 crore revenue in FY26 as strong growth boosts profits

SC rules government cannot impose one-sided contracts, upholds right to fair adjudication

Rupee logs biggest single-day gain since 2013 after Reserve Bank of India tightens rules

RIL SEZ refinery exempt from fuel export tax, Centre clarifies on diesel and ATF

Min Aung Hlaing elected Myanmar's President amid criticism over military backed vote

Ex-Bureau of Indian Affairs officer admits rape of 14-year-old on Montana reservation

No-deal end to Iran war may leave Tehran stronger and Gulf vulnerable

4.6 earthquake jolts Northern California awake, residents report homes shake for miles

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES

Conflict a litmus test for ‘Dubai Dream’ as war tests city’s safe-haven image

Guessing game: A portrait of Trump at war as shifting Iran strategy rattles global order

Donald Trump's freestyle diplomacy tested amid Iran conflict with diverse emissaries

War threatens global food bowl, slows fertiliser supplies amid economic disruption

Shreyas Iyer leads Punjab Kings to five-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings

They don’t have any bowlers to bank on for four overs: Ashwin pinches Knights' weak spot

CSK miss sting in attack, Punjab goes full swing in Powerplay to ace 210-run chase