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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

Wrong target

Trump thinks that a common BRICS currency will weaken the dollar. The dollar's decline is not due to BRICS. Changes in global economic structure and other developments are the reason

NITYA NANDA

Shadows lengthen

Considering the decline in credibility of Election Commission, the worst fears of every Indian would be whether the next delimitation leaves forever changed India’s democracy

G.N. DEVY

Second look

It cannot be denied that prudent reconsideration has often preserved the authority of the Supreme Court by ensuring that its judgments remain aligned with constitutional morality

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Myths broken

About 60% of India’s 749 districts breach the national annual PM2.5 standard of 40 micrograms per cubic metre that has been prescribed by the National Ambient Air Quality Standards

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

What weather should Delhi enjoy? At least take a peek outside to see what is happening

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

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

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

'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

Watch | Man Pulls Unconscious Driver Out of Sinking Car in Miraculous Save

Cyclone Ditwah: Sri Lanka Appeals for Global Aid as Death Toll Exceeds 300

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

Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand mount massive recovery efforts after floods kill over 1,200

PM Modi says ‘don’t do drama in Parliament’, Priyanka leads Opposition counter-attack

KIIT first-year student found dead in hostel room, third campus suicide this year

Rohit, Gambhir’s intense post match exchange draws attention after India’s win

ECI’s zumba dance vs BLO suicide note in clash of narratives over SIR stress

'Beef curry’ label at Aligarh wedding sparks fight; samples sent for forensic test

Khaleda Zia in critical condition, put on ventilation as health deteriorates: BNP

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

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Wrong target

Shadows lengthen

Second look

Myths broken

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

Aadhaar card broom for voter list, registration of deaths to be linked to UIDAI

Bengal SIR: Anti-BJP parties attack Election Commission's date tweak till December 11

MP Indra Hang Subba seeks region-specific policies at all-party floor leaders’ meeting

Mamata Banerjee to visit Cooch Behar on December 9 to address public's concerns

GI tag for hill Darjeeling Mandarin, 'register all orange growers as authorised users'

Central seal on rare rice variant, Aromatic Bengal Kalojira to be marketed eventually

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

Sitharaman says govt has not directed LIC on Adani investments, insurer acts independently

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

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