The canteen at Kolkata police headquarters is manned by girls rescued from brothels.

Nagaland-based Naga Students’ Federation’s temporary withdrawal of the over two-month blockade of Manipur’s lifeline, NH39, on the Nagaland stretch, is of little relief.

Bengal’s once-famous muslin, which perished under British rule in the late 18th century, is poised for a glorious comeback.

However, the margins in many seats were narrow. And, for the party to perform in the Assembly polls, it will have to deliver in the municipalities.

The Jnaneswari Express passenger train that was derailed by rogue Maoist-backed militiamen was rammed hard by an oncoming goods train, leaving over 150 dead.

There are football fans. And there are Bengal’s football fans. If you still need to know which of the two stretches the word ‘passion’ into extra time, you need an education.

For two elephants who’ve been relocated to Japan, a CD is their only connection to home.

Over 300 books, films for Satyajit Ray, a friend of Allen Ginsberg. And, of course, poetry that has redefined love, rebellion and restlessness. Just how do you define Sunil Gangopadhyay?

Manipur today is a state under siege, its economy battered. And the current economic blockade by Nagas of NH 39, the state’s lifeline, is pushing its citizens on the verge of starvation.

While the country bellyaches about the Naxal menace, who speaks for the poverty-stricken victims out there in the wilderness?