This ticket checker’s eye for spotting ticketless travellers has made him the highest individual revenue earner for Indian Railways.

Why Meghalaya continues to hold a dishonourable record of the most politically unstable state, where only two CMs have lasted their full terms in 38 years.

Warren Hastings’ home in Kolkata may soon host the world’s first interactive museum of letters.

Thousands of slum children, underprivileged youngsters and senior citizens have been given a new direction in life by novel Kolkata Police projects.

For those adventurous enough for an amazing subterranean experience, over 1,300 caves, including South Asia’s 10 longest, are there to explore in Meghalaya’s underbelly.

In Kolkata, an unusually high number of people have been declared ‘insolvent’ so they don’t have to repay their debts.

It’s not everyday that a luxury train earns itself the right to be christened the Maharajas’ Express.

Traffic blockades in Kolkata are part and parcel of the city’s daily routine. If there’s a cause, you can be sure there’ll be a holdup.

A 12.5 million-strong sect in Bengal has ditched the Left and might vote en bloc for Didi because their guru wants them to.

Extracted through rat holes, coal has made a select few in Meghalaya very rich. It is also creating a dirty mess that nobody wants to own up to.

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