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Thursday, December 18, 2025
TopicCalcutta University

Topic: Calcutta University

‘Banglar bagh’ Ashutosh Mukherjee was more than a judge. He put Calcutta University on the map

Being Calcutta University's VC for a decade to being one of the only Chief Justices under British rule, Mukherjee did it all. But his legacy isn't pristine.

Calcutta University professor booked for allegedly threatening to kill Mamata Banerjee

The case was registered against Arindam Bhattacharya, a professor of the Zoology dept over his social media post on the basis of a complaint filed by a PhD scholar of the university.

After JU, West Bengal Governor Dhankar misses another convocation, this time at CU

Students protesting against the CAA and NRC waved black flags at the Governor. Dhankar later left the venue without presiding over Calcutta University's convocation.

Remembering WC Bonnerjee, the first president of Indian National Congress

An advocate of the Swadeshi movement, Bonnerjee remains one of the youngest presidents of the Congress.

On Camera

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.