Author
Prasanta Paul
Prasanta Paul served Deccan Herald as the Chief of Bureau, Calcutta for nearly two decades before switching to work with various TV channels such as Al-Jazeera, CNN, German TV and CBS. He also headed the Eastern Bureau of Parliamentarian magazine. Mr. Paul who accompanied former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on his overseas tour of Singapore and other Asian countries, travelled extensively to Bhutan, Sikkim and Darjeeling besides other Northeastern states. He briefly headed the Mizoram Bureau of the United News of India (UNI).
National
India Building a Security Shield Around the Chicken’s Neck
The Siliguri Corridor is becoming central to India's emerging border security doctrine. Security is about reaching the border before the enemy can overwhelm you
Prasanta Paul·01 Sep 2026
National
An Upturn in Bengal’s Development Landscape: From Buried Oil to Runways in the Sky
From Oilfields to Airports, Bengal’s Development Map Begins to Change. For years, the state has had everything except one thing—momentum.
Prasanta Paul·31 Aug 2026
National
‘Gerua’ Not for Debasement: Suvendu’s Firm Caution against Media, ‘Tukde Tukde Gang’
“You could have called it Suvendu Bahini Tandav, BJP Tandav or Vidyarthi Parishad Tandav,” Adhikari said. “But not this. Never this expression.”
Prasanta Paul·29 Aug 2026
International
EDITORIAL: Himalayas on the Edge: Catastrophe Rekindles Alarm Over Fragile Mountain Ecology
The tragedy is a warning from the Himalayas where melting glaciers,unstable mountains & intense developmental work converge in the planet's most fragile regions
Prasanta Paul·28 Aug 2026
International
A photo Feature on Catastrophic Flood & Disaster in Hindu Kush Himalayas
A collection of photos showing the extent of devastation-ice, rock and debris hurtling downstream, triggering a surge causing unprecedented catastrophic damage
Prasanta Paul·27 Aug 2026
International
1,500 Missing After Glacial Collapse Triggers Catastrophic Floods in Tibet & Nepal
Many of those caught in the disaster were Kailash Manas Sarovar pilgrims, with nearly 400, including Indians, preparing to cross the Nepal-Tibet border.
Prasanta Paul·27 Aug 2026
Miscellaneous
A Transgender Cricketer’s Fight to Return to the 22 Yards
The task is formidable. Clearance is only the first step. Selection, she knows, cannot be demanded—it has to be earned. Batting. Bowling. Fielding. Fitness.
Prasanta Paul·26 Aug 2026
National
A New Tourism Menu for Bengal: Weddings, MICE and a Destination in Every District
The objective is simple — to take tourism beyond a handful of familiar destinations and identify, develop & market attractions across all 23 districts.
Prasanta Paul·25 Aug 2026
National
GRSE & Yantra India Chart A Defence Shipbuilding Push in Bengal
Besides defence production, the proposed new shipyard at Raichak is expected to create facilities capable of building commercial vessels as well.
Prasanta Paul·24 Aug 2026
Creative Corner
‘Star Wars’ in Remote Indian Village Drawing Star Gazers
A remote tribal village in Maharastra’s Nasik district has suddenly catapulted itself onto the itinerary of astro-tourists & star-gazers from India and abroad.
Prasanta Paul·22 Aug 2026
National
The ‘Lie’ That Sent India’s Sukhoi-30 MKIs Roaring Towards Bholari in Pakistan
The tension, the courage, the split-second dilemma, and finally that wonderfully candid approbation from Air Chief Marshal: “Mujhe pata hai.”
Prasanta Paul·21 Aug 2026
National
Life in Waterbodies: A Teen’s Mysterious Battle Finds a New Lifeline
A boy seeking refuge in water from an agony nobody around him could explain, and then, suddenly, hope arriving from an unexpected corner of the world.
Prasanta Paul·20 Aug 2026
