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
They Came, They Demanded, They Scurried Away
They came, as they always do, when no one was quite looking. The sparse gathering at Jantar Mantar of a toddling political entity CJP, went off without a fuss.
Prasanta Paul·08 Jun 2026
National
Sedition Plea against Mamata for ‘Deadly Anti-national’ Speech
Ms Banerjee lobbed a veiled attack against union home minister Amit Shah strong enough to endanger India’s internal security during her latest sit-in protest
Prasanta Paul·04 Jun 2026
National
Bedrooms, Condoms, and a Firearm: Tale of a Calcutta College
Recovery of termite-eaten cash,condoms & a revolver from TMC-controlled Students' Union room from a Calcutta College triggers widespread controversy
Prasanta Paul·03 Jun 2026
National
Domestic Helper to Minister: The Remarkable Rise of Kalita Majhi
Kalita Majhi's story belongs to that rare segment of life where the sun may have arisen with a reverse engineering; tale of swanky drawing rooms will fade away.
Prasanta Paul·02 Jun 2026
International
Political Furore Erupts in Nepal After Balendra’s Admission
A huge political furore erupted in Kathmandu after PM Balendra Shah’s stunning confession in Parliament that has indirectly boosted India’s position.
Prasanta Paul·01 Jun 2026
Miscellaneous
New Research Pushes Language Origins Deep into Prehistory
Researchers exploring the origins of human language have uncovered compelling evidence that may reshape our understanding of one of humanity’s defining traits.
Prasanta Paul·01 Jun 2026
Entertainment
A Boy on Fire: And A Director Who Noticed It
Vaibhav Suryavanshi's story, of course, was already the stuff of folklore long before this season;a filmmaker has perhaps offered the most arresting tribute.
Prasanta Paul·01 Jun 2026
National
“Duare Injury” must not derail deliverance of justice (Editorial)
Trinamool Congress suddenly got a fresh lease of life it had been baying for after the disastrous poll debacle.But there is something more than meets the eye.
Prasanta Paul·31 May 2026
Science and Space
“We are not alone” Spielberg on UFO disclosures
Close on the heels of Pentagon releasing two tranches of top secret UFO dossiers, Steven Spielberg saying 'We are not alone' , has his fans freaking out aloud.
Prasanta Paul·30 May 2026
National
Detect, Delete & Deport fuels exodus from Bengal
A wave of illegal immigrants' exodus has been triggered following a stern mantra of Detect,Delete & Deport being implemented by the West Bengal Government
Prasanta Paul·29 May 2026
Science and Space
Space Race: NASA to build permanent lunar base
After the latest ISRO data revealed subsurface ice in Moon's South Pole,NASA has been fine-tuning its plans to build a permanent lunar base before 2029.
Prasanta Paul·28 May 2026
National
Pak Espionage Link: Bengal hotbed?
Two arrested for aiding Pakistan-sponsored espionage network from West Midnapore, Bengal, reinforces the claim of the state being a terror network hotbed
Prasanta Paul·28 May 2026
