The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; abbreviated as CU) is the oldest major public research university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.Considered one of best state research university all over India and every year CU topped among India's best universities. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate colleges and 16 institutes in …

Mar 25, 2022 · India's 2014 tiger census counted 68 tigers here, the great majority of them in the 453-sq-km Bandhavgarh National Park, which forms part of the reserve's core zone. The main base for visits is the small, laid-back village of Tala, 32km northeast of Umaria, the nearest train station. February to June are generally the best months for tiger ...

The Eden Gardens also hosted the India versus Uruguay football match in 1984 Nehru Cup.. 1980 Stampede. 16 people were killed in a stampede and riot inside Eden Gardens during a Mohun Bagan-East Bengal Calcutta Football League (CFL) match on 16 August 1980.. Stadium. The stadium is the headquarters of the Cricket Association of Bengal.Apart from International …

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Kolkata (English: / k ɒ l ˈ k ɑː t ə / or / k ɒ l ˈ k ʌ t ə /, Bengali: (); also known as Calcutta / k æ l ˈ k ʌ t ə /, the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal.Located on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, the city is approximately 80 km (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh.It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub ...

The French East India Company (French: Compagnie française pour le commerce des Indes orientales) was a colonial commercial enterprise, founded on 1 September 1664 to compete with the English (later British) and Dutch trading companies in the East Indies.. Planned by Jean-Baptiste Colbert, it was chartered by King Louis XIV for the purpose of trading in the Eastern …

The East India Company, which was incorporated on 31 December 1600, established trade relations with Indian rulers in Masulipatam on the east coast in 1611 and Surat on the west coast in 1612. The company rented a small trading outpost in Madras in 1639. Bombay, which was ceded to the British Crown by Portugal as part of the wedding dowry of Catherine of Braganza …

The Sino-Indian War took place between China and India from October to November 1962, as a major flare-up of the Sino-Indian border dispute.There had been a series of violent border skirmishes between the two countries after the 1959 Tibetan uprising, when India granted asylum to the Dalai Lama.Chinese military action grew increasingly aggressive after India rejected …

XXXXV All India Cell Biology Conference and International Symposium on Biology of Development and Cancer Key Person(s): Dr. Madhu G. Tapadia, Convener, Deptt. of Zoology, Institute of Science, BHU Event Date(s): 20-01-2023 to 22-01-2023

The Govt. sponsored service between Kolkata and Dhaka was launched on 19 June 1999; the inaugural bus was received in Dhaka by Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh. The inauguration took place just months following the launch of the Delhi-Lahore Bus between Pakistan and India. Although receiving lesser media attention and fanfare, the bus service has …