In Kolkata's iconic red-light area of Sonagachi, sex workers marked the grand finale of Durga Puja with energetic Sindoor Khela rituals and Dhunuchi Naach. Celebrated on Vijayadashmi, this vibrant ...

The experiences of First Nations people are rarely centred in electronic music. Rona Glynn-McDonald is changing that. Under the mononym RONA., the Kaytetye DJ and producer blends her connection to a ...

The ripples of unrest raging across Nepal have travelled nearly 800 km south to Kolkata’s Sonagachi, Asia’s largest red-light district, where Nepalese sex workers are unable to get in touch with their ...

The developments have had a ripple effect in Kolkata, especially in Sonagachi, where a section of Nepalese women still work in the sex trade despite their declining numbers over the years.

KOLKATA: The ripples of unrest raging across Nepal have travelled nearly 800 km south to Kolkata's Sonagachi, Asia's largest red-light district, where Nepalese sex workers are unable to get in touch ...

The plan for a former Rona home improvement store in northwest London now includes an indoor playground as well as an Asian grocery store. Toronto-based Starline Developments, the owner, has applied ...

Trinamool Congress launched a scathing attack on Union Minister and BJP leader Sukanta Majumder, accusing him of comparing West Bengal's law and order with the "sex workers of Sonagachi". The ruling ...

London may soon get a new Asian grocery store in the city’s northwest end. The former Rona home improvement centre at 820 Blythwood Rd., just off Wonderland Road north of Oxford Street, is being ...

RONA Inc., a leader in the Canadian residential renovation sector, has launched a new initiative that will highlight over 6,500 Canadian-made products in its RONA+ and RONA stores across the country, ...

The Calcutta High Court has denied anticipatory bail to a former IPS official who sparked controversy by making an insensitive remark on Sonagachi, the largest red-light district in Kolkata. Former ...

In Bengali culture, the soil from Sonagachi, known as “punya mati”, holds a sacred place in the rituals of Durga Puja. This soil, taken from the threshold of a brothel, is considered auspicious. In ...

The sex workers of Sonagachi, Kolkata’s largest red-light district, have decided not to provide soil for Durga idols this year, marking a protest against the ongoing violence and injustice faced by ...