Can a Sri Lankan company teach India to love its own tea?
Can a Sri Lankan company teach India to love its own tea?: Dilmah's Thambapanni is made almost entirely from Indian tea, herbs and spices ...
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The Queen of the Hills, Darjeeling celebrated the eve of India’s 80th Independence Day with a unique all night run to draw attention to the issues faced by the ... Show more
🇮🇳🚂 Sarita Yolmo is the first female ticket collector on India's iconic Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. The nearly 150-year-old railway ... Show more

Unexpected Elements - Two-hundred years of trains - BBC Sounds
Darjeeling Election Results 2026 Live: Check Darjeeling Darjeeling ...
Darjeeling Election Results 2026 Live: Check Darjeeling Darjeeling election results, trends, winning and runner-up candidates
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Home Minister Amit Shah arrives at the Bagdogra airport | West Bengal Elections #AmitShah #Bagdogra #Darjeeling #WestBengal # WestBengalElections #UnionHomeMinister #PoliticalVisit #IndiaPolitics #BJP #NorthBengal ... Show more
How climate change is threatening the flavour — and future — of ...
How climate change is threatening the flavour — and future — of India's prized Darjeeling tea
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A journey through India’s most historic tea plantations
A journey through India’s most historic tea plantations: Explore 5 of the oldest tea estates in India, from Assam to Darjeeling, that played a key role in ...
indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/destination-of-the-week/a-journey-through-indias-most-historic-tea-plantations-10593169/
The April refuge: Best Indian destinations to visit before the heatwave ...
The April refuge: Best Indian destinations to visit before the heatwave hits: Planning a quick getaway before the summer heat intensifies? From cool Himalayan ...
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Darjeeling में President Murmu का दर्द: Santali Sammelan में प्रशासन पर उठाए सवाल#DroupadiMurmu #MamataBanerjee #Darjeeling #WestBengalPolitics #SantalConference
The #MinistryofHomeAffairs (MHA) has sought a detailed report from the #WestBengal government on the "lapses" in connection with President #DroupadiMurmu 's event in #Darjeeling ... Show more
After 146 years, Darjeeling’s iconic toy train finally gets its first ...
After 146 years, Darjeeling’s iconic toy train finally gets its first woman TTE: Meet Sarita Yolmo
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Wife Martha Aley, daughter pay tearful last respects to Prashant Tamang in Darjeeling#PrashantTamang #MarthaAley #Darjeeling #LastRespects #TearfulTribute #FamilyMourning #Chowrasta
Key FactsPrashant Tamang’s Rise and Sudden Passing
Jan 11, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: gulfnews.com
  • Prashant Tamang gained national fame after winning the third season of Indian Idol in 2007.

  • He started his career as a Kolkata police constable while performing with the police orchestra.

  • He released the album Dhanyavad and acted in Nepali films and TV shows.

  • His unexpected death, suspected to be from cardiac arrest, has deeply affected the entertainment industry.
On the road to Chardham, a landslide every two kilometres
On the road to Chardham, a landslide every two kilometres: Hello,
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Darjeeling shivers at 1°C, Kolkata 11.6°C, as IMD predicts cold winds in ...
Darjeeling shivers at 1°C, Kolkata 11.6°C, as IMD predicts cold winds in West Bengal
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When Prada prices our heritage
OpinionWhen Prada prices our heritage: It reveals global appetite for Indian designs—and India’s failure to monetise them
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The dream of Darjeeling: How Tom Stoppard’s childhood in India forged the ...
The dream of Darjeeling: How Tom Stoppard’s childhood in India forged the playwright
indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/how-india-shaped-playwright-tom-stoppard-10395866/
Darjeeling Unlimited: How Boyhood Years In India Shaped Tom Stoppard's ...
Darjeeling Unlimited: How Boyhood Years In India Shaped Tom Stoppard's Vision: India was the first country that gave Stoppard clear, continuous memories of ...
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Richa Ghosh to get rare honour untouched by even Sachin Tendulkar or MS ...
Richa Ghosh to get rare honour untouched by even Sachin Tendulkar or MS Dhoni: “Richa Cricket Stadium” in plans | Cricket
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India is the second-largest tea producer globally and the largest producer of black tea, yet it struggles to claim a global identity. Most of India’s tea ... Show more
Dreams go up in smoke along with a Nepalese supermarket
Dreams go up in smoke along with a Nepalese supermarket: In the mid-1990s, I was enrolled in a boarding school in Darjeeling, India, nearly 170 kilometers from ...
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Delhi’s failure to act against the biggest source of its air pollution – ...
Delhi’s failure to act against the biggest source of its air pollution – vehicles
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Heavy rain trigger floods, landslides kill 18 in India’s Darjeeling region
Heavy rain trigger floods, landslides kill 18 in India’s Darjeeling region: Local government officials in India’s state of West Bengal warned that the death toll ...
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India is the 2nd largest tea-producing country in the world. It is specifically popular for its strong black teas, such as Assam and Darjeeling ... Show more

From Darjeeling to Nilgiris: The top 7 largest tea-producing states in India
The Story of the First Sherpa to Climb to the Top of Mt. Everest
OpinionThe Story of the First Sherpa to Climb to the Top of Mt. Everest: Tenzing Norkay has been on more Everest expeditions than any other man, and he probably ...
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UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise static quiz: History and Culture MCQs ...
UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise static quiz: History and Culture MCQs on MONDIACULT, Sarnath and more (Week 127)
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India: Extreme rains wipe out about 5% of Darjeeling's renowned tea ...
India: Extreme rains wipe out about 5% of Darjeeling's renowned tea estates: The deluge wiped out around five percent of Darjeeling's renowned tea gardens ...
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Extreme rains hit India's premier Darjeeling tea estates
Extreme rains hit India's premier Darjeeling tea estates: KOLKATA, (India): Torrential rains that triggered deadly landslides and floods in India's ...
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Torrential rains hit Darjeeling, India on Sunday (Oct 5), causing floods and landslides that washed away homes, roads and bridges ... Show more
Over 20 dead in landslides
Over 20 dead in landslides: Rescuers were scouring India's northeastern tea-growing hill district of Darjeeling for missing people a day after landslides ...
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Rescuers scramble to deliver aid after deadly Nepal, India floods
Rescuers scramble to deliver aid after deadly Nepal, India floods: Rescuers in Nepal and India on Monday scrambled to deliver emergency aid after days of ...
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#TopOfTheMorning ☕️ The hills turned into rivers, the cricket field into a battlefield, and the world’s biggest democracies just drew their battle lines ... Show more
Landslides and floods kill 64 in Nepal and India after torrential rains
Landslides and floods kill 64 in Nepal and India after torrential rains: Nepal’s PM Karki said the government is ‘fully prepared for rescue and relief’ while ...
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Key FactsDeadly Rainfall Devastates Nepal with Landslides, Floods
Oct 5, 2025 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
  • Landslides in Illam district wiped out several villages, killing at least 18 people and leaving seven missing.

  • A single landslide buried a home, causing the deaths of six family members during their sleep.

  • Heavy rain obstructed rescue operations and damaged roads, necessitating helicopter evacuations for medical emergencies.

  • Authorities closed major highways and declared a national holiday while rescuing 114 individuals from affected zones.
Heavy rainfall wreaked havoc in North Bengal and Sikkim, claiming the lives of at least seven people and disrupting several transportation and infrastructure ... Show more

Seven dead as heavy rains trigger landslides, bridge collapse in Bengal's Darjeeling
#WATCH | Indian nationals from the Nepal side cross the India-Nepal border in Panitanki, Darjeeling in West Bengal and return to India ... Show more
Sashastra Seema Bal and Nepal’s Armed Police Force conduct joint patrolling along Indo-Nepal border#panitanki #indonepal #darjeeling
Nepal में डर का माहौल कायम, SSB ने बताया 553 भारतीय लौटे भारत, लोगों ने बताई आपबीती#nepal #darjeeling #indonepalborder
Weather extremes are shriveling harvests on India's tea plantations, endangering the future of an industry famed for iconic varieties such as Assam and ... Show more
Padmaja Naidu Zoological Park in West Bengal's Darjeeling is India’s first 'frozen zoo' working to conserve rare and endangered animals ... Show more
Violent clashes erupt between Trade Union leaders, TMC workers during ‘Bharat Bandh’ in Darjeeling #Bharatbandh #darjeeling #naxalbari
The Phoenician Scheme: Wes Anderson isn’t in a rut, but he could do with ...
The Phoenician Scheme: Wes Anderson isn’t in a rut, but he could do with another flop
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Inside India's quest to end Maoist insurgency India is waging an all-out offensive against the last vestiges of its Naxalite rebellion ... Show more
West Bengal: Preparations in full swing ahead of Ram Navami in Darjeeling#WestBengal #Preparations #RamNavami #Darjeeling #Festival
Kali Mandir के पास मांस बिकता देख बेकाबू हुए गांव वाले, Darjeeling में तनाव, पुलिस की गाड़ियां तोड़ी#Darjeeling #KaliMandir #WestBengal
Dar(jee)ling no more: Why India’s most expensive tea has fallen on hard ...
Dar(jee)ling no more: Why India’s most expensive tea has fallen on hard times: The production of iconic Darjeeling tea has fallen chronically in recent years ...
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BSP personnel celebrates Holi along India-Bangladesh borders in Darjeeling #BSP #Holi #IndiaBangladesh #Darjeeling
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose visits India-Nepal border at Panitanki in Darjeeling #CVAnandaBose #WestBengal #IndiaNepalBorder #Panitanki #Darjeeling #BorderSecurity #GovernorVisit
West Bengal: First ever day-long ‘Terai Himalayan Festival’ organised in Darjeeling #WestBengal #TeraiHimalayanFestival #Darjeeling
The 138-Year-Old Darjeeling Hotel Where Paatal Lok 2 Is Shot Was Once A ...
The 138-Year-Old Darjeeling Hotel Where Paatal Lok 2 Is Shot Was Once A Maharaja's Summer Home
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Meet Menuka Paudel, the Indian Idol singer who made Ranbir Kapoor touch ...
Meet Menuka Paudel, the Indian Idol singer who made Ranbir Kapoor touch her feet: Menuka Paudel talks about her journey from rural Nepal to Indian Idol’s top 10 ...
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Thukpa, the perfect Tibetan hotpot that found its place in Indian kitchens
Thukpa, the perfect Tibetan hotpot that found its place in Indian kitchens: Thukpa is a Tibetan soup, but is also a staple in Sikkim, Darjeeling and Arunachal ...
indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/food-wine/thukpa-tibetan-hotpot-that-found-its-place-in-indian-kitchens-9680870/
A fruity paradise: Orange orchard in Sreepur becomes local attraction
A fruity paradise: Orange orchard in Sreepur becomes local attraction: On a recent afternoon, the orchard bustled with visitors who paid Tk 30 for entry tickets
thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/fruity-paradise-orange-orchard-sreepur-becomes-local-attraction-3759106
India's Darjeeling Zoo shortlisted for a global award for red panda ...
India's Darjeeling Zoo shortlisted for a global award for red panda programme: The zoo aims to release 20 red pandas every five years, to save them from ...
gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/indias-darjeeling-zoo-shortlisted-for-a-global-award-for-red-panda-programme-1.1731591851358
India's 'toy' trains transport passengers to a bygone era
India's 'toy' trains transport passengers to a bygone era: DARJEELING, India -- As the tiny steam-powered train winds its way through Darjeeling ...
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