Kolkata

Digi Yatra to be extended to Kolkata, Pune, Vijayawada and Hyderabad airports

Digi Yatra was first launched on December 1, 2022 at Delhi, Bengaluru and Varanasi airports for providing passengers contactless, paperless check-in and boarding process based on facial biometrics.

6 days ago

Arijit Singh sang 'Rang De Tu Mohe Gerua' at KIFF; BJP cancels his Kolkata Concert [Details]

Arijit Singh's concert was scheduled to be held on February 18 but now the government body said the show has to be shifted to somewhere else. Reports said a show of Salman Khan is also scheduled to be held at the same venue on January 20.

Dec 29, 2022

Fighter jet "buzzes" around Kolkata suburbs; citizens alarmed and concerned [details]

A fighter aircraft buzzed around parts of the northern suburbs of Kolkata on Monday afternoon, resulting in speculation and a bit of concern regarding the pilot's welfare.

Nov 14, 2022

Chaos as fire breaks out in Kolkata-Mumbai train coach

Chaos as fire breaks out in 'Shalimar Kolkata-Mumbai' train coach

Panic reigned among passengers after a fire suddenly broke out in the parcel van of the 18030 Shalimar Kolkata-Mumbai LTT train at the Nashik Road station on Saturday, officials said here.

Nov 5, 2022

Kolkata: ED seizes Rs 17.32 crore in mobile gaming app fraud after 13 hrs of counting

Amir Khan, who allegedly launched a mobile gaming application named E-Nuggets, which was designed for the purpose of defrauding the public.

Sep 11, 2022

Vice Presidential poll outcome: Dhankhar wins, to become 16th Vice President of India

Opposition nominee for Vice President Margaret Alva on Saturday congratulated her contender -- NDA-backed candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar, after the latter emerged victorious in the Vice-Presidential election.

Aug 6, 2022

CISF trooper opens indiscriminate fire at Kolkata museum, kills colleague

A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) trooper, deployed at the Indian Museum at the busy Park Street crossing, on Saturday opened indiscriminate fire from his AK-47 rifle, killing a colleague and injuring another one critically, police said.

Aug 6, 2022

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Bengal Cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, some ministers to lose berths

A major reshuffle of the West Bengal Cabinet will be initiated on Wednesday, in which a number of heavyweight members might lose their ministerial berths, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hinted on Monday.

Aug 1, 2022

Jadavpur University Pro-Vice Chancellor found hanging at his residence in Kolkata

Samantak Das, the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Kolkata's prestigious Jadavpur University, was found hanging at his residence in south Kolkata on Wednesday afternoon, apparently having committed suicide, police said.

Jul 20, 2022

Final autopsy report cites "myocardial infarction" as reason for KK's death

The final post-mortem and chemical analysis reports of playback singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, was handed over to the Kolkata Police on Saturday. Both the reports cited 'myocardial infarction' as the cause of the singer's death.

Jun 4, 2022

KK no more! Here's what the singer's LAST social media post was all about [IMAGE]

While KK's last performance videos and images from Kolkata's Nazrul Manch are doing rounds online, his last Instagram post is also going viral on social media.

Jun 1, 2022

KK death: Are the show organisers responsible for the singer's untimely demise? Here's why netizens think so

The sudden death of singer KK has left the entire nation in utter shock. Several videos, images and eyewitness statements on social media have raised questions about the arrangements at the venue, where the air-conditioners was reportedly not working.

Jun 1, 2022

WATCH: Virat Kohli urges for privacy from cameraman while wearing abdomen guard; video goes viral

In a video doing rounds on social media, Kohli was seen gearing up for his practice session and was wearing an abdominal guard; a person in the stadium was shooting Kohli.

May 25, 2022

IPL 2022: CSK vs RCB live-stream, squad, timings and everything you need to know about opening match

While the Red Army is coming in to the match after losing three games in a row, the Yellow Army under the leadership of MS Dhoni won their previous match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) recently.

May 4, 2022

WATCH: Shubman Gill copies Sunil Narine's action in nets ahead of GT's clash against KKR in IPL 2022

On the other side, Kolkata seems to be struggling after three straight losses and would look to regain their winning momentum as early as possible.

Apr 22, 2022

India's football great Subhas Bhowmick passes away at 71.

India's football player Subhas Bhowmick passes away at 71

Indian football player Subhas Bhowmick, who was a member of the side that won bronze at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok, passed away in Kolkata at the age of 71.

Jan 22, 2022

IPL Final: The Kings and Knights fight it out on Dussehra [Preview]

The Chennai Super Kings have enjoyed a few days of leisure and recreation, which has allowed them to recuperate from any minor niggles or strains, writes Yajurvindra Singh.

Oct 15, 2021

Meet Vaibhav Gupta, taking over the field of crypto and marketing as a true blue professional and entrepreneur

Meet Vaibhav Gupta, taking over field of crypto and marketing as true blue professional and entrepreneur

His undeterred passion for the digital financial world combined with his marketing prowess led him to found his firm 'Desi Crypto'.

Jun 21, 2021

Woman leaves message "Don't miss me" before death, family alleges torture by in-laws

In a posh locality last month, Rashika Agarwal, a 25-year-old woman in Kolkata, fell to her death at her in-laws' place. Now her family has alleged that she was tortured by her husband and others, leading to her death. They have further alleged that the in-laws had taken Rs 7 crore dowry.

Mar 5, 2021

Income Tax Department conducts searches in Pune, Betul, Solapur, Kolkata

In several raids conducted last week on premises of tobacco and soya products companies in Maharashtra, MP and West Bengal, the IT officials found unaccounted cash and other records

Feb 23, 2021

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