Kolkata

Kolkata on high alert following terror threat

Quick Reaction Team officers, along with police, snipers and combat vehicles, are being deployed in parts of the city.

Sep 16, 2016

Evening wrap: Is there Karnataka Bandh, Modi-Ghani talks, Rahul Gandhi's Khat Sabha rerun, and more

Here's our pick of top stories that have broken throughout the day so far.

Sep 14, 2016

'How can we allow a dirty person inside?' says manager of Mocambo restaurant after backlash

Mocambo said it does not discriminate but cannot let someone dirtily dressed and unclean inside the restaurant.

Sep 14, 2016

Social media lashes out at Mocambo restaurant in Kolkata after it refuses table to diner and her 'drunk' driver

Dilashi Hemnani, the diner who is Marketing Manager at Tata Motors, wrote about her experience in a Facebook post.

Sep 12, 2016

Pope Francis proclaims Teresa of Calcutta a saint

Pilgrims streamed into St. Peters Square at the Vatican in their thousands from the early morning on 4 September 2016 to honour the Nobel peace laureate, who worked among the worlds neediest in the slums of the Indian city now known as Kolkata. Franciss predecessor Pope John Paul II bent Vatican rules to fast-track Mother Teresa to sainthood - a process which usually does not start until five years after the candidates death - two years after she died in 1997.

Sep 4, 2016

Live updates: Mother Teresa declared a saint by Pope Francis

Mother Teresa was granted sainthood during a ceremony in Vatican headed by Pope Francis on Sunday.

Sep 4, 2016

Kolkata: 2 Ola cab drivers held for raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl

The duo gangraped and killed the pavement-dweller in their car and later tossed her body in a canal.

Aug 31, 2016

A Buddhist monk walks in front of damaged pagoda in Thabeik Kyin township Nov. 12, 2012. Aftershocks rattled central Myanmar after an earthquake that killed at least 11 people, with that toll likely to rise on Monday as several workers were missing after

Myanmar earthquake: Everything we know so far about the tremors and their impact in India

Here is everything that has emerged so far about the 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar.

Aug 24, 2016

ISL 2016: Not Salt Lake Stadium, Atletico de Kolkata to play home matches here

The Salt Lake Stadium is currently under renovation ahead of FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017

Aug 22, 2016

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee during a Trinamool Congress meeting in Kolkata on Dec 12, 2015

West Bengal to be renamed to Bangla or Bongo in Bengali, and Bengal in English; here's why

The state assembly will hold a special session to bring this change into effect, said a minister.

Aug 2, 2016

Premier Futsal semifinals live streaming: Watch Kochi, Kolkata, Goa, Mumbai live

Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs gives his prediction on the matches.

Jul 23, 2016

Premier Futsal 2016 semifinals schedule: Fixtures, TV listings, date, time, venues

The semifinals are single-legged and will take place in Goa, India.

Jul 22, 2016

Foreign tourist arrivals rises 7.3% in June

India earned about Rs. 10, 732 crore in foreign exchange earnings from Tourism last month.

Jul 18, 2016

Real Estate aggregator Zenify floats expansion plans, revenue hike by 2021

Zenify looks at ambitious expansion plans, revenue hike and technology enhancement by 2021

Jul 4, 2016

Wipro plans to set up Special Economic Zone in West Bengal

The Board of Approval will take up Wipro's application on June 22.

Jun 17, 2016

Amitabh Bachchan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui

'Te3n' movie review: A thriller worth the promise and premise, despite shortcomings

The film, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vidya Balan is one of the best stories of comeuppance in Hindi cinema.

Jun 11, 2016

Aga Khan Foundation worker Judith D'Souza kidnapped in Kabul was planning to return home next Sunday

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj has said the government is doing its best to rescue Judith D'Souza.

Jun 10, 2016

IPL 2016 review: Best matches and what we learnt from these entertaining games

The IPL 2016 produced some memorable matches.

May 30, 2016

KKR vs RCB match prediction: How the IPL 2016 match in Kolkata could play out

KKR and RCB will have half an eye on the weather when they face off in IPL 2016

May 16, 2016

Kolkata: Former Bengal team cricketer dies in road accident

The incident took place near Red Road on Saturday morning.

Apr 17, 2016

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