Kolkata

Petrol prices surge for 3rd day in Delhi: Check out rates in your city

Petrol price rose by 10 paise in Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai and by 11 paise in Chennai.

Nov 24, 2019

Will the move backfire? Ajinkya Rahane reveals huge challenge in Day/Night Test matches

India will take on Bangladesh in their first-ever pink-ball Test match when they face off in Eden Gardens for a day/night encounter.

Nov 12, 2019

Real Kashmir FC footballers anxious over communications crackdown, lose touch with families

Kashmiri members of the team, which plays in India's top men's league, have lost contact with their families since leaving Srinagar on Monday to head to Kolkata to play in the Durand Cup.

Aug 10, 2019

Actor Swastika Dutta pens Kolkata horror: Threatened, dragged out of Uber cab

Swastika Dutta took to Facebook and shared, in a detailed post, about what she had to face as she was dragged and thrown out of her cab by the Uber driver.

Jul 11, 2019

Kolkata horror: Former Miss India Universe Ushoshi Sengupta harassed by youths, narrates horrifying ordeal

The 30-year-old model Ushoshi Sengupta narrated her ordeal on Facebook and also shared a video of the incident, in which the group of boys can be seen harassing her and the cab driver.

Jun 19, 2019

Kolkata magician attempts Houdini-like trick, drowns in Hooghly river

No proper security measures were taken by magician Chanchal Lahiri.

Jun 17, 2019

Mamata's police lathicharge Bengal BJP workers protesting in Kolkata streets

The BJP workers were protesting against the killings of their party workers in Kolkata.

Jun 12, 2019

Amid battle with TMC, PM Modi promises to rebuild Vidyasagar statue at Kolkata college

Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed that the Trinamool Congress workers vandalised Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's statue. He promised to install a grand statue at the same spot.

May 16, 2019

What has happened so far in Bengal? Blow-by-blow account in 10 points

West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress president Mamata Banerjee said that she will give a befitting reply to the BJP hooligans who have vandalised Vidyasagar college.

May 15, 2019

Army jawan opens fire at colleague inside CRPF camp in Bagnan, detained in Bengal

Lakshmikant Barman who was on poll duty in Howrah district of West Bengal fired 18 rounds at his fellow trooper.

May 2, 2019

Airfares rise steeply as trouble-hit Jet Airways and IndiGo cut capacity

Tickets booked well in advance are also inching north due to capacity constraints.Key metro routes such as Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Bengaluru have faced the major brunt of the reduced capacity.

Mar 11, 2019

Two GoAir crew members hurt by turbulence; passengers safe

The Airbus A320 aircraft suffered no damage and was declared airworthy after thorough examination at Kolkata airport.

Feb 27, 2019

Unprecedented centre-state face-off in West Bengal after arrest of CBI sleuths

Banerjee says National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is giving instructions to the CBI at the behest of Modi and BJP President Amit Shah.

Feb 4, 2019

Realty inventory worth Rs 1 lakh crore shines light on ready-to-move-in units

Listed companies alone build up an inventory equivalent to 32 months' annualised net sales in the first half of FY19.

Jan 15, 2019

Kolkata woman dies after jumping from terrace with daughter, 2-year-old grandchild

Preliminary probe revealed that the family was going through a financial crisis which could probably be the reason.

Nov 15, 2018

Kolkata: Fire breaks out in eight-storey building in Park street; no causalities reported

No casualties have been reported till now.

Nov 5, 2018

West Bengal: Presidency University student found hanging in his room

As Swapravo Bhakta was not spotted for a long time, his mother found the door of his son's room locked from inside in the night of Wednesday. She called her neighbours and informed police in North 24-parganas district.

Nov 2, 2018

Home Ministry approves Rs 194.44 crore 'Safe City' project for Lucknow to ensure women safety

The approval is a part of the Ministry's plans to implement 'Safe City' projects in eight selected cities -- Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Lucknow

Nov 1, 2018

Kolkata: 10 men arrested for molesting woman at Esplanade metro station

The incident took place at around 4 pm on Tuesday when she boarded a metro from the Esplanade station. The group started harassing her and when she deboarded at the Mahanayak Uttamkumar station, the accused molested her, he said.

Oct 10, 2018

Kolkata: Dance teacher molests minor girl; accused held as parents protest outside school

The school turned into a battlefield of sorts after angry parents arrived at the school demanding immediate action. The police baton charged to bring the crowd under control.

Oct 9, 2018