Kolkata

SpiceJet scare: Mumbai-Guwahati bound flight makes emergency landing in Kolkata after fuel leakage; passengers safe

A SpiceJet flight travelling from Mumbai to Guwahati made an emergency landing in Kolkata Wednesday morning, Feb 26. All the passengers are safe.

Feb 26, 2020

Massive fire breaks out in Kolkata's Rajabazar area, no casualties

Twelve fire tenders were battling the flames that broke out around 2.10 pm in the Chaulpatti area. There was no report of any casualty or injury, official sources said.

Feb 16, 2020

Coronavirus scare: Ship carrying 19 Chinese crew enters Kolkata after being quarantined

A ship coming from Shanghai was quarantined for a few hours at Sagar island, about 150 km from Kolkata. A health camp has been opened where ambulances and other necessary equipment have been kept ready.

Feb 13, 2020

12-year-old girl gang-raped by four men in Kolkata; accused held

All four alleged perpetrators were arrested on Friday and a case of gang rape and sections under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act slapped against them.

Feb 8, 2020

Mid-air miracle: Thai woman gives birth on board, plane makes emergency landing in Kolkata

The woman was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata after delivering the baby with the help of the cabin crew of Qatar airways at around 3 am.

Feb 4, 2020

India's first underwater metro in Kolkata to be functional soon: 5 facts

The East-West metro project is 74 percent owned by India's Railway Ministry and 26 percent by the nation's Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

Jan 28, 2020

Air Asia bomb threat: Mumbai-bound flight returns to Kolkata after drunk woman threatens of explosives

The flight from Kolkata at 10.09 pm, returned after the threat was conveyed to flight captain John Lewis by the crew. The message was later passed on to the Air Traffic Control (ATC).

Jan 13, 2020

After Kolkata port, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy demands renaming of Victoria Memorial

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that Kolkata port will be renamed after Syama Prasad Mukherjee.

Jan 12, 2020

PM Modi renames Kolkata Port after Syama Prasad Mukherjee

Modi made the announcement while addressing a gathering at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on the occasion of the 150th-anniversary celebrations of Kolkata Port Trust.

Jan 12, 2020

CAA stir: Brahmin priests hit Kolkata streets to protest against Citizenship Act

Stressing that peace was a pre-requisite for development, the group said the enactment CAA and talks of NRC had caused violence across the nation.

Dec 31, 2019

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

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