Tag: Kolkata

Amid the rush for the Chhath Puja, security has been stepped up in Kolkata for the next two days to prevent any untoward incident. ....

The National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu's scheduled visit to Kolkata on Saturday has been cancelled following the Centre's decision to observe a national day of mourning as a mark of respect to Shinzo Abe, the former Prime Minister of Japan who died after being shot. ....

A fight between two passengers broke out onboard a Thai Smile Airways Bangkok-India flight bound for Kolkata, after one of them refused to follow cabin crew's safety instructions, according to reports. ....

In a successful emergency trial, fighter aircrafts of the Indian Air Force (IAF) touched down the emergency landing facility set up on Chennai-Kolkata National Highway in Bapatla district of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday. ....

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials probing the R.G. Kar rape and murder case have summoned seven nursing staff who were on duty on the night of the crime in the ward where the body of the victim was recovered from on the morning of August 9 last year. ....

After eight people died in a blast at an illegal firecracker factory at Patharpratima in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, the role of the local panchayat has come under the scanner of investigating officials. ....

A 75-seat bus powered by biogas will soon ferry passengers in this metropolis from March 30. The operators claim it will be India's first such bus service.....

India's Test captain Virat Kohli on Friday said departing limited overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has always been a leader a youngster would love to be with.....

Bengal wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha justified his selection to the national Test side for the one-off game against Bangladesh, by blasting a half-ton to guide his state side to a 10-wicket win over Assam in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 cricket tournament here on Wednesday.....

A woman Information Technology employee was assaulted by a mob after she protested against loud music in East Kolkata's Kasba area, police said on Saturday.....