Kolkata

03:12 PM
Newly-wed Nusrat Jahan, friend Mimi take oath as LS members

Actor-turned-politician Nusrat Jahan, who recently tied the knot with Kolkata-based businessman Nikhil Jain, took oath as a member of the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

03:23 PM
HC refuses to pass interim order on doctors' strike

The Calcutta High Court on Friday refused to pass any interim order on the strike by junior doctors at state-run hospitals in protest against the attack on two of their colleagues by family members of a patient.

11:58 AM
Kolkata: TMC leader shot dead by unidentified miscreants

TMC leader Nirmal Kundu was shot dead last night by three bike-borne assailants in North Kolkata's Dum Dum area.

02:01 PM
Saradha scam: SC vacates order granting protection from arrest to ex-Kolkata police commissioner

The Supreme Court Friday vacated its order granting protection from arrest to former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar in the Saradha chit fund scam case.

12:30 PM
TMC behind violence in Kolkata, not BJP, says Amit Shah

BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday accused West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress of indulging in violence in the state and alleged that the Election Commission has been a "mute spectator".

10:38 AM
Kolkata: Cricket betting racket busted, 4 arrested

The Kolkata Police Thursday claimed to have busted a cricket-betting racket in the city by arresting four people and seizing over Rs 1 crore from them.

01:49 PM
Fire in multi-storey commercial building in Kolkata

A major fire broke out on the top floor a four-storey commercial building in south Kolkata on Thursday.

03:59 PM
Central forces working for BJP, says Mamata Banerjee

Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee Tuesday alleged that the central forces were working for the BJP by asking voters in Maldaha Dakshin and Balurghat constituencies, where polling is underway, to cast their votes for the saffron party.

12:30 PM
Election Commission appoints special observer for West Bengal

The Election Commission has appointed former Bihar Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ajay V Nayak as special observer for West Bengal.

02:16 PM
Calcutta HC gives relief to Abhishek Banerjee's wife in Kolkata Customs Office case

The Calcutta High Court on Monday ruled in favour of Rujira Narula stating that she will not appear before the Customs Office till July 31.

12:14 PM
Explosives seized from truck in Bengal, one held

The West Bengal CID on Sunday intercepted a truck at Beliator in Bankura district and seized a large amount of explosive material stored inside.

02:49 PM
Huge quantity of explosive substances seized by police

Huge quantity of explosive substances were seized from a goods vehicle in Chitpur area of the city, a senior Kolkata Police officer said Saturday.

10:50 AM
Mamata: Section of political parties spreading hatred

West Bengal Chief Minister on Wednesday alleged that a section of political parties were indulging in rumour mongering and spreading hatred with their "dangerous statements".

12:46 PM
CBI questions Kolkata Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in Shillong

Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar arrived at the CBI office in Shillong on Saturday morning for questioning by the probe agency in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam.

05:13 PM
Patnaik: TMC not in touch with us

Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said the CBI should do non-political jobs and that nobody from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) had spoken to him on any issue, including the recent standoff between the

12:33 PM
It’s a moral victory: Mamata on SC verdict on CBI-Kolkata police row

Lauding the Supreme Court’ verdict directing that Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar cannot be arrested by the CBI, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday it is a moral victory.

04:34 PM
Lok Sabha adjourned amidst Centre-West Bengal govt face off

The Lok Sabha was not allowed to function amidst opposition parties' slogan shouting "totah (caged parrot) hai" following the high political face-off between the Centre and the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government.

12:54 PM
Mamata: Will continue 'satyagraha' till country is saved

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on a sit-in over the CBI's attempt to question the Kolkata Police commissioner in connection with chit fund scams, Monday said she will continue her "satyagraha" till the country and its Constitution

11:30 AM
CBI vs Mamata: SC to hear CBI's plea on Tuesday

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to give an urgent hearing to applications moved by the CBI alleging destruction of electronic evidence related to the Saradha chit fund scam case by the Kolkata Police commissioner.

03:51 PM
Kejriwal: Need to defeat dangerous BJP govt at any cost

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday called upon people to defeat the "dangerous" BJP government at the Centre at any cost.

12:30 PM
Road to 2019 polls: Host of opposition leaders set to attend TMC-led rally in Kolkata

Politicos from non-BJP parties are all set to attend the January 19 rally in Kolkata led by the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), in a bid to channelise efforts towards dethroning the current BJP-ruled Centre in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

04:48 PM
Renowned filmmaker Mrinal Sen dies at 95

Celebrated filmmaker Mrinal Sen passed away due to cardiac arrest at his residence in West Bengal's Bhowanipore on Sunday morning.

01:00 PM
Life-size crib set welcomes visitors at Bandel Church

A life-size crib set, themed on Annunciation or the announcement of Jesus Christ's arrival, has been put on display at the 419-year-old Bandel Church, where thousands of devotees gather very year to offer prayers on Christmas.

10:25 AM
BJP hopes to start Rath Yatra on Friday: Ghosh

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh has said his party has full faith in the judiciary and hoped it would be able to kick-start its Rath Yatra campaign from Friday.