Kolkata

01:10 PM
India's first underwater train to be launched in Kolkata soon

India's first underwater trainproject in Kolkata is almost complete. The metro will soon be operational soon, Union Railways Minister, Piyush Goyal announced.

01:27 PM
Rain affects normal life in Kolkata

The city dwellers woke up to a Thursday rainy morning with a continuous downpour affecting normal life.

02:22 PM
Definitely one day I want to become India coach: Ganguly

Former skipper Sourav Ganguly on Friday said he aspires to be India's cricket coach some time in future but has no interest in the high-profile position at this point.

12:24 PM
Mamata declares rural Bengal open defecation free

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has declared rural West Bengal as open defecation free (ODF).

02:03 PM
WB CM holds Martyr's Day mega rally in Dharamtala; slams BJP

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addressed the Trinamool Congress' (TMC) annual Martyrs' Day rally in Kolkata on Sunday.

12:04 PM
Babul Supriyo: TMC to be swept away from WB by 2021: Babul Supriyo

Union Minister Babul Supriyo on Sunday hit out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claiming that Trinamool Congress will be 'swept away' from the state by 2021.

11:37 AM
Man held for harassing Bengali actress on social media

A person has been arrested for allegedly threatening and abusing a Bengali actress on social media.

05:08 PM
Kolkata: Cricket racket busted, 2 arrested

Kolkata police busted a cricket betting racket and arrested two men and was searching for other gang members.

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.