Kolkata: News

13 Mar 2018

Mohammed Shami

Hasin Jahan allegedly attacks journalists in Kolkata, breaks camera

Mohammed Shami's wife Hasin Jahan is in a fresh controversy. She allegedly attacked journalists in Kolkata and broke a camera.

10 Mar 2018

Entertainment

Young television actress Moumita Saha commits suicide

The body of one young television actress was today found hanging from the ceiling of her room in her flat in southern part of Kolkata's Reagent Park area.

07 Mar 2018

Tamil Nadu

Kolkata: Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee's statue vandalized

A statue of Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee was vandalized on Wednesday by unidentified men in south Kolkata, police said.

After Lenin, it's Periyar in TN, Shyama Mukherjee in Kolkata

A day after BJP supporters brought down communist leader Vladimir Lenin's statue in Tripura, similar incidents, purportedly a reaction, have been reported from TN and Kolkata.

02 Mar 2018

Mumbai

Rs. 2,919cr Nirbhaya Fund approved to create 8 'safe cities'

The Central government on Thursday approved Rs. 2,919 crore under Nirbhaya Fund to create eight "safe cities" that will have patrolled public spaces and quicker response systems to curb crimes against women.

Kolkata: Sanskrit College to showcase College Street's history through gallery

A gallery, showcasing the history of Kolkata's College Street area and the world-famous book market there, will come up at the 194-year-old Sanskrit College and University in the city.

27 Feb 2018

Nepal

Workshop held to promote peace and stability

Young leaders from Nepal, Bangladesh and Eastern India took part in a three-day workshop aimed at promoting peace and stability in the region.

KKR and RR find a unique way to name skippers

Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders are all set to announce their captains in a unique way.

23 Feb 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai: Man, who raped his daughter, sentenced to life

In a shocking incident, a 38-year-old man has been sentenced to life by Vasai court on Thursday for raping his own daughter and having two children with her.

18 Feb 2018

LinkedIn

Prostitutes and escorts offer services on LinkedIn despite ban

Five years ago, LinkedIn noticed thousands of profiles on the platform offering sexual services including escorts, "happy-ending massages" and more.

26 Jan 2018

Delhi Police

Man threatens Delhi woman with porn video, gets arrested

A man was recently arrested from Kolkata for allegedly blackmailing a Delhi woman by threatening her into depositing money into his account. The man allegedly blackmailed the 24-year-old woman by superimposing her picture in a porn video.

23 Jan 2018

India

Fuel prices continue moving higher, govt mulls GST option

Petrol prices in Mumbai crossed the Rs. 80 mark yesterday for the first time since August'14.

04 Dec 2017

India

Award for Kolkata driver for not honking in 18 years

In a world fraught with traffic snarls and honking drivers, there is a cabbie who hasn't used his car's horn in the last 18 years.

01 Dec 2017

West Bengal

Kolkata: Nursery student sexually assaulted by teachers in school

In yet another shocking incident, a four-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a teacher in a washroom in the premises of GD Birla Centre for Education, a reputed school in Kolkata.

26 Nov 2017

Facebook

Kolkata Police shares true crime stories on its Facebook page

Since July, the Kolkata Police has been posting true crime stories on their Facebook page and it has true-crime aficionados hooked.

14 Nov 2017

Odisha

Rosogolla officially belongs to WB, but what does it mean?

Two-and-a-half-years after starting its battle, West Bengal has emerged the winner in the 'who owns rosogolla?' question.

13 Nov 2017

Indian Railways

Kolkata: Men harass mother-daughter on train; force them to jump-off

A 40-year-old woman and her 15-year-old daughter were forced to jump off a running train late on Saturday night to prevent the minor from getting gang-raped.

29 Oct 2017

West Bengal

Take a Cowfie! Unique idea to raise awareness against cow-slaughter

Taking selfies has reached a new level thanks to an NGO in Kolkata that came up with the "Selfie with a Cow" or "Cowfie" contest.

25 Oct 2017

Music Industry

Thumri Queen Girija Devi, 'pride of Banaras Gharana', dead

Eminent classical singer Girija Devi, the 'Queen of Thumri', passed away in Kolkata yesterday after a cardiac arrest. She was 88.

19 Oct 2017

West Bengal

Massive fire in Kolkata's Jeevan Sudha building

A massive fire broke out in Kolkata's iconic Jeevan Sudha building. The establishment houses important organizations like the SBI, LIC and more.

16 Oct 2017

India

Meet the first transgender judge in India: Joyita Mondal

29-year-old Joyita Mondal (born Joyonto in Kolkata) would have never imagined that one day she would become India's first transgender judge.

26 Sep 2017

West Bengal

Goddess Durga clad in 22kg gold saree at London-themed pandal

As Kolkata celebrates Durga Puja in full-swing, one pandal in Santosh Mitra Square has been getting major attraction!

05 Sep 2017

West Bengal

This Durga Puja, Sonagachi's sex workers will don chef's hat

This Durga Puja will bring cheer to some of Sonagachi's sex workers in more ways than one. Around 30 of them will be selected to work as chefs in pandals.

30 Aug 2017

West Bengal

Kolkata tops world cities' list for Blue Whale search

In what could be astounding revelations, studies have revealed that among 30 cities of the world, Kolkata tops the list when it comes to online searches for the fatal 'Blue Whale' challenge.

18 Aug 2017

India

Kolkata 700001, home of 37 shell companies or even more?

After SEBI asked the bourses to take strict action against suspected "shell companies" aka firms that have been created for money laundering, something bizarre was unearthed.

28 Jul 2017

India

Kiss and tell: Kolkata drunk woman smooches cop after accident

A midnight passionate kiss while on duty, who would've thought of, but a Kolkata policeman actually experienced it after he hauled a drunk woman for rash-driving.

22 Jun 2017

Health & Wellness

As MTP Act amendment lies pending, SC raps Centre

An amendment to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act extending permissible limit for abortion beyond 20 weeks has been pending in parliament since 2014.

04 Jun 2017

India

CPI(M) suspends MP over "lavish lifestyle"

CPI(M) suspended Rajya Sabha member Ritabrata Banerjee from the party for three months for his "lavish lifestyle".

29 May 2017

Education

ICSE, ISC results out on May 29

The Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) announced results of Class X and XII examinations at 3pm on May 29.

25 May 2017

Madhya Pradesh

I-T Dept unearths 400 Benami deals, attaches properties

The Income Tax Department stated that it had unearthed 400 benami deals and has attached Rs. 600 crore worth of properties in regards to the deals.

12 May 2017

India

Kolkata's Birla Planetarium, Asia's largest, to open after two years

Kolkata's MP Birla Planetarium, established in 1962 and one of India's oldest, is opening its doors to the public after over two years of renovation.

02 Apr 2017

India

Biogas fuels: India's cheapest bus launched in Kolkata

A Kolkata company has launched a new bus that runs on biogas produced from cow dung.

12 Mar 2017

Anirban Lahiri

Golf: SSP Chawrasia wins Indian Open for the second time

Indian golfer Shiv Chawrasia successfully defended his Indian Open title to win the tournament for the second consecutive time.

07 Mar 2017

BBC

TalkTalk - A victim of Indian scam call center

Customers of British telecom giant TalkTalk are being targeted by an India-based industrial-scale fraud network, three whistleblowers have revealed to the BBC.

Knighthood for Indian-origin professor Shankar Balasubramanian

The New Years Honours List 2017 announced that a Chennai-born Medicinal Chemistry Professor at the University of Cambridge, Shankar Balasubramanian would be conferred a knighthood.

Mumbai-where million dreams take a flight

A Kolkata tycoon was picked up by Enforcement Directorate sleuths from Mumbai airport while he was trying to escape to Malaysia.

19 Sep 2016

Facebook

Massive protests by Taxi unions against iconic Kolkata restaurant

Decades old Kolkata restaurant, Mocambo, has been in the eye of the storm since last week for alleged racism towards a taxi driver.

01 Sep 2016

India

2 Ola drivers arrested for gang-raping and murdering a Minor

A 12-year-old girl was abducted, gangraped and killed by 2 Ola drivers in Kolkata on the morning of 31th August, 2016.