Kolkata is also gearing up for a broader development thrust with India Energy Week slated to be hosted in the city next year. KOLKATA: West Bengal is on the brink of a significant increase in municipal representation and a massive flag distribution programme tied to Independence Day as the civic and political landscape of Kolkata…
Ex-TMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh arrested in RG Kar case (File Photo). KOLKATA: Former Trinamool Congress MLA Nirmal Ghosh was arrested on Thursday in connection with the alleged hurried cremation of the body of a doctor who was raped and murdered at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August 2024.Ghosh and two others were…
The deceased, Sumitra Das, was trapped inside the car after it sank in the 10-12ft-deep pond near Prafulla Kanan West off VIP Road. KOLKATA: A 42-year-old corporate executive, who was learning to drive a newly purchased car, died after the vehicle plunged into a pond in Kestopur on Wednesday morning.Cops suspect that she had possibly…
Kunal Ghosh said he was away at the time of the incident and was at ABP Ananda when the alleged attack took place. KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Kunal Ghosh has alleged that his home, club and party office were attacked and vandalised on Wednesday evening, claiming that the attackers were deliberately sent to target…
The plane’s cockpit was struck by flashes of laser light when it was about eight nautical miles from the runway. KOLKATA: A laser beam flashing into a cockpit may last only seconds, but in an aircraft’s final approach, those seconds can become a serious aviation emergency. That is what happened to Malaysia Airlines flight MH-184…
Hooghly district police arrested Delhi Capitals batter Abhishek Porel late Monday night. KOLKATA: Delhi Capitals player Abhishek Porel was arrested by Mogra police in Hooghly late Monday night after the Calcutta high court directed police to arrest him in connection with a rape case filed by a third-year medical student.Porel was produced before the Chief…
The Calcutta high court extended interim protection for Aroop Biswas until November 30 KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Tuesday extended the interim protection from coercive action granted to former West Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas till November 30.The protection was granted in connection with the chaos surrounding Lionel Messi’s event at Salt Lake Stadium…
In photo: Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee, TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee KOLKATA: The fallout from the death of a Trinamool Congress worker in police custody, the confrontation during Mamata Banerjee’s visit to his family and a key court hearing involving TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee are among the developments dominating Kolkata’s political news cycle. The…
Chicago just dropped 90,000 rubber ducks into a river – and no, this wasn’t a prank. The annual Ducky Derby turned the Chicago River into a moving sea of yellow, with thousands watching the race unfold. The twist? It’s all for charity, raising big money for Special Olympics Illinois. Cute chaos, serious impact – and…
Mamata Banerjee’s faced an attack by protesters in Halisahar, North 24 Parganas KOLKATA: Former West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee came under attack in Halisahar, North 24 Parganas, on Sunday afternoon when protesters surrounded her SUV and allegedly hurled stones, bricks, mud and slippers at it.Banerjee was in Pramodnagar to meet…
