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CBI accused of theft by Lalan Sheikh’s wife
Kolkata: The widow of Lalan Sheikh, the main accused in the Bogtui massacre who died in CBI custody, has lodged a police complaint alleging theft by the central investigating agency, an official…
- India
West Bengal: Friends rescue minor girl from marriage trap
Kolkota: In a rare incident, friends of a minor girl saved her from the trap of unwilling marriage in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district on Saturday.The girl is a student of class…
- Photos
Tata Steel 25K run in Kolkata
Kolkata: Bahrain’s Gold medallist Desi Jisa (centre) with Silver medallist Ethiopia’s Zeineba Yimer (left) and Uganda’s Mercyline Chelangat pose for photos during a presentation ceremony for the International athletes after the ‘Tata…
- India
Minor girl raped in Kolkata after being drugged
Kolkata: In a shocking incident, a minor girl has accused a youth pursuing his MBA studies of raping her after being drugged by his mother. As per the statement given by the…
- Middle East
Etihad Airways announces new daily flight to Kolkata
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways on Thursday announced the relaunch of a daily flight service to Kolkata, India, from Abu Dhabi, starting from March 26, 2023. The airways will fly daily…
- Kolkata
Calcutta HC refuses to stay Suvendu Adhikari’s protection against FIRs
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday refused to stay the immunity of the Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari against future FIRs granted earlier by a single-judge bench…
- Kolkata
“Questions are being raised on civil liberties…”: Amitabh Bachchan
Kolkata: Veteran Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, on Thursday, inaugurated the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival. The ‘Shehenshah’ actor delivered a lengthy speech on British censorship, pre-independence films against oppressors, communalism, and societal…
- India
Ensure stress-free environment, a week off: Govt to Kota coaching operators
Jaipur: After three students in Rajasthan’s Kota committed suicide, the administration has directed the coaching class operators to form an action plan to ensure that the students live stress free life while…
- India
Bengal panchayat polls: Suvendu Adhikari files PIL seeking central forces’ deployment
Kolkata: Leader of opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Monday filed a PIL before a division bench of the Calcutta High Court demanding the deployment of central armed forces during…
- Kolkata
ED tracking links between teachers’ recruitment & cattle smuggling scams in Bengal
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the cattle smuggling and teachers’ recruitment scams in West Bengal, has started investigating leads that can establish a clear-cut link between the two scams.…
- Kolkata
Ustad Rashid Khan’s family accuses Kolkata Police of harassment
Kolkata: Padma Shri awardee singer Ustad Rashid Khan’s wife Joyeeta Basu Khan on Thursday alleged harassment by a section of the Kolkata Police personnel after their driver refused to pay a bribe…
- India
Dominique Lapierre, French author of The City of Joy’, dies aged 91
London: Dominique Lapierre, the bestselling French author well-known in India for his ode to the city of Kolkata titled The City of Joy’, has died aged 91, his wife has confirmed. Lapierre,…
- India
Kolkata’s SSKM Hospital vandalised, staff beaten up after patient’s death
Kolkata: The state-run SSKM Hospital in Kolkata was vandalised and a few junior doctors were beaten up allegedly by the family of a man who died while undergoing treatment, police said on Monday.…
- Featured News
Football magician Mohammed Salim captured hearts of people in Scotland
Who was the first Indian footballer to play for a European football club? Very few people in India will be able to answer this question correctly. He was a Kolkata-based football player…
- News
Cattle scam: CBI quizzes lottery winner ‘forced’ to sell ticket at throwaway price
Kolkata: The CBI sleuths, probing the lottery-angle in the multi-crore cattle smuggling scam in West Bengal, on Thursday questioned a lottery-award winner who said that he was “forced” to sell his high-amount…
