Kolkata

Delhi airport issues fog alert for flyers

The Delhi Airport on Tuesday issued an alert for passengers owing to dense fog. "Low visibility procedures are in progress…

1 year ago

US embassy speeds up visa process for Indian nationals

In order to reduce delays in issuing visiting visas to Indian nationals, the  US embassy in Delhi and the consulates…

1 year ago

Air hostess jumps to death in Kolkata

A 27-year-old air hostess committed suicide on Saturday by jumping off the fourth floor of a building in Kolkata, Bengal.…

1 year ago

Iconic plane that Biju Patnaik flew to rescue Indonesia PM to be on display at Bhubaneswar

A multifaceted public personality, Biju Patnaik, was an industrialist and freedom fighter was a fearless and courageous pilot who never…

1 year ago

Watch: Malda residents welcome Vande Bharat Express with traditional dhak and Tricolours

Imagine the enthusiasm and gaiety of people of Malda as they turned up in large numbers to welcome the Kolkata-New…

1 year ago

Conmen posing as CBI officials loot Rs 30 lakh, jewellery from businessman’s house in Kolkata

A group of conmen posing as CBI officers raided the house of businessman in Kolkata and looted Rs 30 lakh…

1 year ago

Rs 100 crore black money trail unearthed in tax raids at Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Kolkata

The Income Tax Department has unearthed black money transactions exceeding Rs 100 crore in a search and seizure operation carried…

1 year ago

Kolkata zoo’s star chimpanzee Babu celebrates 34th birthday in style

The popular Alipore Zoo in Kolkata was abuzz with activity on Wednesday, October 26, as one of its superstar inmates,…

2 years ago

Dr. Mahalanabis pioneer of oral rehydration cure for cholera is dead

India today lost a well-known personality of the medical fraternity, Dr. Dilip Mahalanabis, who was the pioneer of oral rehydration…

2 years ago

Crane used to lift 12-foot-high Ma Durga idol in Kolkata

Every year Durga Puja organisers come up with novel ideas regarding the Ma Durga idol and the festivities to draw…

2 years ago

Artists of Ma Durga statues to be honoured in Kolkata tomorrow

It is indeed a great honour for India and its festivals with Durga Puja being inscribed in the United Nations…

2 years ago

Over Rs 17 crore in hard cash seized in ED raid on Kolkata conman

Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials have recovered over Rs 17 crore in hard cash in a raid on the residence of…

2 years ago

Kolkata port handles its largest ever ship at Sagar

The Kolkata port has achieved a historical milestone, with the handling of its biggest ship ever with heaviest load at…

2 years ago

Rs 250 crore black money trail detected in tax raid on two leading Kolkata builders

The Income Tax Department has detected unaccounted income of more than Rs 250 crore in a search and seizure operation…

2 years ago

Kolkata port refurbishes British-era steamer for joy rides on river

A Paddle Steamer built in 1944 in UK's Dumbarton Shipyard has been refurbished at the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata…

2 years ago

Kite flying near Kolkata airport poses danger to flights

<p> Kite flying near the Kolkata airport has emerged as a danger to commercial flights prompting the pilots of a…

2 years ago

Kolkata to get India’s first underwater metro in 2023

<p> <strong>Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation’s East-West corridor project will have the singular distinction of being India’s first underwater metro service.…

2 years ago

Kolkata to get India’s first underwater metro in 2023

<p> <strong>Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation’s East-West corridor project will have the singular distinction of being India’s first underwater metro service.…

2 years ago

Mamata sacks Partha Chatterjee as minister after Rs 50 crore ED seizure

<p> West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today sacked Partha Chatterjee as minister from her Cabinet as he turned into…

2 years ago

Pet dog helps Kolkata family to pin down armed thief

<p> A pet dog helped a family in Kolkata to pin down an armed thief who entered the house in…

2 years ago

Kolkata To Have A Zero Shadow Moment On June 5th & July 7th, 2022 | Zero Shadow Day In Kolkata

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u10ymgDULHo" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> Kolkata will have…

2 years ago