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HC orders FIR against Bengal cops accused of thrashing lawyer, son

Updated on Aug 21, 2025 13:43 IST

High Court of Calcutta (Samir Jana/HT Photo)

Stolen Padma Shri replica of ex-swimming champion Bula Chowdhury recovered in Bengal

Burglars struck Bula Chowdhury’s ancestral home in Hooghly’s Hindmotor area on August 14 for the second time in a decade

Published on Aug 21, 2025 13:20 IST

PM Modi to inaugurate new Kolkata metro lines on Aug 22: Know routes, fares

The new Kolkata metro routes will connect some of Kolkata’s busiest areas, cutting travel time notably,

Published on Aug 21, 2025 09:25 IST

ED gets court’s nod to prosecute Bengal minister Chandranath Sinha in bribe case

West Bengal correctional services minister Chandranath Sinha. (File)

Published on Aug 20, 2025 14:03 IST

Sunderban crocodiles losing their nesting grounds due to climate change: Report

A saltwater crocodile. (AFP File)

Published on Aug 20, 2025 03:25 IST

Saradha group owner Sudipta Sen, associate acquitted in 3 Ponzi scheme cases

Tuesday’s acquittal order was passed by the 11th judicial magistrate’s court at Bichar Bhawan. (Representational image)

Updated on Aug 19, 2025 14:52 IST

Bengal court pulls up police after teacher’s arrest on conspiracy charge, grants bail

(Shutterstock)

Published on Aug 18, 2025 21:38 IST

Jadavpur Univ alumnus gets bail from Kolkata court after 3 days in police custody

The court turned down the prosecution’s request but said Majumdar must cooperate with the investigations, the lawyer added.

Published on Aug 18, 2025 16:42 IST

TMC’s Anubrata Mondal gets anticipatory bail in case for abusing cop’s family

TMC leader Anubrata Mondal appeared before police officers on June 5 in connection with a case related to the alleged use of derogatory and abusive language by him during a telephonic conversation with a police officer, at Bolpur in Birbhum (PTI FILE)

Published on Aug 18, 2025 13:46 IST

UP man killed in explosion near Kolkata; NIA visits spot

Polcie said a forensic team have collected samples from the site of the explosion. (Representational image)

Published on Aug 18, 2025 10:48 IST

Mamata Banerjee may skip inauguration of 3 metro projects by PM Modi in Kolkata

The chief minister does not wish to share the stage with officials from the central government, PTI quoted a bureaucrat as saying.

Published on Aug 18, 2025 08:34 IST

Bengal: Medals stolen from swimmer Bula Chowdhury’s Hooghly house recovered; 1 held

Police recovered 295 medals, including gold medals and a replica of the Padma Shri medal, stolen from the residence. (PTI)

Published on Aug 17, 2025 07:25 IST

Bengal: IIT Kharagpur to train rural youth in healthcare, classes from November

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur in West Bengal is set to launch the School for Skills: Healthcare & Technology on its campu (Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Published on Aug 17, 2025 03:37 IST

Family of nurse, who was found dead in a Hooghly nursing home, demands CBI probe

The autopsy was done at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in (AIIMS) Kalyani on Saturday. (Representational image)

Published on Aug 16, 2025 13:58 IST

Kolkata: ‘Bengal Files’ trailer launch disrupted; director alleges dictatorship

A still from ‘The Bengal Files’.

Updated on Aug 16, 2025 11:03 IST

Man found dead in Kolkata Metro’s underground tunnel; electrocution suspected

Kolkata: A metro train and an Eastern Railways local train cross each other, in Kolkata (PTI FILE PHOTO)

Published on Aug 15, 2025 14:50 IST

Bengal: 2 men held after 24-year-old nurse found dead in Hooghly nursing home

Late on Wednesday night, she was found hanging on the third floor of the nursing home. (Representative photo)

Published on Aug 15, 2025 11:50 IST

10 killed, 35 injured as bus rams into parked truck in West Bengal’s East Burdwan

The accident took place near Fagupur in East Burdwan district sometime around 7am. (Representative photo)

Published on Aug 15, 2025 07:33 IST

Freedom wouldn’t have come without Bengal’s contribution: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee addresses during a programme to mark 12 years of 'Kanyashree Prakalpa', the state’s social welfare scheme for girls, in Kolkata, on Aug. 14. (PTI)

Published on Aug 14, 2025 21:30 IST

Bengal: PM Narendra Modi likely to inaugurate 3 metro sections on August 22

The Sealdah–Esplanade stretch lies on the Green Line, which is reportedly the nation’s first underwater metro. With the inauguration of this stretch, the entire Green Line will become operational.

Published on Aug 14, 2025 14:16 IST

WB govt makes it mandatory to screen one Bengali film at prime time in multiplexes

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. (AITC)

Published on Aug 14, 2025 02:51 IST

3 new stretches of Kolkata metro likely to open by August end: Details here

The Yellow line’s first phase — the Noapara–Airport corridor — awaits a nod from the PMO to start operations by next month, the spokesperson said.

Published on Aug 13, 2025 15:55 IST

Man held in 2021 Bengal post-poll rape case after HC bail, nabbed in Ghaziabad

The accused was granted bail by the Calcutta high court in September 2024. (Representative photo)

Published on Aug 13, 2025 13:43 IST

Police complaint against cops for hurting RG Kar hospital victim’s mother during protest

Doctors and others take part in a protest rally to mark one year of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, in Kolkata, on Aug. 9 (PTI)

Updated on Aug 12, 2025 14:43 IST

Electoral roll revision row: ECI summons West Bengal chief secretary to Delhi

The Election Commission of India office in New Delhi. (Reuters File Photo)

Published on Aug 12, 2025 12:18 IST

TMC leader shot dead in Bankura in 9th murder of party leader since July 10

APolice said the local TMC leader was on a motorcycle when he was shot in the head and back (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Aug 12, 2025 12:06 IST

Action without inquiry would be too harsh, says Bengal on ECI order to suspend 4

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee during a programme organised to celebrate ‘World Tribal Day’ in Jhargram on Thursday. (ANI)

Updated on Aug 11, 2025 17:53 IST

Bengal woman, 25, her teen sister and daughter found dead on railway track

Police personnel deployed at a railway track (ANI/Representative Image)

Published on Aug 11, 2025 17:06 IST

Bengal girl students confront headmaster who sexually harassed them; he’s caught

A Class 9 student told reporters that the headmaster used to misbehave with students from classes 8 and 9 (REUTERS FILE/REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)

Published on Aug 11, 2025 12:31 IST

Family of Bengal migrant worked murdered in Kerala demands probe

His mutilated body was found on the night of August 8 inside a forest in Malappuram district. (Representative file photo)

Published on Aug 11, 2025 10:05 IST

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