[
Kolkata
]Latest from Kolkata
TMC attacks BJP candidate Rekha Patra days after Modi spoke to her
Published on Mar 28, 2024 04:16 PM IST
Rekha Patra is among the women, who have accused TMC leaders of atrocities and land grabbing in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali
Mahua Moitra skips ED summons in cash-for-query case, campaigns in Nadia
The former MP is accused of accepting bribes from businessman Darshan Hiranandani in return for asking certain questions in the Parliament
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 02:33 PM IST
Ramakrishna Mission president Swami Smaranananda Maharaj dies at 95; PM reacts
Swami Smaranananda Maharaj became the 16th president of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission in 2017.
Updated on Mar 27, 2024 05:01 PM IST
‘CBI conducted raids to create negative perception’: Mahua Moitra writes to ECI
Mahua Moitra said that the CBI conducted raids o hinder her campaign and create a negative perception about her, and urged the ECI to intervene so that all parties in the fray get a level playing field
Published on Mar 24, 2024 05:57 PM IST
Left Front fields Bengal CPIM secretary Md Salim from Murshidabad seat
Left Front names Md Salim as candidate from Murshidabad for Lok Sabha polls along with three others in their second list, all from CPI(M).
Updated on Mar 23, 2024 08:35 PM IST
WB recruitment scam: ED raids five places, including house of state minister
Three TMC legislators have already been arrested by the federal agencies in connection with the alleged scam for their alleged involvement in the scam
Published on Mar 22, 2024 11:21 AM IST
Modi ki guarantee has ‘zero warranty’: TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee attacks BJP
Abhishek Banerjee, also attacked the BJP over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and for allegedly stopping central funds to the state
Published on Mar 20, 2024 07:07 PM IST
Bengal: Several injured in TMC-BJP clash at Dinhata in Union minister’s presence
Cooch Behar district: Several shops were damaged during the clash in which a police officer sustained injury while trying to disperse the workers.
Updated on Mar 20, 2024 07:29 AM IST
Election Commission appoints Sanjay Mukherjee as the new DGP of West Bengal
The Election Commission on Tuesday removed Vivek Sahay as West Bengal DGP, less than 24 hours after naming him for the post and appointed Sanjay Mukherjee
Updated on Mar 19, 2024 05:29 PM IST
2 killed in Kolkata building collapse, Mamata assures stern action against illegal construction
2 killed in Kolkata building collapse, Mamata assures stern action against illegal construction
Published on Mar 18, 2024 12:16 PM IST
PTI |
Kolkata: 10 rescued after 5-storey under-construction building collapses on slum
Kolkata building collapse: Locals said two of the injured slum dwellers died and 15 people were injured but there was no official confirmation till 6.40 am.
Updated on Mar 18, 2024 07:39 AM IST
Bengal: CBI arrests Sheikh Shahjahan’s brother, two others for attack on ED team
Bengal police handed over Sheikh Shahjahan to CBI this month following orders from Calcutta HC which asked the agency to probe the attack on ED officers.
Updated on Mar 17, 2024 07:22 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee head injury: Doctor clarifies his ‘push from behind’ statement
The West Bengal CM bled from her forehead and suffered a cut on the nose after falling at her Kalighat residence on Thursday
Published on Mar 15, 2024 04:33 PM IST
Commercial services of country's first underwater metro train commences
Commercial services of country's first underwater metro train commences
Published on Mar 15, 2024 10:25 AM IST
PTI |
Bengal: 4th biggest source of migrant workers launches separate health card for them
Opposition parties in Bengal have used the outflux of migrant workers as a major issue against the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC)
Published on Mar 14, 2024 11:40 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee disowns sibling for demanding LS seat; he makes U-turn
TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee said that she never practised dynastic politics and added that today she has set a living example
Updated on Mar 13, 2024 07:38 PM IST
Kolkata businessman allegedly killed by associate over money; CM visits family
Businessman Bhavo Lakhani killed by associate in Kolkata, West Bengal. Accused called him to return money, then murdered him. Two arrested.
Updated on Mar 13, 2024 06:26 PM IST
Kolkata businessman's body found in jute sack, biz partner arrested
The body of Bhavo Lakhani, who lived in Ballygunge area here, was found in a jute sack beneath the tank at the residence of his business partner.
Published on Mar 13, 2024 01:56 PM IST
PTI |
Truck crashes into e-rickshaw in Bengal’s Hooghly district, kills 7: Police
Police said that six persons including a child died before they reached the hospital while another person succumbed to his injuries at the hospital
Published on Mar 12, 2024 09:25 PM IST
Dropped by TMC, Barrackpore MP Arjun Singh vows to contest seat he won for BJP in 2019
Arjun Singh said he was promised the TMC ticket for the Barrackpore seat the day he returned to the party one and a half years ago
Published on Mar 12, 2024 08:18 PM IST
TMC announces candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal
The most surprising candidate in the TMC list is Indian cricketer Yusuf Pathan who has been fielded from Berhampore in Murshidabad district against incumbent Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury of the Congress
Updated on Mar 10, 2024 03:56 PM IST
CBI raids TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan’s house, market in Sandeshkhali
Accused by local residents of extortion, land grabbing and sexually exploiting village women over several years, Shahjahan was arrested by local police on February 28
Published on Mar 09, 2024 10:29 AM IST
₹800 crore project to transform Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port in Kolkata
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways has approved one of the ambitious projects.
Published on Mar 08, 2024 10:23 AM IST
PTI |
Mamata Banerjee's message to former HC judge who joined BJP and a challenge
Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who resigned as a judge of Calcutta High Court on Tuesday morning, joined the BJP on Thursday.
Published on Mar 07, 2024 05:33 PM IST
Bengal Police hands over Sheikh Shahjahan to CBI after high court sets deadline
The Central Bureau of Investigation and the West Bengal CID were locked in a custody battle over the controversial TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan
Published on Mar 06, 2024 08:07 PM IST
Union minister John Barla challenges BJP’s decision to drop his LS candidature
Union minister John Barla publicly challenged the BJP’s decision to field Manoj Tigga from the former’s Lok Sabha constituency Alipurduar
Published on Mar 06, 2024 07:22 PM IST
Sandeshkhali storm will sweep through Bengal, says PM Modi
BJP leaders said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi met five women who had come from Sandeshkhali to attend his rally in Barasat
Published on Mar 06, 2024 04:22 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates India’s 1st underwater metro connecting Kolkata-Howrah
The 4.8 km stretch of East-West metro from Howrah Maidan to Esplanade has been built at a cost of ₹4,965 crore. It will also have the deepest metro station in India at Howrah – 30 metres
Published on Mar 06, 2024 11:24 AM IST
State machinery in WB assured they will hold violence-free polls: CEC Rajiv Kumar
Kumar, addressing a press conference, said the goal of the Election Commission is to ensure free, fair and violence-free elections in the state
Published on Mar 06, 2024 09:18 AM IST
TMC will not last till 2026, says ex-Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay
Abhijit Gangopadhyay, shortly after resigning from the judiciary, announced that he would be joining the Bharatiya Janata Party tentatively on March 7
Updated on Mar 05, 2024 08:43 PM IST