A Mercedes, hit by the speeding Jaguar, was flung on to the Kolkata traffic post killing two bystanders and injuring another. All three Bangladeshi nationals had taken shelter under the post from the rain. read more

No casualty has been reported in the incident, he added. The officer said his blood sample has been collected to check if it was a case of drunk driving. read more

CBI sources said that Kumar has been asked to appear before the agency officials to ascertain his role in connection with the multi- crore Rose Valley scam. read more

Chatterjee was one of TMC’s prime organisers in Kolkata and its southern fringes. Having served as mayor twice (between 2010 and 2018), he has his own network of followers among the city’s councillors and also other grassroot-level organisers. read more

He was also part of the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) squad in the CPL, from 2016-2018, during which TKR won back-to-back championships in 2017 & 2018. read more

Shared on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport’s official Facebook page, the video shows a group of people sitting on the floor. read more

Author Koral Dasgupta speaks on her latest book, Summer Holiday, her love with the written word and more. read more

The accused, identified as Imanul Malik Shaikh, 32, was unemployed while the victim, identified as Meena Gabbar Kazi Shaikh, 30, was a sex worker read more

Trinamool Congress, also protesting against the Centre for issuing income tax notices to several Durga Puja Committees in the city said that festivals should be exempt from tax. read more

Inaugurating a museum on the 15th century Bengali mystic and saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the TMC supremo said she is a Hindu but has respect for other faiths and religions too. read more

The four accused who allegedly led a mob of 40 people to attack a police station, were remanded in police custody till August 17. read more

A Metropolitan Magistrate court in Kolkata issued the warrant against the Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor, based on a case filed by Advocate Sumeet Chowdhary. read more

The CBDT said that the I-T department had issued notices to about 30 committees in December 2018 seeking details of tax deducted at source (TDS) on payments they had made to contractors and event managers, whose incomes are taxable. read more

Trinamool Congress organised a sit-in protest in Kolkata against alleged Income Tax notices sent to Durga puja committees in Bengal. BJP, however, has denied charges and accused Mamata’s party of spreading misinformation. read more

The constable, who was not named by the administration, had arrested three men who were drinking on a public road near Rabindra Sarovar. read more