Kolkata

IND vs SA: BCCI officials summoned by Kolkata Police over alleged black marketing of match tickets, says report

A case was registered at the Maidan Police Station in Kolkata after the fan alleged that the general public were unable to get tickets due to "connivance" of BookMyShow, the online ticketing portal, as well as the BCCI and CAB.

In graphics | A guide to indoor plants that can purify air

Major Indian cities are battling pollution, with air quality falling to ‘poor’ or ‘moderate’. We need to breathe cleaner and healthier air. Plants like Chinese evergreen, Devil's Ivy, Bamboo Palm, and Snake Plant can come to your rescue

Kolkata: France expects 30,000 Indian students by 2030, says consul general

French Consul General, Kolkata, Didier Talpain said currently the number is less than 10,000 and efforts need to be made to triple the figure

Calcutta High Court relief for TMC's Abhishek Banerjee in Bengal school jobs scam case

The single bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh directed the ED that no coercive steps can be taken against the Trinamool Congress MP based on the ECIR. The court maintained that evidence produced by the ED is not sufficient to warrant Banerjee’s arrest

How Indian Navy gets a boost from new INS Vindhyagiri

President Droupadi Murmu launched the sixth vessel of the Project 17 Alpha Frigates, INS Vindhyagiri, in Kolkata. The ship, which takes its name from the Karnataka mountain range, is equipped with improved stealth features, advanced weapons and sensors as well as platform management systems

WATCH: Alpha Stealth Frigate INS Vindhyagiri launched by President Droupadi Murmu

The warship, named after the mountain range in Karnataka, is the sixth ship of the Project 17 Alpa Frigates

Kolkata local turns into battleground as women exchange blows, trade slaps and slippers

The video showcased the distressing incident that took place inside what appeared to be the ladies coach of a train. The intensity of the fight escalated as fists and slippers were used as weapons, turning the area into an unsettling battleground

Maharashtra teen cooks up own kidnapping story, runs away with boyfriend to Kolkata

Concerned about her whereabouts, the girl's family initiated a search operation. During this time, the girl sent a voice message via WhatsApp to her brother, falsely claiming that she had been kidnapped

West Bengal: 2 arrested in Kolkata for threatening railway staff

The accused person, Bivash Sarkar, is said to have emailed the General Manager (GM) in an effort to secure a railway contract for the line connecting Rampurhat and Swadinpur in Bengal, according to the police

India's only Chinese newspaper in Kolkata bids adieu after five decades

The circulation of the newspaper came to a halt during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic. The final blow came in July 2020, when the editor of the newspaper, Kuo-tsai Chang, passed away