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The yatra, which has been renamed as ‘Sagar Se Pahar Tak' in the state, was flagged off by Chowdhury from Ganga Sagar Island in South 24 Parganas district on December 28.

Riya Kumari, reportedly an actress from Jharkhand, was shot dead at point blank range on Wednesday on a highway in West Bengal.

Three persons were killed in an explosion near the ancestral residence of Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari in East Midnapore district.

Scramjet pleased when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Friday morning.

Hyderabad: Anshuman Dey from The Frank Anthony Public School, Kolkata emerged champion in the Children’s Day Online Chess tournament with 8.5 points from nine rounds in the tournament conducted by Brilliant Chess Academy on Wednesday. Shloka Dudam took the second place while Adhyayan Banerjee and Christy George emerged joint third with seven points each. Results: […]

In August this year, social media went viral with the news that a woman assistant professor of a reputed university in Kolkata was forced to quit her job for posting her pictures in swimsuits even before she had joined the university.

A businessman said to be close to a Trinamool Congress leader and the chairman of Halisahar Municipality in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district was arrested in the multi- crore Sanmarg Cooperative chit fund scam, said the CBI on Wednesday.

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen Bitcoins worth Rs 7.12 crore and seized Rs 1.65 crore in cash as part of its probe in the E-nuggets gaming app case, officials said. The agency recently carried out search operations at two premises in Kolkata, leading to seizure of Rs 1.65 crore in cash and […]

Acting on a tip off, the team raided a flat at A1 Kareem Apartment located at Banjara Hills Road No. 11, a customer was nabbed and efforts were on to nab organiser, who is absconding.

Hyderabad: Taking strong objection to a lookalike idol of Mahatma Gandhi depicted as demon Mahishasura at a Durga puja pandal set up by the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha in Kolkata, IT Minister KT Rama Rao on Monday said the continuous effort to defame Mahatma Gandhi by his critics would not bear fruits as he was […]

For the last two years the people of Kolkata were unable to enjoy the states biggest festival of Durga Puja to the fullest due to the pandemic and the host of restrictions on pandal hopping imposed by the Calcutta High Court.

Kolkata: The police on Tuesday arrested a YouTuber for creating memes targeting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The arrested person has been identified as Tuhin Mondal (30), whose mobile phone has also been confiscated by the police. The arrest was made based on a complaint filed by a person named Sagar Das. It is learnt that […]

Kolkata: The Donald Netto-trained Ashoka may make amends in the Skyexch.com Calcutta Colts Trial Stakes 1400 metres, terms for Colts and Geldings 3 years old only in a small field of six runners, the major attraction of the races to be held here on Wednesday. No false rails. The first race starts at 2.15 pm. […]

Hyderabad: Art holds a unique space for stirring civic consciousness and becoming the voice of the voiceless. Influenced by his background and the discrimination he faced as a Dalit, artist Madhukar Mucharla’s medium and the portrayal of his art hugely reflects the socio-cultural issues of the marginalised communities. The artist is currently displaying his artworks […]

Hyderabad: Nine persons, who were allegedly cheating people on the pretext of lucky draws, were arrested by the Rachakonda Police after raiding shady call centres in Kolkata on Wednesday. The police seized Rs.1.62 lakh and other material, together Rs.20 lakh from them. The arrested persons were Uttam Kumar Yadav (21) of Bihar, Mudavath Ramesh, Jarupula […]

Hyderabad: After Kolkata and Pune, Hyderabad is the third safest metro city in the country, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Hyderabad continues to remain as a safest city because of a series of initiatives taken up by the State government under the leadership of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao in effectively maintaining […]

The recovery was made from the Garden Reach residence of businessman Aamir Khan. The cash was found in 5 trunks at Khan's residence.

The representatives of four national trade unions, BMS, HMS, AITUC and CITU wanted clarification on minimum guaranteed benefit (MGB) from the management

They were charging Rs.250 per each call received at these illegal call centers and 25% commission on the transaction amount collected by the call centers by cheating foreign nationals.

Kolkata: Missionaries of Charity, a congregation in Kolkata, offered prayers in memory of its founder Mother Teresa on her 112th birth anniversary on Friday. Sisters belonging to the Mother’s House sang hymns and offered prayers in remembrance of the saint near her tomb. Serving Archbishop Thomas D’Souza said, “This is the celebration of a great […]