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Photos: BJP dharna over Sandeshkhali incident in Kolkata
Kolkata: Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari speaks during a sit-in ‘dharna’ against the state government over the Sandeshkhali incident, in Kolkata, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. The BJP…
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Munawar Faruqui, Hina Khan’s chemistry takes internet by storm
Mumbai: Munawar Faruqui has become a household name in the television industry after his huge win in Bigg Boss 17. The comedian’s popularity has soared, and he is currently creating waves on…
- India
Historians Swapna Liddle, Alka Pande talk about Mughal art, architecture
Kolkata: Historians Swapna Liddle and Alka Pande discussed what lives on from the legacy of Mughal art and architecture at the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival (AKLF). The session titled, ‘The Mughals and…
- Bollywood
Mithun Chakraborty hospitalised in Kolkata, here are updates
Mumbai: Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty also known as “Mithun Da,” has been admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata on Saturday morning after complaining of chest pain. According to reports, the actor…
- India
Woman alleges ‘inappropriate behaviour’ by co-passenger aboard flight
Kolkata: A woman has accused a co-passenger of “inappropriate behaviour” on board a SpiceJet flight from Kolkata to Bagdogra in West Bengal, a spokesperson of the airline operator said. The woman and the…
- India
Will sit on dharna from Feb 2 if Centre does not clear Bengal’s dues: Mamata
Malda: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she would stage a demonstration in Kolkata from February 2 if the BJP-led Union government does not clear the state’s dues by…
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Kolkata-bound IndiGo returns to Jaipur due to technical glitch
New Delhi: Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight returned to Jaipur following a technical snag mid-air on January 22, an airline official said on Tuesday. The airline spokesperson said the pilot following standard operating procedures…
- India
Joint CBI-Bengal Police SIT to probe into attack on ED officials: Cal HC
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered formation of a joint special investigation team of CBI and West Bengal police to probe an attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials at Sandeshkhali…
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Photos: Gangasagar Mela 2024
South 24 Parganas: Preparations underway for the Gangasagar Mela 2024, at Sagar Island in South 24 Parganas district, Sunday, Jan.7, 2024. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) South 24 Parganas: Roads decorated as part of…
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Photos: Funeral of Ustad Rashid Khan
Kolkata: Gun salute being given to Ustad Rashid Khan during his funeral, at Rabindra Sadan in Kolkata, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. (PTI Photo) Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee offers her…
- Entertainment
Music maestro Rashid Khan ‘very critical’
Kolkata: The health condition of music maestro Ustad Rashid Khan, who has been undergoing treatment at a Kolkata-based hospital for prostate cancer, deteriorated and is currently “very critical”, an official of the…
- India
Bomb threat at Indian Museum in Kolkata, cops cordon off premises
Kolkata: Kolkata Police and personnel from the bomb-squad took possession of the premises of the iconic Indian Museum in central Kolkata following a bomb threat message received by the museum authorities on…
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Ham radio operators reunite friends across the international border after half a century
Kolkata: Loneliness can be disastrous and may even push people — particularly the elderly — over the brink. So, when 75-year-old Gautam Ray sent out an appeal over social media for information…
- India
School jobs scam: ED conducts raids at 9 locations in Kolkata
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted raids at nine different places in Kolkata in connection with its investigation into the alleged teachers’ recruitment scam, a senior official said. The raids…
- Kolkata
Homemakers should be rewarded for the domestic work: Calcutta HC
Kolkata: Homemakers should never be treated as “unemployed,” as they too have every right to be remunerated for the domestic work they do round the year, the Calcutta High Court observed on…