Kolkata is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River approximately 75 kilometres west of the border with Bangladesh, it is the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of East India, while the Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port. Read More
Once considered the powerhouse of Indian football, Bengal has failed to produce quality players in recent times and former India skipper Bhaskar Ganguly feels that the lack of match experience is not helping local talent in the state. ...
Amid a number of incidents of actresses and models getting harassed in Kolkata, celebrities feel the eastern metropolis is not "what one would call safe" and fear the situation might worsen over time. ...
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Saturday said it has seized 6.347 kilograms of gold of foreign origin in the city and arrested four persons in this connection from Kolkata's Burra Bazar. ...
A 39-year-old M.Com graduate from Delhi University has been arrested in Kolkata for allegedly duping more than 700 people on the pretext of giving them flats in a co-operative society in Bakhtawar Pur area in Delhi, the police said on Friday. ...
The Central Bureau of Investigation has summoned Trinamool Congress MP Aparupa Poddar and Trinamool-turned-BJP leader Sovan Chatterjee in connection with the Narada sting footage case, a CBI official said on Wednesday. ...
27 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday urged her party workers not to collect money from people in the name of the party and said nobody needs to pay the state government officials or police for doing their duty. ...
Cricket Australia (CA) on Tuesday congratulated umpire Paul Wilson for getting appointed to officiate in the first Test match between Bangladesh and Afghstan. ...
With developments coming in from all directions, connectivity in the northeast region is witnessing a spurt. Recently, a direct flight from Agartala to New Delhi in Tripura has been launched at Maharaja Bir Bikram airport. The new service will save t ...
