March 29, 2026 09:48 am (IST)
Kolkata on boil as heatwave continues
Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal, has been suffering a heat wave in the early days of summer forcing the state government to shut down all educational institutions for a week and requesting people to stay indoors from 12 noon to 4 pm. (Photography: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
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