Aug 12, 2024, at 04:52 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh on Monday resigned from his post after the protests by the medical students against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor intensified.
Aug 11, 2024, at 06:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Even as massive outrage continues over the "rape and murder" of a second-year female medical student at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College Hospital, politics, like another incident, crept in this one too with the ruling Trinamool Congress now putting the ball in the Bharatiya Janata Party's court, demanding a law to fast-track trials and ensure exemplary punishment in such cases.
RG Kar medical student rape-murder: Mamata Banerjee says 'inhuman crime, no objection to CBI probe'
Aug 10, 2024, at 09:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has called the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata "inhuman and deplorable crime" and said she has no objection to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the incident that led the state government face the heat.
RG Kar Hospital: One detained in PGT doctor's suspected rape and murder case as outrage spreads
Aug 10, 2024, at 04:39 pm
At least one person has been detained in connection with the suspected rape and murder of a second-year female medical student at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College Hospital even as anger and protest over the incident spread.
Semi-nude body of junior lady doctor with injury marks found at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital
Aug 10, 2024, at 06:19 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A semi-nude body of a second-year female medical student at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College Hospital has triggered outrage in the city with many suspecting it to be an incident of rape and murder inside a government hospital.
Mumbai-bound train derails in Jharkhand, 2 killed, 20 injured
Jul 30, 2024, at 04:41 pm
Ranchi/IBNS: Two people were killed and 20 others injured after a Mumbai-bound train derailed in Jharkhand, bringing back the scanner on the Railway Ministry which has faced flak over a number of accidents in recent times.
Jul 30, 2024, at 04:08 pm
Consul General Melinda Pavek recently inaugurated the relocated Visa Application Centre in Kolkata when she said the US relationship with India is very important.
Jul 27, 2024, at 12:12 am
Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, in collaboration with British Deputy High Commission and industry partner FICCI concluded their “Global Business Innovation Programme” with a two-day visit in Kolkata on Friday.
Jul 25, 2024, at 06:21 am
Bangladesh, hit by a civil unrest over allocation of government jobs, has officially registered an objection to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's comments on its internal affairs with the High Commission of India, media reports quoting sources said.
Jul 25, 2024, at 12:14 am
At least two people were hurt after a temporary gate at Dhanyo Dhanyo Auditorium in Kolkata's Alipore area collapsed on Wednesday ahead of a cultural event which was scheduled to be attended by CM Mamata Banerjee.
Jul 22, 2024, at 03:47 am
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday targeted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after she said her state was ready to give shelter to the distressed people from neighbouring Bangladesh amid ongoing tension in the country over quota protests.
Jul 22, 2024, at 12:48 am
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said her state is ready to give shelter to 'helpless people' from Bangladesh where violent protests have been taking place for the past several days against reservation in government jobs.
Jul 20, 2024, at 10:05 pm
US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti, who is currently visiting Kolkata, on Saturday enjoyed his electric scooter ride in New Town area near the city.
Jul 20, 2024, at 09:46 pm
Envoy Eric Garcetti on Friday said India and the USA are working to build a future-focussed relationship that extends from the seabed to the stars.
INDIA ally Akhilesh Yadav to attend Mamata Banerjee's Martyrs' Day rally in Kolkata tomorrow
Jul 20, 2024, at 07:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav is set to attend West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Martyrs' Day rally in Kolkata on Sunday.
Stop Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, no need of minority wing: Suvendu Adhikari at BJP's internal meeting
Jul 18, 2024, at 12:39 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a comment potential enough to catch the saffron party off-guard, West Bengal Leader of Opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday gave call to stop "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas" slogan and do away with the minority cell of the party.
Jul 06, 2024, at 08:23 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata Mayor and West Bengal top Minister Firhad Hakim has sparked a row by giving a call to spread Islam to the "unfortunate" people, who are not born into the religion.
Chaos erupts at Kolkata govt hospital after police lathi-charge on patient's family
Jul 02, 2024, at 05:43 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Chaos erupted at National Medical College Hospital in Kolkata after a patient's family started to protest over charges of negligence. Police resorted to lathi charge on the agitators.
Mamata Banerjee stops eviction of illegal hawkers in Kolkata for a month
Jun 27, 2024, at 11:04 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After two days of eviction drive, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday stopped the demolition of the stalls of "illegal hawkers" on the pavements of Kolkata for a month.
Massive fire in Kolkata's Acropolis Mall, no casualty reported
Jun 14, 2024, at 07:39 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A massive fire broke out on the third floor of Acropolis Mall in Kolkata on Friday afternoon, media reports said.
Jun 11, 2024, at 06:39 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A teacher of a Kolkata law college resigned after she was allegedly asked to refrain from wearing hijab while taking classes, prompting the educational institution to issue a clarification, media reports said.
Kolkata: Fire breaks out at a restaurant in Camac Street
Jun 11, 2024, at 06:16 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A massive fire broke out at a restaurant in Camac Street area of Kolkata on Tuesday morning.
TMC MLA Soham Chakraborty slaps restaurant owner allegedly quarrelling over parking
Jun 08, 2024, at 07:29 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Actor-Trinamool Congress MLA Soham Chakraborty has faced the heat after he slapped a restaurant owner at Rajarhat in the outskirts of Kolkata during a shooting after allegedly quarreling over parking, media reports said.
Indian to vote in last phase of Lok Sabha polling tomorrow
May 31, 2024, at 09:42 pm
The Election Commission of India is all geared up to hold Phase-7 of Lok Sabha polls on Saturday (June 1, 2024), which also is the last phase.
PM Modi to hold roadshow for BJP's Tapas Roy in Kolkata today
May 28, 2024, at 04:52 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a roadshow for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Kolkata North candidate, Tapas Roy, in the northern part of the city on Tuesday for the Lok Sabha polls.
Cyclone Remal leaves trail of destruction in West Bengal, claims 2 lives, downpour continues
May 27, 2024, at 05:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Severe cyclone Remal has caused havoc destruction in West Bengal, claiming two lives and leaving about 2 lakh people displaced, media reports said.
Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim was honey-trapped; killers were paid Rs. 5 cr for his gory murder: Cops
May 25, 2024, at 07:04 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Bangladesh's ruling party Awami League MP Anwarul Azim Anar, who came to Kolkata for medical treatment and was murdered on the outskirts of the city, was 'honey-trapped' by his killers, police investigation has revealed.
Sadhus hit Kolkata streets in protest against Mamata Banerjee's attack on Kartik Maharaj
May 25, 2024, at 03:55 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In protest against Mamata Banerjee's remarks slamming Kartik Maharaj, a monk in the charitable organisation Bharat Sevashram Sangha, whom she accused of acting on the behest of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, several sadhus hit the streets of Kolkata on Friday.
Bangladesh MP killed in Kolkata, joint investigation launched
May 23, 2024, at 06:34 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Bangladesh's ruling party Awami League MP Anwarul Azim has been killed in Kolkata, the country's home minister Asaduzzaman Khan told media Wednesday.
Husband stabs estranged wife inside Kolkata cafe, chases and kills her on road
May 08, 2024, at 05:55 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A 22-year-old woman was repeatedly stabbed multiple times by her estranged husband first inside a cafe in Kolkata's Beck Bagan and then on the road outside, media reports said.