Financial fraud case: Nussrat Jahan denies wrongdoing a day after ED receives complaint against her
Bengali film actress and Trinamool Congress MP Nusrat Jahan on Wednesday denied allegations of fraud levelled against her which is related to a 'shady' financial entity.
Mamata Banerjee visits hospital to see critically ill ex-WB CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday visited the Woodlands Hospital in the city to see the ailing Marxist leader and her predecessor Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, who is undergoing treatment for his respiratory tract infections.
Ex-West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya remains 'critical but stable', says medical bulletin
Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya remains 'critical but stable', as per his health bulletin released by the hospital in which he is undergoing treatment on Sunday.
Samdhong Rinpoche, the head of a trust that will oversee the task of selecting the next Dalai Lama, will visit Kolkata on Saturday to attend a seminar on Tibet’s past, present and future and its impact on India.
Kolkata's Loreto College apologises for 'English Medium must' rule
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata's prestigious Loreto College has issued an apology after its preference to "English Medium" students for undergraduate courses triggered public ire, media reports said.
Mamata Banerjee undergoes MRI after injury following helicopter emergency landing in North Bengal
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday underwent an MRI after she got hurt following emergency landing of her helicopter at an Army base on Sevoke Road in North Bengal owing to sudden inclement weather.
Kolkata: Presidency University students protest against 'no romance inside campus' diktat
Kolkata/IBNS: Several students of the prestigious Presidency University on Monday protested against the administration's new diktat curbing romance inside the campus.
Kolkata: 3 killed as bus rams into car
Kolkata/IBNS: Three people have been killed and one seriously injured as an over-speeding bus rammed into a private car in Kolkata's Lake Town area in the wee hours of Monday.
Fire breaks out at Kolkata airport security check-in area, situation under control, says officials
Kolkata/IBNS: A fire broke out at the security check-in area of the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Airport in Kolkata on Wednesday night.
'My heart goes out to protesting wrestlers': Mamata Banerjee participates in candlelight vigil
Kolkata/IBNS: Alleging that protesting wrestlers were being repeatedly "harassed and mistreated", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday attended a candlelight vigil here in solidarity with them.
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday joined a rally in Kolkata in protest against the alleged manhandling of wrestlers at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
Decorated American officer Major Pickett's last remains to head home from Darjeeling after 58 years
Kolkata: The last remains of one of America’s most decorated officers, Major General Harry Kleinbeck Pickett, who fought in both World War I and World War II, is being returned home to the United States for re-burial at Arlington National Cemetery.
India, Australia working together to secure Indo-Pacific region: Aussie minister Tim Watts
Kolkata: Australia’s Assistant Foreign Minister Tim Watts on Thursday said India and his nation are working more closely than ever before to ensure that the Indo-Pacific region remains not only prosperous but also peaceful and secure.
Kolkata: Fire breaks out in building near Raj Bhavan, CM Mamata Banerjee visits spot
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inspected the site of the massive fire break-out at Saraf House near Raj Bhavan on Wednesday.
Kolkata: Fire breaks out in office building near Raj Bhavan, firefighting ops underway
Kolkata/IBNS: A major fire broke out at a commercial building in Kolkata's Dalhousie area on Wednesday morning, reports said.