West Bengal
Three Owners of Century-Old Kolkata Gun Shop Arrested in Arms Trafficking Probe
In a significant development, the Bengal Police Special Task Force (STF) has arrested three owners of a century-old licensed gun shop in Kolkata, linking...
Chaos Erupts in West Bengal Assembly as Five BJP MLAs Suspended
Kolkata, India: The West Bengal Assembly session was marked by intense pandemonium on Thursday, culminating in the suspension of five BJP Members of the...
Pakistani Rupee (PKR) notes found lying on the streets in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar
Amid National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) disclosure on terror outfit The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) being funded from Pakistan and Malaysia...
Two Incidents, Two Responses: Kolkata Police Under Scrutiny
In the span of 24 hours, Kolkata has witnessed two incidents involving vehicles and traffic rules, but the public response and the actions of...
Krishnanagar college student murder: Accused Deshraj Singh was addicted to mobile game Free Fire
A 19-year-old college student Ishita Mallick, was shot dead at her residence in West Bengal’s Krishnanagar in Nadia district in the last week of...
‘There is a limit to everything’, Calcutta High Court scolds ‘tainted’ teachers after SSC publishes list of ‘ineligible’ candidates
A section of ‘tainted’ teachers approached the Calcutta High Court after the School Service Commission (SSC) published a list of ineligible candidates. These teachers...
Kolkata Police Impounds Army Truck for ‘Dangerous Driving’ Amidst Political Tensions
Kolkata Traffic Police on Tuesday stopped and temporarily seized an Indian Army truck in a high-profile incident near the city's former state secretariat, Writers'...
Eastern Railway’s gift to commuters: AC local trains in two more Kolkata suburban routes ahead of Durga Puja
As a Durga Puja gift to daily commuters in Kolkata suburban area, Eastern Railway is introducing two more air-conditioned EMU (electric multiple unit) trains...
Army dismantles Trinamool’s Dharna Manch in Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee says BJP’s plan
The Indian army on Monday dismantled Trinamool Congress' (TMC's) stage at Mayo road crossing to protest against "humiliation of Bengalis" in BJP-ruled states. After...
Tortured over dowry since marriage, newly-wed’s hanging body recovered near Kolkata, husband arrested
In yet another unfortunate incident of dowry death, the body of a 22-year-old newly-wed housewife was discovered from her in-laws’ place at Narendrapur, South...
Sundarbans to become India’s second-largest tiger reserve with 1,000 sq km expansion
The Sundarbans, the world’s only mangrove tiger habitat, is set to become India’s second-largest tiger reserve after the National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) approved...
Viral Video Puts Kolkata’s Overburdened Metro System Under Scrutiny
The daily commute for thousands in Kolkata has been thrust into the national spotlight after a video of a frustrated passenger lambasting the city's...