PHOTOS: Bengal flood situation turns grim, 1.19 lakh people affected

The waterlogged railway tracks at Sealdah Station in Kolkata. Photograph: PTI Photo Flood situation in south Bengal turned grim on Saturday with 1.19 lakh people taking shelter in relief camps in......

Most parts of Kolkata submerged; water, power & traffic services hit

Heavy rainfall lashed south Bengal districts and disrupted normal life in state capital Kolkata, throwing road and rail traffic out of gear since early Saturday morning as most parts of the city......

PHOTOS: It's water, water everywhere in Kolkata

People wade through a waterlogged road after heavy rains. Photograph: PTI Heavy overnight rains lashed Kolkata leading to water-logging in many parts and slow traffic movement. A heavy rainfall of......

Mark Tully's birth certificate located by KMC

Mark Tully, the BBC correspondent in India for nearly half a century, must be happy that at 78 his birth certificate has been located from Raj era archives by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.......