Non-veg food vendors assaulted at Gita recital in Kolkata, Mamata fumes

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday tore into the Bharatiya Janata Party over the assault on two food vendors at a recent Bhagavad Gita recital event in Kolkata, asserting that......

EC likely to hold special SIR camps for sex workers in Kolkata

The Election Commission is likely to hold special camps in red-light districts in Kolkata on December 2 and 3 to address difficulties faced by sex workers during the ongoing Special Intensive......

Engineering student raped by classmate in Kolkata

A second-year student of a private engineering college in Kolkata was allegedly raped by her classmate, and the accused was arrested from the Anandapur area in the southern part of the city, police......

'Hateful' graffiti comes up in Kolkata ISI campus, students protest

Researchers and students of the Indian Statistical Institute put up posters and took out rallies inside the campus, denouncing graffiti containing hateful messages against a community, which had......

Housing sales dip 1% last year in top 8 cities: Knight Frank

Housing sales fell 1 per cent last year to over 3.48 lakh units across eight major cities, with demand stagnating amid an average price rise of up to 19 per cent, according to Knight Frank. Image......

Budget 2026: What will Nirmala Sitharaman do?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s biggest challenge will be to find a new growth driver, particularly against the backdrop of a global economy ravaged by heightened uncertainty and......

Mohammed Shami appears for SIR hearing in Kolkata

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami appeared before the poll officials with the necessary documents at a school in south Kolkata's Bikramgarh area. Photograph: Mohammed Shami/Instagram India pacer Mohammed......

Shami summoned for voter verification in Kolkata, seeks time

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami was called for the hearing along with his brother Mohammed Kaif at a school in Jadavpur but the cricketer could not appear as he is currently in Rajkot. Photograph: ANI......

Messi Tour: Bhutia lambasts VIPs for chaos in Kolkata

'Many times across India we see sporting events getting delayed because of political speeches, chief guest handshakes and all that. That is not necessary.' IMAGE: Angry spectators went on a......

World's largest Messi statue unveiled in Kolkata

'There is no other statue of Messi this big in the world.' IMAGE: Built in just 40 days, this is the world's largest Messi statue, honoring the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner. Photograph: ANI Photo......

Messi event organiser detained in Kolkata over chaos

IMAGE:  The GOAT India Tour 2025, promoted by Satadru Dutta. Photograph: Satadru Dutt/Instagram The police in Kolkata have arrested the organiser of the event surrounding Argentine footballer......