Fire breaks out in Kolkata airport, no casualty; arrivals remain unaffected

A fire broke out near a departure gate of the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Wednesday night, creating chaos and panic among passengers, officials said. IMAGE:......

LS poll results show India not 'Hindu Rashtra': Amartya Sen

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Wednesday asserted the recent Lok Sabha poll results point to the fact that India is not a 'Hindu Rashtra'. IMAGE: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen . Photograph: ANI Photo......

Intnl airliner makes emergency landing in Kolkata

A Qantasairliner caught fire midair and landed at Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose international airport on Tuesday morning.The jumbo jet, flying from Singapore to London, was forced to execute......

In 1964, CIA thought Subhash Chandra Bose was alive, says document

American intelligence agency Central Intelligence Agency had cast doubt on the reported death of Subhas Chandra Bose in a plane crash in 1945 and was tipped off that Netaji would return from exile......

The stunning new terminal of the Kolkata airport

On January 20, as President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the new integrated terminal at Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, it added a new feather to the City of Joy's cap.......

Kolkata airport has a new terminal

President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday inaugurated the new integrated terminal at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. Mukherjee praised the new facility as a hall mark of excellence......

Centre undecided on Kolkata airport revamp

The Centre was still undecided whether the modernisation of Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport should be done by Airports Authority of India or through joint venture, Civil......

Kolkata airport modernisation to begin in January

Work on modernising, expanding and renovating the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport will be taken up from January next year, civil aviation secretary Ashok Chawla said on Friday.......

Spotted: Bengali actress Mimi Chakraborty

Rediff.com reader U D Barma met Bengali actress Mimi Chakraborty at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, and sent us a picture.     MUST SEE: SPOTTED......

Spotted! Remo D'Souza

Rediff.com Reader Ravi K met Remo D'Souza, the choreographer and director, at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, and sent us a picture.   MUST SEE: SPOTTED!......

Spotted: Bappi Lahiri, Madhur Bhandarkar in Kolkata

Rediff reader S C Soni, his daughter Priyanka and grandson Ridham met Bappi Lahiri and Madhur Bhandarkar at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International airport in Kolkata, and sent us......

Spotted: Dance India Dance judge Terrence Lewis in Kolkata

Reader Aniket Dharmadhikari bumped into Dance India Dance judge Terrence Lewis at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata.If you encounter/meet/see film or television......

Bayern Munich arrive in Kolkata

The famous German soccer team Bayern Munich arrived in Kolkata on Sunday by a special Lufthansa flight from Indonesia. Upon arrival at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, the team......

Warm welcome for Ganguly in Kolkata

Former captain Sourav Ganguly returned to a warm welcome at Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Friday morning. The scene at the airport was in sharp contrast to the......

Victorious Indian team returns home

The Indian cricket team on Tuesday returned home after a successful Test and one-day series in Bangladesh.The team came by an Indian Airlines flight and touched down at the Netaji Subhas Chandra......

County cricket helping me: Ganguly

India skipper Sourav Ganguly said he is enjoying his county stint in England and expressed confidence that the experience with Glamorgan would help him regain lost touch with the willow in upcoming......

Ganguly undecided over ban appeal

Indian skipper Sourav Gangulyon Wednesdaysaid he was yet to take a final decision on making an appeal to the International Cricket Council against the six-match ODI ban slapped on him for the......