Anand Mahindra praises suburb in Kolkata for its spotless roads, predicts it will have a 'renaissance'

A prominent industrialist expressed delight at Newtown's well-planned development, sparking online praise for the Kolkata ...

Kolkata imposes strict 7 am-9 am no-parking rule to help municipal corporation sweepers

The move follows a recent complaint about rampant illegal parking during Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim’s public interaction programme, Talk To Mayor.

5.7-magnitude earthquake in Bangladesh triggers tremors across Kolkata, northeast

KOLKATA: An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck near Dhaka capital of Bangladesh on Friday. The tremors were reported in ...

Kolkata on high alert: Police tighten security after Delhi blast; vigilance stepped up at key areas

Kolkata: Cops in Kolkata and Bidhannagar went on high alert following the blast near Red Fort that claimed several lives on ...

Kolkata's Vidyasagar Setu to be closed for 8 hours on Nov 23; check timings, diversions

The Kolkata Traffic Police on Thursday said the ‘Vidyasagar Setu’ will remain fully closed for vehicular traffic from 6 am to ...

Kolkata city records highest inhalable microplastic levels, followed by Delhi: IISER study

IISER researchers estimate that an average Kolkata city resident inhales about 2.9 grams of microplastics over a lifetime, ...
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Saif’s Lineage: Cricket And Kolkata

MUMBAI, (IANS) – With the country’s first tennis ball T10 tournament, or the Indian Street Premier League (ISPL), scheduled to take off in March, Saif Ali Khan, who is the co-owner of Tigers of ...

Kolkata wheezes as mercury drops, hospitals grapple with spike in respiratory ailments

Doctors across the city say the surge is driven by familiar winter viruses, not a new strain, and warn high-risk groups to remain cautious ...