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KMC Election 2021 Live Updates: Violence mars civic body polls, dozens arrested since morning

State Election Commission Secretary Nilanjan Sandilya said that all necessary measures have been taken to ensure free and fair elections.

Updated: December 19, 2021 3:08 pm

Kolkata Municipal Corporation Election 2021: Date, time, schedule, results, constituencies – All you need to know about KMC election

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation election has been delayed by around one and half years as the term of the elected…

Updated: December 15, 2021 3:31 pm

Kolkata businessman shot at by gang of 15-18 men, police suspect ‘business rivalry’

Pankaj Singh was returning home with a few friends around midnight after attending an invitation when his car stopped near…

Updated: September 13, 2021 6:05 pm

Kolkata air quality improves with the dip in number of vehicles

Ghosh said in the past two days only 30 micrograms per cubic meter was recorded (pm 2.5 or 2,5 micron…

May 8, 2021 8:47 am

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West Bengal WBCS 2021 notification released; Exam, dates, salary, vacancy, application details here

The candidates applying for WBCS (Executive) examination, have to go through Preliminary examination, Main exam and Personality Test.

December 20, 2020 1:29 pm

Speaking at the grand rally, Mamata Banerjee also hit out at the center over appointing retired persons as the head of the important institutions of the country. (Twitter Image)

Nation headed towards presidential form of government, alleges TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee

Mamata’s attack comes after a period of silence following her attacks against the BJP through the Lok Sabha election campaign…

August 28, 2019 4:13 pm

Lok Sabha elections 2019: CPI(M) rules out pre-poll alliance of opposition parties, says third front a BJP-sponsored idea

In an exclusive conversation with Financial Express Online, Communist Party of India (Marxist) Politburo member Nilotpal Basu reveals how the…

Updated: January 13, 2019 7:21 am

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Mamata Banerjee to spell out party strategy at mega opposition rally on January 19

In an exclusive interaction with Financial Express Online, TMC leader and Lok Sabha MP Saugata Roy discusses the prospects of…

Updated: January 13, 2019 7:28 am

Navi Mumbai Trident hotel project ‘on hold’ over CRZ clearance: EIH

Hospitality major EIH, which runs hotels and resorts under the Oberoi and Trident brands,has said its planned hotel project in…

August 2, 2018 12:10 am

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekend getaways from Kolkata in August during Independence Day

Here are some of the top picks for driving getaways from Kolkata for this long Independence day weekend!

Updated: August 12, 2017 4:50 pm

Young blood bound to get excited if girls not properly dressed: Md N R Barkati, shahi imam

He also somehow defends those ‘havas ke shikaris’ for having “young blood in them”, “bacche hai excited toh honge hi”.

Updated: January 17, 2017 6:51 pm

Kolkata HC permits Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh rally, Mohan Bhagwat will be there to attend

Calcutta HC allows RSS to hold rally to be attended by Mohan Bhagwat at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata on…

January 13, 2017 4:27 pm

Congress will continue its alliance with CPI(M), in West Bengal

The Congress marginally gained from the alliance in the recently-held Assembly polls in the state while the Left Front came…

June 12, 2016 4:50 pm

What govt hasn’t declassified: In defence archives, book that suggests Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose survived Taipei crash

Since the crash, two commissions of inquiry, the Shahnawaz Commission and the Khosla Commission, have ruled Netaji died in Taipei.…

May 30, 2016 9:33 am

Kolkata’s Durga Puja to get Chinese twist this year

Kolkata’s famous Durga Puja will have a Chinese touch as the country is planning to become a partner for the…

May 9, 2016 11:55 am

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New train services from Agartala to Delhi, Kolkata this month

New train services from Agartala to Delhi and Kolkata will be introduced after May 20 this month, an official said…

May 5, 2016 3:56 pm

Aaheli, The Peerless Inn, Kolkata

Aaheli is an authentic Bengali cuisine restaurant of The Peerless Inn, Kolkata, offering dishes from all over Bengal with traditional…

April 11, 2016 4:55 pm

Flight operations hit in Kolkata’s NSC Bose International airport

Flight operation at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport was affected for about two hours this morning due to…

April 7, 2016 4:14 pm

Kolkata flyover crash: BJP slams Rahul Gandhi’s ‘photo-op’ at site

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi over his visit to the Kolkata flyover crash…

April 2, 2016 4:34 pm

Kolkata flyover collapse: Toll rises to 26 in tragedy

The toll in Kolkata flyover collapse has climbed to 26 after two more bodies were recovered from the debris on…

April 2, 2016 3:42 pm

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Kolkata flyover collapse: 5 IVRCL officials detained, death toll at 24

Kolkata flyover collapse: 5 officials of the Hyderabad-based construction firm were detained today in connection with yesterday’s flyover collapse in…

Updated: April 1, 2016 7:08 pm

Chances of finding Kolkata flyover collapse survivors remote, says NDRF

With relief and rescue operations in full swing in the Kolkata flyover collapse tragedy in Girish Park on Thursday, the…

April 1, 2016 10:36 am

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Death toll in Kolkata flyover collapse rises to 24; official says ‘Nobody alive recovered’

The death toll in the Kolkata flyover collapse has climbed to 24 after three more bodies were recovered from underneath…

Updated: April 1, 2016 10:52 am

Kolkata flyover collapse: Kolkata police seals IVRCL Infrastructure city office

In the wake of the Kolkata flyover collapse, that killed as many as 24 people and injured over a 100,…

April 1, 2016 9:15 am

Kolkata flyover collapse: Facebook activates safety check after tragedy

Kolkata flyover collapse: In view of the tragic flyover collapse here, Facebook has activated its safety check feature for people…

March 31, 2016 9:37 pm

It’s an act of God: IVRCL on Flyover collapse in Kolkata

“It’s nothing but a God’s act” was how a senior official of IVRCL reacted after the flyover it was constructing…

March 31, 2016 7:58 pm

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Kolkata flyover collapse: As many as 21 killed, over 100 injured; Mamata Banerjee rushes to city, drops poll campaign

Kolkata flyover collapse: 21 people were killed when a flyover under construction crashed in a crowded market area here on…

Updated: March 31, 2016 11:45 pm

Kolkata hit-and-run: Third accused arrested in IAF officer’s death case

Johnny, the third accused in the hit-and-run case that led to the death of IAF officer Corporal Abhimanyu Gaud during…

January 19, 2016 11:36 am

Ghulam Ali’s ‘Chupke Chupke’ casts spell on Kolkata

Music transcended geographical and political boundaries on Tuesday as Pakistani ghazal legend Ghulam Ali rendered his famed ghazal “Chupke Chupke…

January 13, 2016 12:04 pm

Kolkata airport: Jet Airways shuttle bus crashes into a parked Air India plane

A Jet Airways shuttle bus on Tuesday crashed into a stationary Air India plane at the city airport here. However,…

Updated: December 22, 2015 10:45 am

Park street gangrape: Three get 10 years imprisonment

Park street gangrape: All the three men convicted in the gangrape of an Anglo-Indian woman on Park Street here were…

December 11, 2015 4:23 pm

Trams getting new lease of life

The first AC tram was launched in 2013 and since then the authorities have not only started heritage tours but…

October 14, 2015 1:43 pm

Burn up rest of Earth’s fossil fuels and India’s Kolkata city drowns

If we were to burn all of the Earth’s fossil fuel reserves, we would be kissing Antarctica goodbye and probably…

September 12, 2015 2:29 pm

Mumbai remains the costliest city for travellers: Report

With more travellers and higher consumer spending in key areas, overall hotel prices went up in the first six months…

Updated: September 2, 2015 11:02 pm

SriLankan Airline’s new codeshare with Mihin Lanka to boost tourism from Kolkata

SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka has announced a code share agreement with Mihin Lanka for the operations…

June 17, 2015 4:50 pm

CK Birla Hospitals launches emergency ambulance service

24X7 emergency response centre will ensure every call is answered in two rings, live audio and video facilities to connect…

June 4, 2015 3:15 pm

Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore in fastest-growing global cities list

India’s three metropolitan cities, Kolkata, Mumbai and Bangalore, have emerged as the top three fastest growing cities.

May 20, 2015 8:18 pm

Kolkata: 14 injured in low intensity bomb blast in Sealdah-Krishnanagar local train

West Bengal: 14 passengers were injured in low intensity bomb blast in Krishnanagar local train between Barrackpore-Titagarh.

Updated: May 12, 2015 11:43 am

PM Narendra Modi launches 3 social security schemes

After providing bank accounts to 15 crore unbanked people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched three social security schemes.

Updated: May 10, 2015 11:26 am

16 top points in Narendra Modi’s 3 mega social security schemes: All you wanted to know

After Jan Dhan and providing bank accounts to 15 crore unbanked people, PM Narendra Modi launched three social security schemes.…

Updated: May 11, 2015 11:55 am

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Basic science research to be the thrust area of Modi Government

Basic science research is to be the thrust area of Modi Government

Updated: May 4, 2015 10:57 am

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Kolkata Municipal Corporation polls: BJP, CPI, Congress furious, Trinamool Congress preens

Amid opposition parties’ allegations of terror and violence by the ruling Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, around 60 per cent voters…

Updated: April 18, 2015 7:40 pm

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West Bengal nun gang-rape: Suspect held in Mumbai

In a breakthrough in investigation of the West Bengal nun gang-rape case, a suspect has been arrested in Mumbai…

March 26, 2015 3:27 pm

WB Tourism to set up a culinary institute at Barjora, Bankura

The present government in West Bengal, headed by Mamata Banerjee aims to become a preferred tourism and tourism-related investment destination

March 24, 2015 5:27 pm

Top 7 residential markets weakest in seven quarters

Absorptions in top seven residential property markets in the country have been weakest in the seven quarters in the three…

Updated: March 19, 2015 5:50 am

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Kolkata Nun gangrape case: Eight persons detained; Congress reacts

Eight persons were today detained in connection with the alleged gangrape of a 71-year-old nun in a convent school in…

Updated: March 16, 2015 10:12 am

Kolkata Nun gangrape case: Search on for culprits

Extensive searches were being conducted by police today in Nadia district to trace those behind the alleged gangrape of a…

March 15, 2015 1:07 pm

SBI conducts e-auction for Rs 1,200 cr distressed property assets

SBI received good response for its first mega e-auction of distressed assets with the heavy traffic slowing the website and…

March 15, 2015 8:14 am

Glenmark’s Goa and Nashik facilities conferred with Greentech Environment Gold Award – 2015

The facilities demonstrated the highest level of commitment to environmental management across different sectors

February 26, 2015 1:37 pm

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Kolkatans to get Jupiter view on Friday

Kolkatans will have a rare opportunity this Friday to watch Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, from close…

February 4, 2015 5:20 pm

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Training in human resource management delivered over Hughes interactive onsite learning platform

February 2, 2015 3:50 pm

Emirates to increase frequency to Kolkata

Emirates will add a 13th weekly flight between the West Bengal capital of Kolkata and its home and hub in…

January 20, 2015 3:44 pm

Banks may seek more equity from highly leveraged firms

Banks may ask companies that are already highly leveraged to bring in higher equity before seeking fresh loans…

December 11, 2014 12:55 am

Mumbai, Kolkata most vulnerable to climate change: Govt

India’s populous coastal cities Mumbai and Kolkata are most vulnerable to loss of life and properties…

November 30, 2014 10:00 am

Kolkata most polluted metro; India has highest PAH level, says Tokyo University study

Kolkata is the most polluted metropolis in the country with its pollution levels recorded highest…

October 31, 2014 7:49 pm

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S&P 500 to reach 5050 on continued robust earnings growth, says J.P. Morgan

Fund Managers maintain bullish stand on stocks, BofA survey shows; expect inflation to fall in 2022

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Nasdaq 100: What strategists see for US stock market as treasury yields spike

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NASDAQ Composite Index down by nearly 8% from 52-week highs – Check details

US Federal Reserve losing its fight against inflation, says Bill Ackman, wants 50 bps rate hike

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