Kolkata

Slovakia’s Honorary Consulate was inaugurated in Kolkata on Thursday. The inauguration ceremony was attended by a high-profile Slovak delegation, including Slovakia’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Juraj Blanar, Slovakia’s …

A technical delegation from Bangladesh went to Kolkata on Monday to discuss the sharing of water resources between Bangladesh and India, officials said. They said the 12-member Bangladesh delegation, led …

The Consulate General of the US in Kolkata, Kathy Giles Diaz, on Thursday made a courtesy call to Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, at Raj Bhavan in Guwahati and talked …

In a decisive action against the illicit trade of spurious drugs, a joint investigation was conducted by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), East Zone, and the Drugs Control …

The Ireland Embassy in New Delhi is celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations between Ireland and India. The embassy has announced a unique cultural collaboration for Kolkata’s iconic Durga Puja …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled with school students after inaugurating India’s first underwater metro train in Kolkata, West Bengal on Wednesday. PM Modi was seen interacting with school students and …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate India’s first under-river metro tunnel built in Kolkata on Wednesday. In a monumental development set to transform urban transportation, PM Modi is …

A large consignment of fake Indian currency notes (FICN) was seized by Kolkata Police on Sunday and one person arrested in this connection. The arrested accused has been identified as …

A chance discovery at the famous Rabindra Bharati Museum housed in Jorasanko Thakurbari in Kolkata — the ancestral home of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore — which came into being in 1962, …

Garchumuk Zoological Garden in Kolkata’s Howrah has started an important programme to protect and preserve the fishing cat, a vulnerable species. This cat is West Bengal’s State animal and is …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today welcomed the informal understanding reached by G20 countries for closer cooperation between law enforcement agencies to prevent economic offenders from exploiting legal loopholes when crossing …

Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL) has given Larsen and Toubro Construction (L&T) a Rs 2,447 crore contract to design and construct the Kolkata underground metro project in the city’s Joka-Esplanade Metro …

The biggest ever cargo has arrived at the Numaligarh refinery jetty from Kolkata through the river route via Bangladesh as Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) ship MV Maine 66 …

Finally, it was curtain down for India’s one and only Mandarin newspaper, Seong Pow. This Kolkata-based paper stopped its publication after more than 50 years since it was established. It …

Kolkata or Calcutta as it was known earlier is not just a City of Joy known for its hospitality and inclusivity but also a place where several styles of culinary …

Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shantanu Thakur today flagged off the MV-ITT LION (V-273) from Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata as the inaugural shipment to operationalise the …

Kolkata Metro scripted history on Wednesday with the train making a successful run through a tunnel under a river for the first time in India, according to senior officials. The …

In a unique and first-of-its-kind case ever documented, an Indian man was diagnosed with a fungal disease that affects trees. There have been no reports ever of human beings having …

The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP), Kolkata has handled 65.66 million tonnes of cargo in 2022-23, recording an all-time high throughput which is a 12.87% increase over the 58.175 million …

The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP), Kolkata is planning to start Night Navigation of vessels destined to/originated from Kolkata Dock System, in association with Antwerp Port, Belgium and IIT Chennai. …

Deepak Boxer, one of Delhi’s most-wanted gangsters, has been arrested by a Delhi police team in Mexico and will be brought to India later this week. Deepak, 27, carried a …