Kolkata

Ireland celebrates 75 yrs of diplomatic ties with India, announces cultural collaboration for ‘Durga Puja’

The Ireland Embassy in New Delhi is celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations between Ireland and India. The embassy has…

2 months ago

Watch: PM Modi travels with school students in India’s first underwater metro train in Kolkata

Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled with school students after inaugurating India's first underwater metro train in Kolkata, West Bengal on…

9 months ago

PM Modi to inaugurate India’s first underwater metro service in Kolkata tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate India's first under-river metro tunnel built in Kolkata on Wednesday. In a…

9 months ago

Huge cache of fake notes seized in Kolkata, one arrested

A large consignment of fake Indian currency notes (FICN) was seized by Kolkata Police on Sunday and one person arrested…

1 year ago

A treasure trove of art works and poems by poet Abanindranath Tagore discovered at Rabindra Bharati Museum

A chance discovery at the famous Rabindra Bharati Museum housed in Jorasanko Thakurbari in Kolkata -- the ancestral home of…

1 year ago

West Bengal to go all out to preserve fishing cat, the State animal

Garchumuk Zoological Garden in Kolkata’s Howrah has started an important programme to protect and preserve the fishing cat, a vulnerable…

1 year ago

PM Modi lauds G20 for agreement on blocking global escape routes of economic offenders

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today welcomed the informal understanding reached by G20 countries for closer cooperation between law enforcement agencies…

1 year ago

Rs 2,447 crore project to build Kolkata Metro’s 4 underground stations goes to L&T

Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL) has given Larsen and Toubro Construction (L&T) a Rs 2,447 crore contract to design and construct…

1 year ago

Biggest ever cargo on river route from Kolkata reaches Assam’s Numaligarh via Bangladesh

The biggest ever cargo has arrived at the Numaligarh refinery jetty from Kolkata through the river route via Bangladesh as…

1 year ago

India’s only Chinese Mandarin newspaper shuts down

Finally, it was curtain down for India’s one and only Mandarin newspaper, Seong Pow. This Kolkata-based paper stopped its publication…

1 year ago

Kolkata, the authentic melting pot offers varied culinary delights

Kolkata or Calcutta as it was known earlier is not just a City of Joy known for its hospitality and…

2 years ago

First shipment on river route from Kolkata to Sittwe port in Myanmar flagged off

Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shantanu Thakur today flagged off the MV-ITT LION (V-273) from Syama Prasad…

2 years ago

In a first for India, Kolkata Metro makes successful under-river run

Kolkata Metro scripted history on Wednesday with the train making a successful run through a tunnel under a river for…

2 years ago

Indian becomes first man in the world to be infected with fungal disease that afflicts plants

In a unique and first-of-its-kind case ever documented, an Indian man was diagnosed with a fungal disease that affects trees.…

2 years ago

Kolkata, Haldia docks record highest ever traffic growth in 153-year history

The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP), Kolkata has handled 65.66 million tonnes of cargo in 2022-23, recording an all-time high…

2 years ago

Kolkata port to start night navigation soon

The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP), Kolkata is planning to start Night Navigation of vessels destined to/originated from Kolkata Dock…

2 years ago

Delhi cops nab most wanted gangster Deepak Boxer in Mexico

Deepak Boxer, one of Delhi's most-wanted gangsters, has been arrested by a Delhi police team in Mexico and will be…

2 years ago

Gadkari throws open 4-lane highway to cut Jamshedpur-Kolkata travel time

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of 10 National Highway projects…

2 years ago

Why India and Bangladesh need to resolve the Teesta water-sharing issue ahead of elections

The beautiful Teesta River that links India and Bangladesh DHAKA: Both Bangladesh and India are embarrassed over the immense delay…

2 years ago

Surat gets daily direct flights to Bengaluru, Delhi and Kolkata

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has flagged off direct multiple flights connecting Surat to Bengaluru, Delhi, and Kolkata. AirAsia India…

2 years ago

Chennai Foundation gives free wigs to boost poor cancer patients morale

It was a special event for The Cherian Foundation as it was celebrating the 10th anniversary of their campaign “Gift…

2 years ago