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Bengal set a new record in intra-day Covid-19 cases with 572 people being infected in 24 hours till 9am on Sunday.The figure surpassed the previous highest count of 542 reported on Friday. The state l...

The Calcutta diocese of the Church of North India (CNI) resumed communion service at St Paul’s Cathedral on Sunday. Communion services had been suspended at all CNI churches under the diocese si...

The city police prosecuted 701 people on Saturday night for multiple offences such as disorderly conduct and violation of traffic rules and night-time lockdown restrictions, officers said. The prosecu...

Several roads of Calcutta will have bays earmarked for cyclists, the state government has decided.The urban development department has engaged a Faridabad-based consulting firm to conduct a preliminar...

A woman who has tested positive for Covid-19, along with three others in the family, allegedly faced hostile behaviour from neighbours who did not want her and her eight-year-old son to stay in home i...

A 60-year-old man was found hanging at his home early on Sunday, hours after doctors at a government hospital, where he went with severe leg pain, allegedly told him to go to another hospital as no or...

Mobile recharge stores in Canning have been seeing a surge in visitors during the lockdown but not everyone is coming to recharge their phones.Many men are trying to get access to the log book where t...

A number of city schools are trying to cut costs to remain financially viable at a time when they are not getting fees and finding it increasingly difficult to raise funds for additional expenditure. ...

The Jharkhand government has warned people against a fake letter that says the state would organise a job mela.The information and public relations department (IPRD) on Saturday night said in a notice...

Several parts of Jharkhand are expected to experience lightning strikes during the next three days, warned weathermen on Sunday.IMD’s Ranchi Meteorological Centre also issued an alert of heavy rain ...