A man died after falling from a third-floor apartment in north Calcutta from where he was allegedly trying to flee as police were knocking on the door. The incident happened on Saturday night inside ...

Elocutionist Pradip Ghosh passed away at his Jodhpur Park home on Friday. He was 78. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee described him as a “bright star in the world of  elocution” in her ...

Fifteen persons, including a television serial actor, have been arrested and a minor has been detained from two parlour-cum-spas in the city for their alleged involvement in a sleaze racket. Police s...

Police on Friday submitted a chargesheet for the Anandapur incident where a woman was allegedly assaulted and forced out of a Honda City and then another woman who tried to rescue her was hit by the c...

In previous years the police could predict the pattern of pandal hopping by experience or timings of Metro and local trains. This year it will be different. “There is uncertainty. No one knows ...

A young woman who runs a shelter for stray dogs in the city has alleged that photographs and details of her centre have been stolen and used by others to raise funds online from abroad. Titas Mukherj...

Steel nets mounted on iron frames are being fixed on the crash barriers of Garden Reach flyover to prevent two-wheeler riders from being flung off the bridge during a crash. In June last year, three ...

Some relatives and friends of late fashion designer Sharbari Datta went to Lalbazar on Friday and said police should probe the immediate circumstances before her death. The police told them they shou...

A committee of government officials and an external expert has been set up to explore possibilities of creating dedicated cycle lanes in the city and among its members is a representative of the city ...

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