A motorcyclist came under the wheels of a lorry after he jumped a traffic signal at the Dorina crossing in Esplanade and collided with a lorry moving towards Lenin Sarani on Wednesday, police said. T...

Several Calcuttans have chosen cycles as their mode of transport during the lockdown. There are some who have stopped using cars and opted for cycles as part of the “new normal”. “C...

  Senior BJP leader Debendra Nath Ray, was found hanging near his home in Hemtabad area of North Dinajpur district on Monday morning, police sources said. Ray had contested and won the Hemtabad...

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A section of BJP workers on Sunday raised the incendiary 'goli maro...' (shoot the traitors) slogan on their way to a rally addressed by Union home minister Amit Shah.The group, carrying party flags, ...

Calcutta police have started a probe against the promoters and directors of Cox & Kings India Ltd after several customers alleged the travel agency had cheated them of over Rs 4 crore for Puja hol...

Autos on the Girish Park-Phoolbagan route went on a flash strike since morning on Wednesday to protest a police order not allowing them to ply after 3pm till Dashami. Such an order has been issued in ...

Eye on skyChances of rain are high in Calcutta and the surrounding districts between Friday (October 4, Sashthi) and Tuesday (October 8, Dashami). The city is tipped to get intermittent showers on Fri...

A lot of problems are surmountable if there is a mix of imagination and political will in devising their solutions. In the absence of these factors, the same problems can persist and even worsen over ...

The city police arrested 93 people till 11pm on Diwali for allegedly bursting fireworks outside the Supreme Court-mandated window.The arrest count shot up to 1,029 after midnight, suggesting a spurt i...