Varsity deal

Calcutta University and Webster University, Thailand, a unit of the US Webster University, signed a deal on Wednesday. The universities will jointly offer short-term courses and collaborative researches in Buddhist studies, South East Asian studies and international relations and foreign policy studies.

Assault cuffs

Three youths were arrested on Wednesday based on an assault complaint lodged by Asha Das, a Trinamul activist in Dum Dum.

Storm & rain

Parts of Calcutta experienced a storm accompanied by rain on Wednesday night.