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No kidnapping offence sans lawful guardianship, says Calcutta High Court

Kolkata, April 7 -- The Calcutta High Court has set aside the conviction of a man accused of kidnapping a minor girl, holding that the prosecution failed to prove she was taken from the lawful custody... Read More


Kolkata tops office rental growth, transactions jump 125 pc in Q1 2026

Kolkata, April 7 -- Kolkata's office market saw a sharp upswing in Q1 2026, with transactions rising 125 per cent year-on-year and rental values posting the highest growth among major cities, accordin... Read More


Advocate Anirban Banerjee joins TMC, 'Babu master' returns

Kolkata, April 7 -- Advocate Anirban Banerjee joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday in the presence of party leaders Chandrima Bhattacharya and Kunal Ghosh at the party office, where he was h... Read More


Expelled CPI(M) leader Anil Basu's son joins BJP

Kolkata, April 7 -- In a politically significant development in Hooghly, Soumya Basu, son of former and expelled CPI(M) leader and six-time Arambagh MP Anil Basu, was seen at a BJP meeting in Chinsura... Read More


Control room with about 90 screens to monitor 500 booths

Kolkata, April 7 -- In a major technology-driven step for immediate intervention on the day of the poll, the office of the Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Tuesday launched a central control ro... Read More


BJP workers assault women during campaign, four arrested

Kolkata, April 7 -- Tension gripped the Indas area of Bankura after women were allegedly attacked by BJP workers during a poll campaign on Monday afternoon, leaving a child injured. Police have arres... Read More


Calcutta University to finalise uniform admission rule soon

Kolkata, April 7 -- Calcutta University is set to finalise a uniform admission policy for undergraduate courses, Vice-Chancellor Ashutosh Ghosh said, even as the institution postponed Semester I exami... Read More


Huge amount of unaccounted cash seized across city

Kolkata, April 7 -- Within two days of a major unaccounted cash seizure in Netajinagar, Kolkata Police and the Static Surveillance Team (SST) recovered a large sum of money from four different locatio... Read More


Cal HC Bar suspends Mofakkerul Islam over Malda incident

Kolkata, April 7 -- The Bar Association of the Calcutta High Court has unanimously resolved to suspend advocate Mofakkerul Islam from its membership over his alleged role in the gherao of judicial off... Read More


Rahul Banerjee death: Tollywood calls off strike, to draft safety SOP soon

KOLKATA, April 7 -- Tollywood studios wore a deserted look on Tuesday as actors, directors, and technicians across the Bengali film and TV industry observed a cease work. The day-long strike was calle... Read More