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Blue Line: Metro services disrupted for nearly 1 hr

Kolkata, Nov. 16 -- Metro services on the Blue Line were hit by another disruption on Sunday morning, with operations suspended for nearly an hour between Shahid Khudiram and Maidan after an overnight... Read More


Indian fisherman from Kakdwip dies in B'desh prison

Kolkata, Nov. 16 -- A 25-year-old Indian fisherman, Babul Das, from Kakdwip in South 24-Parganas, died on Friday night while in custody at Bagerhat District Jail in Bangladesh, according to prison off... Read More


No hope till now for Jayabrata Das' indie film to clear Federation hurdle

Kolkata, Nov. 16 -- Debutant director Jayabrata Das, a student of SRFTI, never expected his film to get caught in such a storm. When the teaser of The Academy of Fine Arts dropped, Tollywood immediate... Read More


Missing elderly man found dead in swamp

Kolkata, Nov. 16 -- An elderly man who went missing from the Diamond Harbour Medical College and Hospital a few days ago was found dead from a swamp on Sunday morning. According to sources, the decea... Read More


Jadavpur Univ collaborates with UK university to document Nepali, Bodo, Lepcha & Kudmali texts

Kolkata, Nov. 16 -- The Centre for Translation of Indian Literatures (CENTIL) of Jadavpur University (JU) is working on a Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) project wi... Read More


Guv opens Raj Bhavan for public inspection

Kolkata, Nov. 16 -- Governor CV Ananda Bose has sought legal opinion on initiating action against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee, following the latter's explosive allegations that Raj Bha... Read More


ZSI discovers new slender gecko from Eastern Ghats

Kolkata, Nov. 16 -- Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have announced the discovery and description of a new species of slender gecko, adding to the known biodiversity of the Eastern... Read More


TMC delegation with message from Abhishek reaches fasting Matuas

Kolkata, Nov. 16 -- Carrying a message of assurance from the party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, a Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation on Sunday visited Thakurnagar to meet members o... Read More


ECI reviews SIR in Bengal ahead of delegation visit

Kolkata, Nov. 16 -- Ahead of a high-level Election Commission of India (ECI) delegation's visit to Bengal on November 18, Senior Deputy Election Commissioner (DEC) Gyanesh Bharti on Saturday held a vi... Read More


Defection: Mukul Roy's disqualification creates unrest in Bengal politics

Kolkata, Nov. 16 -- The Calcutta High Court's decision to disqualify Mukul Roy from the West Bengal Assembly for violating the anti-defection law has triggered renewed uncertainty for the BJP as well ... Read More