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Fourteen fishermen back home after 3 months in B'desh jail

Kolkata, Jan. 31 -- Fourteen Indian fishermen returned home on Saturday after being released from jail in Bangladesh, where they were imprisoned for over three months. They were handed over to their f... Read More


Solid waste mgmt: KMC to procure 90 new compactors

Kolkata, Jan. 31 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will procure 90 new compactors in two phases for more effective solid waste management (SWM) in the city. Presently, KMC has 70 movable comp... Read More


Haldia: 4 killed, several injured in bus-motorcycle collision

Kolkata, Jan. 31 -- Four people were killed and at least 10 others injured after a private bus collided with a motorcycle and then hit a concrete pillar at Ghosher More under Sutahata Police Station i... Read More


Murshidabad: NIA begins probe into Beldanga violence

Kolkata, Jan. 31 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday began its probe into the violence that erupted in Beldanga in Murshidabad, following the news of the death of a migrant worker i... Read More


Over 4L people throng Kolkata Book Fair 2026 on Saturday; more than 11L visited fair between Jan 23 & Jan 26 alone

KOLKATA, Jan. 31 -- Fifteen-year-old Sahana Mondal and her father had to jostle through a sea of book lovers before she could finally get her hands on 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'. Exhausted but h... Read More


Low-cost clean energy solutions can slash costs, emissions: Study

Kolkata, Jan. 31 -- Low-cost clean energy and efficiency solutions ranging from rooftop solar and electric furnaces to motor optimisation and power-factor correction can significantly reduce energy co... Read More


Student found unconscious at Scottish Church College hostel; dies

Kolkata, Jan. 31 -- A fifth-semester student of Scottish Church College died under suspicious circumstances after being found unconscious at the women's hostel in north Kolkata, prompting police to re... Read More


Mardaani 3 ending explained: Who is the shocking mastermind beggar mafia in Rani Mukerji's cop thriller

India, Jan. 31 -- Rani Mukerji's most iconic role, SSP Shivani Shivaji Roy, is back in Mardaani 3, released on January 30, 2026. The third installment of the Yash Raj Films franchise, directed by Abhi... Read More


DU taps Google to power its digital future

NEW DELHI, Jan. 31 -- University of Delhi held a high-level meeting with Google officials to explore potential collaborations aimed at enhancing digital capabilities and fostering academic innovation ... Read More


From energy to Palestine: What happened at Modi's big Arab diplomacy meet

India, Jan. 31 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a delegation of Foreign Ministers of Arab countries, Secretary General of the League of Arab States and Heads of Arab delegations, who are in In... Read More