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Senior Magician Calls Chanchal Lahiri’s Escape Game Attempt “Foolish”
Court refuses to advance hearing Rajeev Kumar’s plea to quash CBI notice
Calcutta HC rejects CBI plea for urgent hearing in ex-Kolkata police chief Rajeev Kumar’s…
TMC lawmaker, 12 councillors join BJP
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, pays a visit to Kolkata

Kolkata - Latest events

1 TMC MLA, 12 councillors join BJP

In a fresh round of desertions from the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Nowpara MLA Sunil Singh along with 12 councillors has…
Bharatiya Janata Party

Kolkata magician disappears in Hooghly waters after river magic trick

A magician in Kolkata who tried to recreate Harry Houdini’s trick by jumping into the Hooghly river, a tributary of…
Kolkata

Plea in Calcutta High Court seeks chanting of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ be declared…

Declare chanting of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ fundamental right: Plea in Calcutta HC - Refusing an immediate intervention, the…
Jai Shri Ram

Kolkata HC Refuses To Pass Interim Order On Doctors’ Strike

Kolkata, June 14: The Calcutta High Court has refused to pass any interim order on the strike by junior doctors at state…
Kolkata

Statements

“ In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (j) of rule 56 of the Fundamental Rules, the President of India has retired 15 Officers of Indian Revenue Service (C&CE) in public interest with immediate…
Finance minister,
Govt Sacks 15 Senior Customs, Central Excise Officers Over Corruption,…
“ We will try to ensure that more than two people do not enter the emergency ward at a time... the news of anyone's death or updates about the patient's health will be communicated through proper…
Mamata Banerjee,
Mamata Banerjee Suggests New Security Measures At Doctors’ Meet
“ I do not want to invoke Essential Services Maintenance (ESMA) Act in the state. I want the junior doctors to resume work as we have accepted all their demands,
Mamata Banerjee,
Have accepted all demands of protesting doctors, says Mamata Banerjee

Latest events

ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2021 to be held from 30 January to 20 February in…

2021 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup will be the 12th edition and New Zealand have qualified automatically as hosts.
New Zealand

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam apologises for extradition bill, signals end of…

Nearly 2 million people descended into central Hong Kong on Sunday, June 16, to demand the total scrapping of the…
Hong Kong

Powerful quake jolts northwest Japan, tsunami warning issued

Japan issued a tsunami advisory Tuesday after a strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit the northwest of the country.
Japan

AFC Cup: Chennaiyin Aim to Seal Knock Out Round Spot

Chennaiyin FC would look to inch closer to sealing a knock-out berth when they take on Minerva Punjab in a crucial all…
Chennaiyin FC