Kolkata

Formerly Calcutta, capital city of West Bengal, India

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Kolkata is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, the city is approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub of Eastern India and the main port of communication for North-East India, as well as having the third-largest urban economy of India. Kolkata is home to 9,600 millionaires and 4 billionaires with a total wealth of $290 billion. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is the seventh-most populous city in India, with a population of 4.5 million residents within the city limits, and a population of over 14.1 million residents in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area, making it the third-most populous metropolitan area in India. The Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port. Kolkata is known as the "cultural capital of India" for the city's historical and architectural significance.

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WB polls: PM Modi to address public rally in Kolkata Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold the first rally in West Bengal on March 7 after the announcement of the assembly poll schedule. The rally will be held at the Brigade Parade ground in.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:22Published 3 hours ago

Assembly elections fever goes high with wall graffiti on Kolkata streets Kolkata turned into political fervour this year ahead of West Bengal Assembly elections. Wall graffiti on streets of South Kolkata is covered with graffiti of TMC party symbol after the party announced.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:15Published 17 hours ago

WB polls: Kailash Vijayvargiya holds campaigning at Kolkata's Kalighat Hawkers Market Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, the national general secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Kailash Vijayvargiya conducted poll campaigning in Kolkata on March 06. He did the election.. Credit: ANI Duration: 02:01Published 19 hours ago

Taapsee speaks on I-T raids: '3 things they are searching for' \| Oneindia News Farmers are marking 'Black Day' today on the 100th day of their protest against the Centre's agicultural reforms; Actor Taapsee Pannu has tweeted for the first time after the Income Tax Department.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 02:53Published 1 day ago

Will be good for Bengal, if Mithun Chakraborty joins BJP: Arjun Singh Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly polls, while speaking to ANI in Kolkata, West Bengal BJP Vice President, Arjun Singh welcomed actor Mithun Chakraborty to join the party. Singh said, "If Mithun.. Credit: ANI Duration: 02:02Published 2 days ago

WB polls: Kolkata sweet shop comes out with political 'Sandesh' Ahead of the Assembly polls, the elections fever swinging in high altitude in West Bengal. An iconic sweet shop in Kolkata has launched 'sandesh' sweets etched with logos and slogans of various.. Credit: ANI Duration: 02:39Published 2 days ago

Singer Aditi Munshi, BJP leader Usha Chowdhury join TMC Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, several people from glamour industry of the state joined Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Kolkata on March 04. Singer Aditi Munshi joined TMC in presence of.. Credit: ANI Duration: 02:43Published 3 days ago

Will work for BJP's 'Sonar Bangla': Srabanti Chatterjee Bengali actor Srabanti Chatterjee, who recently joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kolkata, on March 03 said she wants to work on ground for the betterment of West Bengal, and also work for BJP's.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:36Published 3 days ago

After Jitendra Tiwari, Bidhannagar Mayor-in-Council & 3 TMC councilors join BJP Bidhannagar Mayor-in-Council Debasish Jana and three Trinamool Congress (TMC) councillors from Asansol joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday in Kolkata ahead of the forthcoming Assembly.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 02:18Published 4 days ago

WB Assembly elections: Discussed candidates for phase 1, 2 polls, says Dilip Ghosh While speaking to media in Kolkata on March 02, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Dilip Ghosh spoke ahead of the West Bengal Assembly polls. Ghosh said, "Core Committee discussed.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:07Published 4 days ago

Discussion with Left front is settled on seat 'sharing': Indian Secular Front While speaking to media in Kolkata on March 02, the Chairman of Indian Secular Front (ISF), Naushad Siddiqui spoke about seat sharing ahead of the West Bengal Assembly polls. Siddiqui said, "Our.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:48Published 4 days ago

We'll appeal people to punish BJP in assembly polls: Yogendra Yadav Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav on March 02, appealed voters of poll-bound states to punish BJP and its allies for bringing "anti-farmer laws". "In the Assembly elections, we will appeal to.. Credit: ANI Duration: 02:23Published 5 days ago

Assembly polls: Who's BJP's 'dulha' in Bengal? asks Tejashwi Yadav While speaking to ANI in Kolkata on March 01, the leader of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Tejashwi Yadav spoke on upcoming West Bengal Assembly polls. Tejashwi said, "Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is quite.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:39Published 6 days ago

Mamata to ties up with RJD \| WB seat sharing discussed \| Oneindia News RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav called on the Bengal Chief Minister at her office in Kolkata and the two reportedly discussed seat-sharing; Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar declared that the entire state of.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 02:15Published 6 days ago

Bengali actor Srabanti Chatterjee joins BJP Bengali actor Srabanti Chatterjee joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kolkata on March 01 ahead of the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. The actor joined the party in presence of West.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:12Published 6 days ago

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Assembly Election 2021: PM Modi to address 7 lakh people at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Ground - arrangement details here Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address at least 20 rallies in West Bengal during the campaigning for the Assembly polls, beginning today. DNA - Published 7 hours ago
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Senior citizens fight tech trouble, anxiety In Kolkata, senior citizens stepping out of their homes for the first time in a year grappled as much with the challenges of Co-Win as with the fear of being exposed to the virus while waiting with.. IndiaTimes - Published 6 days ago
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Eye on Kerala, Rahul may skip rally with Left in Kolkata Congress leader Rahul Gandhi may skip the joint rally with the Left Front called to launch the West Bengal election campaign in Kolkata this weekend, a development that may be interpreted as revolving.. IndiaTimes - Published 1 week ago
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi's first rally in Kolkata cancelled as police 'deny' permission Owaisi was scheduled to kick off his party's campaign ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections with the rally in the minority-dominated Metiabruz area of Kolkata. After AIMIM's good performance in.. IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago
Kolkata: BJP leader Rakesh Singh arrested in drug seizure case IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago
SC defers hearing in Saradha scam case for 2 weeks The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred the hearing in the Saradha scam case for two weeks. The apex court was hearing the plea of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking the court's direction.. IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago

Coal mining scam: CBI team arrives at Mamata Banerjee's nephew's home in Kolkata IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago
Kolkata drug case: Cops summon BJP neta, hunt on for mystery man IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago
CBI summons wife of Mamata’s nephew in ‘illegal coal-mining’ case Two days after Union home minister Amit Shah received a court summons in a 2018 criminal defamation case filed by Bengal MP Abhishek Banerjee, a CBI team showed up at the Trinamool Congress.. IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago	Kolkata: BJP Yuva Morcha leaders Pamela Goswami, Prabir De held with 100 grams of cocaine Besides them, a person named Somnath Chatterjee (26) has also been arrested in connection with the seizure of about 90 grams of narcotic substance. DNA - Published 2 weeks ago
'Bengal wants its own daughter': TMC launches poll slogan The slogan, which translates to 'Bengal wants its own daughter', with Banerjee's photo was put up on hoardings across Kolkata as the state's ruling party officially launched it from its headquarters.. IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago	Coal scam: CBI conduct searches in 4 districts of West Bengal CBI searches were underway on Friday at 13 locations in four districts of poll-bound West Bengal in connection with the coal pilferage scam, officials said. Searches are going on in Purulia, Bankura,.. IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago
BJP fighting against TMC's syndicate to make Bengal 'Sonar Bangla': Amit Shah Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s fight to make Bengal 'Sonar Bangla' is between its booth workers and the syndicate run by the ruling Trinamool Congress, said Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday at.. IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago	West Bengal: BJP leader Shibaji Singha Roy injured in attack at Kolkata, hospitalised Lok Sabha MP from Balurghat Dr Sukanta Majumdar commented that law and order is 'missing' in West Bengal. DNA - Published 2 weeks ago
Trinamool Congress says 'Mamata card' matters in Bengal, not Modi's 'Ram card' Chatterjee, a senior minister in the Mamata Banerjee cabinet, claimed that BJP leaders are losing ground in the face of welfare measures taken by the TMC government, and that they are now indulging in.. IndiaTimes - Published 3 weeks ago	HCs of Bombay, Calcutta and Allahabad face Judge shortage The Allahabad HC with a sanctioned strength of 160 Judges is functioning with just 96 of them. In the Bombay HC out of sanctioned strength of 94 Judges, 30 are lying vacant. The situation is alarming.. IndiaTimes - Published on February 5, 2021
Kolkata-based group concealed Rs 309 crore income, says I-T dept Total concealment of income amounting to Rs 309 cr has been detected so far. The assessees have made an admission of undisclosed income. DNA - Published on February 1, 2021	SpiceJet flight makes emergency landing after reported cabin fire - Check details The flight landed in Kolkata safely. DNA - Published on February 1, 2021
Fuel prices Feb 1: Petrol crosses Rs 86 in Delhi, nears Rs 93 in Mumbai On Monday, the price of petrol in Mumbai is Rs 92.86 per litre, it is Rs 87.69 per litre in Kolkata, and it has reached Rs 88.82 per litre in Chennai. DNA - Published on February 1, 2021	SpiceJet announces 20 new flights on its domestic network After connecting Pakyong with Delhi, SpiceJet airline will now also connect Pakyong with Kolkata under the UDAN scheme. DNA - Published on January 30, 2021
Amit Shah postpones Bengal visit amid tense situation in Delhi Shah was supposed to leave for Kolkata on Friday night to participate in party programmes on Saturday and Sunday. DNA - Published on January 30, 2021	Greeted with ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chants, Didi refuses to speak West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday cried “humiliation” as chants of “Jai Shri Ram” by a section of the crowd rent the air in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 23, 2021
India must have four 'rotating capitals' says CM Mamata Banerjee Kolkata remained the capital of the British Indian Empire from 1772 to 1911 after which the capital was relocated to Delhi. DNA - Published on January 23, 2021	PM Modi arrives in Kolkata to commemorate 125th birth anniversary of Netaji: Key points Several band performances are currently being performed in the presence of PM Narendra Modi at the Victoria Memorial. DNA - Published on January 23, 2021
'Don't insult': Mamata refuses to give speech at Netaji event after sloganeering in PM Modi's presence West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday lost her cool over sloganeering at a Netaji event in Kolkata and refused to give her speech in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi... IndiaTimes - Published on January 23, 2021	PM Narendra Modi address on 'Parakaram Diwas': Top quotes Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kolkata on Saturday afternoon to take part in the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. To honour and remember Netaji's selfless.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 23, 2021
PM Modi visits Netaji's ancestral home in Kolkata IndiaTimes - Published on January 23, 2021	PM pays tributes to Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary on Saturday and said a grateful nation will always remember his sacrifice and dedication.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 23, 2021
Parakram Diwas: PM leads nation in paying tributes to Netaji, to visit Kolkata to commemorate 125th birth anniversary Modi will also be attending a cultural programme "Amra Nuton Jouboneri Doot", based on the theme of Netaji. DNA - Published on January 23, 2021	Parakram Diwas: Tight security in Kolkata ahead of PM's visit on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's 125th birth anniversary The personal security team of the Prime Minister arrived in Kolkata on Friday. DNA - Published on January 23, 2021
Only widow, not dad, has right to dead man’s sperm: Calcutta high court IndiaTimes - Published on January 21, 2021	PM Modi to visit Kolkata for Bose's birth anniversary celebrations Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address 'Parakram Diwas' celebrations in Kolkata on January 23 to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose, an iconic freedom fighter who hailed.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 21, 2021
Modi to attend 'Parakram Diwas' celebrations in Kolkata to mark 125th birth anniversary of Netaji PM Narendra Modi will also visit Jerenga Pathar in Sivasagar, Assam to distribute 1.06 lakh land pattas/allotment certificates, the PMO said. DNA - Published on January 21, 2021	In Kolkata searches, I-T finds Rs 450cr in black money IndiaTimes - Published on January 16, 2021
Railways to announce Rs 440 cr project in Bengal before state polls Ahead of the upcoming assembly election in West Bengal, the railway ministry is all set to approve approximately Rs 440 crore fourth greenfield coaching terminal project at Dankuni near Kolkata. IndiaTimes - Published on January 13, 2021	India’s biggest vaccine rollout begins as SII ships 55 lakh doses Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad, the four major regional depots for Covid-19 vaccines, received their quantum of Covishield doses within 10 hours since their dispatch began from the SII premises.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 12, 2021
Indian Railways speeds up to 130 kmph in Golden Quadrilateral and Golden Diagonal sections Notably, the Golden Quadrilateral connects the four major metro cities namely Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai. DNA - Published on January 9, 2021	Kolkata HC lets 35 terminally ill leave jail IndiaTimes - Published on January 9, 2021
Ex-Kolkata mayor, aide skip Bengal rally, leave BJP red-faced IndiaTimes - Published on January 5, 2021	Kolkata filmmaker documents tales of changing psyche in pandemic world IndiaTimes - Published on December 27, 2020
Saradha scam: CBI moves fresh plea in SC to quiz WB IPS officer The CBI has moved the Supreme Court seeking to question senior IPS officer and former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar in connection with the multi-crore-rupee Saradha chit fund scam case. IndiaTimes - Published on December 26, 2020	Am ashamed of having associated with TMC for 21 years: Suvendu Adhikari Addressing party workers at the BJP office in Kolkata, Adhikari said, "The political party I had been associated earlier has no discipline now. It has turned into a company from a party. I am ashamed.. IndiaTimes - Published on December 26, 2020
Bengal MP Sunil Mondal, who joined BJP, faces protests in Kolkata IndiaTimes - Published on December 26, 2020	An adult is free to marry on her own, convert: Calcutta high court There can be “no interference if an adult marries as per her choice, converts and refuses to return to her parents”, the Calcutta high court said on Monday while hearing the plea of a Hindu man.. IndiaTimes - Published on December 22, 2020
As Amit Shah heads for Bengal, 2 more MLAs quit TMC All roads from Trinamool Congress’s divided house appeared to lead to BJP as the procession of disgruntled functionaries following former Bengal minister Suvendu Adhikari out of the party grew longer.. IndiaTimes - Published on December 18, 2020	Amit Shah arrives in Kolkata on 2-day visit BJP leader and Union home minister Amit Shah arrived in Kolkata after 1 am on Saturday on a two-day visit to take stock of his party's affairs in West Bengal ahead of the Assembly elections slated to.. IndiaTimes - Published on December 18, 2020

Kolkata

Formerly Calcutta, capital city of West Bengal, India

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