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A 100-year-old woman was brutally raped allegedly by a 20-year-old youth in the middle of the night in West Bengal’s Nadia district. (Representational Image)

100-year-old woman raped by 20-year-old man in West Bengal

Proceedings are going on and the victim has been released from the hospital after the required medical tests.

24 Oct 2018 1:27 PM

State minister Arup Roy said that 17 others were injured in the incident, of whom some were in a serious condition and were being treated at Howrah General Hospital. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

2 killed, 17 injured in stampede at foot overbridge in Bengal's Howrah

Incident occurred at foot overbridge at Santragachi station when an express train and 2 EMU locals arrived at the station at the same time.

24 Oct 2018 8:08 AM

BJP has deferred a 'rath yatra', to be led by its chief Amit Shah, in Bengal by two days in view of the party's Assembly election campaigns in other states. (Photo: File | ANI)

BJP’s ‘rath yatra’ in Bengal, to be led by Amit Shah, deferred

BJP said Amit Shah will now kick off 'yatra' on December 5, instead of December 3, from Tarapith in Birbhum.

23 Oct 2018 5:01 PM

The accused called the woman out of her home on the pretext of resolving the land dispute, raped her and tortured her by inserting an iron road in her private parts, the victim alleged. (Representational Image)

Nirbhaya case in West Bengal: Woman raped, rod inserted in her private parts

The woman has been admitted to Jalpaiguri Sadar Hospital and stated to be in serious condition.

21 Oct 2018 8:39 PM

When asked whether it is possible for Congress to come to power on its own, the former external affairs minister said 'it is obviously difficult today'. (Photo: File | PTI)

Oppn alliance should not be at 'cost of containing Congress': Salman Khurshid

The allies should also be ready to make sacrifices and adjustments for defeating the BJP in the 2019 general elections, he said.

21 Oct 2018 3:30 PM

The injured were rushed to the Haripal hospital. Rescue operations are underway. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

5 dead as bus falls into canal in West Bengal's Hooghly district

Kolkata-bound bus dashed against cement railings of bridge before breaking it and fell into Dakatia khal, police said.

16 Oct 2018 12:19 PM

Six fire tenders rushed to the spot to put off the blaze which broke out around 5:30 pm at the godown, located on D C Dey Road in Tangra. (Photo: Twitter | @ANI)

Kolkata: Fire breaks out in chemical godown in Tangra

There was no report of any casualty in the fire, an officer said.

15 Oct 2018 7:27 PM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Goddess Durga, ahead of Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Durga Puja gift for Mamata Banerjee: HC quashes plea on controversial grant

The high court refused to interfere in West Bengal government's decision to give Rs 10,000 each to 28,000 Durga puja committees in state.

10 Oct 2018 1:07 PM

The victim, a resident of Hooghly district's Konnagar, complained to the RPF personnel on duty following which the ten were detained, a RPF officer said. (Representational image | PTI)

Kolkata: Woman molested at metro station, 10 arrested

The group started harassing her when she boarded from Esplanade. She was molested after getting down at Mahanayak Uttamkumar station.

10 Oct 2018 9:02 AM

The police had a tough time to control the angry parents who tried to enter the school and had to wield batons to disperse them. (Photo: Twitter | @ANI)

Kolkata: 6-yr-old molested in school by teacher, parents stage protest

The accused teacher was taken to a police station and investigation was on, police said.

09 Oct 2018 1:03 PM

The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, a police officer said adding that there was a couple of blasts from the factory which damaged a few nearby houses. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Fire at small fireworks factory in Kolkata injures 6

The incident occurred at Sonarpur's Gobindopur area and the owner of the factory has been detained.

07 Oct 2018 5:44 PM

Sharechat does not have any English content, but a purely vernacular-based social media platform in 14 regional languages.

Sharechat to monetise user base after two to three years

Sharechat recently got series C funding to the tune of USD 100 million.

06 Oct 2018 1:00 PM

Police inspect the blast site after a low intensity bomb blast in front of a fruit vendor near a building at Kazipara, Nagerbazar area of Dumdum, in Kolkata, Tuesday, October 2, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Kolkata blast: Case registered against unknown people, CID takes over probe

Samples have been collected from the spot and forensic tests are being conducted to ascertain the material used in the blast in Nagerbazar.

03 Oct 2018 12:37 PM

According to reports, around 250 patients were evacuated immediately and moved to safety. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Fire at Kolkata Medical College and Hospital, patients evacuated

No one has been injured in the blaze that broke out at 8 am in the dispensary located on the ground floor.

03 Oct 2018 9:13 AM

Auto major Tata Motors Ltd expects to clock 20 per cent growth in its commercial vehicles segment in fiscal 2018-19, riding on an overall uptrend in the economy, a top company official said.

Tata Motors sees robust CV growth, eyes "fully-built" vehicles

The medium and heavy truck segment's sales in September grew 32 per cent at 16,239 units compared to 12,259 units last year.

02 Oct 2018 5:51 PM

The explosion took place outside a fruit shop on the ground floor of the building in the congested Kazipara area under in Dum Dum around 9 am, the police said. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

8-yr-old killed in explosion in Kolkata’s Nagerbazar; TMC blames RSS

Calling explosion 'pre-planned' South Dum Dum Municipality Chairman Panchu Roy claimed that he was the actual target of the blast.

02 Oct 2018 2:54 PM

A forensic team and sniffer dogs have been sent to the spot to ascertain the nature of explosion, police said. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

High-intensity blast in Kolkata's Nagerbazar area, 4 seriously injured

The explosion was reported outside a fruit shop on the ground floor of the building in the congested Kazipara area.

02 Oct 2018 12:03 PM

Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha on Monday said that the revival package of debt-ridden Air India was at its final stage and would be announced soon.

Revival package of Air India in final stages, says Jayant Sinha

The revival package is being undertaken after the govt failed to divest the national carrier to private operators.

01 Oct 2018 5:37 PM

The meeting was attended by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi. Odisha was represented in the meeting by Finance Minister Shashi Bhusan Behera. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

States asked to identify Rohingya refugees, collect biometric data: Rajnath Singh

The Centre will send the biometric report collected by states to the Myanmar government through diplomatic channel, Singh said.

01 Oct 2018 3:22 PM

Both the times the act was captured on cameras but what was more appalling was that the attackers are scot-free. (Screengrab | Twitter |

In video, woman BJP supporter kicked, punched twice by TMC leaders

Woman BJP supporter was kicked, pushed and thrown to ground by Trinamool leaders and activists in West Bengal during protest.

01 Oct 2018 10:48 AM

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