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Disquiet at Santiniketan: protests at Visva-Bharati over eviction notice to Amartya Sen

Disquiet at Santiniketan: protests at Visva-Bharati over eviction notice to Amartya Sen. The controversy surrounding the Nobel laureate's ancestral home is part of a larger ideological battle to claim Bengali culture and politics

The Hindu

IPL 2023: KKR vs RR | Jaiswal slams fastest fifty in IPL history as Rajasthan demolishes Kolkata

Indian Premier League 2023 Kolkata Knight riders vs Rajasthan Royals in Kolkata: Jaiswal slams fastest fifty to crush Kolkata Knight Riders in just 13.1 overs

The Hindu

Fire erupts in building near Raj Bhavan in Kolkata

A fire broke out at a multi-storey building close to the West Bengal Raj Bhavan in central Kolkata on May 10, 2023

The Hindu

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Sonowal inaugurates Sittwe port in Myanmar; receives first Indian cargo vessel

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Myanmar’s Deputy Prime Minister Admiral Tin Aung San jointly inaugurated the Sittwe Port in Myanmar, which will reduce the cost and time of transportation of goods between Kolkata and Agartala and Aizwal by 50%

The Hindu

161 students from A.P. safely evacuated from Manipur

Almost 10 days after being stranded in the strife-torn areas of Manipur, especially some parts of the capital Imphal, 161 students belonging to Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) heaved a sigh of relief on touching down at Hyderabad and Kolkata airports on Monda

The Hindu

Two special flights to evacuate 157 students from Imphal today

The State government will shift the students from Hyderabad and Kolkata to their native places through various means.

The Hindu

IPL 2023, KKR vs PBKS | Focus on Narine's place in eleven as KKR face-off Punjab Kings at home

Kolkata Knight Riders’ Sunil Narine will have to play out of his skin to justify his place in the playing eleven when his team face Punjab Kings in a must-win IPL game, in Kolkata

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Charles’s coronation? Not interested, says Kolkata, former British India capital

Even though Kolkata retains a lot of its colonial past — far more than any other Indian city — its people remained largely indifferent to the coronation of Charles III and Camilla.

The Hindu

Data | Kolkata records hottest April, east and north-east sizzle

On April 14, 16 and 17 this year, Kolkata’s maximum temperature crossed the 40°C mark

The Hindu

Activists of TMC, rival faction clash in Kolkata

Activists of West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress and a rival faction clashed at Beleghata in the northern part of Kolkata on April 30, 2023, officials said.

The Hindu

KKR vs GT | Clinical Gujarat Titans inch closer to playoffs with easy win, KKR stare at early eliminaton

Indian Premier League 2023: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans in Kolkata

The Hindu

Abhijit Gangopadhyay: a judge who follows his own style in justice delivery

Justice Gangopadhyay is not only popular in political circles, recently posters hailing his Bengali pride were put up by citizen’s associations in different parts of Kolkata

The Hindu

IPL 2023: KKR vs GT | Resurgent Gujarat stands in way of Kolkata's revival

Indian Premier League 2023: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans in Kolkata on April 29

The Hindu

IPL 2023 | KKR defeat RCB by 21 runs, return to winning ways

Kolkata Knight Riders conjured up a spin magic after Jason Roy’s sterling fifty as they snapped their four-match losing streak with a 21-win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL.

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Harry Belafonte: 1927-2023 | Staying alive in Kolkata

With American singer Harry Belafonte passing away at 96, here’s looking back at the hold he had on the country

Dynamite News

West Bengal: CBI arrests Supt of Customs at Kolkata port in bribery case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested a Superintendent of Customs department Pawan Kumar at Kolkata port in Khidirpur in a bribery case. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Sachin Tendulkar's son, Arjun Tendulkar, makes Indian Premier League debut for Mumbai against Kolkata

Arjun Tendulkar, the 23-year-old son of Indian legend Sachin, opens the bowling in his first Indian Premier League match with the Mumbai Indians.

Al Jazeera

Rinku’s world: Little-known batter’s five sixes stun cricket fans

Rinku Singh hits five consecutive sixes to win an IPL match for Kolkata Knight Riders and shoot to instant stardom.

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The Independent UK

IPL 2023 schedule and cricket match dates

Cricket’s most lucrative competition returns in 2023 as the Gujarat Titans look to defend their title

Dynamite News

West Bengal: "Will protest against Centre's dictatorship", says CM Mamata Banerjee

CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that she would hold a two-day protest in Kolkata from March 29 against the Central Government's alleged discriminative behaviour towards her State. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Samajwadi Party: Two-day National Executive meeting begins in Kolkata

A two-day National Executive meeting of the Samajwadi Party began in Kolkata on Saturday to discuss the party's policies and strategies for assembly elections in three states later this year and Lok Sabha elections next year. Read full story on Dynamite News

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ADG visit Indo-Bangladesh Border, reviews border security

To review the operational preparedness Additional Director General, BSF (Eastern Command) Kolkata, Sonali Mishra, IPS visited the Indo-Bangladesh International border on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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NIA files chargesheet against 15th accused in Ekbalpore Communal violence

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a fresh charge sheet against the 15th accused in West Bengal's Ekbalpore Communal violence case that pertains to clashes between two communities on October 9 last year. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Virus outbreak in West Bengal leaves 19 children dead and thousands in hospital

Indian state in crisis after adenovirus hits 12,000 people this year and families with sick children camp outside Kolkata hospital

Dynamite News

Kolkata police arrests two persons for being involved in human trafficking

Kolkata police have arrested two persons for allegedly being involved in human trafficking. The accused befriended a lady over phone and sold off her with her child. Read further on Dynamite News:

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