The Latest Breaking News from Kolkata

Passenger jet forced to make emergency landing after reporting mid-air fuel leak

IndiGo flight en route to Kolkata landed safely in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025

India’s monsoon is becoming more extreme – even though overall rainfall has hardly increased

Across India, torrential rains over the past few months have swallowed an entire village in the Himalayas, flooded Punjab’s farmlands and brought Kolkata to a standstill. This all happened in a monsoon season in which total rainfall was technically only 8% above normal.

The Conversation · Oct 15, 2025

India's Divine Designs Meld With AI At Durga Puja Festival

Millions in India's eastern city of Kolkata will draw on millennia-old traditions when they celebrate the Hindu festival of Durga Puja this week with street parties and worshipping idols in elaborate pavilions.

International Business Times · Sep 29, 2025

India-Pakistan conflict claims an unlikely victim: Himalayan pink salt

The recent trade ban comes on the heels of an armed attack in Kashmir in which gunmen killed 26 people.

Al Jazeera · Jun 9, 2025

At least 14 killed after fire tears through Kolkata hotel building, Indian police say

Building fires are common in India, where constructors and residents often flout safety codes.

Euronews · Apr 30, 2025

Two children among 15 dead as guests jump from windows to escape fire at six-storey hotel in India

Police say most victims died of suffocation, while at least one man died trying to jump from the Rituraj Hotel in Kolkata

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025

Fire tears through hotel in Kolkata, killing at least 14 people

Police say a fire tore through a hotel in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, killing at least 14 people

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025

'Give Us Back Our Jobs!' West Bengal Teachers on Streets Amid SSC Scam Protests

Unemployed teachers, alleging job losses due to state government corruption, are protesting outside Kolkata’s SSC Bhavan. Read more at Dynamite News.

Dynamite News · Apr 10, 2025

IPL 2025: ‘Despite Impact Players, there’s always a role for all-rounders’

KOLKATA: Mitchell Marsh hasn’t been able to bowl in the current Indian Premier League (IPL) due to a back injury but has more than made up for that with his form with the bat. The Lucknow Super Giants' (LSG) opener has accumulated 184 runs in four innings so far, with…

The Times of India · Apr 8, 2025

IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders hit their stride in win over Sunrisers Hyderabad

KOLKATA: Everything went right for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Thursday night as they returned to their winning ways. To top it all, skipper Ajinkya Rahane even came away happy with the Eden Gardens pitch for the first time this season!

The Times of India · Apr 4, 2025