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TMC claims Mamata not invited to Sealdah Metro station inauguration; BJP calls it ‘taste of its own medicine’

Commercial services between Sector V in Salt Lake and Sealdah in Kolkata are set to commence on July 14

The Hindu

Inside the Alt News office after Mohammed Zubair’s arrest

It had seemed a regular Monday evening for Kalim Ahmed, 22, a writer at Alt News, when he reached home after shutting his office in Kolkata on June 27. But then a message from the factchecking platform’s director Nirjhari Sinha popped on his screen, informing him of the arrest of…

Newslaundry

SpiceJet freighter aircraft returns to Kolkata due to its unserviceable weather radar

Eighth incident of technical malfunction on a SpiceJet aircraft in last 18 days

The Hindu

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TMC condemns its MP Mahua Moitra’s remarks on Goddess Kali

Mahua Moitra had made some controversial remarks during a conclave arranged by a media house in Kolkata.

The Hindu

Kolkata-Dhaka travellers welcome new bridge

However, they want immigration process to be smooth

The Hindu

Prophet row: Lookout notice issued for Nupur Sharma after she fails to appear before Kolkata Police

Nupur Sharma had cited apprehensions of a possible assault on her if she visited Kolkata and sought four weeks’ time to appear

The Hindu

When Sundays in Kolkata meant road trips, wood fires, and a cook who fed both the body and soul

When Sundays meant seasonal produce, wood fires, and a caretaker-cum-gardener-cum-cook who enjoyed feeding both the body and the soul

The Hindu

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Kolkata Police summons Nupur Sharma again

This is the second time the suspended BJP spokesperson was summoned for her comments on Prophet Mohammad

The Hindu

Tea with benefits: Lessons from the Royal Family

Our politicians can learn from the British Royal Family how to gather public goodwill by giving themselves a cuddly makeover

The Hindu

Enforcement Directorate files charge sheet in case linked to illegal online gaming apps

The prosecution complaint has been filed before a special PMLA court in Mapusa on June 3 against Kolkata residents and accused in the case.

The Hindu

Prophet remark row: Nupur Sharma skips appearance before police station in Kolkata

The sacked BJP spokesperson’s comments, made during a TV debate, had sparked violent agitations in several parts of the country

The Hindu

Gauhati High Court issues notice to West Bengal Chief Secretary

Bengal government is allegedly not cooperating with Assam Police in executing non-bailable arrest warrant against a Kolkata-based commentator

The Hindu

Kolkata sample: ‘Not wild poliovirus,’ says Health Ministry

Vaccine-derived polio virus was detected in the environmental surveillance of sewage samples from Kolkata, says Health Ministry official.

The Hindu

Protests by Indian Muslims continue, as lawyers condemn state response

Thousands of Muslims marched in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Tuesday in a second week of protests, while six prominent former judges said a state government had acted illegally by demolishing the house of a Muslim activist.

Reuters

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Prophet Row: Kolkata Police summons suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma

Nupur Sharma has been asked to appear at Narkeldanga Police Station on June 20 to record her statement, an official said. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Survivor-leaders to press for passage of Trafficking of Persons Bill

Kolkata:

The Hindu

Agartala-Kolkata bus service via Dhaka resumes after two years

The cross-border bus from Agartala to Kolkata via Dhaka started its journey after a hiatus of over two years

Newslaundry

Why Bengali vlogger Roddur Roy’s arrest for ‘abusing’ Mamata has kicked up a storm

Controversial Bengali vlogger Roddur Roy was arrested on Tuesday for making “derogatory” remarks about West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, a Lok Sabha MP and all-India general secretary of the Trinamool Congress.

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The Hindu

Three arrested for Gujarati couple’s murder in Kolkata

Businessman Ashok Shah and his wife Rashmita Shah were murdered at their flat in Kolkata on Monday afternoon

The Hindu

Trinamool Congress has no principles, party only has syndicates: BJP national president Nadda

J.P. Nadda, who is in West Bengal on a two-day visit, calls Trinamool Congress “Phishi-Bhaipho party“; says all regional parties have turned into family parties

The Hindu

Legal requirement to probate wills executed in Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, challenged in High Court

Litigant wants Section 213 of Indian Succession Act, 1925, declared unconstitutional because of discrimination on the basis of religion and geographic location

The Hindu

Terrorist Musa, who planned ISIS-style killings in Kolkata, sentenced to life imprisonment

The NIA in its charge sheet claimed that Musa was planning to stab and kill foreigners, a style frequently chosen by ISIS to eliminate its targets and had chosen Mother House, which is the headquarters of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity.

The Hindu

Singer KK could have been saved if CPR was given on time: Doctor

Kolkata

The Hindu

India, Bangladesh flag off new passenger train service, Mitali Express

The new train is in addition to two existing passenger train services -- Kolkata-Dhaka-Kolkata Maitree Express and Kolkata-Khulna-Kolkata Bandhan Express

The Hindu

A rare Malayali singer who made it big in Bollywood

Krishnakumar Kunnath's untimely death came after a concert in Kolkata

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