The Latest Breaking News from Kolkata

NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bangalore's left-arm pacer David Willey got into the act early on as he got rid of Kolkata Knight Riders opener Venkatesh Iyer first followed by Mandeep Singh during an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.

KOLKATA: Tripura's chief minister Manik Saha is scheduled to visit Kolkata on Saturday to attend a programme to join "ek Bharat sreshtha Bharat"--a flagship programme of the central government to promote mutual understanding between different states. Bengal BJP leaders have asked Saha to showcase his win at the assembly election…

KOLKATA: Former FC Goa and Mumbai City FC coach Sergio Lobera is set to return to India for his new project of reviving East Bengal's fortunes.

BENGALURU: Reece Topley’s tryst with freak injuries continued with the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s left-arm pacer dislocating his right shoulder while fielding against Mumbai Indians in the home team’s campaign opener.

KOLKATA: One person was killed and 18 others seriously injured after a bus overturned and hit a motorcycle in central Kolkata's Mayo Road area on Saturday evening, police said.

KOLKATA: Mayor Firhad Hakim on Friday asked the Kolkata Municipal Corporation buildings department to offer relief to the owners of small plots by relaxing building rules so that they can construct homes on them.

A plant mycologist from India has become the first person in the world to contract a plant fungal disease. The 61 year old, who was diagnosed with the condition in Kolkata, is said to be infected with Chondrostereum purpureum, the fungus that causes silver leaf disease in plants.

Match number 2 of IPL 2023 will see the two teams which competed in the final of the 2014 season go up against each other. It will be Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Mohali.

KOLKATA: Appealing to people to maintain peace, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed that the BJP along with other right-wing organisations was responsible for violence in the industrial town of Howrah on Ram Navami.