The Latest Breaking News from Kolkata

How riots formed Kolkata's ghettos

Communal violence has led to clear territorial demarcation of space, access, and resources, marking the everyday experience of minority citizenship in Kolkata.

360info · Jan 8, 2023

ISL: Odisha FC eye an encore against East Bengal

In the first leg of the fixture at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, Odisha FC bagged all three points on offer, to the disappointment of the home fans, with their third comeback win of the season.

The Times of India · Jan 7, 2023

Beitia threat looms as Vicuna's Mohammedan Sporting eye fresh start

KOLKATA: Former I-League-winning coach Kibu Vicuna's reign at Mohammedan Sporting begins with a tricky test against Rajasthan United FC at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi on Friday.

The Times of India · Jan 6, 2023

Ranji Trophy: Bengal to seek ‘home’ advantage against Uttarakhand

KOLKATA: Abhimanyu Easwaran is back where it all began for him. The opener will walk into the history books becoming the first cricketer to play a first-class game at a stadium named after him, when on Tuesday he walks out with his Bengal teammates to face Uttarakhand in a Ranji…

The Times of India · Jan 2, 2023

CBI probes Birbhum Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mandal's complicity in Bogtui Carnage in West Bengal

KOLKATA: The CBI on Monday alleged that Birbhum Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mandal had called up Anarul Hossain — one of the accused persons in the Bogtui carnage — on the day of the incident.

The Times of India · Jan 2, 2023

Bengal gets 10th GM, India 78th in Koustav Chatterjee

KOLKATA: The new year brought happy news for Bengal chess as Koustav Chatterjee became the country's 78th Grandmaster late on Saturday night. The Kolkata boy took the state's GM count to double digits by drawing with statemate GM Mirtabha Guha, who incidentally was Bengal's last and ninth GM, in Round…

The Times of India · Jan 2, 2023

Air quality remains 'very poor' in Kolkata on New Year's Day

KOLKATA: Air quality in Kolkata remained 'very poor' on New Year's Day on Sunday as revellers burst firecrackers after midnight.

The Times of India · Jan 1, 2023

Aliah University student run over by car in West Bengal, friends stage protest

KOLKATA: An Aliah University student was killed after being run over by a speeding car near the institute's New Town campus on Sunday, police said.

The Times of India · Jan 1, 2023

RIP Pele: Adeus the King of the beautiful game

A rare interaction in Kolkata reveals why Pele held millions spellbound...

The Times of India · Dec 31, 2022

After cremating mother, PM Narendra Modi virtually flags off infra projects for West Bengal

KOLKATA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually flagged off a host of infra projects, designed to add speed to Bengal and Kolkata, immediately after his mother’s cremation in Gandhinagar on Friday as West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and a host of other CMs physically attended the programmes…

The Times of India · Dec 30, 2022