The Latest Breaking News from Kolkata

KOLKATA: A group of Indian and Afghanistan players were involved in pushing and shoving each other after the hosts registered a hard-fought 2-1 win in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers at the VYBK Stadium in Kolkata on Saturday.

KOLKATA: The only way to describe this is a drama at its craziest best. Until 85 minutes, Igor Stimac’s India huffed and puffed on Saturday; they were all possession but little penetration. Against Afghanistan’s strong physical challenge, India’s ambitions looked to be hitting cul-desacs on one occasion too many.

KOLKATA: A year ago, India completed the first part of their Mission Asian Cup, managing a 1-1 draw with Afghanistan in Doha, thus ending their World Cup qualifying campaign with a third-place finish in the group. But, more importantly, they moved directly into the third round of qualifiers for the…

KOLKATA: Among 6,34,142 students, who cleared the Higher Secondary Examinations, 28,162 scored over 90% with a record 272 candidates finishing in the top 10. Sixty-nine students ranked 10th with 97.8%. Board president Chiranjib Bhattyacharya attributed the high scores to students taking the exams from the comfort of their own schools…

KOLKATA: The Covid-19 case load in Bengal rose further for the fourth consecutive day to reach the three-digit figure on Friday with 107 fresh cases cropping up in the past 24 hours. The last time the state logged fresh cases in three digits was on March 11 when 106 cases…

KOLKATA: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation buildings department will issue notice to the owners of 10 residential buildings on Durga Pithuri Lane, asking them to vacate their houses as it has been found in a survey, conducted by experts, that these buildings cannot be repaired.

KOLKATA: Presidency University has decided to take some more time to finalize the modalities for this year’s UG and PG admissions. However, the students said the university authorities have informed them that no entrance tests will be conducted for UG and PG admissions this year but the institution will retain…

KOLKATA: Three passengers were fined Rs 100 each for not wearing masks inside the airport terminal on Thursday night and Wednesday morning as the airport operator cracked down on those not adhering to the Covid rules. The imposition of fines follows aviation regulator DGCA’s warnings and fresh guidelines in view…

KOLKATA: The relative of the murdered Gujarati couple, Ashok and Rashmita Shah — who is the prime accused in the crime — had met Subodh Singh, one of the three arrested in the case on Thursday, in jail.