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Kolkata, February 13 Explosive England opener Phil Salt has urged his side to bat with "confidence and assert their dominance" in the must-win Group C clash against Scotland here on Saturday.The two-time former champions are facing another early exit after losing to the West Indies by 30 runs...

Today, the BJP accused the Trinamool Congress of spreading misinformation regarding the deaths of migrant workers from West Bengal in other states. At a press conference in Kolkata, BJP state spokesperson Debjit Sarkar alleged that the ruling party was attempting to create a divide between...

Kolkata, February 13 A fire broke out at a restaurant in the IT hub of Salt Lake Sector 5 near Kolkata on Friday, officials said.Three fire tenders were deployed to extinguish the blaze, which erupted at the restaurant on the ground floor of the Globsyn Crystals building in EP Block around...

Mumbai, February 13 Shreeji Shipping Global Ltd, a provider of integrated shipping and logistics solutions, announced on Friday that it has entered into an agreement with Karanja Terminal & Logistics to handle dry bulk and liquid cargo at a waterfront facility in Karanja Creek, Raigad District...

Kolkata, February 12 Four people have been arrested for allegedly molesting a young woman in Patuli, a suburb of the city, police said on Thursday.The incident occurred around midnight near a shop at Patuli More, where the woman and her companion were standing, they said.The accused – all...

Kolkata, February 12 The over 150-year-old neo-Gothic Calcutta High Court building received a new postal address on Thursday, after the Kolkata Municipal Corporation changed the name of the street on which the building is located.The name of the street was changed from Esplanade Row (West) to...

Kolkata, February 12 A fire broke out at a landfill in the Muchibazar area of Kolkata's Ultadanga on Thursday, an official said.Three fire engines were able to extinguish the flames within an hour, and there were no reports of any injuries, he said.The fire erupted around 5 pm at the...

Kolkata, February 12 The West Bengal Class 12 board examinations began on Thursday with over 7.10 lakh candidates appearing in three categories across the state.The examinations, conducted by the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE), will continue until February 27.Of...

Kolkata, February 12 A nationwide strike called by central trade unions on Thursday failed to have any impact in West Bengal, as vehicles continued to operate normally and state government and private offices recorded their usual attendance.A joint forum of 14 central trade unions called for...

Kolkata, February 11 The Election Commission has decided to set up polling stations in 78 large residential complexes in West Bengal, and the list of such housing societies will be published on February 25, a senior official at the poll panel said on Wednesday.The decision comes amid the...

Kolkata, February 11 Vivriti Asset Management (VAM), a mid-market private credit-focused Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) management firm, said on Wednesday that it aims to grow at 25-30 per cent year-on-year for the next five years, driven by the massive potential in the niche debt market...

Kolkata, February 10 Authorities have begun installing ramps at all police stations in the city to facilitate easy access for senior citizens and persons with disabilities, officials said on Tuesday.The initiative, undertaken at the direction of Police Commissioner Supratim Sarkar, aims to...

Kolkata, February 10 Three decades after their acclaimed pairing in Aparna Sen’s ‘Yugant’, veteran Bengali actors Anjan Dutt and Roopa Ganguly are set to return to the screen together, reuniting after 31 years in debutant director Samarpon Sengupta’s upcoming film ‘Pratyabartan’.Last seen...

Kolkata, February 10 A fire broke out in an unoccupied room of a building housing administrative offices in the Alipore area of Kolkata on Tuesday, officials said.Five fire engines were deployed to extinguish the flames that were spotted in a room on the fourth floor around 8:45 am, they said...

Kolkata, February 9 Defence PSUs Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers and Hindustan Shipyard Limited signed an agreement on Monday to form a consortium aimed at undertaking a large-scale, strategically significant national shipbuilding programme, an official said.The partnership envisions...

Kolkata, February 9 Hundreds of people took out a torch rally near here on February 9, the birthday of the RG Kar hospital doctor who was raped and murdered at her workplace in August 2024, expressing their determination to continue the fight for justice.The rally, organized by the ‘Justice...

Kolkata, February 9 The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has received thousands of applications for domicile certificates in the past one-and-a-half months, an unprecedented surge linked to the Election Commission's ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, officials said...

Kolkata, February 9 Italy captain Wayne Madsen is "doubtful" for the remainder of the league stage after suffering a shoulder dislocation during their 73-run defeat to Scotland in their T20 World Cup debut here, head coach John Davison said on Monday.Davison said that the experienced captain...

Kolkata, February 9 Weeks after announcing his retirement from playback singing, Arijit Singh teamed up with sitarist Anoushka Shankar and tabla maestro Bickram Ghosh for a surprise live performance at a concert here to sing Pandit Ravi Shankar's composition "Maya bhora raati".As he arrived at...