New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- There are a total of seven Gurkha Regiments having 43 Gurkha Infantry Battalions in the Indian Army, with approximately 34,000 Nepali soldiers serving in these units at the time ... Read More
Kolkata, Aug. 16 -- Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK) made the formal commencement of commercial operations at the Century Ports Limited Terminal, located at the historic Khidderpore Docks (... Read More
Kolkata, Aug. 16 -- Union Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has formally invited West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to attend the inauguration of three long-awaited stretches of the Kolkata Me... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Alluding to Bollywood movies, the Congress stepped up its campaign against alleged "vote theft" on Saturday by releasing a new video titled "laapata vote" to highlight the claim.... Read More
Kolkata, Aug. 16 -- Janmashtami, an annual festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, was celebrated on Saturday with religious fervour and gaiety across the stat... Read More
Kolkata, Aug. 16 -- Former swimmer and Padma Shri awardee Bula Choudhury's ancestral house in Hindmotor, Hooghly, was burgled, with several of her medals and mementoes allegedly stolen. The theft came... Read More
Kolkata, Aug. 16 -- Several school students participating the Independence Day programme fell ill on Friday morning and were rushed to SSKM, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, after presiding over ... Read More
Kolkata, Aug. 16 -- In a major blow to the state BJP, its leader from South Kolkata Sanghamitra Chowdhury joined Trinamool Congress on Independence Day. Around 300 BJP activists also joined the ruling... Read More
Kolkata, Aug. 16 -- Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday extended her greetings on the beginning of the Parsi New Year, referring to the connection between Swami Vivekananda, one of the g... Read More
Kolkata, Aug. 16 -- A 35-year-old man identified as Arijit Das died of dengue at a city hospital on Friday. He was admitted to the hospital with high fever on Thursday. His health deteriorated on earl... Read More