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Kolkata Man Sent To 20 Years In Jail For Sodomising Teenaged Boy

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 28, 2021

A court in Kolkata on Wednesday sentenced a 41-year-old man to 20 years in jail for sodomising a 14-year-boy last year.

Sourav Ganguly To Get Additional Stent Tomorrow

Reported by Rica Roy, Written by Abhimanyu Bose | Wednesday January 27, 2021

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly will undergo stenting on Thursday, Woodlands Hospital in Kolkata said.

"Look Who Finally Dropped In": Dinesh Karthik Joins Bernie Sanders Meme Fest

Arnab Mukherji | Wednesday January 27, 2021

Dinesh Karthik joined the Bernie Sanders meme fest, sharing his own version of the meme.

Sourav Ganguly Came For Cardiac Checkup, Vital Parameters Stable, Says Hospital

ANI | Wednesday January 27, 2021

Sourav Ganguly visited the Apollo Gleneagles Hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday, after having undergone an angioplasty earlier in the month.

IPL 2021: Trading Window Closes February 11, No Quarantine For Owners At Auction, Says Report

Kislaya Srivastava | Wednesday January 27, 2021

The trading window ahead of IPL 2021 auction will close on February 11. Team owners are required to return two negative COVID-19 tests ahead of February 18 auction in Chennai.

Job Openings At Radiation Medicine Research Centre-Kolkata, BARC Mumbai

Jobs | Edited by Maitree Baral | Wednesday January 27, 2021

Applications have been invited by the RMRC Kolkata and BARC Mumbai to fill vacancies in medical officer, scientific officer, pharmacist, scientific assistant, driver and nurse posts. Applications have also been invited for stipendiary traineeship.

Sourav Ganguly Complains Of Chest Pain Again, To Be Admitted To Hospital

Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Written by Ajay Pal Singh | Wednesday January 27, 2021

Sourav Ganguly to be admitted to hospital after the former India captain complained of chest pain.

IPL 2021: Player Auction To Be Held On February 18 In Chennai

Kislaya Srivastava | Wednesday January 27, 2021

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 player auctions will be held in Chennai on February 18, the IPL said in a tweet on Wednesday.

Kolkata Gets Its First 'Young Readers' Boat Library' With Over 500 Books

Education | Reported by Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 27, 2021

The West Bengal Transport Corporation in collaboration with a heritage book store here has launched a children's library on a boat, the first of its kind initiative, an official said.

Former India Goalkeeper Prasanta Dora Dies Of Rare Disease

Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 26, 2021

Former India goalkeeper Prasanta Dora had represented Kolkata's East Bengal, Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan Sporting during his professional career.

Mamata Banerjee Heckling: BJP Had Cornered Invites To Event, Say Sources

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday January 25, 2021

The Victoria Memorial incident, where BJP supporters shouted "Jai Shri Ram" just as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rose to speak on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary at an event with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kolkata, continued to churn politics in election-bound Bengal on Sunday.

"Thank You Bengal": PM Tweets 6-Minute Video Of His Kolkata Visit. Watch

India News | Edited by Ridhima Shukla | Sunday January 24, 2021

After his visit to Kolkata in West Bengal to pay tribute to freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shared a video on Twitter from the trip, thanking the state "for the overwhelming affection."

IIFT 2021 Analysis: MBA Candidates Found Exam Moderately Difficult

Education | Written By Bhoomika Aggarwal | Sunday January 24, 2021

IIFT 2021 candidates found the exam paper moderately difficult and lengthy. IIFT 2021 entrance exam is being conducted for admissions into IIFT Delhi, IIFT Kolkata and IIFT Kakinada campuses.

Nearly 1 Million Likes In Less Than 24 Hours For PM's Pic From Kolkata

Offbeat | Reported By Akhilesh Sharma, Edited By Aman Dwivedi | Sunday January 24, 2021

A picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from his Kolkata visit has received nearly 1 million likes on Facebook in less than a period of 24 hours.

Contradicting Centre's Every Move Against Spirit Of Federalism: Bengal Governor

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 24, 2021

Supporting the Centre's decision to celebrate Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's birth anniversary as "Parakram Diwas", West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday said that disagreeing with every move of the Union government goes against the spirit of federalism.