Kolkata

Saradha Scam: Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Ex-Kolkata Police Commissioner's Plea

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2019

The former police commissioner was granted protection from arrest for a seven-day period which is expiring on May 24.

Top Court Refuses To Set Up Special Bench For Ex-Kolkata Top Cop's Plea

India News | ANI | Tuesday May 21, 2019

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to set up special bench to hear former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar's plea seeking extension of the seven-day period granted to him to approach a competent court after his protection from arrest was vacated in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam.

West Bengal Madhyamik Result Declared: Live Updates

Education | NDTV Education Team | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Madhyamik result: West Bengal madhyamik result will be released on wbbse.org and wbresults.nic.in portals. Students can check the result using their roll number and date of birth.

Ex-Kolkata Top Cop Moves Supreme Court, Seeks Extension Of Protection

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2019

Former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar today moved the Supreme Court seeking extension of the seven-day protection granted to him by the top court in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam case.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Highlights: Chandrababu Naidu Reaches Kolkata, Meets Mamata Banerjee

India News | Edited by Revathi Hariharan | Tuesday May 21, 2019

The ruling BJP will form a government comfortably, as it did in 2014, predicted the poll of exit polls yesterday, after the completion of the final phase of elections. The poll of polls, an aggregate of the exit polls, said the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance or NDA, will win 302 of 542 Lok Sabha seats.

Bodies Of 2 Kolkata Mountaineers Killed On Kanchenjunga Found

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2019

The bodies of two Indian mountaineers, who died in Nepal due to high altitude sickness near the summit of Mount Kanchenjunga during an expedition to the world's third tallest peak, have been recovered and flown to Kathmandu, officials said in the Nepali capital on Sunday.

Moon Moon Sen's Gaffe No. 2, Says Kolkata Clashes "Tiny Bit Of Violence"

India News | Reported by Rica Roy, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Sunday May 19, 2019

Actor-turned-politician Moon Moon Sen, a Trinamool Congress candidate for the national election, was again accused of making a comment that undermined the violence in Bengal on the last day of voting for the national election on Sunday. "This is a tiny bit of violence," Moon Moon Sen said as she responded to a question on the vandalism of a statue ...

Crude Bombs, Lathicharge in Bengal, Minister Wants Central Forces To Stay

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday May 19, 2019

Crude bombs were flung in Bengal's Bhatpara as two groups clashed and elsewhere, three BJP candidates claimed they came under attack on the last day of polling in the state. Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has called for the presence of Central forces in the state till the counting of votes gets over.

2019 Election Phase 7 Highlights: Voting In Final Phase Ends, Varanasi Records 46.53% Turnout Till 5 PM

India News | Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty and Aditya Sharma | Sunday May 19, 2019

The seventh and last phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha election today saw some key constituencies go to polls, the most important of which is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency - Varanasi.

Hours Before Voting, Mamata Banerjee Urges Poll Body To Be "Impartial"

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday May 19, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to the Election Commission with hours to go for the final phase of the Lok Sabha polls on Sunday, asking it to ensure peaceful and impartial voting in the state without any "interference" from the BJP-led central government.

Clive Lloyd Believes All-Rounders Will Play A Big Role In World Cup 2019

Friday May 17, 2019

Clive Lloyd did not pick a side that he considers to be favourites to win the quadrennial tournament

Elections 2019: Mamata Banerjee Doing Didigiri, Lost Her Mental Balance: Vijay Rupani

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2019

Slamming West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the violence at BJP chief Amit Shah's Kolkata road-show, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today said she had lost her mental balance and was indulging in ''didigiri'' (bullying).

Ex-Kolkata Top Cop Gets 7 Days To Seek Protection From Arrest By CBI

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday May 17, 2019

Former Kolkata police chief Rajeev Kumar has been given seven days to seek protection from arrest by the CBI for his alleged role in destroying evidence related to the Saradha chit fund scam in West Bengal when he was heading the probe.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Vehicles Of BJP Leaders Mukul Roy, Samki Bhattacharya Damaged In Bengal

India News | Edited by Prionka Jha | Friday May 17, 2019

Vehicles belonging to BJP leaders Mukul Roy and Samik Bhattacharya were allegedly vandalised by unidentified men in North 24 Parganas district on Thursday night.

Supreme Court Order On Protection From Arrest To Ex-Kolkata Top Cop Today

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2019

The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce verdict on Friday on the CBI application seeking vacation of the order which granted interim protection from arrest to former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in the Saradha chit fund scam.