Kolkata

West Bengal on Wednesday registered 11,447 new COVID-19 cases, 1,017 more than the previous day's figure, pushing the tally to 19,28,261, the health department said in a bulletin.

Ahmedabad and Kolkata are likely to host three matches each in the upcoming white-ball series against the West Indies from February 6.

India vs South Africa: Ahead of the series opener at the Boland Park in Paarl, Rahul said Venkatesh Iyer, who burst onto the scene with a breakthrough season for the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2021's Dubai leg, is being looked at as a sixth bowler.

Amid the controversy over the central government rejecting West Bengal's tableau for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, the state government has decided to bring out a similar tableau on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in Kolkata.

The former Tamil Nadu player has also been part of Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL.

Cartoonist Narayan Debnath, the creator of Bengali comic characters 'Bantul The Great', 'Handa Bhonda' and 'Nonte Phonte', died in Kolkata on Tuesday morning after a prolonged illness, said the hospital where he was undergoing treatment.

Mr Manindra Agrawal, Professor of IIT Kanpur, said that the third wave of COVID-19, which is caused by Omicron, has reached its peak in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata as predicted by IIT's Sutra model.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Friday announced that Bharat Arun would be joining the franchise as their bowling coach ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.

Apprehending that the state may witness a surge in the number of Covid-19 cases in the state on account of the upcoming festivities, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that the administration is well prepared to tackle it.

Kolkata Knight Riders compared a scenario from IPL 2016, featuring MS Dhoni, to an Ashes moment at the SCG, inducing Ravindra Jadeja to respond.

In what could be a precursor to widespread campaigns countrywide, Kolkata Police have initiated a movement against hanging out of car sunroofs especially in busy areas.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the second campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI) in Kolkata on January 7 via videoconferencing, his office said on Thursday.

Amid protests and blockades at several railway stations on Monday over the curbs imposed on local train services in West Bengal, the state government modified the order its issued a day ago, extending operations till 10 pm from the earlier 7 pm.

In a bid to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kolkata Metro has temporarily suspended the issuance of tokens with effect from January 3, Monday till further notice.

Sourav Ganguly has been discharged from the hospital in Kolkata after his COVID-19 treatment, hospital sources informed NDTV.

West Bengal on Wednesday registered 11,447 new COVID-19 cases, 1,017 more than the previous day's figure, pushing the tally to 19,28,261, the health department said in a bulletin.

Ahmedabad and Kolkata are likely to host three matches each in the upcoming white-ball series against the West Indies from February 6.

India vs South Africa: Ahead of the series opener at the Boland Park in Paarl, Rahul said Venkatesh Iyer, who burst onto the scene with a breakthrough season for the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2021's Dubai leg, is being looked at as a sixth bowler.

Amid the controversy over the central government rejecting West Bengal's tableau for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, the state government has decided to bring out a similar tableau on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in Kolkata.

The former Tamil Nadu player has also been part of Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL.

Cartoonist Narayan Debnath, the creator of Bengali comic characters 'Bantul The Great', 'Handa Bhonda' and 'Nonte Phonte', died in Kolkata on Tuesday morning after a prolonged illness, said the hospital where he was undergoing treatment.

Mr Manindra Agrawal, Professor of IIT Kanpur, said that the third wave of COVID-19, which is caused by Omicron, has reached its peak in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata as predicted by IIT's Sutra model.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Friday announced that Bharat Arun would be joining the franchise as their bowling coach ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.

Apprehending that the state may witness a surge in the number of Covid-19 cases in the state on account of the upcoming festivities, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that the administration is well prepared to tackle it.

Kolkata Knight Riders compared a scenario from IPL 2016, featuring MS Dhoni, to an Ashes moment at the SCG, inducing Ravindra Jadeja to respond.

In what could be a precursor to widespread campaigns countrywide, Kolkata Police have initiated a movement against hanging out of car sunroofs especially in busy areas.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the second campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI) in Kolkata on January 7 via videoconferencing, his office said on Thursday.

Amid protests and blockades at several railway stations on Monday over the curbs imposed on local train services in West Bengal, the state government modified the order its issued a day ago, extending operations till 10 pm from the earlier 7 pm.

In a bid to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kolkata Metro has temporarily suspended the issuance of tokens with effect from January 3, Monday till further notice.

Sourav Ganguly has been discharged from the hospital in Kolkata after his COVID-19 treatment, hospital sources informed NDTV.