From Mud Huts to Metropolis: How Kolkata Rose from the Banks of the Hooghly on August 24, 1690
There is no doubt that today, the 24th of August, is a landmark day when the modern colonial city of Calcutta or Kolkata came...
Supreme Court Slams Bengal Government Over RG Kar Rape Case: Orders National Task Force and CISF Deployment
Kolkata: The RG Kar Medical College rape case saw a day of significant action. The Supreme Court, which took suo moto cognizance of the...
IITian Faizan Ahmed’s Mother Lashes Out at Bengal Police Amidst Nationwide Protests
Kolkata: Amid the nationwide protests over the brutal murder of an RG Kar Medical College doctor, Rehana Ahmed, the mother of murdered IITian Faizan...
From Custody to Coffin: The Tragic Tale of Newly Wed Abu Siddiq Halder
Kolkata: Twenty-two-year-old Abu Siddiq Halder, a resident of Ghatakkultala, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, had travelled from Karnataka to be by his mother’s side...
Educated Assailants: Mob Justice Claims Lives of Two Innocent Men in Kolkata
Kolkata: Within two days, Kolkata witnessed two mob lynchings, both triggered over suspicion of phone theft. While Md Irshad was beaten to death in...
Evictions Without Alternatives: Are Kolkata Hawkers Being Left to Starve?
Most of us are okay with the hawker eviction drive because they will give good pictures of Kolkata, free pavements and good business to...
