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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
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Topic: Kolkata

India’s new restriction on jute imports from Bangladesh—can’t access land ports on border

This follows an earlier move in June this year when India imposed a stricter duty on jute imports from Bangladesh as bilateral relation gets increasingly tense.

Air India apologises after cockroaches found mid-flight on San Francisco-Mumbai route

The airline confirmed that during the flight's scheduled fuel stop in Kolkata, the aircraft was thoroughly cleaned to tackle the issue.

SubscriberWrites: The Kolkata I knew

Once a city where women walked freely and safely, Kolkata now grapples with a moral decay few could have imagined—what happened to the city we once knew and loved?

Over 300 animals ‘missing overnight’, there’s something fishy going on at Kolkata’s Alipore Zoo

City-based NGO Swazon has moved the Calcutta High Court alleging 'gross administrative negligence' at the British-era zoo, one of the country's oldest.

4 accused in Kolkata Law College gangrape case sent to 14-day judicial custody

Earlier, a court had sent three accused to police custody till 8 July, while the fourth was remanded till 4 July. The Kolkata Police detective department will now take over the probe.

South Calcutta Law College, where student was gang-raped, reopens

Decision comes after Kolkata police gave its go-ahead following the college's shutdown more than a week ago. Police have been deployed to oversee security on campus.

West Bengal post-poll violence: Individual accused of rape of 9-yr-old girl convicted

Violence erupted in state after 2021 assembly results were declared & multiple cases of murder, rape were reported, leading to filing of several writ petitions in the Calcutta HC.

‘Someone has to wake up as cops sleep’: WB BJP chief released after detention for protest against Kolkata rape

Protest led by Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar was part of BJP's statewide demonstrations demanding justice for the victim & criticising Mamata govt for 'failure' to ensure women's safety.

Law student rejected advances, had panic attack, was blackmailed. What FIR in Kolkata rape case says

Three accused, including former TMCP office-bearer, have been arrested and remanded to police custody till 1 July. Complainant is 24-year-old student of South Calcutta Law College.

Gang rape in law college shows women students not safe in Kolkata, says Bengal BJP chief Majumdar

Less than an year after RG Kar case, gang rape of 24-yr-old law student in Kolkata has sparked outrage, with Oppn saying West Bengal’s law & order is 'in shambles' under Mamata Banerjee.

On Camera

India has 30 days to pull off fast reform. Hold crash meeting of Centre & state

In India, we are accustomed to glacial change. We love appointing Committees to ‘look into’ reform. Unfortunately for us, the rest of the world moves fast.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.