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Topic: Kolkata Police

Kolkata cops arrest 3 in connection with fire that gutted Wow! Momo warehouse; death toll at 21

Local media reports put the death toll at 21 Thursday, with 28 still missing. Wow! Momo confirmed that two of its workers and one security guard were among those killed in the fire.

Law student Sharmishta Panoli walks out of Kolkata jail. ‘Wiser, learnt her lesson,’ says her father

Calcutta High Court Thursday granted bail to Sharmistha Panoli, who stands accused of hurting religious sentiments in an Instagram video.

Granting interim bail to Sharmishta Panoli, HC directs West Bengal cops to give her protection

Panoli was arrested by Kolkata police from Gurugram last week over Instagram post on Op Sindoor in which she made 'controversial remarks' about Prophet Muhammed.

Sharmishta Panoli arrest brings Congress’s Karti, BJP’s Suvendu on same page; Dutch MP also chimes in

Kolkata cops arrested Panoli from Gurugram over Instagram video in which she made alleged controversial remarks on Prophet. Court has remanded her to judicial custody till 13 June.

Kolkata cops arrest ‘absconding’ Pune law student ‘for hurting religious sentiments’ in Op Sindoor post

FIR was lodged against Sharmistha Panoli on 15 May by Kolkata-based Rashidi Foundation for 'making derogatory comments' on Prophet Muhammad. She was arrested from a Gurugram hotel.

RG Kar case: Kolkata court finds Sanjay Roy guilty of rape, murder of 31-yr-old trainee doctor

Court finds Sanjay Roy, sole accused in RG Kar case, guilty of rape and murder based on forensic evidence and DNA match. Quantum of punishment to be announced Monday.

Bangladeshi national held in Kolkata with ‘fake’ Indian passport, says he is former BNP leader

Man held from Kolkata hotel claims he is ex-BNP leader who fled Bangladesh after dispute with Awami League. 4 others have been arrested from Nadia for entering India illegally.

17 yrs ago, another Kolkata top cop was sacked. How tables turned on Mamata, from Rizwanur case to RG Kar

Giving in to demand of junior doctors, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has shunted out Kolkata police chief. In 2007, she was the one demanding the removal of the city’s top cop.

Sandip Ghosh introduced ‘new theory of suicide’ in RG Kar case, didn’t make complaint promptly, says CBI

In its remand copy, CBI alleged Ghosh & police officer Abhijit Mondal were in touch at 10.03 am on day of the crime while the police outpost was informed about crime at 10.10 am.

Kolkata doctor’s autopsy report says she was ‘strangulated’, finds ‘evidence of forceful penetration’

Postmortem was conducted by team of three doctors at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on 9 August. Their report identifies all injuries as ante-mortem (before death).

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What the last decade reveals about India’s economic path

In India, there has been remarkable certainty on taxes, particularly as the government has largely focused on slashing taxes, both direct and indirect, rather than increasing them.

Market Swings in India Surge From Historic Low as Budget Nears

New Delhi: Indian stocks are seeing a resurgence of volatility just weeks after being dubbed the world’s calmest equity market, with growing skepticism sparking...

During Op Sindoor, hackers targeted NSE website 40 crore times in 10 minutes, Exchange CEO says

NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan was speaking at Off The Cuff event hosted by ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. He said that NSE, on average, sees 20 crore cyberattacks each day.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.