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Topic: Kolkata

As DD journalist is killed by Naxals, here’s how Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa showed sense of loss

Govind Nihalani’s 1998 film is a riveting take on the Naxalbari movement that shook Kolkata’s rich and poor alike.

Fire at Calcutta Medical College under control, over 250 patients evacuated

Officials say no one was injured in the fire that broke out in the dispensary of the state-run hospital.

Tomorrow’s doctors live in sub-human conditions in Kolkata, but no one cares

Despite protests and assurances, the Medical College and Hospital administration has not made any improvements in the living conditions of its hostels. Kolkata: A couple...

China proposes a bullet train service between Kolkata and Kunming

The high-speed rail network if finalised will pass through Myanmar, Bangladesh and have a cluster of industries along the route. 

ConQuest 2018 finalists from eastern region were chosen in Kolkata

Two teams from NUJS, Kolkata, and IIT Khargpur won this regional round and will now be headed for final national round to be held in Bengaluru.

A Brahmin doctor’s house first revealed the ugly side of Hindu faith to me

Manoranjan Byapari writes about his life and observations as a servant to a Brahmin doctor.

Several trapped after arterial bridge collapses in Kolkata

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said that the rescue of trapped and injured is top priority.

How to torture a bahu: My mom’s very real struggle without Bengali TV serials

The strike could've been also used to solve a few serious issues in TV serials like why the good bahu never calls the domestic violence helpline.

US taxpayers, not Donald Trump Jr, paid Rs 20 lakh for his business trip to India

US authorities have said that expenditure on his week-long stay was incurred by the government, despite him qualifying it as a business trip.

Kolkata Police grants permission for BJP chief Amit Shah’s 11 August rally

Permission granted amid BJP's tussle with ruling TMC on NRC & illegal immigrants. Shah is targeting 24 Lok Sabha seats from West Bengal in 2019.

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Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.