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Topic: Kolkata

1,000 pound World War II aerial bomb found in Kolkata

The bomb found during dredging operations poses no threat, said an expert.

Indigo flight makes emergency landing in Kolkata after plane engulfed in mid-air smoke

The incident is the latest in a series of serious glitches in Airbus A320 Neo planes with Pratt & Whitney engines

7 teams of state pollution board to monitor violations of firecracker norms in Kolkata

The West Bengal Pollution Control Board will check adherence to the 90-decibel limit & the recent top court’s order on bursting firecrackers.

There will be tragedy if women enter pandal, says local Kali puja organiser in Kolkata

Shadow of the Sabarimala temple row has cast its spell on West Bengal.

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.

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New labour codes make India’s workforce competitive with China—and build Viksit Bharat

By consolidating 29 laws into four codes, compliance is streamlined and regulations are simplified, improving “ease of doing business”. This is bound to improve investor confidence.

Vehicles, TVs, mobile phones—PM EAC report shows rural India is catching up with urban consumers

Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.

General secrets from frozen peaks: A Kargil veteran reveals what politically correct writers left out

At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war. 

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.