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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicKolkata

Topic: Kolkata

West Bengal has a history of chit fund scams. No wonder Kolkata rules electoral bonds chart

As a native of Kolkata, I don’t know what I am more embarrassed about: that Kolkata is such a big buyer of electoral bonds? Or that Kolkata’s ruling party is the second largest recipient of anonymous donations?

Two killed, 10 rescued as under-construction five-storeyed building collapses in Kolkata

City mayor Firhad Hakim has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs 1 lakh to injured persons.

Dairy giant, maker for Parle — Kolkata-based Keventer, which bought electoral bonds worth Rs 617 cr

Group with 125-year history has been identified as third biggest buyer of electoral bonds, according to data compiled by SBI and shared by EC at directions of the Supreme Court.

Modi inaugurates India’s first under-river metro route & deepest metro station in Kolkata

The 520-mt engineering marvel has been built 13 mts below Hooghly riverbed. A train will cover this stretch in 46 seconds, linking twin cities Kolkata & Howrah, separated by Hooghly.

Amid ‘Khalistani’ row, Kolkata Raj Bhavan to set up a Punjabi Bagh as ‘tribute’ to community

Move announced after Sikh delegation sought governor’s intervention over issue of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari allegedly calling IPS officer 'Khalistani'. Adhikari has denied using word.

Kolkata was more polluted than Delhi on some days. But where’s the noise?

Delhi government at least seems to be trying to deal with air pollution. In Kolkata, little is being done to control the menace. Guidelines are followed more in the breach than observance. 

As Gaza weeps, Kolkata sleeps. What happened to the ‘city of protests’?

Kolkata, it now seems, is a city without thought. A far cry from the city that roared for Vietnam, Nandigram, it has now misplaced its conscience.

Kolkata Police make six more arrests in Jadavpur University student death case

A first-year student of Jadavpur University, Swarnodip Kundu, died on 10 August after allegedly falling from the balcony of the university's hostel on the night of 9 August.

Gopal Patha built army to save Hindus, met Gandhi too: grandson on Great Calcutta Killings

Grandson Santanu Mukherjee says a Bollywood director recently sent his team to speak to him about a Gopal Patha biopic. ‘If I agree with the portrayal, will say yes’.

Parambrata Chatterjee is a ‘man written by a woman’. He is Bengali cinema’s Irrfan Khan

Parambrata avoids the commercial, and often toxic male hero. OTT offers him a chance to explore the other side of masculinity like Dr Sudip from Bulbul & Satyaki in Kahaani.

On Camera

Global economic growth to slow in 2026 as Trump’s tariffs bite, UN says

The global economy is forecast to expand 2.7% this year, down from an estimated 2.8% in 2025. Growth is expected to go back up to 2.9% by 2027.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.