KOLKATA: The father of Shariful Fakir, the illegal Bangladeshi immigrant arrested by Mumbai police for allegedly stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan during a burglary attempt at his Bandra home, has claimed that the police have framed his son. “They have arrested my son as a suspect, but he is not the one whose photograph the…
KOLKATA: Central Bureau of Investigation, which for more than two months argued the RG Kar rape-murder case following a high court-ordered investigation, is confident of securing the conviction of prime accused Sanjay Roy.Sessions court judge Anirban Das is scheduled to deliver the judgment on CBI’s first chargesheet on Saturday, 162 days after an on-duty PGT…
NEW DELHI: A Kolkata-based passenger has raised concerns about IndiGo Airlines’ handling of a significant flight delay. In a LinkedIn post, Ritham Bhattacharjee shared a video of an onboard argument with the crew and described the airline’s service as “appalling,” highlighting unprofessional behavior during the incident.The incident occurred on January 6th. Saif Ali Khan Health…
KOLKATA: Bengal govt on Thursday effected the largest number of single-episode suspensions in the health department and ordered a CID probe against all the 12 suspended Midnapore Medical College and Hospital doctors to establish “criminal negligence” in the death of a 32-year-old woman 12 hours after she gave birth to a son.The action came exactly…
NEW DELHI: A Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and a party worker were shot at in West Bengal’s Malda district on Tuesday, according to police. The shooting occurred less than two weeks after the murder of a TMC councillor in the same district.The incident took place in the Kaliaganj area during a program organized for the…
KOLKATA: Sana Ganguly, daughter of former Indian skipper and BCCI ex-chief Sourav Ganguly, had a close shave on Friday evening when the car she was travelling in was hit by a long-distance private bus. The incident was reported around 6.30 pm from Behala Chowrasta crossing on the Thakurpukur-bound flank, a couple of hundred metres from…
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (PTI file photo) KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee urged the Union govt Monday “to request the United Nations to deploy a peacekeeping force in Bangladesh” amid reports of attacks on minorities, particularly Hindus. She sought PM Narendra Modi’s “intervention” to ensure safe return of persecuted Indians from the neighbouring country.Banerjee…
KOLKATA: Sixty-three Iskcon monks, all Bangladeshis with valid travel documents, were prevented from crossing over to India on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, several Bangladeshi media outlets and Iskcon Kolkata reported on Sunday.These 63 people were stopped at the Benapole land port, the Bangladesh side of the international border, by Bangladeshi authorities for “suspicious activities“,…
KOLKATA: Sixty-three Iskcon monks, all Bangladeshis with valid travel documents, were prevented from crossing over to India on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, several Bangladeshi media outlets and Iskcon Kolkata reported on Sunday.These 63 people were stopped at the Benapole land port, the Bangladesh side of the international border, by Bangladeshi authorities for “suspicious activities“,…
KOLKATA: Scheduled surgeries and appointments of Bangladeshi patients started getting cancelled and deferred across Kolkata’s private hospitals over the weekend. Patients either cancelled or altered travel plans due to the ongoing turmoil or did not report for admission at hospitals.Peerless Hospital cancelled at least five surgeries since Friday as patients did not report for admission….
