Kolkata: Bhowanipore PS, with help of Lalbazar cyber cell, arrested a “lone wolf”, who duped firms of costly phones and invested the money in gold. He chose to stay in hotels across the city while carrying out his operations with only a rucksack.Accused Manoj Agarwal used his experience of running a mobile phone business at…
KOLKATA: About 15% of couples seeking IVF in Kolkata are now aged below 30 due to early onset of fertility issues or because they don’t want to wait for a natural conception. A decade ago, 95% of couples seeking assisted reproduction were in their mid to late thirties or older, experts said on the eve…
Kolkata Airport (File Image) KOLKATA: Visitors flying into Kolkata from abroad are facing significant connectivity issues upon landing at the airport, with no Wi-Fi service available since Nov last year. And, with no SIM card retail outlet in the arrival lounge, this means those without international roaming services are unable to connect with their hosts…
Kolkata: TMC on Saturday questioned whether Rajat Shubhra Banerjee was a British national and staying in Kolkata with an OCI card.This came on a day when Bengal BJP spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya said that “to the best of my knowledge, he (Banerjee) is not an Indian citizen and therefore the Bengal medical council cannot question him”.TMC…
KOLKATA: The Chinese Consulate in Kolkata celebrated the 75th anniversary of Indo-China diplomatic relations between China and India on Monday.Speaking on the occasion, the consul general in Kolkata, Xu Wei, said, “Seventy-five years ago, on April 1, 1950, China and India established diplomatic relations. Over the past 75 years, China-India relations have advanced and traversed…
NEW DELHI: BJP National Spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari lashed out at West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday regarding Banerjee’s UK visit and contentious remarks at a collegiate institution in England. Bhandari asserted that INDI alliance leaders consistently disparage Bharat while abroad. Bhandari emphasised that while Rahul Gandhi had previously criticised the nation on foreign…
London/Kolkata: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday wooed UK investors, asking them to be a part of the “Rising Bengal” growth story, showcasing the state’s higher-than-national-average GSDP, falling unemployment and poverty indexes.She also asked British Airways to consider re-opening their direct link with Kolkata, promising them a first-movers’ advantage.Banerjee was speaking at an interactive…
Kolkata: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday formed a group of five senior cabinet ministers and a task force comprising five senior bureaucrats and cops and tasked them with monitoring the situation in the state and coordinating with her during her week-long trip abroad.Banerjee is leaving for the UK on Saturday and is likely…
Kolkata: A large number of children suffered from renal diseases and the lack of awareness often led to a delay in diagnosis, said doctors. Institute of Child Health (ICH) Kolkata on Wednesday, the eve of World Kidney Day, announced its collaboration with Birmingham Children’s Hospital for nephrology care among children.The institute is expected to function…