The Latest Breaking News from Kolkata

French writer Dominique Lapierre has died at age 91

A delegation of 24 high-ranking Bhutanese monks arrived in Kolkata Tuesday on a tour of various Buddhist holy sites in India. Read on for details:

Pat Cummins will skip next year's $1.3 million IPL payday, prioritising an international schedule that includes up to 106 days of cricket for Australia.

As the Cuban missile crisis gripped the world’s attention 60 years ago, a less remembered conflict broke out high in the mountain passes of the Himalayas. Tensions had been mounting for months on the border between India and China and on October 20 the Chinese People’s Liberation Army attacked Indian…

The places searched included residential and office premises of a Kolkata-based businessman Amit Agrawal and several others, sources said. Read on for details:

The four students and their lecturer are going to Kolkata on November 26 to help do eye exams

There was stone pelting, and according to locals, crude bombs were hurled late on Sunday evening

Meet Manzilat Fatima, the great-great granddaughter of Wajid Ali Shah

The community puja committees will take part in a colourful parade on Red Road before an audience led by CM Mamata Banerjee, representatives of UNESCO, diplomats of different countries and others

After two years, Kolkata returns to being itself — with Durga Puja festivities that not only encompass faith but also life lessons

Several handloom workers are giving up their traditional skills and migrating to Mumbai, Delhi or Kolkata to switch to better-paying options. Others with professional degrees have moved to West Asia for a better future