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Chasing Hares at the Young Vic review: Compelling and timely, if a little on the nose

Sonali Bhattacharyya’s new play is not subtle but has much to say and paints a vivid picture of Kolkata life

Evening Standard

ED takes Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee to Bhubaneswar AIIMS for treatment after HC order

The minister who was arrested in connection with a teacher recruitment scam at government-sponsored and aided schools was accompanied by a doctor from SSKM Hospital and his advocate, as per Calcutta HC's order. Full story on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Arrested Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee’s ‘close aide’ remanded to one-day ED custody

Arpita Mukherjee was arrested by the ED on July 23 from her residence in south Kolkata, where crores of rupees in cash and other valuables were allegedly recovered

The Hindu

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ED arrests Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee in job scam

Mr. Chatterjee sent to two-day custody; two aides held

The Hindu

WB: CISF personnel shoots himself dead at Kolkata airport

The body of Pankaj Kumar, a sub-inspector, was found lying in a pool of blood around 7.45 pm on Friday at the basement toilet meant for airport staff. Full story on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

The Big City review – Satyajit Ray’s miraculous look at a new world of possibility

The struggles and triumphs of a 1950s Kolkata family whose highest earner is a woman is told with marvellous lucidity in an optimistic masterpiece

The Guardian - UK

Calcutta HC questions West Bengal BJP’s July 21 rally plans

Supporters have begun arriving for the TMC’s massive annual Martyrs’ Day rally in Kolkata on July 21

The Hindu

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Several West Bengal districts report cases of black fever

No black fever case has yet been detected in Kolkata

The Hindu

MSME to help in naval shipbuilding

Fourth Project-17A stealth frigate ‘Dunagiri’ launched into waters in Kolkata

The Hindu

Pakistan should learn from Bangladesh on socio-economic development, says Rajnath Singh

‘One of our neighbouring countries is struggling with religious fanaticism, bigotry and narrow-mindedness,’ Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said at an event in Kolkata, without naming Pakistan.

The Hindu

Top officials of ECL among seven arrested in coal pilferage scam in West Bengal

The scam involves illegal mining at Eastern Coalfields in Kunustoria and Kajora areas near Asansol

The Hindu

Droupadi Murmu meets BJP lawmakers in West Bengal

BJP leaders claim many of Trinamool lawmakers might vote in favour of the NDA nominee

The Hindu

Stay away from those who practise short-cut politics: Modi

The PM was in Deoghar to inaugurate and launch development projects worth ₹16,835 crore, including the airport and the AIIMS

The Hindu

Amid controversy, Kolkata Metro says Mamata invited for station inauguration

Commercial services at the swanky Sealdah metro station, connecting the IT hub of Sector 5, will begin on July 15

The Hindu

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TMC claims Mamata not invited to Sealdah Metro station inauguration; BJP calls it ‘taste of its own medicine’

Commercial services between Sector V in Salt Lake and Sealdah in Kolkata are set to commence on July 14

Newslaundry

Inside the Alt News office after Mohammed Zubair’s arrest

It had seemed a regular Monday evening for Kalim Ahmed, 22, a writer at Alt News, when he reached home after shutting his office in Kolkata on June 27. But then a message from the factchecking platform’s director Nirjhari Sinha popped on his screen, informing him of the arrest of…

The Hindu

SpiceJet freighter aircraft returns to Kolkata due to its unserviceable weather radar

Eighth incident of technical malfunction on a SpiceJet aircraft in last 18 days

The Hindu

TMC condemns its MP Mahua Moitra’s remarks on Goddess Kali

Mahua Moitra had made some controversial remarks during a conclave arranged by a media house in Kolkata.

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The Hindu

Kolkata-Dhaka travellers welcome new bridge

However, they want immigration process to be smooth

The Hindu

Prophet row: Lookout notice issued for Nupur Sharma after she fails to appear before Kolkata Police

Nupur Sharma had cited apprehensions of a possible assault on her if she visited Kolkata and sought four weeks’ time to appear

The Hindu

When Sundays in Kolkata meant road trips, wood fires, and a cook who fed both the body and soul

When Sundays meant seasonal produce, wood fires, and a caretaker-cum-gardener-cum-cook who enjoyed feeding both the body and the soul

The Hindu

Kolkata Police summons Nupur Sharma again

This is the second time the suspended BJP spokesperson was summoned for her comments on Prophet Mohammad

The Hindu

Tea with benefits: Lessons from the Royal Family

Our politicians can learn from the British Royal Family how to gather public goodwill by giving themselves a cuddly makeover

The Hindu

Enforcement Directorate files charge sheet in case linked to illegal online gaming apps

The prosecution complaint has been filed before a special PMLA court in Mapusa on June 3 against Kolkata residents and accused in the case.

The Hindu

Prophet remark row: Nupur Sharma skips appearance before police station in Kolkata

The sacked BJP spokesperson’s comments, made during a TV debate, had sparked violent agitations in several parts of the country

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