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64 per cent of Kolkata’s iconic yellow taxis to be off the roads by March 2025

64 per cent of Kolkata’s iconic yellow taxis to be off the roads by March 2025

As per records of the state transport department, currently there are around 7,000 registered yellow taxis in the state

23 December,2024 01:07 PM IST | Kolkata | IANS
35 pct Mumbaikars reveal being unfaithful to their partners with a colleague

35 pct Mumbaikars reveal being unfaithful to their partners with a colleague

The trend is particularly catching up in Kolkata, which is also at 35 per cent like Mumbai, and even Delhi, which follows at 32 per cent, in India right now

21 December,2024 11:58 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Kolkata doctor saves passenger’s life mid-air on Kolkata-Delhi flight

Kolkata doctor saves passenger’s life mid-air on Kolkata-Delhi flight

The incident occurred on a Kolkata-to-Delhi flight on December 6, when a 45-year-old woman from Bikaner started experiencing severe hypertensive heart failure due to a long history of high blood pressure. With the aircraft being mid-air, every second was critical

21 December,2024 11:25 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Kolkata airport decked up to mark 100 years of flight operations

Kolkata airport decked up to mark 100 years of flight operations

Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu is scheduled to launch the three-month-long celebrations on Saturday

20 December,2024 10:08 PM IST | Kolkata | mid-day online correspondent
Parents of RG Kar victim seek fresh probe

Parents of RG Kar victim seek fresh probe

The on-duty postgraduate trainee doctor’s body was found in the seminar room of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.

20 December,2024 07:44 AM IST | Kolkata | Agencies
Doctors' body to stage 10-day protest over RG Kar rape-murder case

Doctors' body to stage 10-day protest over RG Kar rape-murder case

The West Bengal Joint Platform of Doctors (WBJPD) plans a 10-day protest in Kolkata demanding justice in the RG Kar hospital rape and murder case, after two suspects were granted bail by the court.

16 December,2024 09:06 AM IST | Kolkata
Kolkata rape-murder: Doctors, political parties protest after suspects get bail

Kolkata rape-murder: Doctors, political parties protest after suspects get bail

Hundreds of people took part in a rally, organised by the West Bengal Junior Doctors Front, to CBI office in Salt Lake area, covering a distance of one kilometre

14 December,2024 05:02 PM IST | Kolkata | mid-day online correspondent
Nothing less than capital punishment: Mamata Banerjee welcomes death penalty

Nothing less than capital punishment: Mamata Banerjee welcomes death penalty

A local court in Bengal's Murshidabad handed a death sentence to a rape convict and a life sentence to the other in the rape-murder case of a minor

14 December,2024 08:46 AM IST | Kolkata (West Bengal) | ANI
WATCH VIDEO: Rahane's power strokes help Mumbai qualify for SMAT semi-finals

WATCH VIDEO: Rahane's power strokes help Mumbai qualify for SMAT semi-finals

Ahead of the IPL 2025, Ajinkya Rahane could emerge as a dark horse for KKR's captaincy slot. Ajinkya Rahane has secured the fourth spot on the list of highest run-scorers in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024

11 December,2024 08:06 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Bryan Adams questioned for using Nora Fatehi song in Reel

Bryan Adams questioned for using Nora Fatehi song in Reel

Bryan Adams revealed that he spent a day visiting various places in Kolkata and attached Neha Kakkar’s song ‘Aaye Haye’ to the reel, leaving netizens to question his choices

10 December,2024 10:51 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

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