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Lightning strikes aircraft Kolkata: A lightning struck an Agartala-bound IndiGo aircraft, with 141 passengers and six crew members on board, moments before departure at the Kolkata airport on Friday morning. An immediate power outage and panic among flyers forced the airline to deboard the passengers and arrange for a replacement aircraft after mandatory safety inspections.Two…

Tamaghna BanerjeeKolkata: Chaos broke out outside Kolkata airport on Friday night as supporters of Trinamool and BJP clashed near the arrival terminal, triggering panic among passengers and causing massive traffic snarls in the area.According to sources, a group of BJP supporters had gathered outside the airport carrying rotten eggs, allegedly planning to target Trinamool national…

Kolkata: Tollywood is locked in a debate following an open letter posted by Miami-based director Suman Ghosh on Friday. While Ghosh has levelled plagiarism charges against Prosenjit Chatterjee’s characterization in Indraadip Dasgupta’s ‘Abhhiman’ and not the film’s plot or makers, the actor has stated that there was “absolutely no intent to compromise anyone’s creative trust”.On…

Modi to address public rally in Tarakeswar today (File photo) Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make his first public appearance in Bengal since the BJP formed the govt on May 9 when he visits Tarakeswar in Hooghly on Saturday, coinciding with Paschimbanga Diwas. During the visit, Modi will launch a slew of development projects…

Midnapore Medical College and Hospital Midnapore: The suspension of three doctors of Midnapore Medical College and Hospital was revoked on Friday. Hospital superintendent (MSVP) Jayanta Kumar Routh, RMO Soumen Das, and assistant professor Dr Himadri Nayek — who were suspended after the death of two women and a newborn in Jan 2025 — returned to…

Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday appealed to people not to take the law into their own hands amid rising public anger over corruption allegations, urging citizens to trust the police and the legal process instead.Speaking at Nabanna, Adhikari said his govt would continue to act firmly against corruption and crime while ensuring that…

Darjeeling: Incessant rain across Darjeeling district triggered landslides and flash floods on Friday, snapping a key road link between the hills and the plains and disrupting transport and connectivity.The worst-hit stretch was the Mirik-Siliguri corridor, where the 468-metre Hume Pipe bridge over the Balason River at Dudhia was washed away early in the morning after…

Kolkata: Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK) has set a target of raising its cargo handling capacity to 120 million tonnes over the next few years, chairman Rathendra Raman said at the CII Logistics Colloquium 2026 on Friday.The port has already expanded its capacity to 93 million tonnes from 74 million tonnes a year ago,…

Former Trinamool Congress MLA Saukat Molla has been booked on charges of rape and criminal intimidation after a woman filed a complaint at Jibantala police station in West Bengal KOLKATA: Former Trinamool Congress MLA Saukat Molla has been booked on charges of rape and criminal intimidation after a woman filed a complaint at Jibantala police…

Kolkata residents can brace for a significantly hotter, more humid, and wetter future over the next two decades KOLKATA: Kolkata is likely to get hotter, more humid and wetter over the next two decades, with rising temperatures, warmer winter nights and more episodes of intense rainfall expected to make life increasingly difficult for residents, according…