 | 1,000 volunteers from Kolkata needed for COVID vaccine trial at NICEDNICED has already started getting applications from people interested to be part of the trial for the vaccine, the official of the medical institute said. |
 | When Kolkata made America hater Diego Maradona feel like 'President of USA'Overwhelmed by the response, Maradona stopped the auction and removed his blazer, took off his tie and wrapped it around the football. |
 | BJP activists clash with Kolkata police during march towards under-construction Majerhat BridgeThe police erected barricades at Taratala More to prevent the saffron party cadre from marching towards the construction site |
 | Semi-decomposed bodies of elderly couple found in Kolkata flatNeighbours alerted the police after they noticed that foul smell was emanating from a flat on the second floor of an apartment on Ram Dulal Sakar Street. |
 | Discontentment brewing in Trinamool camp ahead of 2021 Bengal pollsAs state minister Suvendu Adhikari, along with other functionaries, openly air grievances against the Mamata Banerjee-led dispensation, senior leaders are frantically looking for answers. |
 | Uber launches 500 e-rickshaws in Greater KolkataThe cab aggregator had deployed 100 e-rickshaws in Delhi early this month. |
 | Fire breaks out at two-storey building in Kolkata, one diesFour fire tenders were pressed into service to douse to the flames -- spotted around 4.40 am -- the sources said. |
 | Social distancing? COVID-19 norms go for a toss as commuters cram local trains in BengalChief Minister Mamata Banerjee had also urged railway authorities on Wednesday to run more trains to ensure that people do not jostle to board the rakes. |
 | After winning in Bihar, Bengal is prime focus for BJP: VijayvargiyaVijayvargiya asserted that BJP's victory in West Bengal will be "much bigger" as it will "storm to power with a two-thirds majority". |
 | Owaisi's AIMIM to contest Bengal polls, Trinamool calls it BJP's B-teamThe minorities, who comprise nearly 30 per cent of the state's electorate, are a deciding factor in almost 110 assembly seats spread across its various districts. |
 | SC refuses to interfere with HC cracker ban, says preserving life more importantA vacation bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee said though festivals were important, but 'life itself has been imperilled now' amid the pandemic. |
 | COVID-19: With new rules, local train services resume in Bengal after over seven monthsThe local train services under the jurisdiction of the Eastern and the South Eastern Railways resumed early in the morning. |
 | Calcutta HC imposes curbs on Chhath puja, asks state to strictly enforce ban on crackersA division bench comprising justices Sanjib Banerjee and Arijit Banerjee directed the state to ensure that the prohibitory orders are followed everywhere. |
 | Bengal minister Suvendu Adhikari, Trinamool spar openly over Nandigram movementAdhikari expressing his gratitude towards those who took an active part in the movement but did not take the name of the party nor its supremo. |
 | Fire breaks out in Kolkata's Topsia area, 20 shanties guttedAt least six fire tenders were pressed into service to control the blaze, which was first spotted around 3.30pm, a fire department official said. |
