Month: November 2020

Kolkata, Nov 27 (PTI) One person was killed after a speeding bike hit a moving bus near Kestopur on the arterial VIP Road here on Friday, officials said. Both the vehicles caught fire after the accident, they said. The person riding the bike died at the spot, while the pillion rider was taken to a […]

Kolkata: Leading malls and electronic goods retailers in the city seem to have latched onto the American concept of Black Friday sales, offering huge discounts to attract buyers and beat the slowdown blues. In the US, Black Friday is the informal name for the Friday following Thanksgiving Day that is regarded as the beginning of […]

KOLKATA: Several colleges have approached Calcutta University, requesting more time to upload their registration data along with the students’ testimonials on the varsity’s website to conclude the admission process for the undergraduate courses. The university has set a deadline of November 30 for the colleges to upload the scanned and self-attested copies of the students’ […]

India, despite being the land of cricket, was shocked after Maradona’s death. Fans left flowers and messages at the foot of the bronze statue, which stands on a road leading to Kolkata’s airport. IN PICS| ‘It is very special place’: Diego Maradona’s love for Kolkata “It’s the time for tears. He will always be in our […]

Emotions are not best described in words, but if one attempts to understand Calcutta’s love for Diego Armando Maradona, it is perhaps best to say amour de tendresse. Loosely translated, that means a great “tender love” in English and are the words that Argentine writer Victoria Ocampo used to describe her emotion for Rabindranath Tagore. […]