Kolkata (AFP) – Kolkata locals cherish their city's past, which is why many in the one-time Indian capital are mourning a vanishing emblem of its faded grandeur: a hulking and noisy fleet of ...

In an effort to revive the iconic yellow taxis which are dwindling in ... older than 15 years would not be allowed to ply in the Kolkata and Howrah under the Kolkata Metropolitan Development ...

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has instructed that no tram line in Kolkata should be closed until a designated committee inspects all the lines and submits a report. The division bench of Chief ...

West Bengal's government and a private firm have relaunched 20 modernised "Yellow Heritage Cabs" to revive Kolkata's yellow taxis tradition. These environmentally friendly cabs, adorned with ...

In a bid to revive the iconic yellow taxis, which have been dwindling in numbers, the West Bengal government, in collaboration with a private company, launched a fleet of 20 modern cars on Friday.

Photo: AFP Kolkata locals cherish their city's past, which is why many in the one-time Indian capital are mourning a vanishing emblem of its faded grandeur: a hulking and noisy fleet of stately yellow ...

Kolkata locals cherish their city’s past, which is why many in the one-time Indian capital are mourning a vanishing emblem of its faded grandeur: a hulking and noisy fleet of stately yellow taxis.

Nowadays it is rarely spotted outside Kolkata, where it serves as the backbone of the metropolitan cab fleet and a readily recognisable symbol of the eastern city's identity. But numbers are ...