Earthquake awareness: An important flag According to the Seismic Zoning Map of India published by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in 2002, Kolkata sits at the margin of seismic zones III and IV.

Night - Clear. Winds N at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 62 °F (16.7 °C). Sunny with a high of 79 °F (26.1 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 8 mph (9.7 to 12.9 kph). Haze today with a ...

The fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel, in Kartalkaya, in the Koroglu mountains in Bolu province, on Tuesday left at least 76 people dead and 51 injured As flames tore through a 12-story hotel at a ...

Two multi-storey buildings in East Kolkata’s Tangra area have been found tilting precariously against one another, leading to panic among residents and locals. Located on Kolkata’s Christopher ...

The blaze started around 3:30 am local time on the restaurant floor of the 11-storey Grand Kartal Hotel at the Kartalkaya ski resort in northwest Turkey. Health minister Kemal Memisoglu confirmed ...

A court in Kolkata’s Sealdah Monday sentenced Sanjoy Roy to life imprisonment “until his last breath” for the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the state-run RG Kar College and Hospital. Roy, a 35 ...

The people behind the controversial Grand Theft Auto 6 parody game Grand Taking Ages are back with a Steam page after Sony pulled it from the PlayStation Store. Grand Taking Ages is, according to ...

A sessions court in Kolkata convicted Sanjay Roy for a life in prison in the rape and murder of a doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital. The Judge said that it’s not a rarest of the ...

A court in India has sentenced a police volunteer to life in prison for the rape and murder of a trainee doctor who was attacked while on duty in Kolkata last August — a crime that sparked ...

By Alex Travelli and Hari Kumar Reporting from New Delhi An Indian court on Monday sentenced to life in prison the man convicted of raping and murdering a trainee doctor in Kolkata, sparing him ...

We want to know the other conspirators," they said. Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of West Bengal of which Kolkata is the capital, said the state government run by the regional Trinamool Congress ...

Kolkata, the city of joy, offers a rich history and culture through its landmarks like Victoria Memorial, Indian Museum, Howrah Bridge, Marble Palace, Dakshineswar Kali Temple, and St. Paul’s ...