Kolkata
AirAsia's India entry wins investment panel approval
Mar 06, 2013 03:48 EST
Asia's largest low-cost carrier AirAsia won approval from India's foreign investment panel to set up an airline in a joint venture with the giant Tata group, a government official said.
Speeding train kills elephant in eastern India
Mar 05, 2013 13:13 EST
A speeding passenger train on Tuesday killed a fully-grown male elephant as it tried to cross a railway track cutting through a dense forest area in eastern India.
Puchkova stuns Venus to reach Brazil final
Mar 01, 2013 18:26 EST
World number 109 Olga Puchkova of Russia battled back to beat top-seeded American star Venus Williams 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 on Friday to reach the final of Brasil Cup.
Blaze in illegal Kolkata market kills 19
Feb 27, 2013 07:35 EST
A fire swept through a six-storey building housing illegal shops in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata in the early hours of Wednesday, killing 19 workers sleeping in the building, local officials said.
Blaze in illegal Kolkata market kills 13
Feb 27, 2013 00:58 EST
A fire swept through a six-storey building housing an illegal market in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Wednesday, killing 13 people who were unable to escape the inferno, local officials said.
AirAsia's Indian venture plans take-off by year-end
Feb 21, 2013 12:33 EST
Asia's biggest low-cost carrier AirAsia said Thursday its new airline joint venture with India's giant tea-to-steel Tata conglomerate may start operations by year-end.
AirAsia and India's Tata propose joint airline
Feb 20, 2013 08:21 EST
Asia's largest low-cost carrier AirAsia on Wednesday announced plans to invest in an airline joint venture with India's giant Tata conglomerate and another party.
Air Asia and India's Tata propose joint airline
Feb 20, 2013 05:54 EST
Asia's largest low-cost carrier AirAsia on Wednesday announced plans to invest in an airline joint venture with India's giant Tata conglomerate and another investor.
Indian women dumped in field after sterilisations
Feb 07, 2013 07:07 EST
Scores of women were dumped unconscious in a field after a mass sterilisation in eastern India because there was no room in hospital for them to recuperate, medical officials said Thursday.
Kashmir girl band quits after fatwa
Feb 05, 2013 10:50 EST
An all-girl teenage rock band from Indian-administered Kashmir has decided to quit after the region's top Muslim cleric declared their music to be "un-Islamic", their manager said Tuesday.
Fake tuberculosis drugs rampant: survey shows
Feb 05, 2013 02:22 EST
Africa, India and other developing countries are awash in fake or sub-standard drugs for tuberculosis, fuelling the rise of treatment-resistant strains of TB, according to a survey published on Tuesday.
Indian state defends film ban amid free speech fears
Jan 31, 2013 12:12 EST
The southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Thursday defended its ban on a new film by veteran actor Kamal Haasan, which has renewed fears over freedom of artistic expression in the country.
Rushdie, Indian actor Haasan targeted by Muslim groups
Jan 30, 2013 12:03 EST
Acclaimed British author Salman Rushdie cancelled a film promotional event and veteran Indian actor Kamal Haasan threatened to go into exile Wednesday after Muslim groups protested their work.
India lifts ban on Mohun Bagan club
Jan 15, 2013 13:12 EST
Indian football chiefs on Tuesday lifted the suspension on popular club Mohun Bagan for refusing to complete a domestic I-League game, but imposed a stiff fine instead.
Gang-rape victim's body back home in grief-stricken India
Dec 29, 2012 20:57 EST
The body of a gang-rape victim arrived back in a grief-stricken India on Sunday, two weeks on from the savage assault which led to her death in a Singapore hospital and sickened the nation.
Bomb squad combs India-Pakistan match venue
Dec 24, 2012 12:06 EST
Police bomb squad officers and sniffer dogs searched Bangalore stadium Monday as part of a massive security operation for the start of the first Pakistan cricket tour to India for five years.
Inzamam, psychologist to help India-bound Pakistan
Dec 13, 2012 10:42 EST
Pakistan starts a week-long training camp Friday for its landmark limited overs series against India with former captain Inzamam-ul Haq and a psychologist drafted in, an official said.
Surgery for Indian footballer hit by stone
Dec 11, 2012 03:22 EST
Indian midfielder Syed Rahim Nabi has been ruled out for at least six weeks with a fractured jaw after being hit by a stone hurled by a supporter during a game at the weekend, a report said.
Pakistan drop Afridi for India one-day series
Dec 10, 2012 14:12 EST
Pakistan on Monday dropped big-hitting allrounder Shahid Afridi from their squad for the three-match one-day international series against arch-rivals India starting this month.
India's bitter colonial past generates suspicion over FDI
Dec 09, 2012 19:02 EST
India's bitter colonial past hangs heavily over the government's renewed drive to open the inward-looking economy to foreign investment, even 65 years after independence, analysts say.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
| "The City of Joy" | |
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| Coordinates | 22°34′11″N 88°22′11″E / 22.56972°N 88.36972°E |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District(s) | Calcutta † |
| Mayor | Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya |
| Population • Density • Metro | 5,080,519 (2009[update]) • 27,462 /km2 (71,126 /sq mi) • 15,414,859 |
| Official languages | Bengali, English |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation | 185 km2 (71 sq mi) • 9 m (30 ft) |
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Footnotes
† The Kolkata urban agglomeration also includes portions of North 24 Parganas , South 24 Parganas, Howrah and Hooghly districts.
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| Website | www.kolkatamycity.com |
