Lakhs of devotees, including sadhus and sadhvis from across West Bengal and neighbouring states, took part in a mega Bhagavad Gita recital at the iconic Brigade Parade Ground here on Sunday noon, ...

Amid Krishna name chants and blowing of conch shells, lakhs of devotees, including sadhus and sadhvis from across West Bengal and neighbouring states, took part in a mega Bhagavad Gita recital in ...

The Sept. 5 feast of St. Teresa of Kolkata — better known as Mother Teresa — was celebrated in a simple and somber manner at the Missionaries of Charity motherhouse in Kolkata, India, with hundreds of ...

PETA India has named Kolkata India’s most vegan-friendly city for 2025, an announcement made during World Vegan Month in ...

PETA has named Kolkata India’s Most Vegan-Friendly City for 2025, but not just for its food. The award comes from unexpected ...

Kolkata, India's Science City, fosters innovation and accessible learning through its rich scientific heritage and ...

Business sophomore Drew Curry was so inspired by his trip to Calcutta, India, when he was 15 years old that he’s donating a percentage of profits from his online T-shirt store to Calcutta schools. The ...

Although Bangladesh is not participating officially through the government, several Bangladeshi stalls have joined independently ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. South Africa’s Aiden Markram walks off the field ...

When I moved from California to Calcutta in 2011, I would joke that I had merely exchanged one Cal for another. It was not technically true. Calcutta, the bustling metropolis where I was born, once ...

Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is a relatively young city, an amalgamation of villages (including one named Kalikata) formed after the English landed on the swampy shores of the Ganges in Bengal in the ...

A decades-old Boeing 737 that sat untouched at Kolkata airport for over ten years has exposed a surprising lapse in Air India ...