Saurabh Gupta
Saurabh Gupta is an Indian journalist and functions as Bureau Chief for NDTV in Kolkata. With over 15 years of experience, he has covered elections, crime, natural disasters, insurgency situations, ethnic conflicts and rural distress. He also reports on environment, conservation and politics from the West Bengal, Odisha and the BBIN region. Having been based in Delhi, Mumbai & Kolkata now, Saurabh is also a trained and certified fact checker and defence correspondent.
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On Camera, Murder Attempt Goes Wrong, Trinamool Leader Chases Shooter
A Trinamool councillor survived a murder attempt as the shooter's gun malfunctioned in Kolkata's Kasba area last night, showed visuals.
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Darling, Dream, Victory: Mamata Banerjee Names Snow Leopard, Red Panda Cubs
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday named six new cubs - two snow leopards and four red pandas - born at the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling, a centre for breeding endangered Himalayan species.
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3 Coaches Of Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express Derail Near Howrah
Three coaches of the Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express derailed near Howrah in West Bengal early this morning. The special train that runs weekly between Howrah and Hyderabad derailed in Nalpur, about 40 km from Kolkata, around 5:30 am.
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Sikkim's Lifeline Now Under National Highway Body, Not Bengal Government
BJP MP from Darjeeling Raju Bista has announced that National Highway 10 has been handed over to the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL). Earlier this road was maintained by the PWD West Bengal.
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"Shouldn't Exhaust Himself...": High Court On Petition By BJP's Suvendu Adhikari
Hearing a petition by West Bengal's Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on an alleged attack by "radicals" during a Kali Puja procession in Kolkata, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday asked the state government to file a report.
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Police Case Against Actor-Politician Mithun Chakraborty For 'Provocative' Speech
The West Bengal police have registered a First Information Report against actor-turned-BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty for allegedly delivering a provocative speech during a BJP programme in Kolkata's Salt Lake area on October 27.
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Case Against BJP's Mithun Chakraborty For "Provocative" Speech In Bengal
The West Bengal police have registered a First Information Report against actor-turned-BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty for allegedly delivering a provocative speech during a BJP programme in Kolkata's Salt Lake area on October 27.
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Top Army Commander Urges More MSMEs From Bengal To Work In Defence Sector
Lieutenant General Ram Chander Tiwari, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command of the Army, urged more participation from local Microm Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) from West Bengal in indigenous defence production.
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Charges Drawn Up In Kolkata Rape-Murder Case, Accused Says "Framed"
Sanjay Roy, the prime suspect in the rape-murder of a Kolkata doctor, has claimed that he is innocent that that he is being framed by the government.
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Man Accused Of Raping 5-Year-Old Tied To Tree, Killed By Mob In Bengal
A 40-year-old man accused of raping and killing a minor was lynched by an angry mob in north Bengal's Falakata. Mona Roy was tied to a tree and thrashed by villagers. He died by the time the cops rescued him and took him to the hospital.
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Trinamool MLA, Husband Attacked In West Bengal, Blame Rival Faction
Trinamool Congress MLA Usharani Mondal and her husband were allegedly attacked on Thursday night while on their way home from a Kali Puja event.
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Tension In Bengal Over Housing Scheme, State Orders List Verification
Tension erupted in a part of West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district over lists of beneficiaries in the state's housing scheme. The Trinamool Congress government has announced that it would build new homes.
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"Important Understandings Reached": Chinese Ambassador On PM-Xi Jinping Meet
A week after India announced that a patrolling agreement had been reached with China for the Demchok and Depsang regions of Eastern Ladakh, the Chinese ambassador to the country has said that "many important understandings" have been arrived at.
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Wife Of Murdered Bengal Congress Leader Died Of Poisoning: Autopsy Report
The wife of a murdered Congress councillor in West Bengal died due to poisoning, according to the autopsy report. Purnima Kandu, the wife of Tapan Kandu, was elected a municipal councillor in Bengal's Jhalda after he was murdered in March 2022.
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"Call Off Hunger Strike": Mamata Banerjee Speaks To Doctors After Ultimatum
Taking steps to resolve the impasse with protesting doctors, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee spoke to them over the phone on Saturday and urged them to withdraw their fast-unto-death, saying most of their demands had been met.
