The siege of Calcutta was a battle between the Bengal Subah and the British East India Company on 20 June 1756. The Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah, aimed to seize Calcutta to punish the company for the unauthorised construction of fortifications at Fort William.

3) The first educational institutions by the government were the Calcutta College established in 1791 and 1781 respectively.

Narendra Modi Stadium, Gujarat The stadium is not only the largest in terms of seating capacity of 1,32,000 , but is also the biggest in terms of dimensions as well. A fine gift to a legend – moment of great joy as world's biggest cricket stadium gets named after Hon PM Sri @narendramodi.

Indian social enterprise HelpUsGreen was recently honoured by the UN for its efforts in cleaning the Ganga river.

The world's 6 greatest cricket stadiums

• Lord's in London, United Kingdom. Lord's Cricket Ground, the home of cricket.
• Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados.
• The Oval in London, United Kingdom.
• HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala, India.
• Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India.
• The MCG in Melbourne, Australia.

A alone can complete a work in 12 days. A and B together can complete it in 8 days. How long will B alone take to complete the work? ∴ B alone can do the work in 24 days.

Rains brought by the Bay of Bengal branch of South-West monsoon lash the city between June and September and supplies the city with most of its annual rainfall of 1,582 mm (62.3 inches).

Ø 1984 – ON 24^TH OCTOBER, METRO RAILWAY, KOLKATA, INDIA'S FIRST METRO WAS COMMISSIONED. DISTANCE OF 3.4 KMS. STARTED FUNCTIONING BETWEEN 17 STATIONS.

India's first underwater Metro line in Kolkata: A look at newly opened station. With "world-class passenger amenities and elegant interiors" the newly opened Phoolbagan Metro station is Durga Puja gift for commuters in Kolkata.

Hugli River, Hugli also spelled Hooghly, river in West Bengal state, northeastern India. An arm of the Ganges (Ganga) River, it provides access to Kolkata (Calcutta) from the Bay of Bengal.

The rickshaw puller makes on average Rs 80-120 (US$ 2-3) a day, roughly the same as the daily wages of unskilled labour in India. The descriptive statistics in Table 1 show that the mean daily income is Rs 90.3, and the mode value is Rs 100. Rickshaw pullers work about 25 days a month and have no formal holidays.

A pulled rickshaw (or ricksha, 力車, りきしゃ) is a mode of human-powered transport by which a runner draws a two-wheeled cart which seats one or two people. In recent times the use of human-powered rickshaws has been discouraged or outlawed in many countries due to concern for the welfare of rickshaw workers.

The Bandhan Express train (Bengali: বন্ধন এক্সপ্রেস) is an international express rail service which runs between the Indian city of Kolkata and the Bangladeshi city of Khulna every week.