The developments have had a ripple effect in Kolkata, especially in Sonagachi, where a section of Nepalese women still work in the sex trade despite their declining numbers over the years.

Kolkata/New Delhi [India], Nov. 17 (ANI): The Centre's radical move to abolish large bank notes has severely affected the business of sex workers in Sonagachi- India's largest red light district, in ...

One of the largest red-light areas in Kolkata’s Sonagachi, with over 12,000 sex workers, celebrates the 13th edition of their Durga Pujas. Started in 2013, the women of the area erupted in joy as MLA ...

Bhai Dooj is a festival symbolizing the love of a brother-sister, which traditionally marks the bond between the siblings. Every year Bhai Dooj is celebrated in Sonagachi, Kolkata's red-light area by ...

West Bengal: In a nice gesture on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, sex workers in Kolkata's Sonagachi tied rakhi to the passers-by in the city. "All our sex worker sisters celebrated Raksha Bandhan ...

The ripples of unrest raging across Nepal have travelled nearly 800 km south to Kolkata’s Sonagachi, Asia’s largest red-light district, where Nepali sex workers are unable to get in touch with their ...

“Only rights can stop the wrong,” reads a poster inside the community centre at the Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee (DMSC) office in Sonagachi, Kolkata, West Bengal’s capital. The poster dates back ...

It is a moment to celebrate for parents Gurmeet Choudhary and Debina Bonnerjee. The entire family is in Kolkata to celebrate their two daughters’ milestones. It’s the first time the baby is introduced ...

Gurmeet Choudhary and Debinna Bonnerjee are in Kolkata, enjoying the monsoon in the City of Joy. Earlier today, television’s popular couple took to Instagram with glimpses of their tours in the city, ...

KOLKATA: The ripples of unrest raging across Nepal have travelled nearly 800 km south to Kolkata's Sonagachi, Asia's largest red-light district, where Nepalese sex workers are unable to get in touch ...