BJP list: 33 sitting MPs dropped; Mandaviya fielded from Porbandar

The Bharatiya Janata Party replaced as many as 33 sitting MPs with new faces as it released its first list with names of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Saturday. IMAGE: Union......

From Tharoor to Supriya Sule: List of MPs suspended from Lok Sabha

As many as 49 Lok Sabha MPs were suspended from the House for disrupting proceedings on Tuesday. Here's the full list of 49 MPs suspended from Lok Sabha.   IMAGE: Suspended Opposition MPs......

Mamata's younger brother Ashim succumbs to COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday claimed the life of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's younger brother, Ashim Banerjee, at a hospital in Kolkata.   The chief minister's brother......

COVID-19: Govt panel recommends capping private hospitals' rates

The committee has recommended Rs 8,000-10,000, Rs 13,000-15,000, and Rs 15,000-18,000 including PPE costs for isolation beds, and ICUs with or without ventilator, respectively, to all......

Indian steel sector flags Chinese imports, wants 'trade distortions' fixed

Worried by a spike in Chinese imports, the Indian Steel Association (ISA) plans to take up the matter with the government and seek measures to fix "trade distortions". Photograph: Amit......

India Post to enter e-com, Bengal circle approaches industry groups

India Post has already written to the Bengal Chambers of Commerce requesting it to arrange for an interaction between the Postal officials and local traders, official sources said.To leverage the......

Franklin Templeton AMC's senior officials, trustee fined

Sebi on Monday imposed a penalty totalling Rs 15 crore on senior officials of Franklin Templeton AMC and its trustee for violating regulatory norms in the case of winding up of six debt schemes in......

Air Sahara president Alok Sharma quits

Hours after Jet Airways closed the deal to acquire Air Sahara, the Lucknow-based airline's president Alok Sharma quit his post but said he would continue to facilitate its smooth transition to......

Singham continues to rule the box office

Last week's releases --I Am Kalam andChala Mussaddi Office Office -- had no takers at the box office. Singham, meanwhile, continued to earn well.Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office......

Sonam on National Awards: Didn't expect the critics award!

'I'm very, very happy.' Winners react after the 64th National awards announcement.From Akshay Kumar, Shoojit Sircar, Sonam Kapoor to Marathi film director Rajesh Mapuskar,......

Singham declared big hit at box office

Last week's releases -- Bubble Gum, Khap and Gandhi To Hitler -- had no takers. Singham, meanwhile, did excellent businness in the first week of its release, and continues to do well in the second......

Dalmiya set to be re-elected CAB president unopposed

BCCI interim chief Jagmohan Dalmiya is set to be elected unopposed in a straightforward affair at the Cricket Association of Bengal's 82nd Annual General Meeting in Kolkata, on Tuesday.Dalmiya, who......

East Bengal listless in AFC Cup opener

East Bengal's defensive ploy backfired as they began on a worst possible start in their AFC Cup campaign with a solitary goal loss to Lebanon's Safa Sporting Club inBeirut. - Dempo beat Al Ansar......

Tollygunge hold Bagan goalless

Mohun Bagan put up a dismal show and had to be content with a goalless draw against a fighting Tollygunge Agragami in a National Football League match inKolkata on Wednesday.Plagued by the absence......

Sethi top seed for World billiards

In the absence of defending champion Mike Russell, seven-time world champion Geet Sethi has been given top billing in the World Billiards Championship, to be held in Hyderabad from November 17 to......

Advani rallies to down Hughes

Eighteen-year-old Pankaj Advani stretched his form further to win a difficult match against Eugene Hughes of the Republic of Ireland as two other Indians, Rishabh Thakkar and Siddarth Parikh, won......