Assam coal mine rescue op Day 2: Navy divers flown in from Vizag

A team of Navy, Army, National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force personnel intensified their efforts to rescue the nine workers, trapped inside a mine in the Assam Coal......

How security forces gunned down 31 Naxalites

A cache of weapons, including an AK-47 rifle, one SLR (self-loading rifle), one INSAS rifle, one LMG rifle and one .303 rifle were also recovered from the encounter spot. IMAGE: Security......

Hindu family's house torched in Bangladesh: Report

Arsonists torched a house belonging to a Hindu family with no political affiliation in northwest Bangladesh, a media report said on Wednesday, in the latest incident of targeted attacks on the......

Left breaks ranks with Cong in Bengal, names candidates for 16 LS seats

The Communist Party of India-Marxist-led Left Front on Thursday announced candidates for 16 of West Bengal's 42 Lok Sabha constituencies, keeping the doors open for a seat-sharing arrangement with......

FM, RBI & the French barman

Last July, I watched a big World Cup football match in a small bar in Paris. There were about 60 people there. The French were mostly drinking wine, but there were 15 or so Brits who were drinking......

Auto cos report marginal rise in Feb sales

Cumulative sales of India's top passenger vehicle makers -- Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra and Mahindra, Tata Motors, Honda Cars, and Toyota Kirloskar -- increased to 206,418 units in February over......

India are Kho Kho World Champions!

IMAGE: The India men's Kho Kho team celebrate winning the World Cup on Sunday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kho Kho World Cup/X The Indian men's team beat Nepal 54-36 in the final to win the......

Shami sets up Bengal's win in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami continued to take giant strides in his comeback trail. Photograph: BCCI India's star pacer Mohammed Shami set up Bengal's comfortable win against Meghalaya with a measly......

Shami won't be rushed to Australia; to play Mushtaq Ali T20s

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami's inclusion in the Bengal T20 squad is part of a fitness assessment ahead of a potential return to India's team for the latter half of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Photograph:......

Asian Games: Swapna tenders 'unconditional apology'

IMAGE: After her shocking claim against Nandini Agasara, Swapna Barman apologised for her comments. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters India's Swapna Barman on Thursday tendered an......

Heptathlete Swapna's SHOCKING Claim Against Team-mate

IMAGE: Nandini Agasara won the bronze medal in the Heptathlon at the Asian Games. Photograph: ANI/X In a shocking turn of events for Indian athletics, women's heptathlete Swapna Barman made an......