Nepal quake triggered Sikkim flash floods? Scientists to find out

Scientists are exploring whether the strong earthquake that struck Nepal and the surrounding region on Tuesday is responsible for the south Lhonak lake outburst, which triggered a flash flood in......

Preparation For Biparjoy Paid Dividends

No lives were lost after cyclone Biparjoy made landfall.Preparations for Biparjoy were not only extensive, they were also telecast far and wide.Ahead of the cyclone's landfall, Shyam G Menon......

Why Is The Congress Afraid?

Why weren't the chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Kerala, Maharashtra and Telangana -- all of which have borders with Karnataka -- not invited to Saturday's swearing-in ceremony, asks Shyam G......

Sporadic Protests. Deserted Stations.

Please click on the images for glimpses of the Bharat Bandh called to protest the Agnipath scheme, June 20, 2022.   IMAGE: Police personnel block protesters in Patna.Photograph: ANI Photo......

Bitter truth of India's sugar industry

Poor rain threatens recovery in production this season, sugar prices at three-month high Over half of India currently faces sugar deficit despite existence of huge carryover stocks from the......

Singur works even during the Pujas to return land to farmers

Government officials working overtime to dismantle the Tata plant and return land to farmers, says Ishita Ayan Dutt. The road to the erstwhile site of Tata Motors’ Nano factory in Singur,......

Paresh Maity designs for ITC, upsets anti-smoking lobby

India's leading cigarette maker, ITC, has roped in artist Paresh Maity to design a limited edition packing for its Flake brand, with the launch of the Paresh Maity Collector series, to be......

Can Salim fulfil Bengal's dreams?

It's brave of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to break with Bengali sentiment and come to grips with his state's daunting problems. But aspects of last Monday's agreement with Indonesia's $30-billion Salim......

They won Asiad gold but yet to receive India team blazers

IMAGE: India's Pranab Bardhan and Shibhnath Sarkar celebrate after winning the gold medal in the men's pair event in bridge at the Asian Games. Photograph: PTI They won a gold and couple of......

Kerala Blasters face Bengaluru FC again in Super Cup

IMAGE: After controversially walking out of their ISL match last week, KBFC and BFC will once again face off in the Super Cup. Photograph: Photograph: ISL Media Indian Super League Shield winners......

New AIFF president will not 'sell dreams'

I will not 'sell dreams' like India will play in World Cup in eight years: AIFF president Chaubey Photograph: Kind Courtesy Kalyan Chaubey/Twitter All India Football Federation's (AIFF) new......

Kolkata turns pink as countdown for first Day/Night Test begins

IMAGE: Ganguly with match ticket and the mascots at the Eden Gardens. Photographs: CAB/Twitter The Countdown for India's first-ever Day/Night Test began, on Sunday, with the City of Joy......

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history.Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.......