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Former militants to make sanitary pads in Assam

The hands that once trained to fire guns are now learning to make sanitary pads in Assam's Udalguri district. Image used only for representation. Photograph: Baz Ratner/Reuters Former women......

Rice Economy Faces Turmoil as El Nino Turns Up Heat

In the coming months, globally as well as in India, rice might remain a hot potato. IMAGE: Women plant rice saplings in a paddy field in Assam. Photograph: Anuwar Hazarika/Reuters A fortnight or......

Mamata calls emergency meeting as heatwave lashes Bengal

Western and southern parts of West Bengal sizzled on Tuesday as heatwave conditions scorched the state, prompting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to convene an emergency meeting. IMAGE: Boys......

Why did Mamata call herself a 'big donkey'

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday blamed herself for not recognising the 'true face' of the influential Adhikari family of Purba......

BJP, Assam allies finalise seat-sharing, announcement soon

The Bharatiya Janata Party and its two Assam allies -- the Asom Gana Parishad and the United People's Party Liberal -- on Wednesday 'almost finalised' their seat-sharing pact for the......

Emami has built itself through acquisition, but...

Two young men jostle in a rickshaw as it clatters along a narrow, bustling lane of North Kolkata, each with a leg dangling over the side of the vehicle, a bulging sack of cosmetics nestled between......

Robust Q1 numbers set to drive Emami stock

The stock of consumer goods major Emami has corrected nearly 3.5 per cent since its 52-week high of Rs 546.25. On August 29, the stock closed at Rs 521.90 on the BSE. After underperforming......

How Mamata can woo big-ticket projects to Bengal

The words ‘industry’, ‘industrial development’, ‘jobs’, and ‘employment’ have been ringing with higher frequency since Mamata Banerjee stepped into......

Emami may sell land, non-core assets to cut debt

Last month, Emami Group completed divestment of its 100 per cent stake in Emami Cement to Nuvoco Corporation for an enterprise value of Rs 5,500 crore. Promoters of Emami may look at selling land......

Who's the fairest of them all? Emami-HUL spat revives an old brand war

The two battle it out in the controversial but lucrative fairness cream market, spark a fresh bout of aggression in the war between the brands Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Hindustan......

Vote: Bollywood's Best Club Songs

Bollywood has a song for every season and every reason -- there are at least a handful for each festival, zillions celebrating love and even more lamenting its loss. Then there are item songs --......

Hindi cinema's immortal rain moments

The wet season has officially begun in India, and as the storm clouds gather gloriously over our hot nation, here's a look at some films -- not just songs, but situations -- where the story and the......

Pugalist Nishant Dev books spot at Paris Olympics

IMAGE: Nishant Dev is the first Indian male boxer to book a berth for the Paris Games. Photograph: BFI/X Nishant Dev (71kg) became the first Indian male pugilist to secure a Paris Games......

Olympic Qualifiers: Ankushita, Nishant seal quarter spots

IMAGE: India's Arundhati Choudhary (66kg) in action during her win over Stephanie Pieneiro of Puerto Rico. Photograph: Kind courtesy BFI/X Former world youth champion Ankushita Boro (60kg) and......

Panghal in focus as Indian boxers fight in final qualifiers for Paris

Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters Indian pugilists will be determined to overcome the recent setbacks both inside and outside the boxing ring when they aim for the last available tickets to the......

How Lovlina broke bronze medal jinx

'I had two bronze in Worlds and one in the Olympics. Worked really hard to change the colour' IMAGE: Lovlina has had a roller coaster of a year and a half. The Assam boxer, who prefers to keep a......

Asian Boxing Championships: Sumit advances to semis

IMAGE: Boxer Sumit Sangwan is now in the semis of the Asian Boxing C'ships. Photograph: Files Indian boxer Sumit (75kg) eked out a 3-2 win over Thailand's Borworn Kadamduan to advance to the......

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