Mamata silent on demands of junior docs; health of medics deteriorates

Junior doctors in West Bengal continued their indefinite hunger strike for the sixth consecutive day, drawing support from several senior doctors across the country and prompting the Indian Medical......

Talks between protesting doctors, Bengal govt fail to break ice

Agitating junior doctors, whose nine representatives are on a fast-unto-death demonstration, termed talks with senior officials of the West Bengal government as 'the most disappointing meeting so......

Bengal junior doctors continue indefinite hunger strike

Agitating junior doctors demanding justice for the deceased woman medic of the Kar Medical College and Hospital and workplace safety continued their hunger strike until death on Sunday in the......

Bengal junior docs threaten hunger strike, give govt 24-hr deadline

Despite calling off their 'total cease work', agitating junior doctors in West Bengal continued their sit-in on Saturday in central Kolkata, alleging that the police baton-charged a few of them......

Why India is worried about EU's draft due diligence law

It aims at tackling issues such as child labour, mistreatment of workers, and denial of basic wages, among others. There will also be penalties for non-compliance. IMAGE: A boy carries rolls of......

Deepak Parekh to quit HDFC, says 'time to hang my boots'

HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh on Friday exuded confidence that the synergies between HDFC Bank and the group companies will deepen with the bank taking on the mantle of ownership of the group......

TCS-led consortium bags Rs 15,000 cr BSNL contract for 4G deployment

Tata Consultancy Services-led consortium has bagged a Rs 15,000-crore contract from BSNL to deploy 4G network for the state-run telco. Photograph: Krishnendu Halder/Reuters In a statement, TCS......

Banks Made Profits of Rs 1.57 Trillion!

If the banks throw caution to the winds for building loan books, the hydra-headed bad loans may resurface and spoil the party, warns Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Kindly note the image has only been posted......

The Magic of Asha Bhosle

Do you know Ashaji crooned a seductive night club song, Zooby Zooby Je L'aime Vous for An Evening In Paris? Asha Bhosle sang some of her best songs for film-maker Shakti Samanta, and their......

World Jr Girls' chess: Divya Deshmukh has slender lead

IMAGE: With her sixth victory in seven games, Divya Deshmukh swelled her tally to seven points in the World Junior Girls' chess championship and is now half a point ahead of nearest rivals Mariam......

World Jr Chess: Harshit Pawar shocks top seed USA's Mishra

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: International Chess Federation/Instagram Playing the game of his life, India's Harshit Pawar shocked top seed and youngest ever......

BCCI will sort it out: Ganguly reacts to Indian team's food problem

Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI Former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday did not read too much into the issue of some Indian players refusing to eat the food provided by the T20 World Cup......

Sahal goal helps Kerala take upper hand over Jamshedpur

IMAGE: Kerala Blasters' Sahal Abdul Samad celebrates on scoring against Jamshedpur in the first leg of the ISL semi-final in Margao on Friday. Photograph: Kerala Blasters FC/Twitter Kerala......

Sunil Chhetri returns for World Cup qualifiers in Qatar

Back in action, Chhetri likens national team setup with home Photograph: Kind courtesy Sunil Chhetri/Instagram Indian football talisman Sunil Chhetri on Wednesday likened the national team......