'The security guards at the stadium did not recognise him. He kept saying he was Zakir Hussain but they did not permit him to enter.''Zakir bhai was calm and told me it is not their fault. They......
Heavy rains packed with gusty winds lashed Odisha and parts of southern West Bengal as the landfall process of the severe cyclonic storm Dana was complete on Friday morning with no loss of life.......
Several districts of West Bengal received moderate to heavy rain on Thursday morning, as severe cyclonic storm 'Dana' inched closer to the state's coast and that of neighbouring Odisha, the IMD......
A deep depression over east-central Bay of Bengal intensified into cyclonic storm 'Dana' on Wednesday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Photograph: @Indiametdept/X The storm......
A cyclonic circulation over the North Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm and reach the Odisha-West Bengal coasts by October 24, bringing heavy rainfall and gusty winds in both......
On the eve of Durga Puja in October 2008, industrialist Ratan Tata announced that Tata Motors would withdraw from the nearly completed Nano car plant in Singur, attributing the decision to Mamata......
It was the summer of 2006 (May 18). Writers’ Building, then the state secretariat, was buzzing with journalists. The event marked the start of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s second term as......
George Acland from Great Britain ran a coffee plantation in Sri Lanka and set up India’s first jute mill in 1855. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com He raised capital and imported the......
A robust export market for shopping bags has emerged, but whether it can help the ailing industry reduce its dependence on heavily regulated government purchases is an open question. Ishita Ayan......
IMAGE: Former India hockey goalkeeper P R Sreejesh. Photograph: Hockey India Retired hockey legend PR Sreejesh manned the Indian goal like a wall and made some crucial saves during the country's......
IMAGE: Pace bowler Titas Sadhu's figures of 3 for 6 helped India crush Sri Lanka to win the Asian Games gold medal on Monday. Photograph: BCCI/X Titas Sadhu must believe in pleasant coincidences.......
Ten iconic venues across India will play host to the 13th edition of the Cricket World Cup, starting in Ahmedabad from October 5.From Dharamshala to Bangalore, millions of fans are all geared up to......
IMAGE: 1962 Asian Games champion and Olympian Tulsidas Balaram was well-known for his amazing ball control, dribbling and passing abilities through a comparatively short but very successful......
IMAGE: There won't be another Jhulan Goswami. Photograph: Hannah Peters/Getty Images Jhulan Goswami, a name synonymous with 'fast bowling' in women's cricket, will walk into her cricketing......