'Unity in diversity has helped us survive'

'The BJP is trying to change this mantra.' Photograph: ANI Photo On December 30, freedom fighter Dr G G Parikh, who was jailed during the 1942 Quit India movement and again during the Emergency,......

Bengal panchayat polls: Cong, govt employees demand more central forces

Stating that 822 companies of central forces would not be adequate for free and fair panchayat elections in West Bengal, state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday demanded......

Will Modi Contest 2024 Elections From Vellore?

Vellore is one of the two seats that the DMK alliance won by the narrowest of margins in 2019, observes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and Prime Minister Narendra D......

'Situation along border with China stable but ...': Eastern command chief

The situation along the eastern border with China is "stable" but "unpredictable" due to the absence of delineation of boundaries, said general officer commanding-in-chief of the Eastern Command,......

India Inc's shining stars and few who lost glory in 2014

2014 was a mixed bag for India Inc, few made it, few slipped. An employee uses a computer mouse inside an office. Photograph: Kamal Kishore/ Reuters Sachin Bansal: India's e-tail poster boy For......

Column: The cost of living in India

An average Indian is a hassled soul. He has no clue what will hit him hard next-unexpected price rise, heavy rains, power cuts, bus or train strike. Mental peace, stability and a bit of happiness......

Meet the man behind the Jet pilots' strike

NAG President Girish Kaushik was in the pilot's seat in last week's face-off against the Jet Airways' management, writes Mihir Mishra. Captains Sam Thomas and D Balaram were the focus of all eyes......

Pune farmers join hands to improve earnings

Abhinav Farmers' Club acts as a platform for sharing information; transforms lives by focusing on dairy farming, floriculture. Kailas Jadhav, a farmer near Pune, finds it difficult to hide his......

ODI World Cup Schedule: Another date change for Pakistan?

IMAGE: Pakistan’s match at the Eden Gardens might see a date change. Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters The Cricket Association of Bengal on Saturday requested ICC recce team about concerns......

How Eden Gardens fought for the WC semis and won!

IMAGE: The iconic Eden Gardens. Photograph: BCCI Having edged out Chennai and Bangalore in the race to host a World Cup semifinal, Cricket Association of Bengal president Snehasish Ganguly on......

When Pelemania Gripped India

The enormous structured global advertising machinery that surrounds every football game on the planet today?Pele was perhaps single-handedly responsible for all of it.By just being brilliant,......

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......

Engineer turned cricketer is now an RCB fan favourite

IMAGE: Shahbaz Ahmed returns to the pavilion after a quickfire 45 off 26 balls against Rajashthan Royals . Photograph: BCCI Kolkata club coach Partha Pratim Chowdhury has witnessed hundreds of......