They were crying...: Mamata alleges fishermen tortured in B'desh jail

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that some of the 95 fishermen, who were released by the Bangladesh government recently, were beaten up in jail in the neighbouring......

Kolkata: Severed human head found in garbage dump

A severed human head, suspected of that of a woman aged between 35 and 40, was recovered from a garbage dump in Kolkata's Tollygunge area on Friday morning, the police said. Image used only for......

How IAF plans to strengthen 'depleted' squadron

The number of Indian Air Force fighter squadrons has reduced in recent years due to phasing out of ageing variants of the MiG-21, the MiG-23 and the MiG-27 aircraft, and the "shortage" is being......

Cold wave grips north, east India; Srinagar shivers at minus 5.3 degrees C

Cold weather conditions persisted in many parts of north and east India on Tuesday, with minimum temperature in parts of Kashmir dropping several notches below freezing point, and Kanke in......

India's exports down 1% to $38.01 bn in Dec

India's trade deficit narrowed to $21.94 billion in December after last month's shocking surge to a lifetime high on the back of miscalculations in gold imports, government data showed on......

Sensex slumps over 400 pts on selloff in IT, banking stocks

Key benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slipped into negative territory on Friday after a three-day rally, dragged by intense selling pressure in IT, banking and financial stocks. Photograph: PTI......

Automobile dispatches rose 12% in 2024: SIAM

Automobile dispatches from companies to dealers rose 12 per cent last year compared to 2023 on the back of positive consumer sentiments which aided robust demand for two-wheelers, industry body......

Spike in crude oil price, FII outflows spook markets

Equity benchmark Sensex cracked over 1,000 points to dive below the 77,000 level on Monday, tracking heavy selling in global equities and a spike in international crude prices. Illustration:......

Game Changer Enjoys Fair Weekend At Box Office

IMAGE: Kiara Advani and Ram Charan in Game Changer. It was a fair weekend for the Hindi dubbed version of Game Changer as Rs 25 crore* (Rs 250 million) came in. The film opened at Rs 8.64 crore......

The Biggest Hits Of 2024

2024 has been a rather uneven year for the movies at the box office. While 2023 saw many mega blockbusters (Pathaan, Gadar 2, Jawan, Animal), this year had only two.   Pushpa: The Rule......

Pushpa 2 Creates Box Office History!

IMAGE: Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna in Pushpa 2. The Hindi version of Pushpa: The Rule has broken multiple records at the box office. First, it has scored the biggest first day ever (Rs 72......

James Anderson set for T20 comeback after 11 years!

'While I'm still fit enough and young enough, I want to play.' IMAGE: James Anderson will feature in the County Championship season and T20 Blast, marking his first T20 appearance since 2014.......

Punjab lose but Arshdeep in contention for CT spot

Maharashtra, Karnataka enter Vijay Hazare semifinals IMAGE: Arsdeep Singh took three wickets before scoring 49 in Punjab's losing cause in the Vijay Hazare quarter-final against Maharashtra in......

Vaishali advances to World Blitz quarters; Humpy crashes out

IMAGE: Rameshbabu Vaishali won the women's qualifier scoring 9.5 points out of 11 to advance to the quarter-finals of the World Blitz Championship. Photograph: Lennart Ootes/FIDE Indian......

Record day for Afghanistan but Test ends in a draw

IMAGE: Afghanistan's first-inning total of 699 runs against Zimbabwe in the first Test match is now their highest total in an inning of a Test match. Photograph: Kind Courtesy ACB/X......

Afghanistan's Rahmat shatters Test record

IMAGE: Rahmat Shah finished the day unbeaten on 231. Photograph: ICC/X Rahmat Shah registered a Test record score for an Afghanistan cricketer with an unbeaten double century on Saturday to......