'We're well prepared to handle any surge in COVID-19 cases'

'States have done a tremendous job of identifying health facilities for COVID-19 care and equipping them well.' IMAGE: The staff of the Tezpur Medical College and Hospital thank a young doctor for......

Mamata hits the streets in her fight against coronavirus

'At this point of time, West Bengal is doing better than other states in tackling the crisis. We have a chief minister who herself has hit the streets to do what is to be done, and at the same time......

Modicare faces its first hiccup as states show reluctance

The states fear they would end up funding both their own scheme as well as the newly-announced National Health Protection Scheme. IMAGE: The National Health Protection Scheme -- subsequently......

Dole-outs failed TMC in Bengal

Since much of the voting was on religious lines, Mamata's rural focus became irrelevant.Namrata Acharya reports. Ever since coming to power, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been......

On the govt's table: PSU general insurance consolidation

'The plan is to secure nod of the Union Cabinet and other relevant regulatory approvals within the next three months,' a senior finance ministry official said, requesting anonymity. Namrata Acharya......

Why govt insurance firms posted such huge losses

Multiple reasons accounted for the losses, including manpower crunch and lack of clarity on the merger of National, United and Oriental, reports Namrata Acharya. Illustration: Uttam......

Will the Calcutta Stock Exchange survive?

Close to 20 regional stock exchanges, including the big exchanges of Delhi, Chennai, and Bengaluru, have voluntarily exited in the face of SEBI's stringent regulations. Namrata Acharya finds out......

After cash crunch, banks grapple with space crunch

If struggling with dealing with queues of people asking for new notes wasn't enough, banks now confront the challenge of storing the old notes in their strong rooms, reports Namrata Acharya.......

Why we can never forget Kargil

Around April 1999, Pakistani infiltrators captured some Indianterritory in Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian Army fought for over fourmonths to reclaim the territory and lost around 450 soldiers in the......