Patna HC ex-CJ-led fact-finding team en route Sandeshkhali detained

Six members of an independent fact-finding committee led by former Chief Justice of Patna high court L Narasimha Reddy were stopped by the police as they were proceeding to trouble-torn......

Bengal varsity student dies after falling from hostel; friend cries ragging

A first-year student of Jadavpur University in Kolkata died after allegedly falling from the second-floor balcony of the main hostel, the police said on Thursday. IMAGE: A view of Jadavpur......

Soldiers Do The Khukuri Dance

Shailajanand Mishra lists The Top Videos of the Week! Take a look. IMAGE: Indian Army soldiers perform the Khukuri dance in the snow-clad ranges of the Tangdhar sector in Kupwara. Photograph: ANI......

Another blow to Mamata as TMC MLA Jitendra Tiwari joins BJP

Amid an ongoing exodus from the ruling Trinamool Congress ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections, two-time party MLA from Pandabeswar in Paschim Barddhaman district and former Asansol mayor,......

Aviation industry hails RBI move to hedge fuel

The Reserve Bank of India's decision to allow airlines hedge jet fuel in global markets came in for praise from the industry and the civil aviation ministry, but end-users are unlikely to benefit......

Corporate captains on African safari

Where are you likely to find India's largest two-wheeler producer Brij Mohan Lall, liquor baron Vijay Mallya, Ranbaxy head D S Brar, Pepsi India head Rajiv Bakshi and hotelier Lalit Suri over the......

The irony of Modi govt's mega start-up show

Instead of business ideas being the product, it is the wonderful government initiatives and the great startup ecosystem that is the product, notes Debashis Basu. In the mid-1980s, a gentleman......

RIL discusses investments with West Bengal govt

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Group has revived its interest in West Bengal, after a hiatus of nearly three years.After the Mamata Banerjee-led government took charge, Ambani spoke at length with West......

Understanding the history of Indian spin bowling

Anindya Dutta relies on facts and figures rather than back stories to trace the history of Indian spin bowling, says Partha Basu. IMAGE: Anil Kumble, the legendary leg-spinner who has taken......

Readers wishes for John Wright

Name:jagdish shah Message:Hi John Many many happy returns of the day Thanks for working indian cricket team Jagdish Name:Hitendra Message:Wish you a very happy birthday. I hope that you will guide......

Readers wishes for John Wright

Name:jagdish shah Message:Hi John Many many happy returns of the day Thanks for working indian cricket team Jagdish Name:Hitendra Message:Wish you a very happy birthday. I hope that you will guide......