RG Kar fails to sway voters as TMC makes clean sweep in Bengal bypolls

The Trinamool Congress swept the bypolls in West Bengal on Saturday, retaining five seats and wresting Madarihat from the Bharatiya Janata Party, further cementing its political dominance in the......

The Peeli-Peelis of Kolkata

As Kolkata marches towards modernity, it is hard to imagine its streets without these cabs, notes Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd). IMAGE: Kolkata's famous Ambassador taxis. Photograph: Debadyuti......

Lal Salaam, Comrade Buddhadeb

He was reviled by critics in his party as a neo-liberal in disguise but till the end, he retained his belief in secularism and the humanity of Communism. IMAGE: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, then the......

'You Put The Common Man On Discomfort'

'You can focus on Vande Bharat but focus on the common man too.''You can have both. They are mutually exclusive.' IMAGE: Commuters travel in a crowded AC compartment of a suburban train in Mumbai.......

Wholesale price inflation eases to 2.31% in Jan

Wholesale price inflation moderated marginally to 2.31 per cent in January due to the decline in prices of food items especially vegetables, government data released on Friday showed. Photograph:......

SBI's Q3 net profit soars 84% to Rs 16,891 cr

The country's largest lender SBI on Thursday reported an 84 per cent jump in standalone net profit to Rs 16,891 crore in the December quarter. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters State Bank of......

India's manufacturing growth hits six-month high in Jan

India's manufacturing sector growth started the year 2025 on a strong footing and touched a six-month high in January, fuelled by the steepest upturn in exports in nearly 14 years, a monthly survey......

'Govt Unsure How To Fire Economy Upwards'

'I am optimistic about the Budget because of the fiscal discipline the government has committed to.' IMAGE: A wholesale market in Guwahati on Budget Day. Photograph: ANI Photo The growth rate of......

Secret weapon to win T20 WC? Windies coach reveals all

IMAGE: West Indies captain Darren Sammy holds trophies after winning the final. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters With T20 cricket becoming increasingly more batter-dominated, bowlers......

Got the shock of my life when I watched PCB's video: Wasim Akram

IMAGE: Former Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram asked PCB to apologise World Cup winning skipper Imran Khan. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters Legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram on Wednesday......