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.......

Hy'bad journalist booked for tweeting about power cut

A case was registered against a woman journalist in Hyderabad on Wednesday for allegedly defaming the Telangana government and its power distribution company over her claim in a social media post......

US charges against Adani could lead to arrest warrants: NY attorney

With the US filing civil and criminal charges against billionaire Gautam Adani and seven others over a multi-million-dollar bribery scheme, a prominent attorney here has said that the case could......

SBI eyes Rs 10K cr via infra bond

State Bank of India (SBI), India’s largest lender, is looking to raise Rs 10,000 crore through 15-year infrastructure bonds as early as next week, said multiple sources aware of the......

Paytm gets NPCI nod to onboard new UPI users

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has granted approval to Paytm to onboard new UPI users, subject to the adherence to all procedural guidelines and circulars, according to the......

Exports demand likely to keep Bajaj Auto's shares under pressure

Investors will have to weigh conflicting information about Bajaj Auto. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters On the exports front, Bajaj is under pressure in Bangladesh and Africa. On the......

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......