Cyclone Aila exposes Left

When the end is near, nothing goes well. As is probably the case with the Left Front government in West Bengal. Even before the Left could come to terms with the disastrous results of the Lok Sabha......

Cyclone Aila causes havoc in Bengal

The army began rescue and relief operations in the cyclone-hit districts of West Bengal on Tuesday and Indian Air Force helicopters air-dropped food packets in the worst-affected South and North 24......

Cyclone Aila claims 62 lives in Bangladesh

Nearly 62 people were killed as Cyclone Aila ravaged the southern coastlines of Bangladesh, where tidal surges inundated vast tracts of land and breached coastal embankments, officials said on......

Jobs lost due to lockdown, homes ravaged by cyclone: Migrants' plight

Jamal Mondal, 45, a migrant labourer who returned from Bengaluru to his hometown Gosaba in South 24 Parganas district on Monday, was happy to be reunited with his family, even though he had lost......

Poor monsoon may dampen UPA's food plan: Citi

Falling water reservoir levels coupled with poor monsoon will not only impact India's economic growth adversely but United Progressive Alliance's ambitious plan to guarantee food security to poor......

Monsoon to hit Mumbai in 2-3 days

The prolonged break in the rainy season that has caused widespread concern over the delay in kharif sowing is finally ending with the monsoon likely to advance into Mumbai and adjoining parts of......

Rs-20 monthly rail pass for poor: Mamata

In a break from tradition, Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday took over as railway minister in Kolkata instead of in Delhi and announced special monthly passes at Rs 20 for those with monthly income below......

FinMin asks govt depts not to exceed allocations

As part of its fiscal tightening measures, the finance ministry has asked all government departments not to seek any increase in their allocations for 2009-10 over and above what has already been......