Cong bastion Konkan now a battleground for Sena vs Sena

All eyes are now on the Sena factions, led by CM Shinde, backed by the BJP, and his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray, and their performance in the coastal belt in the November 20 polls.  ......

Datta Samant's killer, 3 aides arrested in Mumbai

Four members of the Guru Satam gang, including Vijay Thopte, who had jumped parole while serving a jail sentence for murdering trade union leader Datta Samant, were on Thursday arrested from Navi......

Alleged killer of unionist Datta Samant acquitted

Alleged henchman of Chhota Rajan gang Vikram Sapte, charged with murder of veteran trade union leader Dr Datta Samant, was acquitted by a sessions courtin Mumbaias prosecution failed to prove the......

3 held for Datta Samant's murder

Three personsallegedly involved in the murder of Mumbai's prominent trade union leader Datta Samant in 1997were arrested at Dehradun in Uttaranchal, official sources said.The Uttaranchal police had......

How we can avert 2021's Climate Crisis

'To keep the next catastrophe at bay, a carbon free economy will be an imperative.'Our 2000 cc internal combustion engine powered personal cars and public transport may have to give way to electric......

Doctors, lawyers and academics on strike

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to the angst of the professions.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com I stare stupefied at headlines like these: One from last June said, 800,000......

Textile mills get a makeover

Approach any of these plants and you'll see a green landscape, with plush lawns and trees. Inside, the workers canteens are clean. Some workers are even served juice free with their lunches. At......

Bandhs? Buddhadeb got it all wrong

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has got it wrong, though he is right to protest against the gherao and the hartal. The first keeps a manager captive, without means of sustenance or access to a toilet --......