Bengal sees over 78% polling in fifth phase, EC says polling peaceful

West Bengal saw 78.36 per cent voter turnout till 6.30 pm in the fifth phase of the assembly election on Saturday. IMAGE: Women show their ink-marked finger after casting their vote during the......

Over 200 WB docs tender resignation, demand Mamata's apology

Agitating junior doctors in West Bengal on Friday were in no mood to relent as they demanded chief minister Mamata Banerjee's unconditional apology and set six conditions to the adminstration for......

Meghalaya: 2 custodial deaths in 10 days spark protests

Two custodial deaths in the last 10 days in Meghalaya’s Garo Hills have triggered a wave of public protests in the northeast. Human rights bodies have demanded an immediate judicial inquiry......

WB: Maoists kill two Trinamool workers

Maoists shot dead two Trinamool Congress workers at Bandhghora village near Lalgarh in West Midnapore district, the police said on Saturday. The Left-wing extremists chopped the limbs of Paban......

Bureaucratic hurdles dampen investors in India

Inter-ministerial programmes have run into obstacles as rules written by bureaucrats hamper rather than promote investments. Image: GIFT will likely remain a plush architectural model of a smart......

Scam helped Rose Valley create Rs 2,500-cr assets

Unlike Saradha mastermind, Gautam Kundu used illegally collected money to expand the company's hotel business across India "I am not a fool like Sudipta Sen," Rose Valley Chairman Gautam Kundu shot......

Await new faces in India Inc as 283 directors set to retire this year

Over the next five years, 1,456 (National Stock Exchange (NSE)-listed companies would need to fill up 3,000-odd independent directorship positions. Currently, of the 6,053 independent directorship......

Growing corporate frauds should worry regulators

The size of corporate fraud in India almost doubled after 2009, and such cases also increased in number, said a report from Thought Arbitrage, a think tank in Delhi.  The report found control......

9 Sequels Coming Up in 2024

We didn't see too many sequels last year -- besides the biggest blockbuster, of course, Gadar 2. Dream Girl 2 scored a century while Fukrey 3 came close to it. But the new year has very different......

Who thought 'Calendar' ki bhi date khatam ho jayegi?

'The Three Musketeers have lost the most talented, generous and loving Musketeer.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Salman Khan/Instagram Satish Kaushik passed into the ageson March 9, leaving behind......

Huma Attends A Wedding With Sonakshi

While Bollywood could not attend Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra's destination wedding in Rajasthan, they did line-up for another union in aamchi Mumbai. Producer Ramesh Taurani threw a lavish......

Riteish-Genelia's Ved Is A Blockbuster

IMAGE: Genelia and Riteish Deshmukh in Ved. Ved was the last release of 2022 and arrived on December 30, a week after mega movies like Cirkus and Avatar: The Way of Water. It was a courageous......

Ranji Round-up: Shami returns, in action for Bengal

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami in action. File Photograph: BCCI India pacer Mohammed Shami returned wicket-less from his 10 overs in a subdued comeback to competitive cricket after 360 days as Bengal......

Ranji Round-Up: Mumbai, Baroda continue to dominate

IMAGE: Action from the latest round of matches in the Ranji Trophy 2024. Photograph: BCCI Domestic Pacer Umar Nazir Mir starred with a six-wicket haul as Jammu and Kashmir secured their first win......

Ranji Trophy: Jackson, bowlers put Saurashtra in control

IMAGE: Sheldon Jackson struck a century as Saurashtra took control. Photograph: BCCI Saurashtra's middle-order batter Sheldon Jackson followed in senior teammate Cheteshwar Pujara's footsteps,......

Ranji Trophy round-up: Dube's century rallies Mumbai

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Sunday. IMAGE: Mumbai's Shivam Dube celebrates his century against Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy match on Sunday. Photograph: Mumbai Cricket......

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Pujara's fifty in vain as Mumbai edge out Saurashtra

IMAGE: Cheteshwar Pujara struck a half-century, but in a losing cause. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters A day after their Test careers met with a dead end, veteran batters Cheteshwar......