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......

Kolkata doctor murder accused addicted to violent porn: Police

Civic volunteer Sanjoy Roy, who was arrested in the rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata, was allegedly addicted to pornography and his mobile phone had several such contents, police said on......

Sikkim flash flood: Toll rises to 18; over 90 still missing

The toll in the flash flood in Sikkim mounted to 18 on Thursday as Army and NDRF teams worked their way through slushy earth and fast flowing water in the Teesta river basin and downstream north......

'What is its name?': Akhilesh evades answer if SP will join opposition bloc

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said people of the country want change of power, but evaded a direct reply on whether his party would join an opposition alliance to take on......

Petrol, diesel prices cut by Rs 2 each

Petrol and diesel prices were cut by Rs 2 per litre each as state-owned oil companies ended a nearly two-year-long hiatus in rate revision, just hours before the general election schedule is......

Cooking gas cylinders to cost Rs 50 more

Cooking gas LPG price on Wednesday was hiked by Rs 50 per cylinder -- the first increase in rates in almost eight months -- that came within days of end of polling in three North-Eastern states and......

LPG price hiked by Rs 50; rates up by Rs 244 in one year

Cooking gas LPG price on Wednesday was hiked by Rs 50 per cylinder, the third increase in rates since May on firming international energy prices. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters......

Steep 16% hike pushes jet fuel price to all-time high, airfares set to go up

Jet fuel prices on Thursday were hiked by the steepest ever 16 per cent to catapult rates to an all-time high in step with hardening international oil rates. The price of aviation turbine fuel......

Cricket to MamataDi: Manoj Tiwary's Journey

'I had offers from the BJP, but my ideology is different from theirs.' IMAGE: Former Bengal cricket captain and Tronamool Congress candidate Manoj Tiwary defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party's......

Football Focus: Why this Nigerian player is frustrated

'I said it's a disgrace and it's only because I am black and driving a nice car that you are pulling me over' IMAGE: Victor Anichebe said he was pulled over by police officers. Photograph:......