Karat hints at Somnath's return to CPI-M

Three years after the expulsion of Marxist stalwart Somnath Chatterjee from the Communist Party of India-Marxist, the party has dropped a broad hint of considering his return if there was a......

I regret I couldn't die as a CPI-M member: Somnath

On the outskirts of Santiniketan, in a sprawling bungalow, lives an octogenarian gentleman with his wife. The hurly-burly of the outside world does not disturb the peace there. He was Speaker of......

India's first transgender college principal resigns

India's first transgender college principal Manabi Bandopadhyay has submitted her resignation after about one-and-a-half years in office, expressing frustration at "non-cooperation" of a section of......

Sporadic violence during third phase WB panchayat polls

Two persons were killed, while the body of a teenager was fished out from a pond, as stray incidents of violence, booth jamming and rigging were reported during the third phase of the panchayat......

Volvo raises vehicle prices by 3-4%

Volvo Trucks Indiasaid on Wednesday it has increased prices of its vehicles by 3-4 per cent starting this year on account of rising input costs. "Prices have gone up on account of high input costs......

Auto sales drop by 7.5% in Jan

Automobile sales in January dropped 7.45 per cent, compared to the same month in 2008. Despite the decline, it is the first indication that the fall in sales, which occurred between......

Stimulus for commercial vehicles may fll flat

The accelerated depreciation benefit of 50 per cent provided for commercial vehicles purchased this quarter may not help push demand for commercial vehicles significantly, as about three-fourth of......

Smoother ride for vehicles as economy recovers

Reflecting signs of recovery in economy, the commercial vehicles segment is slowly driving towards growth path once again, riding on demand mainly from the infrastructure sector. According to......

I do not expect loyalty: Dalmiya

Denying any involvement in leaking Indian coach Greg Chappell's controversial e-mail last September, Cricket Association of Bengal president Jagmohan Dalmiya on Friday sarcastically dismissed......