Saffron surge stuns TMC on Mamata's home turf

Bengal witnessed a saffron surge on Thursday as the Bharatiya Janata Party inflicted a deadly blow to state's ruling Trinamool Congress by winning 18 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state.......

Congress leader Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi dies after 9 years in coma

Former Union minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, once a key Congress leader from West Bengal, passed away in New Delhi on Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 72. Dasmunsi, who had been in a coma......

Congress paves way for Rahul's elevation as party chief in Dec

Party sources said Rahul is likely to be the sole candidate in the fray and is "deemed to be the next party chief” on December 5 The Congress Working Committee on Monday approved the......

Rahul meets flyover collapse victims, BJP says 'photo-op'

Congress vice president says his visit is not political. Death toll mounts to 26. Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi during his visit to under construction flyover which collapsed recently at......

No increase in Haj fare

Sparing the Haj pilgrims from the burden of increased aviation fuel cost, the government today said there would be no change in the airfare and they would be charged as before. "The fare to be......

Cabinet nod for changes in Social Security Bill

The government on Thursday approved certain amendments to expand the ambit of a bill providing social security schemes to unorganised workers. The amendments in the Unorganised Sector Workers'......

FinCom plan to achieve fiscal deficit target

The government on Thursday decided to ask the 13th Finance Commission to map the road for achieving fiscal deficit targets by including off-budget subsidies like oil, food and fertiliser bonds......

RBI director's power on SBI board to be recast

Government will bring changes in the law, redefining the powers of the RBI nominee director on the board of State Bank of India. The decision to bring about changes in the role of the RBI nominee......

AIFF Elections: Bhutia, CoA favours reforms; Patel not interest in holding post

IMAGE: Praful Patel, a former union minister, served as acting president for one year after long-time head Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi became ill. Photograph: ANI Former Indian skipper Baichung......

AIFF chief Praful Patel shown the door by apex court

The SC named a Committee of Administrators (CoA), headed by Justice (retd) AR Dave, with SY Qureshi, former Chief Election Commissioner, and Bhaskar Ganguly, former captain of the Indian football......

Of Brazil and memories of another Cup

A young school boy is enraptured by tales of Brazilian soccer magic told by a classmate and falls in love with the joga bonito -- the beautiful game and the men in yellow. M P Anil Kumar travels......

Praful Patel elected AIFF president

Union Minister Praful Patel was formally elected president of the All India Football Federation on Tuesday, thus bringing down curtains on ailing Priyan Ranjan Dasmunsi's 20-year reign at the helm.......

Special officer for Commonwealth Games

In a bid to check expenditure for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi, the Union cabinet has decided to appoint an officer of the rank of Principal Commissioner (Commonwealth Games), who......