Railways reduces speed of Vande Bharat till Kavach is operational

The Railway Board has reduced the speed of semi-high speed trains Gatimaan Express and Vande Bharat from 160 kmph to 130 kmph till the automatic train protection system gets operational. IMAGE:......

Do I have to sweep roads? Mamata pulls up MLAs, officials over poor amenities

Alleging that civic amenities almost everywhere in West Bengal have gone for a toss, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday questioned the ministers, MLAs and bureaucrats whether they expect her......

Markets crash: Pollster Pradeep Gupta 'open to probe'

Facing opposition fire for exit polls allegedly being used for stock market manipulation, Axis My India's chief Pradeep Gupta has said he is open to facing all kinds of investigations and it would......

Bengal train crash: Initial probe blames lapses by goods train crew

The initial probe into the June 17 Kanchanjunga Express accident has suggested there were lapses by the operating department of the New Jalpaiguri Rail Division and the crew of the goods train that......

Bengal's tea industry seeks a new flavour

The alpona (artwork) on the steep, winding road leading to Makaibari bears testimony to the visit of G20 delegates for the second tourism working group meeting in April last year. Photograph:......

Bandhan Bank's micro challenges: Unsecured loan book, CEO's tenure

It is 10 years since Bandhan Financial Services became the first microfinance institution (MFI) to receive the universal bank licence. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters A year later, in......

'We are not going back to licence raj'

'I'm pitching India for the strengths we offer, including the English language, engineers, doctors, nurses, professionals, innovative talent of startups.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala......

UTI, SBI MFs lead small town footprint due to strong branch presence

Backed by their strong physical presence across the country, UTI Mutual Fund and SBI Mutual Fund (MF) have managed to mobilise a higher proportion of their total assets under management (AUM) from......

The Ban Baaja Baraat

The Kerala Story is among a long list of films that invited bans and censorship. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Uttar Pradesh government announced on May 9, 2023 that the film The Kerala Story......

'I want The Kerala Story to be the scariest horror story one had seen'

'Everyone is entitled to their opinion because we live in a country like India and not a place where Shalini is taken, where forget having an opinion, women can't even talk to their family on the......

What Mamata Didi said after KKR's IPL title win

IMAGE: KKR players celebrate after winning their IPL final. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kolkata Knight Riders/X Trinamool Congress boss and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lavished......

BCCI invites application for one selector: Who will be replaced?

IMAGE: It is expected the new selector will join during the IPL. Photograph: BCCI The BCCI on Monday invited applications to replace one among the five senior national selectors and in all......

2nd Test: Should India Continue With Gill?

IMAGE: Shubman Gill is bowled by Marco Jansen during India's second innings during the first Test against South Africa in Centurion. Photograph: BCCI   Once again, India's batting came undone......

Will India Play 4 Pacers In Centurion Test?

IMAGE: Virat Kohli enjoys playing on the hard bouncy tracks in South Africa where he has scored 719 runs in seven Tests at an average of 51 with two hundreds. Photograph: BCCI Team India will aim......

Indian Teams For South Africa: The Key Takeaways

It is unlikely the selectors are empowered to decide on T20 futures of cricketing greats Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. IMAGE: Will Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma feature in next year's T20 World......