TMC worker killed as incidents of violence mar bypolls in Bengal

Sporadic incidents of unrest marred the West Bengal bypolls, with a local Trinamool Congress worker Ashok Shaw dying following a crude bomb attack in Bhatpara, an area adjoining Naihati assembly......

Wayanad, 31 assembly seats face bypoll test on Wednesday

Bypolls will be held on Wednesday in 31 assembly seats spread across 10 states and Kerala's Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, from where Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is making her......

FIR against Mithun Chakraborty for 'provocative' speech

Bidhannagar Police on Wednesday lodged an FIR against actor-turned-Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mithun Chakraborty for allegedly delivering a provocative speech during a party programme in North......

It's Family Time For Assembly Bypolls

Political parties have fielded sons, wives and daughters-in-law of legislators who quit after being elected to the Lok Sabha. IMAGE: Janata Dal-Secular Karnataka youth unit President Nikhil......

Tomato price volatility exposes gaps in India's agriculture supply chain

Tomato prices have been on the boil for more than a month. Data from major cities show that the spike has been between 125 and 150 per cent at the wholesale level. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters......

Global firms form 'good rice alliance' for Indian farmers

Four big global companies — Bayer, GenZero (a wholly-owned arm of financial major Temasek), Shell and Mitsubishi — have decided to scale up their carbon credit programme in nine states......

The Man Who Saw Tomorrow

Here stood a man who embodied the legacy of whatever Brand Tata stood for, embellished it, and departed into the long night, leaving the brand legacy for others to further enrich, notes R......

Sebi to auction 27 properties of Rose Valley group worth Rs 63.26 crore on Nov 25

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday said it will auction 27 properties of Rose Valley group of companies on November 25 at a reserve price of Rs 63.26 crore in a bid to recover money raised......

A wake-up call for Indian cricket?

IMAGE: Former chairman of selectors MSK Prasad believes it is unfair to compare the two eras given the amount of cricket being played now. Photograph: MCA/X The gruelling Test tour of South Africa......

3 yr old Anish is youngest rated chess player!

IMAGE: Kolkata born Anish Sarkar's chess jouney commenced a year ago. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shahid Ahmed via ChessBase India While most children his age are absorbed in cartoons like Peppa Pig......

Dada, Lara Celebrate Durga Puja

IMAGE: Sourav Ganguly at the Durga Puja celebrations in Howrah. Photograph: ANI/X   Cricket legends Sourav Ganguly and Brian Lara joined the Durga Puja festivities in Kolkata on Sunday,......

Hockey India league is back in a new avatar!

IMAGE: Hockey India League will return after seven long years in a new avatar, where both the men's and women's teams will participate in the event, starting on December 28. Photograph: Hockey......

Pant will be an all-time great in Tests: Ganguly

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant with Sourav Ganguly during IPL 2019. Photograph: BCCI Former India captain Sourav Ganguly believes Rishabh Pant is on course to become an all-time great in Test cricket but at......