Cyclone Yaas: 20 lakh evacuated; 4 dead

Cyclone 'Yaas', packing winds of up to 130-145 kmph, whiplashed the country's eastern coasts on Wednesday, dumping heavy rain, damaging houses and farmlands, and leaving at least four persons......

Modi's Bengal strike rate: Less than 50%

The BJP's star campaigner could not help even half the number of candidates for whom he campaigned in his aggressive 'Didi-o-Didi' style in Bengal, reveals Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf. IMAGE:......

Is the BJP inching closer to Bengal?

'With sufficient gaps between polling dates, the BJP will have time to convert the 'fence-sitter' votes,' observes Payal Mohanka. IMAGE: Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee addresses an......

Cyclone Phailin: Planes grounded; road, rail traffic disrupted

With Cyclone Phailin set to hit Odisha and Andhra Pradesh coasts on Saturday evening, rail, road and air traffic has been badly disrupted in the states. The Railways have cancelled all trains......

Laying of 1 km high speed train track to cost over Rs 100 cr

Construction of one kilometre of high speed railway track will cost Rs 100-140 crore (Rs 1-1.4 billion) and the country will need a total of Rs 80,000 crore (Rs 800 billion) to lay the......

CESC to commission its 600 MW Haldia plant in December

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will inaugurate the plant on November 26. The RP-Sanjiv Goenka group flagship power company, Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation, is set to commission a......

Bullet trains need to be affordable to all: Bansal

Reluctant to draw a timeline for the launch of bullet trains in the country, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Friday said they need to be made affordable for common man and not just for the......

High-speed train: Railways to sign MoU with Spain

Railways have decided to sign an agreement with Spain for exploring the possibilities of introducing bullet train service and improvement of safety features in train operation in the country.The......

AIFF to withdraw support for Premier League Soccer

The much-anticipated IPL-style Premier League Soccer (PLS) may reach a dead end, with the AIFF set to withdraw the permission of conducting the tournament, during its all-powerful Emergency......