Balasore impact: Railways to fill posts in safety category via special drive

The Railway Board on Monday directed its zones to launch a "special drive" to fill promotional vacancies especially in the safety category, a move that comes amidst criticism over vacant posts in......

PFI hartal against NIA action turns violent in Kerala, several hurt

Masked men and miscreants went on a rampage in different parts of Kerala on Friday during the dawn-to-dusk hartal called by the Popular Front of India, under the lens for alleged terror activities,......

Time For Congress To Split Up?

If it splits now, who takes what away and leaves what behind? asks Shekhar Gupta. All Illustrations: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Sonia Gandhi opened her Congress's long-delayed Chintan Shivir,......

4 injured in blast in Guwahati; ULFA claims responsibility

A blast occurred in Sukleswar Ghat area in Guwahati on Saturday leaving four persons injured, with the proscribed United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent claiming responsibility saying it was......

Jewellers' strike against 1% excise duty enters 21st day

Most of the jewellers who had reopened their showrooms in confusion on Monday, kept shutters down today at Mumbai's Zaveri Bazar and several other places, demanding rollback of the proposal. The......

A garment shop that rings a bell called Freedom 251

  One has to negotiate narrow lanes of Delhi's Gandhi Nagar before reaching the office of Freedom 251 smartphones in Mukharjee Gali A day after Ringing Bells took the country's mobile phone......

Bullion market closed over protest against PAN card requirement

Bullion market on Tuesday remained closed in the national capital because of the traders protest against government's decision to make Permanent Account Number card mandatory for transactions of Rs......

Once a bustling hub, Kolkata's central business district has few takers today

Dalhousie square has close to 55 historic landmarks Statue of Sir John Woodburn, which earlier stood at Dalhousie Square, Kolkata. Photograph: Courtesy of Special Collections, University of......