Avoid naming animals as Sita, Akbar: Calcutta HC over safari park row

The Calcutta high court on Thursday orally asked the West Bengal Zoo Authority to consider renaming the lioness and lion called 'Sita' and 'Akbar' in the safari park in Siliguiri, and wondered why......

Jharkhand MLAs return to Ranchi ahead of trust vote

The MLAs of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led alliance exuded confidence to win the trust vote in the assembly on Monday, soon after their return to Ranchi from Hyderabad on Sunday evening. IMAGE:......

Jharkhand trust vote on February 5, MLAs flown to Hyderabad

The Champai Soren-led coalition government in Jharkhand will seek trust vote on February 5, minister Alamgir Alam said on Friday after a Cabinet meeting. IMAGE: Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai......

Champai Soren to take oath as Jharkhand CM today

Jharkhand Governor C P Radhakrishnan on Thursday nominated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha legislative party leader Champai Soren as the chief minister and invited him to take the oath, capping a day of......

'Foxconn is clearly bullish about India'

Photograph: Quinn Glabicki/Reuters   Last fortnight, Foxconn Technology group, the world's largest electronics manufacturing services player, was caught in the middle of a controversy. The......

Challenges Chip Projects like Vedanta-Foxconn Face

Indian plants -- who plan to begin production with 28 nano metre chips -- will take two to four years to get off the ground.By that time, in the fast changing world of chip making, the global......

Why public sector companies are unable to attract talent for higher posts

The reasons why these company bosses often functioned as employees rather than owners was that their compensation was not linked to performance. Subhomoy Bhattacharjee reports. Illustration:......

Major fire at Britannia's Pantnagar plant; no casualties reported

A major fire broke out in Britannia Industries’ Pantnagar manufacturing plant on Sunday destroying thousands of tons of biscuits. However, no one was killed or injured in the fire which......

'Harpreet's mindset has become one of a wicket-taking bowler'

IMAGE: PBKS spin bowling coach Sunil Joshi hailed Harpreet Brar, stating the player had established himself as a wicket-taker. Photograph: BCCI The Punjab Kings are all set for their third game in......

You don't need high-profile or flashy coaches to succeed, says Rahane ahead of Ranji final

IMAGE: On the eve of the Ranji Trophy final, Mumbai skipper Ajinkya Rahane said teams don’t need flashy coaches to shine. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters Ajinkya Rahane has always loved......

Check out F1's record 24-race calendar for 2024

IMAGE: Formula One will have a record 24 races in the season that starts in Bahrain on Saturday. Photograph: Carla Carniel/Reuters Formula One will have a record 24 races in the season that starts......

South African wicket-keeper Klaasen quits Test cricket

IMAGE: Heinrich Klaasen played just four Tests for South Africa from 2019 to 2023. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters South Africa wicketkeeper-batter Heinrich Klaasen has retired from red ball......

Djokovic eyes team glory; Nadal, Osaka set to return

IMAGE: Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic pose with their trophies after the Riyadh Season Tennis Cup exhibition match at Kingdom Arena in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. Photograph: Ahmed Yosri/Reuters......