Gorkhaland stir costs Darjeeling Rs 400 cr

Unrest in the hills has cost the tea sector its entire second flush and Rs 200 crore of its annual earnings.Avishek Rakshit reports. IMAGE: Since June 9, the day when the Gorkhaland agitation......

BJP's new friends: 2 AGP leaders in Assam, GJM in Bengal

In a shot in the arm for the Bharatiya Janata Party, two senior leaders of the Asom Gana Parishad on Monday joined the party and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha pledged support to BJP candidates in West......

Darjeeling on three-day bandh to seek Gorkhaland

Over ten Gorkha Janmukti supporters were arrested when they burnt a motorcycle and a car at Rambi on the National Highway near, as a three-day bandh demanding Gorkhaland began in the Darjeeling......

63rd Republic Day: The gallantry award winners

President Pratibha Patilon Thursday conferredawards of 368 Gallantry and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others as part ofthe 63rd Republic Day Celebrations.This includes......

SAG: India men, women win badminton gold

IMAGE: The Indian men’s badminton team pose with their medals after beating Sri Lanka in the team final at the South Asian Games in Pokhara, Nepal, on Monday. Photograph: BAI/Twitter......

Fed Cup: Bhutia strike puts East Bengal in semis

Star striker Bhaichung Bhutia scored eight minutes from time to guide 10-man East Bengal to a solitary goal win over JCT in their final Group A match and book a berth in the semi-finals of the......

Fed Cup: Lajong beat Dempo, JCT bow out

Shillong's Lajong FC defeated Dempo Sports Club of Goa 2-1, while VIVA Kerala and JCT played a goalless draw in the 31st Federation Cup football tournament in Guwahati on Thursday. In the first......