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Discontent grows within Trinamool, BJP in Bengal

Discontentment seems to be increasing by the day in sections of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal with several leaders of both camps expressing displeasure over......

CBI officers who probed coal, excise policy cases among 31 get Prez medals

Central Bureau of Investigation officers who probed big corruption cases like coal and Delhi excise policy scams and the Nirav Modi case were among 31 former and serving agency personnel who were......

Rahul halts Bharat Jodi Yatra due to bad weather

Bad weather and landslides on Wednesday led to the cancellation of the second leg of Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra that was scheduled to start this afternoon in the nearby highway town of......

Mamata 'doesn't believe' PM is behind misuse of CBI, ED

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she doesn't believe that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is behind the alleged excesses of central agencies in the state and blamed a section......

Mamata to meet Modi, Sonia during 4-day Delhi visit

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is arriving in New Delhi on Thursday for a four-day visit during which she is likely to meet senior leaders and attend a Niti Aayog meeting on August 7,......

India may become a supply hub for Apple iPhone

Apple’s strategy is to focus on India and a clutch of other countries as it diversifies its supply chain out of China. Shine Jacob reports. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters If reports that......

iPhone 14 production cut may not impact Apple's India plans: Experts

The Apple iPhone comprises 44 per cent of the global smartphone market’s revenues and it is the second most-such device to be shipped after Samsung. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters More......

No end in sight to price India pays for imported coal

India always faces a Hobson’s choice as far as feeding coal-fired generators goes — even if the government is reluctant to admit it. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters The country......

India's tryst with coal and clean energy is coming unstuck

India’s jugalbandhi with coal and clean energy is coming unstuck, neither achieving adequate renewable generation nor ensuring sufficient coal-fired power in the quest to become a $5-trillion......

Covid-19 could see 135m job losses, 120m pushed back into poverty in India: Report

Following the COVID-19-induced economic disruptions, up to 135 million jobs could be lost and 120 million people might be pushed back into poverty in India, all of which will have a hit on consumer......

Sanak review

If you're a Vidyut Jammwal fan, then check out Sanak, else his latest outing fails to impress in every department except for action, observes Namrata Thakker. Vidyut Jammwal's latest outing fails......

COMING UP: October's OTT Releases

Theatres are opening up in Maharashtra from October 22, but OTT continues to hold sway over its audiences. Quite a few movie makers prefer to release their movies on OTT rather than in theatres. So......

'How is it funny to call someone dark?'

'In a country where we still sell fair n lovely/handsome and show adverts, Where people don’t get jobs because of their complexion, Where every matrimonial advert demands a fair bride or......

Box Office: Ghayal Once Again gets poor response

The hits and misses of the week. Sunny Deol's Ghayal Once Again failed to live up to the 1990 original. The other release of the week -- Sanam Teri Kasam -- paid a heavy price for being......

Box Office: Poor opening for Mastizaade, Saala Khadoos

The hits and misses of the week. Sunny Leone starrer Mastizaade failed to entertained the audience and witnessed a poor opening at the box office. Saala Khadoos, which also hit the......

Sumariwalla re-elected AFI president

Adille Sumariwalla was re-elected unopposed as the president of Athletics Federation of India (AFI) for a second term at its Annual General Body Meeting in New Delhi on Friday. Sumariwalla was the......

Sania's racquet to be auctioned for PETA

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza has donated an autographed racquet to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for auction, the proceeds from which will help provide relief to 'working......

Okoro 'tricks' in East Bengal's big win

Nigerian Mike Okoro slammed a fine hat-trick as East Bengal humbled Railway FC 4-0 to maintain their all-win record in the Kolkata Super division football league on Monday.ASEANCup winners East......

Krishanu Dey passes away

Former India football captain Krishanu Dey, comatosed for the last 24 hours following a pulmonary disorder, died at a private city hospital in Kolkata on Thursday.The end came early this morning,......

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