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Kolkata: BLOs protesting over SIR workload clash with cops; EC calls them...

Alleging "excessive work pressure" and "unmanageable workload", Booth-level officers engaged in the ongoing SIR process in West Bengal clashed with the police on Monday while attempting to enter......

Day after stage removal, Kolkata cops intercept army truck

The Kolkata police on Tuesday intercepted a military truck for alleged reckless driving, a day after the army dismantled a stage erected by the ruling Trinamool Congress to protest alleged......

Girl among 3 killed as nor'wester hits Bengal, train services affected

At least three people were killed, many trees were uprooted and suburban train services were affected as nor'wester hit several southern districts of West Bengal on Monday evening, officials said.......

Didi walks to state secretariat, yet again

For the second time in five days, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today walked to the Writers'Buildings, the state secretariat in Kolkata. The security personnel had a tough time as......

Mamata keeps Buddha away from Prez function

In a snub to Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Mamata Banerjee-led Railways kept the Communist Party of India-Marxist veteran away from the ceremony attended by President Pratibha Patil to......

Amazon, Flipkart deploy war rooms for Rs 1.2 trillion festival battle

At the stroke of midnight, live dashboards lit up simultaneously across Amazon India's World Trade Centre headquarters and Flipkart's Outer Ring Road office in Bengaluru. Photograph: Kind......

How's The Josh At Amazon, Flipkart?

While war rooms are set up closer to the sales, warlike preparations go into it almost 12 months in advance to ensure that on D-day the firm gives its best to its customers. All photographs: Kind......

Budget: Concessional rate dumped, foreign dividends now under tax ambit

Concessional rate of tax on dividends received by Indian companies from foreign subsidiaries will be done away with from April 1, a change that may hamper global expansion of Indian companies and......

How Flipkart managed Big Billion Days

Last year’s lack of exposure and tech glitch prompted the e-tailer to make preparations Lack of exposure to the online business for its seller base was why e-commerce major Flipkart ran......

Were Rowdy Rathore fans paid to attend its trailer launch?

The BBD chawl in Worli, South Mumbai, saw some unusually activity on Monday evening. More than 500 people gathered at the venue, and waited for as long as four hours, just to watch their favourite......

Sindhu, Prannoy march into Syed Modi quarterfinals

Photograph: BAI/Twitter Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu hardly broke any sweat but HS Prannoy had to toil hard as the two Indian shuttlers progressed to the women's and men's singles......

India GP: Kashyap, Sindhu storm into final

India's star shuttler Parupalli Kashyap and teen sensation PV Sindhu stormed into the final of the men's and women's singles respectively in the $120,000 Syed Modi Indian Grand Prix Gold tournament......

Syed Modi badminton tourney: Srikanth, Pranaav-Akshay enter final

IMAGE: Akshay Dewalkar and Pranaav Jerry Chopra in action. Photograph: Facebook Rising Indian doubles duo of Akshay Dewalkar and Pranaav Jerry Chopra stunned World No 7 Koreans Kim Gi Jung and Kim......

Syed Modi badminton tourney: Srikanth wins, Pranaav-Akshay stun World No 8

IMAGE: Kidambi Srikanth of India. Photograph: Christopher Lee/Getty Images Defending champion P Kashyap bowed out while top seed K Srikanth entered the semi-finals but it was the stunning win of......

Saina, Kashyap enter second round of Syed Modi International

Top Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal, P V Sindhu, K Srikanth and Parupalli Kashyap reached the second round of Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament after scoring easy victories......

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