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Will Chennai Shed Its 'Disaster Capital' Tag?

For the Stalin government to win back the confidence of voters ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, post-flooding restoration works, their speed and efficacy would be closely watched, and not just by the......

Setback to Mamata as SC upholds order to deploy central forces in Bengal

Holding elections cannot be a "licence for violence", the Supreme Court said on Tuesday as it dismissed the petitions of the West Bengal government and the State Election Commission (SEC)......

Deploy central forces in all Bengal districts in 48 hrs: HC to SEC

The Calcutta high court Thursday directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to requisition and deploy central forces across West Bengal for the panchayat elections in the state within 48 hours.......

HC orders central forces for July 8 West Bengal panchayat polls

The Calcutta high court on Tuesday ordered the requisition and deployment of central forces for the West Bengal panchayat elections scheduled to be held on July 8. Image used for representational......

EC reschedules Bengal civic body polls amid Covid surge

The West Bengal State Election Commission on Saturday postponed polls to four municipal corporations by three weeks to February 12 in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases. Kindly note that this image......

India's economic theory fashion cycles

'Make in India' could suffer the same fate as did privatisation and the command economy, says Ajit Balakrishnan. A good place to start understanding that economic theories are subject to fashion......

He lights up buildings in Kolkata with solar power and sells it too

Image: Avijit Ghosh. Photograph: Dipak Chakraborty Coal stocks in Indian power companies are abysmally low. Supreme Court's mass cancellation of coal block licences recently will only make matters......

The controversial battle over natural gas

The problem has been festering for decades, one of those critical issues which have pitted the states against the Centre and set off a long, litigious trail. It is an issue involving entrenched......

How to build 30 new Bangalores?

India is on a high growth path and rapidly urbanising. If it mismanages the latter, it will have difficulty in ensuring the former. But there is currently little public awareness of the scale of......

Delhi's pioneering businessmen

Charat Ram, who died earlier this week at 89, belonged to a generation of Delhi businessmen who have now passed on -- like MS Oberoi of the hotel chain that bears his name, HP Nanda of Escorts,......

When Kishore Kumar was accompanied by an invisible boy!

Kishore Kumar gave us unforgettable songs and performances in his long career in Bollywood. The icon, who would have turned 90 on August 4, will always be remembered for his contribution to cinema.......

Once a boxing champ, he now cleans drains for a living

Once a boxing champion, life has dealt Krishna Routh a severe blow. Payal Mohanka chronicles the plight of an achiever and the apathy of a disinterested administration. IMAGE: Former pugilist......

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