Normal life remains unaffected during strike, violence in Bengal

Normal life was not impacted in most parts of the country due to a nationwide strike called by several trade unions to protest against labour policies of the central government, though some......

The Master Of The Slide Guitar

One of Debashish Bhattacharya's most remarkable contributions is that he has taken the scope and foundation of the slide guitar, improvised it again and again, thereby designing and creating four......

Gujarat tribals to observe bandh over Manipur violence

A bandh will be observed in the tribal belt of Gujarat on Sunday in protest against the ethnic violence and atrocities on women in Manipur, a tribal leader said. IMAGE: School students stage a......

SC denies bail to ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of convicted former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in a 1990 custodial death case in which he was sentenced to life imprisonment. IMAGE: Convicted......

Bandh disrupts manufacturing, movement of cargo

Commercial activities in Bharatiya Janata Party and the Left ruled states came to a standstill and road transport was thrown out of gear by the nation-wide bandh called by the opposition against......

Trade bandh is proving to be a great success: BJP

Bhartiya Janata Party,which called a nationwide bandh to protest against government's decision to allow foreign direct investment in the retail sector, has claimed overwhelming response from 10,000......

Anti-VAT trade bandh evokes mixed response

The nation-wide two-day bandh by traders against introduction of the much-touted value added tax evoked a mixed response on its opening day on Monday affecting commercial activities to a great......

Traders' bandh in Ahmedabad on Wed

An association of traders has called a shutdownin Ahmedabad on Wednesdayto protest the municipal corporation's plan to start collecting octroi from newly merged areas of the city. "We have given a......