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World Bank approves $1bn COVID-19 aid for India

In South Asia, the World Bank also approved $200 million for Pakistan, $100 million for Afghanistan, $7.3 million for the Maldives and $128.6 million for Sri Lanka. IMAGE: Railway police......

No option left, migrant labourers walk for days to reach home

Maharashtra Police found over 300 migrant workers holed up inside two container trucks meant for carrying essential commodities from Telangana to Rajasthan. Full coverage: CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC......

India reports 3 new Covid deaths, toll 7; cases rise to 360

India reported three more coronavirus deaths on Sunday, including the first casualty from Bihar, taking the toll to seven and the number of COVID-19 cases rose to 360, officials said, as......

'The virus is circulating. It is almost certainly everywhere'

'You can only see it when you look for it. Seek and you shall find.' IMAGE: Workers prepare beds to set up a quarantine facility amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus in Howrah on......

Which way is Covid-19 headed?

The disease could go down several paths. One possibility, the least likely, is that it will just disappear.The most likely is that it will have seasonal impact, explains Devangshu Datta. IMAGE:......

Railways in talks with Reliance Jio on tower use

The aim is seamless mobile and internet connectivity for passengers along the 67,368-km of tracks. Photograph: PTI Photo Indian Railways is in talks with Reliance Jio Infocomm to allow the Mukesh......

Railways mulls private-run trains in the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah stretches

On these routes, the train speed would also be increased to above 160 kmph over the next four or five years by revamping the entire signaling, tracks and fencing. Illustration: Dominic......

Railways to offer up to 25% discount in some Shatabdi trains

The discount will be given on the base fare and charges like GST, reservation fee, superfast tariff and others will be levied separately. Faced with stiff competition from roadways and low-cost......

Good news for rail passenger: Flexi-fare scrapped for 15 trains

The Railways has also reduced flexi-fares from 1.5 to 1.4 times the base ticket fare in 101 trains In a relief for passengers, the Railways has scrapped flexi-fare in 15 premium trains in which......

The biggest hurdle Ayushman Bharat will face in Bengal

West Bengal signed an MoU with the Centre for jointly implementing Ayushman Bharat but so far officials have received no word about how it will be done and the deadline is almost here.The......

How Ayushmann Khurrana became Ayushmann Khurrana

With four back to back hits, the shy lad from Chandigarh is an unlikely movie star.Ayushmann Khurrana tells Ronjita Kulkarni/Rediff.com how it all came together and how he prepares to confront the......

25 Moods Of Asha Bhosle

She sung a song for every mood, every situation.Sukanya Verma dives into Asha Bhosle's magnificent repertoire and pulls out gems on her 85th birthday. The difference between a good singer and a......

Asha Bhosle: 30 Eternal Classics

Asha Bhosle turns 85 on September 8.Dinesh Raheja salutes the legend's versatility in her heyday. IMAGE: Asha Bhosle with Madhuri Dixit, Mickey Contractor and Kajol on the sets of the reality show......

85 UNFORGETTABLE Asha Bhosle songs

Asha Bhosle, who turns 85 on September 8, has sung some of the finest Hindi film songs in her long and illustrious career.Sukanya Verma takes a look. Her voice reminds me of tiramisu. Rich, moist,......

Dhadak Review: Many scenes brought tears to my eyes

To those who feel that Dhadak doesn't measure up to Sairat, Kshamaya Daniel, 18, has one piece of advice: We're talking about wine here, not scotch. Imagine this: You're having a get-together at......

Kolkata turns pink for day-night Test

Kolkata sheds its white-blue nocturnal hue with pink ball day-night Test.Avishek Rakshit reports from Kolkata. Kolkata has discarded the white-blue colours it had come to be identified......

Ganguly can't hold back his joy as Kolkata turns pink

Eden Gardens is set to host the first ever pink ball Test in Kolkata on Friday and the city has gone pink to mark the occassion. And proud BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly posted pictures from the......

Kolkata turns pink as countdown for first Day/Night Test begins

IMAGE: Ganguly with match ticket and the mascots at the Eden Gardens. Photographs: CAB/Twitter The Countdown for India's first-ever Day/Night Test began, on Sunday, with the City of Joy......

African footballer found dead on rail tracks in Chhattisgarh

Diomande Aboubacar's mutilated body was recovered from the tracks near Baradwar railway station, around 200km from Raipur, on August 9. IMAGE: A warning sign is seen in front of empty railway......

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Howrah-Sec'bad train helps tackle goods shortage

A special parcel train between Secunderabad and Howrah shipped 3,005 packages of essential and general goods weighing 91.7 tonnes on Friday. ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/howrah-secunderabad-special-train-helps-tackle-goods-shortage/articleshow/74989907.cms

2nd parcel express departs to Howrah

on Saturday operated the second trip of Yesvantpur-Howrah Parcel Express consisting of five parcel vans at 1pm on Saturday. The train carried about... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bengaluru-second-parcel-express-departs-to-howrah/articleshow/74986282.cms

World Bank approves $1bn COVID-19 aid for India

In South Asia, the World Bank also approved $200 million for Pakistan, $100 million for Afghanistan, $7.3 million for the Maldives and $128.6... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/world-bank-approves-1bn-covid-19-aid-for-india/20200403.htm

3 more Covid-19 deaths take toll to 5

Three deaths — two in Howrah on Monday and another at NRS Hospital on Tuesday — were declared to be because of Covid-19. The three death... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/bengals-worst-day-so-far-3-more-deaths-take-toll-to-5-total-cases-jump-by-15-to-37/articleshow/74921679.cms

Kolkata offers cooked food to stranded migrants

Several individuals and groups have come forth to help the police and the district administrations provide safe cooked food to several thousand... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/city-extends-helping-hand-offers-cooked-food-to-stranded-migrants-the-homeless/articleshow/74867479.cms

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