Kurmi protest seeking ST status paralyses rail, road traffic in Bengal

Eighty-five trains were cancelled, and hundreds of vehicles remained stranded as different organisations of the Kurmi community continued their rail and road blockade in West Bengal's Paschim......

Another ticket checker misbehaves with woman passenger, suspended

Days after a railway travel ticket examiner (TTE) was held for allegedly urinating on a passenger on a train bound from Kolkata to Amritsar, another TTE has been accused of allegedly misbehaving......

ED attaches assets of Uddhav Thackeray's brother-in-law

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said it has attached assets worth Rs 6.45 crore of a company owned by the brother-in-law of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in connection with a......

Assam protests: 106 trains cancelled, short-terminated

IMAGE: Security personnel during the second day of the indefinite curfew imposed in Guwahati on Friday. Photograph: PTI Photo At least 106 passenger trains were either cancelled or......

Highest-ever capital outlay of Rs 2.4 lakh crore for Railways

The capital outlay for the Railways has been increased to the highest-ever Rs 2.40 lakh crore in the Union Budget for 2023-24, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday. Photograph:......

Diesel at doorstep? Possible if OMCs' plan succeeds

Oil marketing companies IOC, BPCL and HPCL have invited expressions of interest from start-ups that wish to be enrolled as fuel entrepreneurs for doorstep delivery of high-speed diesel through......

No more AC II-tier in Rajdhani, Duronto

If such a replacement is done, for example, in the 50 Rajdhani trains, officials said, it will create around 14,400 additional berths for AC-III passengers. In a bid to replace loss making AC......

Pay about 15% more for Antyodaya Express tickets

Equipped with facilities like water purifiers, mobile phone charging points and fire extinguishers among others, the first Antyodaya Express is slated to be pressed into service from Mumbai for......

'Aur kya chahiye insider banne ke liye?'

'I have a problem with the term 'outsider'.'Doctor ka beta doctor banta hain, par aap baki doctors ko outsider nahi na bulate.''I always wanted to be an actor, yaar.''While I was in the bank for......

Have A Dev Anand Festival At Home

Gems you can enjoy from the time Dev Saab was at his handsome and magnetic best. Had he lived -- and we did believe he would live forever -- he would have turned 100 today, September 26, 2023. They......

90 UNFORGETTABLE Asha Bhosle Songs

Sukanya Verma celebrates the singing legend who turns 90 on September 8. IMAGE: Asha Bhosle in Mumbai, August 9, 2023. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Her voice reminds me of tiramisu.......

Khatron Ke Khiladi 13: Meet The Contestants

Rohit Shetty returns with the 13th season of the adventure reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi, and the contestant line-up seems quite interesting. Namrata Thakker introduces you to the confirmed......

Rinku, KKR Coach Show Off Moves

Photograph: Kind courtesy KKR/X   The Kolkata Knight Riders camp is buzzing with excitement and camaraderie ahead of IPL 2024. On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, the Knights celebrated with a......