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Floods, landslides kill 8 as heavy rains batter Assam

Eight persons have been killed in floods and landslides in Assam as incessant rainfall caused massive inundation in 17 districts, affecting over 78,000 people, officials said on Saturday. IMAGE: A......

6 more killed in Assam flood; Manipur, Mizoram battle rain fury, lakhs hit

The flood situation in Assam deteriorated on Tuesday, with six more people dying, even as the rain and flood situation in Mizoram and Manipur remained grim, affecting lakhs of people amid the......

Netaji refused tea, but the cup remains preserved

Barely a kilometre-and-a-half from Shyamnagar railway station in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district lies the unassuming Noapara police station, which holds a unique historical connection to......

When Dr Singh Took On Congress Bosses

Many were hoping that with Vajpayee's NDA gone, there would be a return to the Congress normal.Nobody was prepared for the opposite.Sonia Gandhi was sceptical.This became the only issue over which......

Wayanad, 31 assembly seats face bypoll test on Wednesday

Bypolls will be held on Wednesday in 31 assembly seats spread across 10 states and Kerala's Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, from where Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is making her......

'Global barriers to trade are increasing'

'The steel industry expects the government to decide on safeguard measures from dumping post-Budget' IMAGE: A labourer works inside a steel factory in Kanpur.(Kindly note the image has only been......

India's cement sector sees a concrete 2024 with over 10 major deals

With over 10 deals announced in 2024, the cement sector logged the highest number of pacts, including acquisitions and fresh financial investments, in a single calendar year since 2014, with the......

Trade on road to recovery but Indian firms tread cautiously

Truck movements across the India-Bangladesh border are on the rise, with increasing rentals signalling a trade recovery between the two South Asian nations. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Yet,......

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.' Interview with......

UltraTech acquisition fuels market consolidation talks

Ultratech Cement’s acquisition of a 23 per cent stake in Tamil Nadu-based India Cements is another instance of growing consolidation in the cement market in India. Photograph: Jayanta......

Shyam Benegal's Life In Pictures

Shyam Benegal passed into the ages on December 23, leaving behind a rich legacy. We look back at some interesting moments from his life. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/X Shyam Benegal......

Aaradhya Is 11, Mom, Grandpa Get Mushy

Kunal turns director... Patralekhaa-Raj celebrate first anniversary... Giorgia promotes music video... Photograph: Kind courtesy Aishwarya Rai Bachchan/Instagram Aishwarya Rai Bachchan......

Moushumi fights for her comatose daughter

'Payal's condition has shattered Moushumi and her husband.' One always remembers Moushumi Chatterjee as a cheerful lady who featured in a series of hits in the 1970s and 1980s opposite the top......

BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS From SRK's Life

What is Shah Rukh Khan's life like? What is it *really* like to be a superstar? What's it really like to be loved by millions of fans all over the world? Khan may try to keep it as natural as he......

Saha RETIRES! Signs off after 28 glorious years

'Everything I am today, every achievement, every lesson learned— I owe it all to this wonderful game' IMAGE: The 40-year-old Wriddhiman Saha, who made his international debut in February......

Asiad champ Bahadur Sagoo is AFI president

IMAGE: Bahadur Singh Sagoo. Photograph: X Asian Games gold-winning former shot putter Bahadur Singh Sagoo was on Tuesday elected unopposed as the Athletics Federation of India's president,......

Ganguly asks Saha for Bengal return; will he accept?

IMAGE: Wriddhiman Saha had joined Tripura after a rift with some Cricket Association of Bengal officials in 2022. Photograph: BCCI Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has asked aggrieved......

Archery WC: India shock Olympic champs Korea for recurve gold

IMAGE: India's Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Pravin Jadhav displayed ice-cool composure to get the better of South Korea for the recurve men's team gold at Archery World Cup in shanghai on......

Jayanta Talukdar earns Olympic quota berth

Jayanta Talukdar earned an Olympic quota place from the men's individual recurve event of the Archery World Championship at Turin, in Italy in Kolkata. Seeded fifth in the elimination round,......