Accused of stealing Kurkure packet, boy drinks pesticide

Representational image. A 12-year-old boy died by allegedly consuming pesticide after he was accused of theft and asked to do sit-ups by a shopkeeper for "stealing" a packet of chips at Panskura......

'Slim, fair' messages to unknown woman obscenity: Court

A sessions court in Mumbai has ruled that sending messages like you are slim, look very smart and fair, I like you to an unknown woman at night amounts to obscenity. IMAGE: Kindly note that......

Remembering The Aga Khan

His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, passed away in Lisbon on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at the age of 88. The Aga Khan --......

Fresh violence erupts in Malda after TMC worker killed

Less than a fortnight after the killing of Trinamool Congress councillor Dulal Sarkar, fresh violence erupted in West Bengal's Malda district as another TMC worker was shot dead and two others,......

Labour Pains, The Silent Crisis Undermining India's Infrastructure Boom

Severe skilled, unskilled shortage threatens to pull emergency brakes on India's industrial engine. Kindly note the images has only been published for representational purposes. All photographs:......

Wage Pact: Will Bankers Make More Money?

Postings to places at an altitude above 1,000 metres but less than 1,500 metres, between 1,500 and 3,000 metres, and above 3,000 metres entail different rates of allowances -- the higher the......

TCS-led consortium bags Rs 15,000 cr BSNL contract for 4G deployment

Tata Consultancy Services-led consortium has bagged a Rs 15,000-crore contract from BSNL to deploy 4G network for the state-run telco. Photograph: Krishnendu Halder/Reuters In a statement, TCS......

Jet Air: Creditors question source of Rs 200 cr deposited by Jalan-Kalrock Consortium

The creditors of the grounded carrier Jet Airways on Wednesday raised questions over the source of Rs 200 crore deposited by the Jalan-Kalrock Consortium before the insolvency appellate tribunal......

Spotted: A R Rahman in Las Vegas

Reader Krishnendu Bhowmik and his wife Santa Chakraborty met A RRahman in Las Vegas after attending his concert. If you encounter/meet/see film or television personalities and take a photograph or......

Wrestler Geeta eyes Tokyo Olympics after giving birth

'I have gained some weight during pregnancy, so my priority would be to get fit.' IMAGE: Indian wrestler Geeta Phogat with her son Arjun. Photograph: Geeta Phogat/Instagram Veteran Indian wrestler......

Sushil qualifies for CWG, but not without drama

IMAGE: Sushil Kumar qualified for Commonwealth Games scheduled to be held in Gold Coast, Australia. Photograph: Krishnendu Halder/Reuters Double Olympic-medallist Sushil Kumar and five other male......

Rio 2016 would be my last Olympics appearance: Sushil Kumar

Sushil Kumar. Photograph: Krishnendu Halder/Reuters Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar said that 2016 edition in Rio de Janeiro will be his last appearance at the quadrennial extravaganza......

Okorie named CEO of BMFC

The Bengal Mumbai Football Club has decided to promote the world's most popular sport in a big way and as a first step towards achieving this goal hasnamed former star footballer Chima Okorie as......

VVS Laxman to deliver Pataudi Memorial Lecture at Eden Gardens

VVS Laxman is all set to renew his connection with Eden Gardens as the former middle order batsman has been chosen to deliver the MAK Pataudi Memorial Lecture in Kolkata on October......