Cyclone Amphan toll rises to 85 in Bengal

The death toll due to Cyclone Amphan in West Bengal has risen to 85, as angry Kolkatans resorted to protest and road blockades in various parts of the city over the administration's failure to......

Cyclone Amphan even more destructive than Cyclone Aila: UN

Cyclone Amphan, which has killed 77 people and left thousands homeless in West Bengal, is now considered even more destructive than Cyclone Aila which slammed southern Bangladesh and eastern India......

SEE: Kolkata airport flooded due to cyclone Amphan

A part of the Kolkata airport was flooded as cyclone Amphan wreaked havoc across West Bengal on Wednesday, damaging infrastructure and uprooting trees in the state capital. Visuals from the......

All metros among 130 districts identified as COVID-19 red zones

Ahead of the end of the extended lockdown, the Union health ministry has listed 130 districts in the country in red zone, 284 in orange zone and 319 in green zone on the basis of incidence of cases......

West Bengal to raise Rs 3,000 cr from 'idle' govt land

The cash-strapped West Bengal government plans to unlock idle land in prime locations, owned by various state-run transport agencies, to raise needed revenue. The state Cabinet has approved a......

Nandigram set to flare up over chemical hub

After nearly two years of relative calm, fresh tension appears to be brewing over the West Bengal government's plans to set up a petroleum, chemical and petrochemical investment region spanning......

A unique plan to hone people's skills

Jayanti is from a village in 24 Paraganas in Kolkata in West Bengal. She hasn't heard about Singur. She has a cell phone but doesn't know that it's a Vodafone instrument. She can't read an SMS,......

Big business in India's small towns

The land registry office is possibly one of the best-known addresses in Singur today. The girl who directed me to it could not have been more than 16-years old and all the rickshaw and paanwallahs......