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Cyclone Hamoon may intensify into severe storm in next 12 hrs; Odisha alerted

The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclone on Monday evening, the India meteorological department said, maintaining that it would not have any major impact on the Indian......

Couple sells son to buy iPhone for making reels

A couple allegedly sold their eight-month-old son in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district to buy an iPhone for making reels, police said on Friday. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters The......

Balasore accident: 123 trains cancelled, 56 diverted

The railways has cancelled 123 trains, diverted 56, short-terminated 10 and rescheduled 14 trains due to the accident in Odisha in which 275 people were killed. IMAGE: NDRF personnel during the......

Cyclone 'Mocha' intensifies into 'very severe' storm

Cyclone Mocha intensified into a 'very severe' cyclonic storm over the southeast and adjoining areas of central Bay of Bengal, officials said on Friday. Image used only for representation.......

Mamata appeals for peaceful Hanuman Jayanti celebrations

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged people to celebrate the Hanuman Jayanti festival peacefully, and said while religion is a personal choice, festivities were an occasion......

Long weekend brings cheer to hotels, travel firms as demand picks up

While airlines are seeing improved demand and industry-wide seat occupancy has increased to over 60%, it is road trips which are generating higher traction. Booking trends show that customers are......

Cyclone Fani: No flights at Bhubaneswar airport on Friday

Further, no flight will depart or arrive at the Kolkata airport between 9.30 pm of May 3 and 6 pm of May 4. Flights to and from the Bhubaneswar airport have been cancelled for May 3 as 'extremely......

All telcos, except Jio, fail Trai's call drop test

According to the quality of service rules, not more than 2 per cent of total calls in a telecom circle on a network should automatically get disconnected. All telecom operators, except Reliance......

RJio brings high-speed subsea cable network to India

The network has been built by six telcos to handle high bandwidth demands of emerging technologies and applications. Image: Mukesh Ambani's family and Shah Rukh Khan at Reliance Jio 4G launch.......

The story of West Bengal's dismal industrial performance

A policy-related problem that urgently needs to be redressed is the ‘miniaturisation’ of projects, notes Ashok K Lahiri. Image: Miniaturisation will not work for industry and......

The worst onscreen accents in Hollywood

A new poll by a US ticket agency has revealed the top three actors with the worst onscreen accents of all time. At third position is Tom Cruise, who put on an Irish lilt for his......

Shahid reaches out to young fans

A short film scripted, directed and enacted by school children was recently screened in Mumbai. It was produced under the banner Amol Gupte Cinema and made by the young talents of......

Images: Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st ODI, Tri-series

Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan looks back as the ball hits the wickets in the opening match of the tri-series against New Zealand in Colombo on Tuesday. After winning the toss and opting to bat......

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