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Please protect...: Mamata urges CJI amid I-PAC raid row

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday urged Chief Justice of India Surya Kant to protect the country's Constitution, democracy and judiciary. IMAGE: West Bengal Chief Minister......

Modi flags off India's 1st Vande Bharat sleeper train

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged off India's first Vande Bharat sleeper train between Howrah and Guwahati, and launched several rail and road infrastructure projects worth Rs 3,250......

Even developed nations are removing infiltrators: Modi in Bengal

Ahead of the West Bengal assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made infiltration the central theme of his attack on the Trinamool Congress government, alleging that large-scale......

North India shivers: Delhi coldest in 3 years, record chill in Chandigarh

As Kashmir awaits a fresh spell of snowfall, Delhi saw its coldest January morning in three years on Tuesday and Chandigarh its chilliest night in nine years. With cold waves intensifying in......

Fear, anxiety and long journeys: SIR hearings in Bengal

As the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) gathers pace in West Bengal, block offices are turning into sites of anxiety, with elderly, disabled and vulnerable voters enduring......

Purulia, Jalpaiguri provided most jobs under NREGA

Purulia and Jalpaiguri districts, one hit by Maoist insurgency and the other affected by separatist demands for Gorkhaland respectively, have provided maximum days of employment under the National......

Bengal's tea industry seeks a new flavour

The alpona (artwork) on the steep, winding road leading to Makaibari bears testimony to the visit of G20 delegates for the second tourism working group meeting in April last year. Photograph:......

Untimely rain in March damages rabi crops

Untimely rains during March have caused damage to rabi crops and may result in lower yields, a report said on Wednesday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Between March 1 and 21, cumulative......

Bold Moves Must For Silver Screen To Sparkle Again

More screens, more films, and longer windows will convert to more people watching, assuming they know a film is releasing, points out Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. R S Prasanna's Sitaare Zameen Par......

SAI unveils ambitious plan to upgrade facilities

One of the key projects recommended by the SAI governing body is the procurement of Poligras Paris GT Zero hockey turf for SAI Bengaluru, which serves as the training hub for both the Indian men's......

'Produnova queen' Dipa Karmakar announces retirement

IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar grabbed headlines with her fourth-place finish in the vault final of the 2016 Rio Games, losing an Olympic medal by just 0.15 points. Photograph:Damir Sagolj/Reuters Dipa......

KKR's home match on Apr 17 set to be rescheduled

IMAGE: KKR's home match against RR might be rescheduled. Photograph: BCCI Kolkata Knight Riders' home IPL match against Rajasthan Royals on April 17 is set to be rescheduled after the local police......