Assam registers 77.21% voting in 2nd phase on 39 seats

An estimated 77.21 per cent of the 73.45 lakh voters exercised their franchise on Thursday during the second phase of polling, in which at least three persons were injured in firing by PSOs of......

13 yrs after Tata's ouster, Singur seeks industrialisation

'What did we get out of this agitation? Nothing... Now we feel it was all a mistake. We have no work, and our land has turned infertile. We are living in abject poverty' IMAGE: The abandoned Tata......

How BJP's Chanakya met his waterloo in Bengal

The BJP could win only 16 out of the 57 seats in Bengal where Amit Shah campaigned, reports Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Anilchandra Shah on a roadshow......

56 personalities receive Padma awards from President

President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday presented Padma awards to 56 distinguished personalities including actor Paresh Rawal, ace tennis player Leander Paes and author Ruskin Bond. Cricketer Yuvraj......

Gold jewellery demand likely to contract in Q2 and Q3

Gold jewellery demand in India is likely to decline in the second and third quarters of this fiscal due to hike in import duty, high volatility in prices and inflationary pressure, according to a......

The Ford who loves Lord Krishna

'Krishna is your best friend. He knows what's best for you.' 'They talk about death being a final exam. So at 65, I have to be studying for my final exam.' Part 1: This Ford has more on his mind......

Jaitley and his team deserve compliments

Unlike in past years, when policymakers were tight-lipped on Budgetary issues as early as from the end of December, this year it seemed glasnost over the Budget exercise had arrived, notes AK......

Ambassador's journey: From 'wheels of India' to 'world's best taxi'

Rows of Ambassador cars are seen at the Hindustan Motors plant in Hindmotors. Photograph: Jayanta Shaw/Reuters Till the mid-nineties, Hindustan Motors’ Ambassador dominated the Indian roads......

Historic! Ankita, Dhiraj shine! India sweep golds at Asian C'ships

IMAGE: Indian recurve men stun Korea in shoot-off to end 18-year wait for Asian gold. Photograph: World Archery Asia/Instagram The Indian men's recurve team produced its most stirring performance......

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: Das edges past Talukdar to qualify for Rio Olympics

IMAGE: Atanu Das shoots during the men's recurve bronze final at the Hyundai Archery World Cup 2016 Stage 3 on June 19, 2016 in Antalya. Photograph: Dean Alberga/World Archery Federation via Getty......

Archery: Deepika falters on return; fails to qualify for Asian Games

IMAGE: Deepika Kumari failed to make it to the Indian team for the Asian Games, World Cup and World Championships slated later this year. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Former World......

Indian men's recurve team claim silver at Archery World Cup

IMAGE: The trio of Atanu Das, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Tarundeep Rai took the match to a tie breaker (28-28), but lost on the final shot to get silver with a score of 4-5. Photograph: SAI......