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Heavy rains forecast for Mumbai, parts of Maharashtra and Gujarat on Thursday

Mumbai, its satellite cities, north and central Maharashtra and south Gujarat received rains on Wednesday owing to a low-pressure area in the Arabian Sea and a western disturbance, the India...

Army ex-major killed by locals outside Kolkata

A retired Army major died on Friday after being thrashed by locals at Budgebudge in the outskirts of Kolkata following a brawl over collection of water from a public tap. Jayanta Sarkar (52) had...

The Peeli-Peelis of Kolkata

As Kolkata marches towards modernity, it is hard to imagine its streets without these cabs, notes Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd). IMAGE: Kolkata's famous Ambassador taxis. Photograph: Debadyuti...

WB: Another chit fund owner dies, toll climbs to 14

The owner of a rural chit fund firm, active in two south Bengal districts, died on Thursday in Hooghly district taking the ponzi scheme fiasco deaths in the state to 14. The police said that Asim...

Gujarat spared as Cyclone Ockhi dissipates

The people of Gujarat and the state administration on Wednesday heaved a sigh of relief as Cyclone Ockhi dissipated over the Arabian Sea, sparing the poll-bound state. The cyclone was on...

How Modi can create thousands of jobs

'What the government should do to create jobs is to help revive the MSME sector.''This sector gives employment to lakhs of people.''The MSME sector provides more employment than the big...

Mumbai Test: Rain likely to play spoilsport on Day 1

IMAGE: Mumbai Cricket Association president Dr Vijay Patil, right, and treasurer Jagdish Achrekar inspect the conditions at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday. Photograph: MCA The...