Deportation of Bengali migrants to B'desh sparks panic in Bengal village

Sixty-something Bhodu Sheikh sat on the porch of his ramshackle hut in Dorjee Para, a settlement tucked away in one corner of Paikar village in the Muslim-majority Murarai assembly constituency of......

Four injured as trains collide in Odisha

Four persons were injured in a collision between the Koraput-Howrah Samaleswari Express and a goods train at Jharsuguda Railway Station in Odisha early Wednesday morning. The incident occurred due......

2 killed, 20 injured as 18 coaches of Howrah-Mumbai train derail in Jharkhand

Two persons were killed and 22 others injured after 18 coaches of the Howrah-Mumbai Mail derailed in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharsawan district early on Tuesday, officials said.  IMAGE: Locals,......

Bypolls: Over 90% voting in Meghalaya's Sohiong; moderate polling in other seats

Bypolls held in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Odisha witnessed a moderate to high voter turnout on Wednesday, while Meghalaya registered an impressive polling percentage of over 90. IMAGE: An elderly......

Noel Tata's Retail Masterstroke

His value lifestyle brand Zudio signals a coming of age of retail in small town India, observes Indrajit Gupta. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Jharsuguda, an industrial hub located in......

Why India's airlines are so often developing snags

With airlines reporting multiple technical malfunction incidents, aviation regulator DGCA on Monday said it conducted spot checks and found that there is an insufficient number of engineering......

Three firms keen to set up power plants in Orissa

Three companies -- Tata Power, Neyvelly Lignite Corporation and MGM of Bangalore -- have shown interest to set up pit head thermal power plants in Orissa.According to Orissa Minister for Energy SN......