Locals throw birthday bash for rescued elephant in Jharkhand

Forest officials, village heads and school students celebrated the 16th birthday of a rescued elephant named 'Rajni' at the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary in Seraikela-Kharsawan district of Jharkhand by......

Six killed, 6 hurt in Chhattisgarh steel plant mishap

Four officials and two workers were killed in an accident inside a furnace at a private steel plant in Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur on Friday, while six others, including a general manager,......

Jharkhand woman murders husband, buries body in home

A middle-aged tribal woman allegedly murdered her 'alcoholic' husband after a heated argument and buried the body inside the house for over 10 days in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, police said on......

Boyfriend held in RG Kar student's mysterious death

The boyfriend of a final-year female student of RG Kar medical college in Kolkata, who died under mysterious circumstances in a hospital in West Bengal's Malda, was arrested on Sunday and remanded......

Nationwide coal workers' strike called off

The two-day old strike by coal workers across India was on Wednesday called off with the government and the unions reaching an agreement after a marathon meeting. "The strike has been called off,"......

For some Jharkhand farmers, displacement no curse

Anti-displacement protests being witnessed all over the country do not mean anything to families engaged in farming at a village 18 kms off Ranchi.They were among 250 families who had to give up......

Bengal farmers lap up Jindal Steel shares

Sukhdev Mahato has 2 acres in the 450-acre private land, which will be acquired for JSW Bengal Steel's 10 million tonne project. And Mahato feels blessed. "I will lose land, but will get company......

Zwigato Review: Kapil Sharma's Wow Performance!

A far cry from his playing-to-the-gallery comedian, Kapil Sharma emerges as a heartfelt picture of aspiration and annoyance, notes Sukanya Verma. A Nandita Das creation is as much craft as it is a......

Indian Archers' Night Ordeal In Riot-Hit Dhaka!

'If something had happened in that bus, there were three teenage girls. Who would have been responsible?' IMAGE: Abhishek Verma and Jyoti Surekha pose after winning their medals at the Asian......

6 Teams, 48 Archers, APL Looks To Hit Bullseye!

Each team will comprise eight archers -- six Indian and two foreigners, both male and female.  IMAGE: Six Indian and 12 foreign archers were picked in the draft. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Arjun......

U-19 Nepali cricketers train in Bhopal

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: ICC/X A group of U-19 Nepali cricketers will travel to Bhopal for a month-long high-level professional training under the......

Mom, coach, strategist: Purnima Mahato prepares archers for Paris Olympics

'Medal layenge, medal layenge yeh baat tum dimaag se nikal do (a medal will never come if you chase after a medal, just focus on the processes)' Photographs: Purnima Mahato/Instagram......

India set for world's first archery league

IMAGE: AAI has now secured sponsors and is currently in discussions with broadcasters. Photograph: AAI/X The much-anticipated franchise-based 'Indian Archery League' is finally set to take off in......