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SIR row: Centre gives Y-plus security to Bengal CEO after threat

The Centre has provided an armed security cover to West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal in the wake of a potential threat to him due to the ongoing SIR exercise in the state, officials......

Bengal: 32 lakh 'unmapped' voters queue up as SIR hearings begin

Hearings under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were underway in West Bengal for the second day on Sunday with people queuing up in front of 3,234 centres across the state, a......

Kolkata gang rape accused involved in multiple sex crimes

The prime accused in the Kolkata law college gang rape case, Monojit Mishra, is a history-sheeter having a slew of pending cases of sexual harassment and violent crimes registered against him,......

BJP files FIR over 'abuses' at PM's mother at Rahul yatra

Alleging that abuses were hurled at the late mother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Rahul Gandhi's ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday asserted the......

Nurse's death in Bengal sparks political clash, family alleges murder

A 24-year-old nurse was found dead at a private nursing home in West Bengal's Hooghly district, the police said on Friday, triggering political unrest and allegations of a cover-up. IMAGE: Kindly......

Have You Heard About The Potato Crisis?

Amid the political blame game over Bengal's potato ban, which led to shortages in Jharkhand and Odisha, Uttar Pradesh farmers are the unlikely winners. IMAGE: Farmers harvest potatoes in the......

Telecom dream: More users, less manna

The country's mobile service providers have been adding a combined 6.5 million subscribers every month, making India the fastest growing telecom market in the world. However, since most of the new......

BSNL orders manna for equipment companies

Telecommunication equipment manufacturers are set to benefit from the Rs 3,500 crore (Rs 35 billion) financial package approved by the government for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. A substantial portion......

China's software boom manna for Indian pros

India stands to gain from the growth in China's software market as it is facing a shortage of information technology professionals.According to Gartner's research on key IT trends and scenarios for......

The Salil Chowdhury You Never Knew

'At a time when there was little awareness of world music, playing western tunes on eastern instruments like the flute and the dholak, blending vocal polyphony with Indian folk and contemporary......

S D Burman's Magical Aradhana, Abhimaan Music

S D Burman is that unique composer who remained successful right up to his death with his creative engines never running on empty. Sachin Dev Burman created much magic with his scores for Bimal......

What Magic S D Burman Created With Bimal Roy!

Can anyone forget S D Burman's classic songs in Devdas, Sujata and Bandini? Legendary music director Sachin Dev Burman created numerous popular songs over three decades from the 1950s to the 1970s.......

The Songs That Made Manna Dey A Legend

'R D Burman And Sholay Still Rule Our Hearts'

'Panchamda created an exclusive theme music for Gabbar Singh, which is used throughout the film every time the dacoit makes an appearance, and in both concept and sound, is so eerie and......

Indian men shatter 15-year-old national relay record

IMAGE: Indian men's 4x100m relay team clocked 38.69 seconds to set a new national record during the Indian Open Relay Competition in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Photograph: Athletics Federation of......

Neeraj to skip Asian Athletics C'ships, sprinter Kujur in squad

IMAGE: Double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra will miss the event as he will be hosting eponymous event in Bengaluru on May 24, while focussing on training for Diamond League. Photograph: Kai......

'Dedicate my award to every football fan in India'

IMAGE: Former India footballer IM Vijayan. Photograph: SAI Media/X After being conferred with the Padma Shri award, former captain of the Indian football team Inivalappil Mani Vijayan, popularly......

Mohun Bagan fans set to break banner world record

IMAGE: The completed banner will be 340 feet long and 75 feet wide, which the Mohun Bagan fans say will topple the world record for largest hand-painted tifo. Photographs: Mohun Bagan Super......

PR Sreejesh chosen for Padma Bhushan; Ashwin to get Padma Shri

IMAGE: P R Sreejesh, who retired after winning a second successive Olympic hocky bronze in Paris, is currently the head coach of the junior men's team. Photograph: P R Sreejesh/X Former men's......