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SIR sets off reverse migration of 'illegal Bangladeshis' at Bengal border

Beside a pitch road that opens into a narrow, dusty mud bylane at the Hakimpur BSF border outpost in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas, a stretch has become an informal departure corridor for......

Not foreign hand, unruly youths behind violence: Leh Apex Body

Admitting that the recent violence in Leh was caused by youngsters who went "out of control", Leh Apex Body co-chairman Chering Dorjay on Friday rejected the involvement of a "foreign hand" in the......

'Israel Uses Starvation As A Weapon In Gaza'

'The ruling elite are supporting those attacking the people of Gaza.''As a nation we should not cooperate with the oppressor regime that is allowing mass starvation as a weapon of war.' IMAGE:......

Minister's confession exposes Pak as rogue state: India at UN

India said that the open confession of Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif admitting to his country's history of supporting and funding terrorist organisations exposes Pakistan as a "rogue......

4 Months After Poor LS Score, How BJP Swept Vidarbha

'Slogans like 'Ek hai toh safe hai' and 'Batenge toh katenge' resonated with voters.' IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath holds the BJP manifesto at an election meeting in support......

Now the blind too can work in BPOs

A new technology now allows visually challenged to work shoulder to shoulder with people in the BPO industry.The technology NEIL (Navigation and Expert Interaction Logic) offers visually challenged......

MARKET INSIGHT: Don't blindly believe preliminary data

If government statistics are at variance with private data flow, chances are high that the latter presents a picture closer to reality. One study claims the US government’s economic forecasts......

The blind spot on India's biggest banking whodunit

The PNB fiasco falls into a family line that involves non-fund limits - read contingent liabilities which are off-books. Harshad Mehta did it with bankers’ receipts in 1992.Ketan Parekh......

Major PSU banks to go live on account aggregator system by July-end

After the finance minister directed public sector banks to join the account aggregator (AA) ecosystem, 5-6 major ones, including State Bank of India (SBI) and Bank of Baroda are expected to go live......

'Gurumurthy must be sacked from RBI'

'For a responsible person like him to utter such nonsense is shameful.''He is not fit to be a director on the RBI central board.' IMAGE: Swaminathan Gurumurthy, a director on the Reserve Bank of......

'How many of us really know our prime minister?'

'We think we know him because he's written about every day.''But how many of us know him as a person?' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi performs puja at the Ambaji temple in Banaskantha,......

The Memorable Chapters of Satish Kaushik's Career

I may not have the looks for cinema, but my spirit is unassailable, Satish Kaushik once said in an interview. A four decade-long career full of work before and behind the camera is testament to his......

'Karan has changed completely from the boy I grew up with'

'Today, as a film personality, he is bigger than Dharma Productions.''But he is still warm and loyal to his friends from school, college and work.' IMAGE: Karan Johar with Shah Rukh Khan.......

10 roles that proved Soumitra Chatterjee's versatility

This is an alternate list of 10 screen roles that saw Soumitra Chatterjee, a paragon of gentility, venture beyond his comfort zone and deliver masterclasses of subtlety and depth, lists Saibal......

25 Memorable Dilip Kumar Films

Dilip Kumar, acting legend, passed into the ages on Wednesday, July 7, morning. We remember the icon by re-visiting his best movies. Dilip Kumar. The name evokes a myriad of images and every......

Prez Murmu Hosts World Champions At Rashtrapati Bhavan!

IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu meets India Blind Women's T20 World Cup-winning team at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday. Photographs: Rashtrapati Bhavan/X The Indian Blind Women's T20 World......

No Blind World Cup matches in crisis-hit Nepal

The tournament will be played in New Delhi and Bengaluru primarily but Pakistan will be stationed at a neutral venue, which was to be Kathmandu originally. IMAGE: The inaugural women's T20 World......

Will India's Blind cricket team travel to Pakistan?

IMAGE: The fourth edition of the Blind World Cup, in which India are the reigning champions, is scheduled to be played at Lahore and Multan from November 22 to December 3. Photograph: CABI/X The......

IOA increases support staff ratio for Paris Olympics

Trying to give the best support to Indian contingent but still being criticised: IOA chief PT Usha IMAGE: Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Petroleum and......

Netherlands appoint Blind to replace Hiddink as coach

Newly appointed Netherlands coach Danny Blind. Photograph: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Danny Blind was named the new coach of the Netherlands, replacing Guus Hiddink who resigned this week......