Ten dead as torrential rain paralyses Kolkata; Puja holidays advanced

At least 10 people were killed, nine of them due to electrocution, as torrential overnight rain -- among the heaviest in four decades -- left Kolkata and adjoining districts paralysed on Tuesday,......

How coalmines made Damodar 'the river of agony'

The degeneration of the health conditions of the people, especially tribal women and children, and water contamination are some of the most serious impacts of coal mining in Jharkhand, notes Nitish......

Bengal floods: Mamata writes to Modi, threatens to sever ties with DVC

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that her state would sever all ties with the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) for 'unilaterally......

'Absurd, stupid': Goa declares paid holiday on K'taka election day

The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Goa has declared May 10 as a paid holiday, which will also cover private establishments and industrial workers, in view of voting for the assembly polls......