Renowned tabla artiste Subhankar Banerjee dies of Covid complications

Renowned percussionist Pt Subhankar Banerjee died after battling Covid-19 for two months at a private hospital in Kolkata, his family said on Thursday. He was 54. Photograph: Courtesy, Pt......

Japanese gang rape: Court orders identification parade of 6 accused

The test identification parade of the 6 persons arrested in connection with Japanese tourist gang rape in Gaya will be held by Friday, a city court on Tuesday ruled. Acting Chief Metropolitan......

Voters brave rain, heat as 4 LS seats, 9 assembly constituencies go to polls

Allegations of electronic voting machines malfunctioning returned to haunt the Election Commission as four Lok Sabha seats and nine assembly constituencies went for bypolls on Monday across 10......

How you can buy a property in a posh location for a song

Banks are auctioning 2,362 properties in next 30 days. The foremost benefit of purchasing a property in a bank auction is that you could get it at a significant discount to the market rate.......

Sports Shorts: Sindhu, Saina make winning start at Indonesia Masters

IMAGE: Saina will next face another Indonesian Fitriani Fitriani. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Saina Nehwal/Twitter The Indian trio of P V Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth dished out superb......

Sports Shorts: Shooter Rizvi is World No 1 in 10m air pistol

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday IMAGE: Shahzar Rizvi celebrates after winning the gold medal in the 10m air pistol event. Photograph: ISSF_Shooting/Twitter World......

Sports shorts: Anand joint second in Norway blitz

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday.  IMAGE: Viswanathan Anand finished half a point behind Wesley So, who won the blitz with six points out of a possible......