Voting stopped in Cooch Behar after 4 killed in CISF firing

Voting exercise was stopped at a polling booth in Bengal's Cooch Behar district, after four persons were killed in firing by Central Industrial Security Force personnel in its vicinity, a senior......

Record 84 pc turnout in first phase of Manipur polls

Manipur on Saturday witnessed a record turnout of 84 per cent in the first phase of polling for the 60-seat state assembly. IMAGE: A girl casts her vote during the 1st phase of Manipur Assembly......

Record 86% turnout in last phase of Manipur polls

Manipur on Wednesday witnessed a record turnout of 86 per cent in the second and last phase of polling in 22 assembly constituencies, the highest since 2009 general elections. The polling went off......

Less voter turnout in TN, Kerala and Puducherry compared to 2011

The turn out of voters in assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry on Monday is less than the 2011 polls, the Election Commission said. However, the percentage is likely to go up as......

IHG Hotels & Resorts focused on bringing more luxury offerings to India

Global hospitality major IHG Hotels and Resorts saw its business surpass pre-pandemic levels in 2023 on the back of “unprecedented growth” in the tourism industry, a senior company......

Shikha Sharma on banking, rivalry, stress-busters

Shikha Sharma says she wasn't offered a job by the Day Zero recruiters at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) and attributes that to her "permanent inability to oversell herself",......

'India is a priority market for StanChart'

While other foreign banks are still shrinking their loan portfolio, Standard Chartered Bank says it is seeing a double-digit growth. In an interview, Neeraj Swaroop, Standard Chartered's chief......

'Private banking in India is at take-off stage'

Private banking in India is still at a nascent stage and can absorb all the lessons learnt the hard way in developed markets, according to Jane Fraser, the global head of Citi Private Bank. In an......

Spotted: Sharman Joshi at Bangkok airport

Reader Sudeep Jain met Sharman Joshi at the Bangkok airport. He asked Sharman for a photograph and the Rang De Basanti actor readily agreed. If you encounter/meet/see film or television......

Alia, Bhumi Win Big At Filmfare Awards

Gangubai Kathiawadi dominated the 68th Filmfare awards, held on April 27 in Mumbai, as it picked up 10 awards including Best Film, Best Director for Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Best Actress for Alia......

Yarraji, Shirse smash National Games hurdles records

Andhra Pradesh's Jyothi Yarraji and Tejas Shirse of Maharashtra won their third successive gold medals in the women's 100m hurdles and men's 110m hurdles respectively after clocking Games record......

Ranji Trophy: Tiwary's all-round show puts Bengal on top

An all-round show by Manoj Tiwary put Bengal in the driver's seat against Jammu & Kashmir on the third and penultimate day of their Ranji Trophy Group A fixture at the Eden Gardens. The part-time......