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Modi unveils India's 1st underwater metro line in Kolkata

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday unveiled multiple metro projects across the country, including India's first underwater metro line in Kolkata. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

When Security Wouldn't Let The Ustad In

'The security guards at the stadium did not recognise him. He kept saying he was Zakir Hussain but they did not permit him to enter.''Zakir bhai was calm and told me it is not their fault. They......

Meet Vikram Seth, the actor

Third Stop: Kolkata Have you read Seth's First Stop: Chennai? Have you read Seth's Second Stop: Bangalore?If he weren't such a good writer, our man could well have ventured into acting.So it seemed......

PIX: India celebrates Eid with prayers, feasting; 'Free Palestine' poster in UP

Dressed in traditional finery, Muslims across India offered prayers at mosques and eidgahs on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr on Thursday, marking the end of the holy month of Ramzan. IMAGE: A drone......

After 2 yrs, devotees offer Eid prayers in mosques in large numbers

As the month-long fasting observed by the people of the Muslim community during Ramzan came to an end on Modnay, devotees across the country offered namaz on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr in large......

Kolkata's Taj Gateway Hotel fails to repay loans; lands at NCLT

Rooms at this Kolkata hotel are priced between Rs 7,000-8,000 per night. Gateway is a full-service upscale hospitality brand under the Taj Group of Hotels. The Gateway, a 197-room Kolkata hotel......

Former Chairman of Tata Steel, Russi Mody passes away

Former Chairman and Managing Director of Tata Steel, Russi Mody, 96, passed away in Kolkata on Friday. Russi Mody who joined Tata Steel in 1939 rose to the position of Director of Personnel in......

India's looming power struggle

Amulya Charan is sitting in the lobby of the stately Taj Bengal hotel in Kolkata when a call comes in from a small contractor trying to sell him a 10 megawatt power plant. There is some haggling......

Why attack Ratan Tata for criticising Bengal's flaws

Mitra's stout and vociferous protest to what most see as Tata's meandering and even affectionate critique has taken people by surprise, says Malavika Sangghvi. Will the war of words between......

Crisis Brews In Darjeeling's Tea Gardens

In the last three years, 20 gardens have changed hands, and 90 per cent of the buyers are from non-tea background. IMAGE: A worker gathers tea leaves at the Happy Valley tea garden estate in......

Mani Ratnam released from hospital

Filmdirector Mani Ratnam, admitted to a Kolkata hospital on Wednesday evening with low blood pressure, fever and dehydration, was released on Thursday evening after his condition became stable. A......

'Would be criminal if I stopped Saira from acting'

'On the first day of shooting, after our first shot together as co-stars was canned, a dream Saira had cherished for years, Rajinder Krishan, the poet who was watching the way Saira was following......

'Investing in girls is about the smartest thing you can do'

Over Dosas in Mumbai, Oscar winner Megan Mylan tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel why she chose India and girl empowerment as the subject of her new documentary. Image: Megan Mylan (centre) with her......

Confirmed! Messi to visit India in December

IMAGE: The football-mad city of Kolkata will be the first stop in Lionel Messi's whirlwind trip named 'GOAT Tour of India 2025', followed by Ahmedabad, Mumbai and New Delhi. Photograph: Sam......

BCCI imbroglio gets murkier

The Jagmohan Dalmiya group on Friday raised suspicion about who is funding the travel and accommodation of the three observers appointed by the Kolkata high court.It is said the group wanted to......

Bucknor bowls 'em over

Steve Bucknor spent the whole day under the blazing Kolkata sun, but he was as relaxed as ever as he obliged autograph hunters at the Taj Bengal in Kolkata after returning from the Eden Gardens at......

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history.Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.......

Dalmiya clarifies on Dhoni's 'conflict of interest' issue

MS Dhoni. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images The Board of Control for Cricket in India president Jagmohan Dalmiya clarified his stance on Mahendra Singh Dhoni's alleged conflict of interest......