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Silent and long-term winners of GST rationalisation: 17 stocks from different sectors which fit the billIn the last few days, a simple trade has been taking place on the street. The government cuts the GST rate on a product, price falls, and h...- Around 1,500 yellow taxis in West Bengal to be phased out by end of next year: OfficialBy the end of next year, around 1,500 yellow taxis in West Bengal will be phased out as vehicles older than 15 years are banned in the city...
- Kolkata’s iconic 'kings of the road' yellow cabs fade into history as thousands go out of business. Here's why.Kolkata's yellow taxis are fading. A 15-year age limit is retiring thousands of these iconic cabs. The city's transport scene is changing. ...
- Asia's oldest operating trams see slow death in IndiaKolkata's 151-year-old tram network is under threat due to neglect, despite being a cheap and eco-friendly transport solution. Enthusiasts ...
- How did the hunt for child killer Bipul Shikari end on Delhi’s GB road?A 12-year-old boy from Mumbai named Sandeep went missing in January and was later found dead in March. Bipul Shikari, a convict released on...
- Anand Mahindra's nostalgic tribute to Hindustan Ambassador reminds netizens of simpler times in India: Check viral postAnand Mahindra shared a nostalgic video showcasing the assembly line production of the iconic Hindustan Ambassador. The video highlights th...
- Uber inks pact with Tata Motors for supply of 25,000 EVs; Wipro cuts salary package offered to freshersRide-hailing company Uber has signed an agreement with Tata Motors to induct 25,000 electric vehicles (EVs) into its fleet. Uber will deplo...
- Flipkart takes on Urban Company; drivers ditch Ola, Uber in drovesBut now the company faces fierce, well-funded competition in the form of Flipkart, which plans to roll out similar services in the coming m...
- Kolkata’s ‘Fairy Tale’ Trams, once essential, are now a neglected relicIn recent years, hit by natural disasters and official neglect, the city’s tram system has become little more than a nostalgia ride, its pa...
- Obit: Legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee was often referred to as Satyajit Ray's 'alter ego'Chatterjee became an integral part of Bengal's art and cultural life with his movies.
- Inside Sundarbans: Wildlife and climate displacements haunt partition refugeesCentenarian Mohindhoro Patra is a rare living witness to the making of 20th century settlements in the Sundarbans, the majority of which sp...
- 5 cheaper holiday options with same ambience as top destinationsWe have compiled a list of five popular holiday destinations—Jaipur/Udaipur, Goa, Puducherry, Andaman and Manali—and their inexpensive alte...
- Mughalsarai renaming loss of railway heritage, erasure of public memory: ExpertsThe Uttar Pradesh government recently issued a notification saying the station, a major railway junction in northern India on the Delhi-How...
- As MapmyIndia enters Google territory, can it beat the Goliath of internet?As homegrown mapping company MapmyIndia moves from automobile navigation to connected devices like phones, it steps on the territory of int...
- French diplomat Fabrice Etienne pens tale of Raj-era apparitions in KolkataDiplomat by day, moonlighting as a ghostbuster by night, Etienne has penned down his experiences in his released book, "Ghosts of Calcutta".
- Global Indian Women: Top 20 India-born & globally successful women from business and artsAn ET Magazine-MavenMagnet study on global women achievers of Indian origin in business and the arts who are creating the biggest buzz onli...
- 2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...
- Tent cinema returns with 'Hunterwali', rare silent and talkiesTent cinema has returned to Delhi thanks to the ongoing Indian cinema centenary festival where the audience is enjoying the legendary 'Hunt...
- NDA, Left strike intensifies; top BJP leaders arrestedArun Jaitley, Abbas Naqvi were among top BJP leaders to be arrested.
- NDA, Left nationwide bandh hits normal lifeLife in many parts of the country was disrupted on Monday with non-Congress political parties enforcing a nationwide bandh against the incr...
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