Hack down those overhead wire trapsThe recent blaze at a venerable Parsi temple in Kolkata casts a spotlight on a troubling trend affecting India at large. The chaotic maze o...
18 Nov, 2025, 11.10 PM IST
The Runway Beasts: When nilgais try to catch a flightIndian airports are facing increased wildlife intrusions, posing a significant threat to flight safety. Recent incidents involving nilgais,...
26 Apr, 2025, 11.09 PM IST
3 dead, High Court orders Central Forces to curb Murshidabad violenceIn West Bengal's Murshidabad, clashes linked to Waqf (Amendment) Act protests resulted in three deaths, including a father and son found st...
13 Apr, 2025, 12.11 AM IST
West Bengal tragedy: At least 8 dead, 41 injured after goods train collides with Kanchanjunga ExpressAt least eight people died, and around 41 were injured when a goods train collided with the Kanchanjunga Express near Rangapani station, We...
17 Jun, 2024, 04.35 PM IST
Lok Sabha elections: Fatal heat waves are testing India's ability to protect 1.4 billion peopleKolkata faces extreme heat and heat waves with inadequate measures to protect residents. Commuters seek refuge in a glass-walled bus shelte...
16 May, 2024, 07.55 AM IST
US destroyer shoots down missile and drones launched by Yemen's Houthi rebelsThe U.S. destroyer USS Carney shot down drones and a missile launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. The attack, which targeted t...
06 Mar, 2024, 07.19 PM IST
This left hander may replace MS Dhoni in CSK, reveals former Indian playerFormer cricketer Deep Dasgupta believes Rishabh Pant could be considered as a potential successor to MS Dhoni in the Chennai Super Kings (C...
04 Dec, 2023, 03.39 PM IST
Over 400 arrested after Friday violence in several states, accused face bulldozer action in UP, Jharkhand remains tenseThere were a few sporadic incidents of violence and protests, with a group of people attacking and damaging a local train at Bethuadahari r...
13 Jun, 2022, 04.59 PM IST
View: India’s heatwaves are testing the limits of human survivalWhat’s most alarming about this heatwave is that it’s not so much a one-time ordeal as a taste of things to come as the effects of global w...
04 May, 2022, 06.14 AM IST
Bengal's Bogtui is no west side storyWith no opposition to speak of — thus the too-frequent, out-of-turn fingerwagging by governor and former BJP MP and MLA Jagdeep Dhankhar be...
23 Mar, 2022, 11.33 PM IST
Bogtui is no West Bengal production of West Side StoryOn Monday evening, the Trinamool Congress panchayat deputy pradhan of the adjoining Barshal village, Bhadu Sheikh, was murdered in a bomb a...
23 Mar, 2022, 12.30 PM IST
COVID-19, diabetes and steroids fuelling new mucormycosis waveGlobal prevalence of mucormycosis varies between 0.005 and 1.7 per million population, but its prevalence in India is nearly 80 times highe...
22 May, 2021, 09.35 PM IST
Nobody is seeing death of businesses; lakhs are losing their livelihoods: Gautam Singhania'Time has come to open up the economy seamlessly and that is the only way to recovery.'
07 Aug, 2020, 12.32 PM IST
Work at Vodafone? You may get fired for reckless drivingDriver's training is mandatory & those who don't undergo this, can get a bad appraisal or lose their jobs. Over a yr ago, 3 employees were ...
09 Aug, 2014, 11.34 AM IST
Poke me: Who killed Indian football?In 1950, India had made the cut to take part in the first World Cup since the end of World War II, but our barefoot players couldn’t make i...
11 Jun, 2014, 09.57 PM IST
Saradha chit fund scam: First case of murder reported, another person commits suicideThe tragic fallout of the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam in West Bengal escalated today with the first case of murder being reported in...
06 May, 2013, 08.12 PM IST
Coal India Limited rubs shoulder with Goldman Sachs and Shell for the Worst company in the world awardThe awards are timed as a counterpoint to the Davos World Economic Forum which gets together corporate leaders from around the world in lat...
09 Jan, 2013, 04.16 AM IST