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Bank of America Merrill Lynch report said The country has already overtaken Brazil and Russia to emerge as the second largest BRIC economy after China. (Photo: File | PTI)

Indian economy coming out of twin shock of Demonetisation, GST: report

The ratings agency, however, cautioned on the possible widening of the current account deficit due to rising oil prices.

9 May 2018 9:22 PM IST

One of the teachers first noticed the snake but without panicking the students, she shifted them to the next class through a wooden partition in the hall.

In Bengal, 63-yr-old theatre artist bitten by snake being used as...

After the snake bit 'Jatra' performer Kalidasi Mondal, she was taken to hospital where she was declared brought dead,...

9 May 2018 8:52 PM IST

Krunal Pandya celebrates the dismissal of KKRs Chris Lynn.(Photo: BCCI)

IPL 2018, KKR vs MI: MI bowlers star as visitors beat KKR by 102 runs

Score after 18.1 overs, KKR 108, Prasidh Krishna 1*, Hardik Pandya (2/16), Krunal Pandya (2/12), lose to MI by 102 runs.

9 May 2018 7:04 PM IST

3,305 FIRs were registered in Rajasthan in 2017 and 140 rape victims received compensation.

Kolkata: Security guards gangrape 2 minor girls for over 2 months

Both the accused have been arrested, and a case has been registered under the POCSO Act.

9 May 2018 5:20 PM IST

The district administration is now concentrating on curbing the illegal transport of petrol and diesel in the district.

Amid surging prices, call for foolproof system to curb fuel theft

Retail petroleum dealers have complained of receiving lower quantity of fuel from oil tankers.

6 May 2018 1:37 PM IST

The minorities have full faith in us. The BJP is giving nominations to minorities and are fuelling riots in the state, senior TMC leader Partha Chatterjee said. (Photo: PTI)

BJP's trump card? Party fields record number of Muslim candidates for...

The ruling TMC discounted BJP's minority outreach plan and asserted that they continue to have faith in party chief...

6 May 2018 1:23 PM IST

Describing the arrest as political conspiracy, Mukul Roy, who was the Union railway minister in 2012 when the cases were lodged against his brother-in-law, said he himself was the actual target of the move. (Photo: PTI)

WB Police arrests Mukul Roy's brother-in-law for running job racket

'Srijan Roy has been held for taking money from several people on the pretext of providing them with jobs,' a district...

6 May 2018 9:08 AM IST

Sleazy texts, molestation, gaslighting, emotional abuse and most of all, using his position in the creative circuit, has been his norm since the inception of the theater group he co-founded, goes the article. (Photo: Representational | Pixabay)

Generation lost in space? Young thespian accused of abuse in Kolkata

A 'young thespian' from Kolkata has been accused of molesting, sexually abusing and bullying interns and juniors...

5 May 2018 3:48 PM IST

A clash erupted between the Congress workers and police in Kolkata on Friday as the party staged a protest over rotten meat supply racket. (Photo: ANI)

West Bengal meat racket: Clash erupts between Congress, police

Congress said, 'Rotten meat market is thriving here, this kind of crime cannot take place without collusion with the...

4 May 2018 9:34 PM IST

The 67,000 capacity Eden Gardens emerged as the frontrunner and was adequately compensated by the IPL governing council. (Photo: PTI)

IPL 2018: Eliminator, Qualifier 2 shifted from Pune to Eden Gardens in...

Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium will play host to the Qualifier 1 and the Final on May 22 and 27 respectively.

4 May 2018 5:34 PM IST

Ravindra Jadeja was standing at mid-off during both the deliveries, and Dhoni could be seen with an unhappy face following this. (Photo: BCCI)

IPL 2018: Ravindra Jadeja's dropped catches leave MS Dhoni...

As a result, those two drop catches proved to be costly as KKR went on to beat CSK by six wickets.

4 May 2018 2:54 PM IST

Calcutta High Court (Photo: Facebook)

Calcutta HC refuses to interfere in WB panchayat poll; raps SEC

The division bench said the SEC had floundered in upholding its constitutional obligations and asked to conduct itself...

4 May 2018 2:31 PM IST