Shut in shop on fire Twelve people collapsed one after the other and choked to death shuttered inside a popular garment store in Sodepur when welding sparks ignited a fire and burned up oxygen. | More...
Low footfall marks high walkways Guess who makes the best use of the footbridges in Calcutta? Vagrants and advertisers.For pedestrians, it’s too much of a bother to climb the stairs when just a hop, skip, jump and a little bit of luck will take them.... | More...
Bus dashes TV actress A television actress running late for an appointment with her boyfriend and crossing VIP Road while taking a call on her cellphone was knocked down by a chartered bus near Raghunathpur on Wednesday evening. | More...
Allies shed each other’s blood Growing tension between the RSP and the CPM over the past few months today culminated in the death of four supporters of the two parties during the panchayat polls in Basanti, South 24-Parganas. | More...
Oil retailers suffer severe burns The import cost of crude oil for India has touched an all-time high of $112 a barrel, which could result in losses of Rs 1,50,000 crore to state-run oil marketing companies in this fiscal... | More...
We’ve become tougher now: Shah Rukh Shah Rukh Khan was absolutely overjoyed with the Kolkata Knight Riders’ emphatic performance against the Delhi DareDevils on Tuesday. Later, the Knight Riders’ owner briefly spoke to. | More...