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Chastened by mini collapses, India approach Colombo wary of multi-pronged Pakistan spin threat

India, Feb. 13 -- Two expected wins from two matches notwithstanding, it's been a slightly bizarre T20 World Cup for India's acclaimed batters. There have been three half-centuries of different hues, ... Read More


Love songs, war cries and lies: Understanding the language of birdsong

New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- When a bird sings, it is not performing for us. It is speaking to the world it belongs to. - David Abram In Act 3, Scene 5 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the lovers spend th... Read More


How RBI could tighten its draft guidelines against the mis-selling of financial packages by banks

New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Traditionally, a bank served only two types of customers: depositors, who were primarily individuals, and borrowers that were usually corporate entities. The bank courted both ca... Read More


Under new GHMC limit, AIMIM may become not just kingmaker but the king

Hyderabad, Feb. 13 -- The newly reorganised Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will likely help the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in increasing its hold and number of ward... Read More


Ex-RG Kar principal awarded college's contracts to cartel, got rRs.r70-L bribe: ED

New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Dr Sandip Ghosh, the controversial former principal of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College, gave all contracts of the institution to a cartel of firms owned by two individuals for w... Read More


Crew member jumps into Hooghly, body found

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- The body of a crew member of a vessel destined to Singapore from Bangladesh was fished out from the river Hooghly by a joint team of the Port Marine Department divers and Kolkata P... Read More


Abhishek seeks 'time-bound justice for slain migrant Sukhen Mahato'

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, on Friday, visited the Purulia residence of 'slain' migrant worker Sukhen Mahato. Addressing the media, he a... Read More


KMC presents Rs 5902.43 crore Budget for 2026-27

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- Mayor Firhad Hakim, on Friday, presented the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) budget for the financial year 2026-27 where the civic body seeks to spend Rs 5902.43 crore with the... Read More


Report: Jodhpur RIFF (Rajasthan International Folk Festival) 2025

India, Feb. 13 -- In an Indian festival landscape that is increasingly choosing to cater to fans of a particular genre, be it Hindustani or Carnatic classical, jazz or rock, folk or blues, Sufi or ele... Read More


Jailed for 3 days, teacher rejoins work as BLO

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- In a strange turn of events, a school teacher who had arranged the donation of his deceased mother's cornea spent three days in jail on charges of selling her body parts, before be... Read More