The mystery over the country of origin and authenticity of the cargo of the vessel that was intercepted at the Diamond Harbour on Friday evening en route to Karachi, remained unresolved. The ship would be brought to Kolkata on Sunday for “thorough investigation.” Meanwhile, a report has been sent to the United Nations

The 24-hour transport strike called by the CPI(M)’s labour arm Citu to protest against the hike in petroleum prices, turned into a virtual Bangla bandh on Saturday.
As all modes of public transport, buses, minibuses, taxis, trams and autorickhaws, remained off the roads, common people had a harrowing time in reaching their d

The 24-hour transport strike called by the CPI(M)’s labour arm Citu to protest against the hike in petroleum prices, turned into a virtual Bangla bandh on Saturday.
As all modes of public transport, buses, minibuses, taxis, trams and autorickhaws, remained off the roads, common people had a harrowing time in reaching their d

S.S. Attaollahi-trained Carla, a run away winner on debut, holds an edge over others to win the Deccan Chronicle Juvenile Sprinters’ Million, the highlight of the races to be held here on Sunday.

The government’s decision to hike fuel prices is consolidating Opposition parties, which hit the streets in many states enforcing strikes in Kerala, Orissa and West Bengal. While the ruling Congress is on the defensive, its allies at the Centre are refusing to defend the decision.

Irfan Ghatala-trained Advantage Logan was ably ridden by S. Selvaraj to bag the Karnataka Sub-Area Cup, the main event of the races held here on Saturday.
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Congress chief Sonia Gandhi is all set to be re-elected as the party president for a fourth time consecutively when the election for this post will be held on July 25 next month.

The Indian women’s hockey team rallied late in the second half to hold world number four and hosts Germany to a 3-3 draw in their opening match of the four-nation tournament at Essen on Thursday.

The rift between BJP and JD(U) might have been resolved but one leader who was conspicuous by his absence during the series of meeting the party convened to resolve the Bihar crisis was senior party leader Ananth Kumar.

India get ready to head off on another sojourn in the Emerald Isles with the team still looking for an ideal new-ball partner for spearhead Zaheer Khan. The selectors have once again put their faith in Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and Ishant Sharma for the longer format.