The evolution of BRICS and its challenges today
Reuters, New Delhi
12 September 2026 World
Hotel crackdown in Kolkata puts Bangladeshi patients in a fix
Our Correspondent, Kolkata
6 September 2026 India
13 glacial lakes in India’s Uttarakhand flagged as highly sensitive
Our Correspondent, Kolkata
31 August 2026 India
Leaseholder arrested after Kolkata hotel fire kills nine
Our Correspondent, kolkata
20 August 2026 India
Lightning strikes kill 14 in India’s Jharkhand
Reuters, Bhubaneswar
6 August 2026 India
Hasina not allowed to use Indian soil for politics
Kolkata Correspondent
1 August 2026 India

Indian fashion icon Rohit Bal no more

Rohit Bal, one of India's most leading fashion designers who set trends by blending tradition with modernity in dresses, died last night at a south Delhi hospital following a heart attack
1 November 2024

India, China complete troop pull-back

India and China have completed pulling back their troops from two face-off points on their disputed Himalayan frontier as planned, an Indian defence official said yesterday.
30 October 2024

India, China complete troop withdrawal from key Ladakh friction points

Asian giants India and China have successfully withdrawn their troops from two key friction points at Demchok and Depsang Plains in eastern Ladakh, following a crucial agreement between the two nations, Indian media reported today, citing army sources
30 October 2024

‘Illegal migration harming Indo- Bangla peace’

Two senior leaders of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Home Minister Amit Shah and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, said yesterday that infiltration from Bangladesh was on the rise and that coordinated efforts to stop it were needed to ensure regional peace and stability.
27 October 2024

India warns social media after airline bomb threats

India has warned social media platforms of “consequential action” after hundreds of hoax bomb threats to Indian airlines this month triggered travel chaos and terror it said threatened national security.
27 October 2024

Infiltration prevention from Bangladesh a must for peace: Indian Home Minister

I want to say to the people of Bengal, make a change (in state government) in 2026, and we will stop the infiltration, he added
27 October 2024

Kolkata rape, murder: Junior doctors announce mass rally on October 30

Representatives of civil society and entertainment industry will join the rally and march
27 October 2024

Amit Shah to open passenger terminal, ‘Maitri Dwar’ at Petrapole port tomorrow

A new passenger terminal building and "Maitri Dwar" (Friendship Gate) for cargo movement will be inaugurated tomorrow by Indian Home Minister Amit Shah at Petrapole land port, the largest in South Asia, bordering Benapole in Bangladesh
26 October 2024

Five killed in militant attack in India’s J&K

Suspected militants in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir ambushed an army vehicle and killed five people, including three soldiers, officials said yesterday, days after gunmen killed seven construction workers in the disputed territory.
25 October 2024

Cyclone Dana sweeps India coastal areas, no casualty reported

The severe cyclonic storm "Dana" swept coastal areas of India's eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal today since making landfall after midnight, toppling trees, snapping power lines and inundating some low-lying areas but no casualties were reported, officials said
25 October 2024

Cyclone Dana lashes Odisha

The severe cyclonic storm Dana early today slammed into Bhitarkanika and Dhamra coasts of the eastern Indian state of Odisha where authorities evacuated a million people to safety, shut schools, and suspended flight and train operations.
24 October 2024

Cyclone Dana: Over a million Indians moved to storm shelters

At least 1.1 million people on India’s eastern coast hunkered down in storm shelters ahead of a powerful cyclone set to hammer the low-lying region early this morning.
24 October 2024

More than a million Indians flee as cyclone approaches

Major airports will shut overnight, including key travel hub Kolkata, where heavy rain was already lashing the sprawling megacity
24 October 2024

Priyanka Gandhi enters electoral politics by filing nomination for Lok Sabha by-election

The Wayanad seat was previously held by her brother, Rahul Gandhi
23 October 2024

Eastern India braces for cyclone

Schools in some parts of India’s eastern state of Odisha were ordered to shut and tourists were asked to vacate the popular beach city of Puri, as authorities braced for a severe cyclonic storm that is expected to hit later this week.
22 October 2024

China says reached 'resolution' with India on contested border issues

China said today it had reached a "resolution" with India over issues related to their disputed border, after New Delhi said it had struck a deal with Beijing for military patrols along the frontier
22 October 2024

Indian troops kill five Maoist rebels

Indian commandos shot dead five Maoist rebels in the dense jungles of central India, police said today
22 October 2024

RG Kar rape, murder: Junior docs lift hunger strike

Agitating junior doctors of India's West Bengal state tonight withdrew their 17-day-long hunger strike over the rape and murder of their colleague at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, hours after a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata
21 October 2024

6 workers, doctor killed in attack in Jammu and Kashmir

A doctor and six labourers were shot dead in an attack on the site of an under-construction tunnel on the Srinagar-Leh national highway in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district last night, officials said
21 October 2024

RG Kar rape and murder: Junior docs vow to continue stir

A day after West Bengal chief minister called for an end to the two-week fast-unto-death by agitating junior medics in Kolkata, the doctors today held a mega rally to press home their 10-point demands over the rape and murder of their colleague at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital
20 October 2024