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

Jammu & Kashmir polls: National Conference-Congress alliance ahead in 46 seats, BJP in 23

In the early trends of assembly elections, India's key regional party National Conference (NC) and its ally Congress are leading in the majority of the 90 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, the only Muslim-majority region in the country
8 October 2024

Kolkata rape-murder: Hunger strike intensifies as more doctors join

The "fast-unto-death" protest by junior doctors in West Bengal, demanding justice for the raped and murdered female doctor of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, along with workplace safety, intensified yesterday as more healthcare professionals joined the protest
7 October 2024

India villagers kill last wolf from man-eating pack

Villagers in India have beaten to death a wolf believed to be the last of a six-member pack that killed nine people, eight of them children, wildlife officials said yesterday.
6 October 2024

India’s BJP set to lose two state elections: exit polls

India’s ruling party is projected to have lost two key provincial elections to the main opposition Congress party and its allies, exit polls showed, suggesting another setback after the party fared poorly in national elections.
6 October 2024

7 of a family among 10 killed in rain-induced flash floods in Meghalaya

Incessant rains have triggered landslides in Gasuapara region of the district
6 October 2024

Kolkata rape-murder: Protesting junior doctors begin fast unto death

The junior doctors of India's West Bengal state, protesting against the rape and murder of their colleague at the RG Kar hospital, began a fast unto death yesterday evening, claiming that their demands were not fulfilled by the state government
6 October 2024

Jaishankar rules out bilateral talks

India’s foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will not discuss bilateral relations when he visits Pakistan this month, the first such visit in nearly a decade, for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
5 October 2024
5 October 2024

Indian forces kill 28 suspected Maoists in Chhattisgarh

The gunfight broke out at around 1:00pm in the forest between Thulthuli and Nendur villages in Abhujmaad
4 October 2024

India’s SC pulls up authorities over air quality

India’s Supreme Court yesterday asked authorities to report back within a week on what they were doing to stop farmers from burning crop residue as smog began to pollute the air in the capital Delhi and surrounding regions, local media reported.
3 October 2024

Bengali recognised as 'classical language' in India

Bengali and four other languages have been conferred the status of classical language, the Indian government announced tonight..The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet presided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi..The classical language status was conferred also
3 October 2024

Doctor shot dead inside Delhi nursing home

A doctor was shot dead inside a nursing home in the Kalindi Kunj locality of south east Delhi today, police said.
3 October 2024

Kolkata rape, murder: Junior doctors take out mega protest march demanding justice

Thousands of junior doctors, joined by people from all walks of life, took out a mega protest march in Kolkata yesterday demanding justice for a medic who was raped and murdered at state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August
3 October 2024

India does not share vision for ‘Asian Nato’

India does not share the vision for an “Asian Nato” called for by Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Tuesday.
2 October 2024

Jaishankar, Blinken discuss 'Indian-subcontinent' issues in Washington

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his US counterpart Antony Blinken in Washington on Tuesday and held discussions on a number of issues, including the "recent developments in the Indian sub-continent"
2 October 2024

Mahatma Gandhi inspired anti-colonial struggles in many countries: Verma

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma today said Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of coexistence with their ecology and respect for Mother Nature has great relevance in addressing some of the pressing problems of their times such as climate change and sustainable development
2 October 2024

Jr doctors in West Bengal resume strike

Junior doctors in India’s West Bengal state resumed their full strike yesterday, complaining that the country’s judiciary has not made adequate efforts to restore justice after the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in August.
1 October 2024

Options for India, China to resolve border stand-off

Talks between Indian and Chinese diplomats have opened options for the rivals to resolve conflict on their Himalayan frontier, India’s army chief said yesterday.
1 October 2024

RG Kar rape and murder: Junior officers go back into total cease-work

Junior doctors in India’s West Bengal again went into total cease-work today, pressing home their demands that predominantly include ensuring their safety and security at all medical establishments.They had partially joined work at government hospitals on September 21, after around 42 days
1 October 2024

Govinda injured in accidental gunshot at his Mumbai residence

Famous Bollywood actor Govinda sustained a bullet injury to his leg today when his licensed revolver misfired after being dropped at his residence in Juhu, Mumbai, according to his manager and police
1 October 2024