New Delhi,  Responding to Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto's comments on alleged human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, during a joint press conference with German counterpart Annalena Baerbock, India has said that all "serious and conscientious members of global community have a role and responsibi

Kolkata, A member of a cross-border cattle smuggling racket was killed in firing by the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel at the Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Nadia district on late Saturday night, officials said.

A BSF jawan was also injured in the clash.

The deceased has bee

Hyderabad, Oct 9 (IANS) Three members of a family were washed away while crossing a flooded bridge across an overflowing stream in Telangana's Wanaparthy district, police said on Sunday.

The victims, including two women, were crossing Madanapuram low-level bridge on a motorcycle, when its driver lost cont

Gandhinagar,  As Gujarat government's demolition drive at the Bet Dwarka island, a sensitive island off Okha port, entered ninth day on Sunday, state's Tourism Minister Purnesh Modi took to Twitter to explain and justify the drive.

In one such tweet he said, "According to the satellite image

Bhopal,  At least 34 people were injured after a private bus they were travelling overturned in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district after hitting a buffalo on the road early on Sunday, police said.

As per the police, nearly a dozen of the passengers have received severe injuries, and have been admitted

Chandigarh,  The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Sunday asked Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal not to tell "white lies" to fool farmers in the run up to the Gujarat Assembly elections, saying the his government in Punjab had only promised MSP on moong and maize but failed to deliver on both.

Chennai,  Amid the ongoing tussle between the K. Palaniswami and the O. Panneerselvam factions in the AIADMK, the party's Organisation Secretary and former MP V. Maitreyan was expelled from the party.

The seasoned politician was expelled by interim General Secretary, Palaniswami, who said that Maitre

Kolkata,   A recent data released by the Ministry of Home Affairs that showed West Bengal in poor light on account of high rate of early marriages of girls in the state has prompted the principal opposition parties to launch a scathing attack on the Trinamool Congress-led state government.

The MHA d

Kolkata,  A court in Kolkata on Saturday sent five of the seven persons arrested in connection with the murder of a 21-year-old man Ayan Mondal to police custody till October 12.

Two others, who are below 18, have been sent to juvenile home.

Those sent to police custody include Ayan's

New Delhi,  Election Commission (EC) has proposed to the Law Ministry to let one candidate contest from one constituency only.

Although it is one of those electoral reforms which had also been proposed in the past, but, the sources said that the proposal gained momentum after Rajiv Kumar was appointed as