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Odisha tribal couple forced to plough field for 'sinful' marriage

A tribal couple in Odisha's Rayagada district was allegedly forced to plough a field with a yoke placed on their shoulders as a form of public punishment for marrying against community traditions,......

Floods, landslides kill 8 as heavy rains batter Assam

Eight persons have been killed in floods and landslides in Assam as incessant rainfall caused massive inundation in 17 districts, affecting over 78,000 people, officials said on Saturday. IMAGE: A......

Why do Bengal parties clash over attacks on Bangladesh Hindus?

The ongoing attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh have reignited debates on minority rights, communal harmony, and the Citizenship Amendment Act in West Bengal, with both the ruling Trinamool Congress......

Biswanath Halder sane to face trial

In a case the prosecutors say took an extraordinary time to take a man to trial, an Ohio judge has ruled that 64-year-old Biswanath Halder is sane enough to be tried. Halder faces death sentence......

Is Biswanath Halder insane?

If Biswanath Halder could decide his own destiny, he would not be in a Cleveland Court attending a pre-trial hearing about his sanity. He would rather be seeing a man he calls his mortal foe being......

Singur saga: How Tata's Nano exit reshaped Bengal's political, industrial landscape

On the eve of Durga Puja in October 2008, industrialist Ratan Tata announced that Tata Motors would withdraw from the nearly completed Nano car plant in Singur, attributing the decision to Mamata......

PowerGrid for fresh offers for Rs 7,000-cr project

State-run power transmission firm PowerGrid has called for fresh offers from shortlisted bidders BHEL-ABB and Siemens for its Rs 7,000-crore HVDC (high voltage direct current) sub-stations'......

Eden Gardens now has the Jhulan Goswami stand!

'This is not just my moment, it belongs to every girl who dreams of making it big in cricket.' IMAGE: Former India bowler Jhulan Goswami during the inauguration of a stand named after her at the......

Chhetri scores 76th goal but Bangladesh hold India

Sunil Chhetri, playing in his 121st international in the SAFF Championship, struck in the 27th minute to place himself just a goal shy of legendary Brazillian Pele (77 goals from 92 matches).......

Star athlete Hima Das makes appeal for flood-hit Assam

IMAGE: People stand on a damaged embarkment washed out by the floods due to incessant rainfalls, at Hajo in Kamrup. Photograph: PTI Photo India's rising track and field star Hima Das has made an......

Former BCCI president BN Dutt passes away

One of the most revered administrators of Kolkata Maidan both in football and cricket, Biswanath Dutt is known to have played an instrumental role in getting a young Jagmohan Dalmiya under his......

BCCI backs Ganguly in 'conflict of interest' case

It is learnt that BCCI's Committee of Administrators does not want Sourav Ganguly to be penalised if he makes 'full disclosure'. IMAGE: Delhi Capitals advisor Sourav Ganguly. Photograph: BCCI BCCI......

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