SIR showdown in Bengal: Mamata, BJP hold rallies

Rallies, counter-rallies, and fiery speeches from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her chief critic, Suvendu Adhikari, escalated the state's already hyper-charged political atmosphere......

Bengal gang rape: Survivor's friend 6th to be arrested

The West Bengal Police arrested the friend of the medical student rape survivor on Tuesday evening, taking the total number of arrests in the case to six, and claimed that the sexual assault was......

TMC suspends MLA who proposed to build 'Babri Masjid'

The Trinamool Congress on Thursday suspended Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir for what it termed "communal politics" amidst a flashpoint over his plan to lay the foundation of a Babri Masjid-style......

Tamil Nadu on alert as Cyclone Ditwah approaches coast

Cyclone Ditwah was slowly moving closer towards the Tamil Nadu coast and it was likely to bring heavy rainfall, the weather office said on Friday, as the state government reviewed its preparedness......