India

Kolkata: It was election day in West Bengal, the first of two phases. And the script was all too familiar. Heavy deployment of central forces, long queues at polling booths...

New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday firmly rejected media reports indicating a possible hike of ₹25–28 per litre in petrol and diesel prices shortly after the assembly elections, describing such...

Kolkata/Nandigram: As the first phase of West Bengal assembly elections kicked off on Thursday, Trinamool Congress (TMC) accused Nandigram police of favouring the BJP, while Opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari countered,...

Nashik: Fresh details have surfaced in the alleged harassment case at Tata Consultancy Services’ Nashik office, with investigators reportedly recovering objectionable digital evidence, including obscene WhatsApp messages and vulgar passwords...

Alwar/Delhi: A probe into the murder and rape of 22-year-old daughter of an IRS officer in Delhi reveal that the accused was allegedly a serial offender. The 23-year-old, who was...

Chennai: In the high-stakes Tamil Nadu elections, 37.56% votes were polled till 11 am on Thursday. According to reports, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam leader Vijay has sought two-hour extension of polling...

Kolkata: Polling for the first phase of the high-stakes West Bengal Assembly elections, covering 152 of the state's 294 constituencies spread across 16 districts, recorded a turnout of 18.76% in...

Murshidabad: With phase one polling underway in the state, several people were reportedly injured after some unidentified persons hurled a crude bomb in Nowda, Murshidabad district of West Bengal on...

Mirzapur: A multi-vehicle pile-up, suspected to have been caused by a truck's brake failure, trapped and crushed a passenger car between two heavy vehicles before sparking a fiery chain reaction...

Kathmandu: Barely a month after he took charge, Nepal prime minister Balendra Shah is facing a major protest over the imposition of customs duty on items purchased from India. Nepalese...