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Kolkata: The Opposition BJP Monday launched a six-day sit-in at Durgapur in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district to protest the alleged gang rape of a medical student of a private college in the industrial city. The dharna was launched by the leader of the Opposition...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday ordered a CBI probe into the Karur stampede in which 41 people were killed. A bench comprising Justices J K Maheshwari and N V Anjaria appointed former apex court judge, Ajay Rastogi, as the head of the committee which...

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, speaking about the Durgapur gang-rape case Monday, said that there isn't any society or nation where such cases do not happen. This statement came a day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee advised that girls should refrain...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has expressed his intention to mediate the border conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan, claiming that he can bring an end to the dispute, referring to the other wars that he has "resolved". He made these statements as he was heading...

Chennai: ED Monday raided premises linked to Sresan Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of Coldrif cough syrup linked to the deaths of children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, and top officials of the Tamil Nadu FDA as part of a money laundering investigation, official sources said. At...

Visakhapatnam: Skipper Alyssa Healy unfurled a hundred touched with genius and grit as Australia achieved the highest-ever successful run chase in women's ODI to register a three-wicket win over India in their World Cup match in Visakhapatnam Sunday. Healy (142, 107 ball, 21x4, 3x6) toyed...

Durgapur: A subdivisional court here Sunday remanded to 10-day police custody the three men arrested for their alleged involvement in the “gangrape” of a student of a private medical college in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district. The charges pressed against the accused persons include gangrape...

New Delhi: Aviation safety regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has directed Air India to reinspect the Ram Air Turbine (RAT) system -- an emergency power source -- on all Boeing 787 aircraft where the Power Conditioning Module (PCM) was recently replaced. The...

New Delhi: Ahead of the Bihar assembly elections, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, in charge of BJP’s campaign in the state, Sunday announced the NDA’s seat-sharing arrangement. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United) will each contest 101 seats, while the Chirag Paswan-led Lok...

New Delhi: John Campbell and Shai Hope scored unbeaten half-centuries as West Indies ended day three of the second Test at 173 for 2 against India here on Sunday. Asked to follow on after folding for 248 in their first innings, Campbell (87 batting;145 balls)...