In this episode of News Today, the focus is on the Kolkata rape case that has taken a political turn. The BJP accuses the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of providing political patronage to the main accused, ...

With Great Eastern Hotel, Ruchir Joshi has written not the Great Indian Novel, but something stranger and more necessary: a ...

Centre has appointed Parag Jain, 1989‑batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre, as new Research & Analysis Wing (RAW) chief. He will succeed Ravi Sinha, whose current term concludes on June 30. Jain is set ...

Punjab ’95', ‘Santosh’, ‘L2: Empuraan’ and ‘Phule’—form a rough map of the terrain to be negotiated in getting a film to its ...

A law student in Kolkata was allegedly gang-raped inside a college union room, sparking a political debate. The incident has ...

Why first-ever comprehensive household income survey is relevant to the UPSC exam? What is the significance of topics such as ...

In this interview, Sumangala Damodaran speaks about protest music, feminist activism, and the legacy of IPTA in shaping India ...

Sikkim and This year marks 50 years since Sikkim’s integration into India. Before India’s independence, the British, along with the Chogyal royals and Tibetans, played a major role in shaping Sikkim’s ...

The political turmoil in Bangladesh has made it more urgent for India to complete the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project, or KMTTP, which links Mizoram to Kolkata via Sittwe port in Myanmar ...

KOLKATA: Lawyers are now aligned to political parties and their source of power lies outside the court, Calcutta high court said on Tuesday, lamenting the corresponding dip in court decorum.

Kolkata: A fierce fire ripped through a hotel in the Indian city of Kolkata killing at least 15 people, police said Wednesday, with some clambering out of windows and onto the rooftop to escape.

Police in Kolkata, India say a fire tore through a hotel in the city, killing at least 14 people, including one who reportedly jumped from a balcony trying to escape.