Students were from 18 schools — all on the forest fringe areas such as Pakhiralaya, Dayapur, Rangabelia and Rajatjubilee — ...

It is considered the second-largest mela in India after Kumbh Mela. The heavy footfall at the mela ground results in soil, air and water pollution every year. Sagar, which is the largest island in the ...

Some farmers in Bangladesh—a country the size of Iowa with a population of 160 million—refer to their homeland as a divine prank: The soil is fantastically fertile, but you’re always in ...

Tens of millions of people are still drinking arsenic-contaminated water 30 years after ‘the greatest mass poisoning in history’ ...

A sessions court in Kolkata convicted Sanjay Roy for a life in prison in the rape and murder of a doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital. The Judge said that it’s not a rarest of the ...

Salanpur: Three labourers died and another was injured after piled-up soil collapsed on them during PHE drinking water pipeline installation work at Dalmia, under Salanpur gram panchayat in West ...

Suman Mukhopadhyay, whose film Putulnacher Itikatha (The Puppet's Tale) is in Big Screen Competition at IFFR, and whose brilliant debut 'Herbert' completes 20 years, talks about what ails & fails ...

Speaking to ANI, Majumdar criticized the Kolkata Police for their mishandling of the case, which resulted in the loss of crucial evidence. “Everyone is hopeful that the court will do justice in ...

An Indian court awarded a life sentence on Monday to a police volunteer convicted of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the hospital where she worked in the eastern city of Kolkata ...

Kolkata, the city of joy, offers a rich history and culture through its landmarks like Victoria Memorial, Indian Museum, Howrah Bridge, Marble Palace, Dakshineswar Kali Temple, and St. Paul’s ...

By Alex Travelli and Hari Kumar Reporting from New Delhi An Indian court on Monday sentenced to life in prison the man convicted of raping and murdering a trainee doctor in Kolkata, sparing him ...