West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today hit back at BJP accusing the party of spreading rumours about Sandeshkhali, where women have accused ruling Trinamool Congress leaders of sexually abusing them

Dozens of protesting Indian farmers were detained en route to New Delhi yesterday, forcing them to call off their plan to converge on the capital in their demand for higher crop prices, protest leaders said.

Seven men have been accused of brutally gang raping a Spanish tourist in the Dumka district of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand. The 28-year-old vlogger and her 64-year-old husband have been traveling the world on their motorcycles for several years

India's first underwater metro route was inaugurated today by Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he flagged off a train between Howrah Maidan and Esplanade in Kolkata

Three Indian men have appeared in court after the gang rape of a Spanish tourist on a motorbike trip with her husband, with police hunting four other suspects, reports said yesterday.

The Indian police has arrested a 29-year-old Bangladeshi national for allegedly sending a hoax e-mail to the Delhi airport about an explosive in a Kolkata-bound flight.

Indian police have arrested a 29-year-old Bangladeshi national for allegedly sending a hoax e-mail to the Delhi airport about an explosive in a Kolkata-bound flight

India's Supreme Court today ruled that lawmakers do not enjoy immunity from prosecution for taking bribe to make a speech or cast a vote in the legislature

The drivers of a train that missed a signal and ploughed into another train, killing 14 people, were distracted because they were watching cricket on a phone, India's railways minister said today

India’s navy has said it is bolstering forces on “strategically important” islands close to the Maldives, with a new base set to open just days before Male starts sending home Indian forces.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today donated Rs 2,000 to his ruling Bharatiya Janata to strengthen efforts to build a ‘Viksit Bharat’ (developed India)

Three men were arrested yesterday after the gang rape of a Spanish tourist on a motorbike trip through India’s remote east with her husband, local media reports said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to seek re-election from Varanasi constituency in Uttar Pradesh and Home Minister Amit Shah from Gandhinagar in Gujarat

Continuing to target West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused the party of fostering an environment in the state where "crime and corruption have thrive"

With the schedule for national elections likely to be announced this month, India's Election Commission has asked the political parties to refrain from seeking votes based on caste, religion and language

Asian elephants loudly mourn and bury their dead calves, according to a study by Indian scientists that details animal behaviour reminiscent of human funeral rites.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attacked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her allies in the opposition bloc on the issue of Trinamool Congress strongman Shahjahan Sheikh’s involvement in alleged sexual atrocities and land-grab in Sandeshkhali

India said yesterday it was working to secure discharges for around 20 of its citizens “stuck” in the Russian army, after reports that several were sent to fight in Ukraine.

India's leopard population was estimated to be 13,874 in 2022, marking a marginal growth of 1.08 percent annually since 2018 when the count was pegged at 12,852, according to the latest census of the animal released today

West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress strongman Shahjahan Sheikh, accused of sexual crimes and land grabbing, was arrested today, police said