In what could be an indicator of diminishing fear of insurgent groups in Assam, a large number of people on Monday came out to participate Independence Day’s celebrations and defied the dictate of rebel outfits to observe general strike and boycott the official functions in Assam.

Those who planned to watch Aarakshan over the extended weekend in Uttar Pradesh may have been disappointed by the two-month ban on the film by the Mayawati government.

With elections round the corner, the season of iftar is in full bloom in UP.

Twelve militant groups of northeast on Thursday called upon the people of the region to boycott the Independence Day celebration in Assam and other northeastern states.

Ninety per cent of the suicides are committed by people who are depressed.

The West Bengal government is likely to introduce a bill for the constitution of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) in the coming session of the Assembly which will commence on August 10.

Incessant rains lashed Kolkata for the second consecutive day on Sunday. According to the district administration of the North 24 Parganas, two persons died due to this heavy shower.

Insinuating Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh for presiding over “the most corrupt regime ever”, CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat on Sunday said that “the role of the Prime Minster is questionabl

UP minister Avadh Pal Singh Yadav, who is to be booked for triple murders in Etah district on the orders of the local court, has refused to step down from his post.

The Centre granted a package of `21,614 crores to the cash-strapped West Bengal government on Saturday to help it tide over its financial crisis prompting CM Mamata Banerjee to express her gratitude to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his “intervention” in helping her government. The