The incidents of corporal punishment continue in West Bengal as a Class 3 student succumbed to his injuries after being hit by a teacher for being mischievous inside the classroom.

There has been a drastic reduction in the number of migratory birds recording their presence in Kurra, a wetland in Mainpuri district.

After torturous negotiations and hard bargaining the Mamata Banerjee government and the state election commission have finally agreed to hold the panchayat election on July 2, 6 and 10.

The chit fund meltdown in the state claimed another life on Thursday when owner of a rural Ponzi scheme company committed suicide in Hooghly district on Thursday taking death toll to 14.

“I do not have a dream of my own. Any politician who has his own personal dreams and personal goals can never be happy.

On Thursday, Sultanpur turned out in its Sunday best to see and hear the man who will, in all probability, contest the next Lok Sabha elections from here.

Union minister Beni Prasad Varma on Tuesday slammed the Samajwadi Party for deviating from its ideology and hosting the “Brahmin Sammelan”.

The Calcutta high court on Tuesday ordered that panchayat polls must be completed in three phases by July 15.

A panchayat held in Etawah district on Monday evening has announced that Sukhbir, main accused in the abduction and rape of a 15-year-old girl, will be caught and set on fire as a punishment.

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Monday hit out at the UPA government over its handling of foreign policy, saying the country is being ruled by “weak” leaders.