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Tennis icon Leander Paes joins BJP ahead of Bengal polls

New Delhi/IBNS, March 31 -- Indian tennis icon Leander Paes joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday ahead of the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. Paes, who had joined the Trinamool... Read More


Canada, Ontario strike housing deal with tax cuts, $8.8B infrastructure push

Ottawa, March 31 -- The province of Ontario and the federal government on Monday announced a new housing and infrastructure partnership that includes tax cuts and billions of dollars in funding aimed ... Read More


8 killed, several injured in crowd crush at Bihar temple in Nalanda

Patna/IBNS, March 31 -- At least eight devotees were killed and several others injured in a crowd crush at the Mata Sheetla Temple in Bihar's Nalanda district on Tuesday, media reports said. A massiv... Read More


'Babies of slaves': Donald Trump says birthright citizenship is being 'misused'

India, March 30 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday sharply criticised birthright citizenship, arguing that the constitutional provision was originally intended for the children of enslaved people ... Read More


Nitish Kumar quits as Bihar CM after Rajya Sabha entry

Patna/IBNS, March 30 -- Nitish Kumar has resigned as the Bihar Chief Minister after being elected to the Rajya Sabha earlier this month, media reports said. The Constitution does not allow an individ... Read More


'Open Strait of Hormuz or face devastation': Donald Trump issues stark warning

India, March 30 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday issued a stark warning to Iran, threatening to destroy key infrastructure, including power plants and oil facilities, if a deal between Washingto... Read More


UN diplomat quits, alleges nuclear strike scenario in Iran

India, March 30 -- A diplomat affiliated with the United Nations has resigned from his role, alleging that the global body is preparing for a scenario involving the potential use of nuclear weapons in... Read More


'India has become free from Naxal violence': Amit Shah makes bold claim ahead of deadline

India, March 30 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday asserted that Maoist insurgency in India is on the verge of being completely eliminated, claiming that even its last stronghold, Bastar, is n... Read More


Shock attack in Kuwait: Indian worker killed in alleged Iranian strike

India, March 30 -- An Indian national was killed after Iran allegedly struck a power and water desalination facility in Kuwait on Monday, according to media reports. Quoting Kuwait's Ministry of Elec... Read More


Claimed by Water: Old timers remember losing Bengali theatre's brightest star Keya Chakraborty like Rahul in 1977

India, March 30 -- The death of actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee at Talsari last Sunday has stirred a painful memory in Bengal's cultural conscience - of another brilliant performer- Keya Chakraborty- my... Read More