The Supreme Court on Friday asked Calcutta High Court judge Justice C.S. Karnan to respond to the contempt notice issued to him in a suo motu hearing of the matter. ....

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday alleged that the Election Commission and the state government failed to provide a congenial atmosphere for two parliamentary by-polls in the Kashmir Valley. ....

Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds and hailstorm lashed many parts of the northeastern region, weather officials said on Thursday. ....

Opposition parties in Tripura demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the recruitment process after the Supreme Court upheld the state High Court order terminating the jobs of 10,323 government teachers. ....

Five workers died due to suspected inhaling of toxic gas in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district on Thursday, police said. ....

A couple from Andhra Pradesh has entered into the Limca Book of Records for giving birth to two children on the same day, a year apart. ....

A major fire broke out at a city hotel in Kolkata early on Thursday killing two persons and injuring at least six others, a fire brigade official said. ....

Demanding arrest of ministers, elected representatives and leaders of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress seen accepting money in the Narada sting footage, opposition Left Front on Wednesday brought out a huge rally in the heart of Kolkata and announced their cadres would march to the state secretariat, Nabanna on May 22. ....

Beef dealers in West Bengal wish to meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to apprise her of the "harrowing situation" in the state due to the crackdown on slaughterhouses in Uttar Pradesh, a representative said on Tuesday. ....

Beef dealers in West Bengal wish to meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to apprise her of the "harrowing situation" in the state due to the crackdown on slaughterhouses in Uttar Pradesh, a representative said on Tuesday. ....