Chandranath Rath, a close aide of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead in Madhyamgram, North 24 Parganas district on Wednesday night.
A 35-year-old office-bearer of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) was arrested on Wednesday for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in Chennai.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed the presence of the Andes strain of hantavirus in passengers aboard a cruise ship at the center of a deadly outbreak of the rare infection.
The Samajwadi Party (SP) has reportedly decided to end its association with the election management firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections.
United States Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, has expressed his excitement over the upcoming visit of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay met Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Arlekar on Wednesday and staked his claim to form the next government in the state.
Dehradun Police have arrested a conman who posed as Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's personal secretary, cheating politicians across India.
The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to amend the Prevention of Insults to National Honor Act, 1971, a day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a landslide victory in West Bengal.
The Pakistan Navy came to the rescue of an Indian ship that was stranded in the Arabian Sea this week, Reuters reported.
Russia has announced a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine on Friday and Saturday to commemorate the 81st anniversary of Nazi Germany's defeat in World War II.
All retired bureaucrats appointed by outgoing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee have been barred from attending government offices, NDTV reported.
The Indian National Congress said it has decided to extend its full support to actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in forming the next government in Tamil Nadu.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has leveled fresh accusations of vote chori, claiming that every sixth Member of Parliament (MP) from the BJP's 240-strong Lok Sabha contingent has been elected through this alleged malpractice.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued notifications for the formation of new legislative assemblies in the states of West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
A violent clash between rival factions of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Sandeshkhali, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, has left five security personnel injured.
The United States Department of Defense has dismissed reports that Iran is training dolphins for suicide missions.
Punjab is on high alert after two explosions rocked areas near Border Security Force (BSF) establishments in Jalandhar and Amritsar.
A Trinamool Congress (TMC) office was demolished in Kolkata's New Market area just a day after poll results were announced.
Tahawwur Rana, a key accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, underwent hernia surgery at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi on May 4.
