Cabaret to global pop, Asha lived ‘crossover’ before it was buzzword | India News

There are singers who belong to an era, and then there is Asha Bhosle, who treated decades like passing trends she would dip into and then outdo. A vocal sponge,…

‘1,000 crore BJP deal’ video real, admits Kabir; TMC questions PM Modi | India News

KOLKATA: Suspended Trinamool MLA Humayun Kabir has acknowledged that a video released by the party – purportedly showing him seeking Rs 1,000 crore from BJP and calling Muslims “gullible” –…

West Bengal polls: Chandra Bose joins TMC, attacks BJP | India News

Subhas Chandra Bose’s grandnephew, Chandra Bose, joined TMC on Sunday in the presence of state education minister Bratya Basu and party MP Kirti Azad, reports Prithvijit Mitra. After his induction,…

China’s ‘fictitious names’ mischievous, says India | India News

NEW DELHI: With China undertaking another exercise to rename places in Arunachal Pradesh, India has categorically rejected “any mischievous attempts by the Chinese side to assign fictitious names to places…

Amarnath yatra from July 3 to August 28, registration begins on April 15 | India News

JAMMU: The annual pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath will start on July 3 and continue for 57 days, concluding on Raksha Bandhan on Aug 28.“Pilgrims between the ages…

Stalin attacks Centre over ‘women’s quota’ pitch; ramps up poll promises in Tamil Nadu | India News

NEW DELHI: Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday accused the BJP-led Union government of attempting to reduce Tamil Nadu’s political representation under the pretext of the proposed women’s reservation,…

Karnataka Congress leaders seek cabinet reshuffle; first-time MLAs push for representation | India News

A delegation of senior Indian National Congress MLAs from Karnataka travelled to New Delhi on Sunday to press for a cabinet reshuffle, even as first-time legislators renewed their demand for…

Swami Vivekananda’s first life-sized statue unveiled in United States | India News

In a landmark moment for India-US cultural ties, a life-size bronze statue of Swami Vivekananda has been unveiled in Seattle’s bustling Westlake Square, becoming the first of its kind hosted…

From welfare to dependency? How Tamil Nadu fell into the freebie trap | India News

NEW DELHI: Election campaigns across India are increasingly defined by what parties promise to give and while the “freebie culture” may be catching on in other states, it was pioneered…

‘To divide West Bengal’: Mamata claims Centre trying to ‘trifurcate’ state through delimitation | India News

NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused the Centre of carrying out delimitation exercise to trifurcate the state.While addressing poll rallies in Chhatna and Onda in…