11 killed in lightning strikes in Bengal's Malda

At least 11 people were killed on Thursday afternoon after being struck by lightning in various places across Malda district of West Bengal, a government official said. Photograph: ANI Photo......

MP suspensions halve strength of INDIA bloc in RS, reduce by one-third in LS

Opposition INDIA bloc lost almost half its strength in Rajya Sabha and one-third in Lok Sabha as 78 MPs in total were suspended on Monday for unruly behaviour and disregarding the directions of the......

TMC MPs walk out of parl panel meet over exclusion of wrestlers' stir

Trinamool Congress MPs on Thursday walked out of a parliamentary standing committee meeting after their demand to discuss safegaurds provided for women sports persons by various sports......

MLAs come to blows inside WB assembly, Suvendu, 4 others suspended

The budget session of the West Bengal assembly ended in an exchange of fisticuffs on Monday, as legislators of the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party came to blows after heated......

Dronacharya awardee boxing coach O P Bhardwaj dies

India's first Dronacharya awardee coach in boxing, O P Bhardwaj, died on Friday after battling prolonged illness and age-related issues here. He was 82 and had tragically lost his wife Santosh to......

Errant boxer Vikas deposes before BFI disciplinary committee

'I have been told by the committee members that I should now join back training and start preparing for the World Championships. I think the committee members are empathetic towards whatever......

IBF state units to write to AIBA over re-election among other issues

More than half of the suspended Indian Boxing Federation's state units met in an "informal conclave" in New Delhi on Sunday and decided to write to the international body, seeking the appointment......

Meet Kolkata's Million Dollar Babies

Every afternoon, veiled young women from a squalid Muslim quarter inKolkata walk to a public park where they swap their traditional attire for T-shirts, shorts and boxing gloves.For two hours, they......