1 killed, 20 injured in stampede during Makar Mela in Odisha

At least one person was killed and 20 others were injured, four of them seriously, in a stampede in Odisha's Cuttack district on Saturday, police said. The incident took place as a large number of......

Himanta says Muslims causing veggie prices to soar

Opposition parties in Assam on Sunday slammed Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma after he blamed local Bengali speaking Muslims for rising vegetable prices, saying he is playing communal politics.......

Netaji's Forward Bloc struggles for survival amid financial woes

As the country commemorates Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's 125th birth anniversary, the Forward Bloc, which had in 1939 emerged as a faction of the Indian National Congress under his leadership,......

Row over Indira, Rajiv stamps: Congress cries foul, govt defends move

A controversy has erupted over the decision to discontinue postage stamps of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi with the government saying only one family can not get this honour, even as the Congress......

Moushumi Chatterjee: I was always a superstar

'I have been dropped from many movies. I did not want to compromise my self-respect.' 'I was born in a house with all the facilities. I had a car and servants. I got married into a family that......

Olympics-bound Indian boxers to train in Germany

Photograph: IFB/X Five Indian boxers, aiming for glory at the upcoming Paris Olympics, will embark on a month-long training camp in Germany, starting June 28th. This rigorous program excludes......

Badminton Asia Mixed Team C'ship cancelled

IMAGE: The mixed team championship was "intended to be the Continental Qualification for the Sudirman Cup Finals 2021."Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship,......

Boxing elections: Singh elected BFI president, Kowli back as secretary

IMAGE: A detailed view of the boxing gloves ringside . Photograph: Jan Kruger/Getty Images. Expected to end four years of administrative turmoil in Indian boxing, the Boxing Federation of India......

Eight members of Indian boxing squad in Turkey test positive for COVID

Photograph: Kind Courtesy, Boxing Federation of India/Twitter Eight members of an Indian boxing squad, including three pugilists, were quarantined in Istanbul after testing positive for COVID-19......

Sahara announces monetary support for archers

Their relationship with the Indian cricket board (BCCI) may be in troubled waters but Sahara India Pariwar has announced its support to Indian archers, on Saturday, by offering them a total cash......