Farmers block roads, railway tracks during 'Bharat bandh'

Farmers shouted slogans and blocked roads in several parts of the country Friday, protesting against the three agri-marketing bills passed recently by Parliament.   IMAGE: Farmers on tractors......

Assam on edge over AASU leader's lynching, cops arrest 13

At least 13 people, including the prime accused, have been arrested so far for allegedly lynching an All Assam Students' Union leader in Jorhat city, while the outfit on Tuesday vowed not to keep......

Akhil Gogoi first in Assam to win election from jail

Jailed anti-Citizenship Amendment Act activist Akhil Gogoi became the first Assamese to win an election without hitting the campaign trail, as he clinched the Sibsagar constituency, defeating......

Nandigram plea: Mamata wants 'BJP judge' changed, hearing on June 24

The Calcutta high court will hear on June 24 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's petition challenging the election of Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram.   IMAGE:......

West Bengal burdened with bumper paddy crop

Uttam Majumdar is unable to sell his 330,000 kg of paddy. He is under pressure from moneylenders from whom he had borrowed over Rs 1 lakh at an interest rate of 60 per cent a year.Long known as......