Azaan at Kolkata Durga Puja pandal kicks up row

A Kolkata Durga Puja committee, with a senior Trinamool Congress leader as its patron, has courted controversy by playing azaan along with Sanskrit hymns as the theme music of the festivities,......

'One-and-a-half million Indians served in World War I'

'Over one million people served in various battlefronts during World War I. And yet, even today, we know so very little about them.' 'It is absolutely essential to acknowledge this part of India's......

Mysterious death: Souvik's body cremated in Bengaluru

The body of Indian student Souvik Pal, who died under mysterious circumstances at Manchester in the UK about a month ago, was cremated in Bengaluru on Thursday. Souvik's father Santanu Pal brought......

Missing Indian student in Britain found dead

Indian student Souvik Pal who went missing on New Year's Eve has been found dead after the British police recovered his body from a canal. 18-year-old Pal was found dead by specialist officers in......