Thousands of people on Monday took to the streets in Madurai's Alanganallur town in Tamil Nadu protesting a ban against Jallikattu, the ancient and popular bull-taming sport. ....

Six pilgrims, all women, suffocated to death during a mad rush to board a vessel from the crowded jetty on their way home from Gangasagar fair in West Bengal on Sunday after taking the holy dip, a state minister said. ....

A court here on Sunday sent to, three days police custody, BJP's West Bengal unit Vice President Jayprakash Majumdar, arrested for allegedly taking money from School Service Commission candidates on the pretext of getting them jobs. ....

More than 30 houses were gutted in a fire in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh early on Sunday, officials said. ....

BJP's West Bengal unit Vice President Jayprakash Majumdar was on Saturday arrested for allegedly taking money from School Service Commission candidates on the pretext of getting them jobs, police said. ....

Former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Saturday failed to turn up for a crucial political affairs committee (PAC) meeting of the Congress party here, and senior Congress leaders were hard put to explain his absence. ....

Four children of a family were burnt to death and their parents injured when a house caught fire here on Saturday morning, police said. ....

The army on Friday said it has busted a terror hideout in Rajouri district of Jammu region and recovered arms and ammunition. ....

Two Trinamool Congress workers were killed and three others injured when unknown assailants opened fire inside the West Bengal ruling party's office in West Midnapore district on Wednesday, police said. ....

Nearly 10 crore voters will exercise their franchise in a two-phased election to 10 municipal corporations, 26 Zilla Parishads and 283 Panchayat Samitis across the state, Maharashtra State Election CommissIoner (SEC) Jageshwar S. Saharia announced here on Wednesday. ....