Shawdesh desk: Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on Monday as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organisers expecting 400 million people — the ReadMore
Shawdesh desk: India on Saturday accorded former prime minister Manmohan Singh, one of the architects of the country’s economic liberalisation in the early 1990s, a state funeral with full military ReadMore
Shawdesh desk: Bangladeshi businessman Prashanta Kumar Halder, knowns as PK Halder, walked out of jail after a special court in Kolkata granted him bail. He has been released more than ReadMore
Shawdesh desk: An Indian man on trial for raping and murdering a 31-year-old doctor has pleaded not guilty, his lawyer said Saturday, a crime that appalled the nation and triggered ReadMore
Shawdesh Desk: China held rare high-level talks with India on Wednesday at which both sides agreed to “maintain peace” and seek a “comprehensive solution” to their border disputes. The meeting ReadMore
Shawdesh desk: Amid strained Bangladesh-India relations following a regime change in Dhaka, doctors in Kolkata remain committed to treating Bangladeshi patients, who make up a significant portion of their clientele, ReadMore
Shawdesh desk: Indian-administered Kashmir began voting Wednesday in the first local elections since the cancellation of its special semi-autonomous status sparked fury in the troubled Himalayan territory, which is also ReadMore
Shawdesh desk: A top political opponent of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi quit as chief minister of the capital Delhi on Tuesday, days after being released on bail in a ReadMore