Comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi with "dictator" Aurangzeb, the Congress on Tuesday said there is an "undeclared Emergency" in the country for the past 49 months and democracy has been held hostage by his party BJP.
Former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday called prevalent atmosphere in the country "far worse" than the period of Emergency, imposed by the then Congress government between 1975 and 1977.
An eight-year-old girl was found dead in her house in neighbouring North 24 Parganas having choked herself fatally while playing with ropes, police said on Tuesday.
Airline major Jet Airways on Tuesday started its second flight service between New Delhi and Dhaka.
La Liga club Girona FC will embark on a two-game trip to India in July, becoming only the second team from Europes top five football leagues to bring a team to the country, it was announced on Tuesday.
After an actresses' organisation expressed its displeasure over the reinstatement of accused Malayalam actor Dileep's membership of the Association of Malayalam Movie Actors, political leaders have also slammed AMMA for the move.
Five persons, including a woman, of a family were killed in a road accident in West Bengal's Malda district on Tuesday, police said.
Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that students shall study an "Emergency chapter" as it will be a part of their school textbooks soon.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi citing a report which said that India is the most dangerous country for a woman because of risks of rape and violence.
Bengaluru: Representatives of the state minority community today met Chief Minister Kumaraswamy and urged him to give priority to the development of minority community in the upcoming budget.
