India, probably the world, will get its first transgender college principal when Manabi Bandopadhyay takes charge of Krishnagar Women's College in West Bengal on June 9, reports The Times of India.

At least 20 people were injured in a clash between two rival groups at Kalichanna village in Sadar upazila on Monday. Police and locals

Nepal banned children from traveling without parents or approved guardians yesterday in an unprecedented move to deter human traffickers who authorities fear are targeting vulnerable families after last month's devastating earthquake.

The kidnapped son of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani called his father on Sunday after two years in captivity and told him he was well.

At least 500 people are reported to have died in a heatwave sweeping India, with temperatures reaching 48C (118F) in some areas.

Life is hard in dry villages, like Denganmal, 150 km from Mumbai. Husbands are busy farming and tending to the animals, while the

A "massive" spurt in human trafficking instances in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Nepal has prompted security agencies to issue an alert along the open India-Nepal border.

One month after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal, the country's finance minister yesterday called for more direct aid funding.

More than 350 people are reported to have died in a heat wave sweeping India, with temperatures reaching 48C (118F) in some areas.

A young man was stabbed to death and five others were injured by robbers at South Fashion village in Charfashion upazila early yesterday.

A three-year-old boy drowned in a pond at Syedpur village in Sadar upazila of Sunamganj district on Saturday.

The blazing summer sun continued to scorch cities across India yesterday, with even hill stations like Mussoorie, which is 6,580 feet

Three people are killed and two injured in a collision between two trucks in Kamarkhanda upazila of Sirajganj early Sunday.

Ending more than seven months of administrative uncertainty in Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa sworn in the chief minister at a glittering ceremony in the centenary auditorium of University of Madras, reports The Times of India.

Convicted war criminal Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed instructed his lawyers to place some particular points on behalf of him at the Supreme Court during tomorrow’s hearing on his appeal filed seeking acquittal of all the charges.

Northern states in Malaysia, including Penang, are identified as possible locations for temporary settlement of Rohingya migrants.

Four officials of Customs, Excise and Vat in Panchagarh Sadar upazila have been transferred to the department's offices in different

The government's ban on plying of small vessels on 23 routes in the coastal areas during the stormy period from March 15 to October

Accused in Burdwan blasts tells interrogators that JMB had plans to target West Bengal, Assam.

United States will urge Myanmar to cooperate with Bangladesh particularly to rescue and provide immediate relief to migrants adrift,says deputy spokesperson of the US Department of State.