A volunteer member of the Kolkata Police force has gone on trial for the rape and murder of a female doctor at a hospital in India, claiming he was framed.

KOLKATA: A court in the eastern state of West Bengal began the trial on Monday (Nov 11) of a police volunteer accused of raping and murdering a doctor at a government hospital in August, a case that h

India's retail inflation in October accelerated to 6.21% year-on-year, breaching the central bank's target range for the first time in over a year, as food prices remained stubbornly high, government data released on Tuesday showed.

India's retail inflation rose to 6.21 percent in October. This is a significant increase from September's 5.49 percent. Food prices are the main reason for this surge. This is the first time since August that inflation has gone beyond the Reserve Bank of India's 6 percent limit.