Unpacking the escalation: Pakistan claims ability to strike deep into Eastern India.

Buses carrying BJP supporters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Brigade Parade Rally were allegedly attacked on Saturday near Girish Park Crossing in central Kolkata, according to local reports.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has publicly apologized to Lionel Messi and his fans following chaos at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Friday. Fans, unable to catch a glimpse of the football star during his brief half-hour appearance, broke security protocols and vandalized parts of the stadium.

Spinner Simon Harmer took four wickets to lead South Africa’s fightback, bowling out India for 189 after the hosts had built a slim lead of 30 on day two of the opening Test on Saturday.

At least five people have died in rain-related incidents across Kolkata and its suburbs after heavy overnight downpours left large parts of the city waterlogged just days before the Durga Puja festivities.

Anger over the brutal rape and murder of a doctor in eastern India showed no signs of dying down on Friday, as medics called for the largest shutdown of hospital services in recent times, and political parties geared up for protests, News.az reports citing Reuters .