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Ex-Wrestling body chief Brij Bhushan gets no relief in sexual harassment case | Kangana Ranaut meets BJP chief Nadda days after party rebuked her remark on farmers' protest | I meant protest: Mamata Banerjee clarifies her call for befitting response construed by Opposition as threat | Mamata Banerjee denies threatening junior doctors who are on ceasework over RG Kar rape-murder | RG Kar rape-murder: Junior doctors continue ceasework snubbing Mamata Banerjee's appeal | 29 dead as Gujarat receives heavy rainfall, more showers predicted over next two days | 'Enough is enough': President Droupadi Murmu expresses anguish over RG Kar case | Bengal junior doctors reject Mamata Banerjee's appeal to resume work, says CM's words seemed like 'passive threat' | 'How dare you threaten Assam?' Himanta Biswa Sarma slams Mamata Banerjee on her 'burn' remark | Himachal Pradesh passes bill to raise women's minimum age for marriage to 21 years

RG Kar evidence tampering row: Hospital starts demolishing a portion near seminar hall where the doctor was raped and killed

Aug 14, 2024, at 02:35 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The R G Kar Medical College and Hospital has started demolishing a portion of the building adjacent to the seminar hall where a junior doctor was raped and murdered last week raising outcry that evidence of the grisly crime is being wiped out before a court-monitored CBI probe.

I feel ashamed today as Kolkata resident, says Aparna Sen on RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder case

Aug 14, 2024, at 12:57 am

Expressing solidarity with the agitating medical students, noted Indian filmmaker Aparna Sen on Tuesday said she felt ashamed over the rape and murder of a PG trainee doctor in Kolkata's state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

India, Australia discuss ways to sustain a safe and secure maritime environment during security dialogue

Aug 13, 2024, at 11:50 pm

India and Australian officials recently exchanged views on various topics of mutual interest, including the maritime security environment in the Indo-Pacific region, during the 6th India-Australia Maritime Security Dialogue in Canberra on Tuesday.

India, Australian officials condemn terrorism in all forms during Joint Working Group meet

Aug 13, 2024, at 11:38 pm

The 14th meeting of the India-Australia Joint Working Group on Counter- Terrorism was held on August 12 in New Delhi when the officials condemned terrorism in all forms.

Bengaluru Volvo bus driver loses control and hits several vehicles, video goes viral

Aug 13, 2024, at 11:26 pm

At least one person was injured after a Volvo bus driver lost control and hit several bikes and cars in Bengaluru on Tuesday.

Rajasthan man punishes wife by dragging her behind bike, video goes viral

Aug 13, 2024, at 10:59 pm

A horrifying video has gone viral where a husband could be seen riding on her motorcycle with her wife tied to the back of the vehicle as she screamed in pain in Rajasthan's Nagaur district.

US official says relationship with India is one of the most consequential in the world

Aug 13, 2024, at 10:35 pm

A top US official said on Monday that the relationship shared with India is one of the most consequential in the world.

RG Kar horror: Calcutta High Court orders CBI probe into Kolkata doctor's rape and murder case

Aug 13, 2024, at 10:06 pm

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the rape and murder of the PG trainee doctor in Kolkata's state-run RG Kar Medical College Hospital, an incident which has sparked massive protest across the nation.

'Why do you protect him? Calcutta HC slams Bengal govt over ex-RG Kar College principal's new post

Aug 13, 2024, at 08:48 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the state government over the appointment of Dr. Sandip Ghosh to a government college within hours after he resigned as the principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a trainee doctor was raped and murdered last week, media reports said.

RG Kar rape-murder case: We were told our daughter committed suicide, victim's parents tell Calcutta HC

Aug 13, 2024, at 07:51 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The parents of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital's trainee doctor, who was raped and murdered at the seminar hall, claimed they were told that their daughter died of suicide by the state authorities, media reports said.

Night is Ours: Women plan massive protest march against RG Kar rape and murder case in West Bengal tomorrow

Aug 13, 2024, at 07:37 pm

Women across West Bengal will protest against the rape and murder of a female PG trainee doctor in state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Wednesday, just a day before the country celebrates its 78th Independence Day.

Go on long leave: Calcutta HC to ex-RG Kar College head who was given new charge within hours of resignation

Aug 13, 2024, at 07:18 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered controversial Dr. Sandip Ghosh, who was appointed as the principal of Calcutta National Medical College head within hours of his resignation as the head of RG Kar Medical College, to go on a long leave, coming down heavily on the state government in the trainee doctor's rape and murder case that has sent shockwaves across the country.

Bengal junior doctors continue ceasework in protest against RG Kar medical student's rape-murder

Aug 13, 2024, at 06:17 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The junior doctors across West Bengal on Tuesday continued with their ceasework bolstering their protest against the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, media reports said.

Students block ex-RG Kar College head Dr. Sandip Ghosh at Calcutta National Medical College, TMC MLAs face ire too

Aug 13, 2024, at 05:40 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The students of Calcutta National Medical College on Tuesday blocked former RG Kar College principal Dr. Sandip Ghosh from entering into the campus protesting against the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor, media reports said.

Arshad Nadeem's Olympic feat enthused Pakistan but why is the national media slamming the government?

Aug 13, 2024, at 04:49 pm

Pakistan went to the Paris Olympics with a mere contingent of seven athletes and no one even expected that the South Asian nation would return home with a gold medal, thanks to the stellar performance by javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem.

Will work to strengthen crucial partnership: Vinay Mohan Kwatra posts on X after assuming charge as India's ambassador to USA

Aug 13, 2024, at 03:45 pm

Vinay Mohan Kwatra has assumed charge as India's ambassador to the USA at a time when the country is gearing up for the crucial presidential poll.

Amid criticism, Centre to prepare fresh draft of Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill

Aug 13, 2024, at 06:56 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre Monday said it will hold further consultations and release a fresh draft of the Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill after certain provisions of the previous one raised concerns among online content creators.

Victim's spectacles shattered, glass pierced into eyes: Autopsy report of Kolkata junior doctor

Aug 13, 2024, at 06:25 am

Kolkata/IBNS: In more chilling details in the rape and murder of the trainee female doctor in Kolkata, the post-mortem report indicates that the accused had hit her so hard that the glasses of her spectacles shattered with shards piercing her eyes, media reports said.

RG Kar rape-murder case: Accused Sanjoy Roy said 'Hang me if you want' without remorse on being arrested

Aug 13, 2024, at 03:05 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Sanjoy Roy, the accused of raping and murdering a 31-year-old female junior doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, was not a hospital employee, but had frequent access to all buildings on the campus.

'Take immediate and strict action': Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to Bengal govt on RG Kar rape-murder case

Aug 12, 2024, at 11:08 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has appealed to the West Bengal government for swift action in the alleged rape and murder of 31-year-old medical student at state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

India, Maldives ink MoU to train 1,000 civil service officers

Aug 12, 2024, at 11:00 pm

India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, and the Maldives' Foreign Minister, Moosa Zameer, renewed the Memorandum of Understanding MoU for capacity building of 1000 Maldives civil services officers during the period 2024-2029 Malé as part of the development partnership discussions between both the nations on August 9 in Malé, Maldives.

Telangana YouTuber creates video on preparing 'peacock curry', arrested after he faces backlash

Aug 12, 2024, at 10:57 pm

A Telangana YoutTuber has triggered a controversy and landed himself in trouble after he posted a video on the social media platform where he could be seen preparing peacock curry.

RG Kar rape-murder victim watched Olympics, dined with batchmates before entering seminar hall

Aug 12, 2024, at 10:51 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The 31-year-old medical student watched Neeraj Chopra's silver medal-winning throw at the Paris Olympics, dined with batchmates and rang up parents before entering into the seminar room, where she was allegedly raped and murdered by civic volunteer Sanjoy Roy, who is now under arrest.

RG Kar rape-murder case: Accused civic volunteer's phone was full of porn materials, told cops 'hang me if you want'

Aug 12, 2024, at 10:29 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Civic volunteer Sanjoy Roy, who has been accused of raping and murdering 31-year-old medical student at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, admitted his crime to police soon after quizzing started, asked cops to hang him as punishment showing no remorse for what he allegedly did to the trainee doctor.

Hindenburg Report: Fiction masquerading as fact

Aug 12, 2024, at 10:19 pm

The release of the latest Hindenburg Report yesterday has ignited a firestorm of controversy, targeting the Adani Group and raising serious concerns about the integrity of India’s financial markets.

RG Kar medical student rape-murder: 'Will hand over case to CBI if police fail to crack it by Sunday,' says Mamata Banerjee

Aug 12, 2024, at 09:56 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her administration will handover the case pertaining to the alleged rape and murder of a medical student at Kolkata's RG Kar College and Hospital to the Central Bureau of Investigation if her police fail to solve it within a week.

Congress wants Indian stock market to crash: BJP on latest Hindenburg onslaught

Aug 12, 2024, at 07:41 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Days after fresh controversy over the Hindenburg Research report targeting the SEBI chief linking her to Adani Group, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said the opposition Congress in its pathological hatred towards PM Modi is backing a group led by anti-India George Soros so that the Indian stock market crashes.

RG Kar incident: Principal Sandip Ghosh resigns as protests against medical student's rape-murder swell

Aug 12, 2024, at 04:52 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh on Monday resigned from his post after the protests by the medical students against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor intensified.

'Would have been a disgrace for us if we did not help her': Shashi Tharoor on India's decision to shelter ex-Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

Aug 12, 2024, at 04:09 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor backed the Indian government's decision to give refuge to former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled her country after resigning facing violent anti-quota protests in her backyard, media reports said.

Bihar: Stampede leaves seven people dead in Baba Siddhnath Temple  

Aug 12, 2024, at 03:33 pm

A stampede incident in Bihar's Baba Siddhnath Temple in Makhdumpur town on Monday left at least seven people dead and nine others injured.