No faith in Mamata Banerjee: RG Kar rape-murder victim's father amid CBI probe
Aug 19, 2024, at 05:15 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid the ongoing CBI investigation into the rape and murder of post-graduate medical student of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the victim's father said the family has no faith in Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is at the receiving end of massive public anger over the crime that has sent shockwaves across the country and raised doubts over women's security at work space in the state.
'Mamata Banerjee trying to divert attention, should resign': Nirbhaya's mother on RG Kar rape-murder
Aug 18, 2024, at 07:43 pm
New Delhi: Asha Devi, the mother of 2012 Delhi gang rape victim Nirbhaya, has called for the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging that she “failed” to handle the situation following mass protests triggered by the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata
Aug 17, 2024, at 06:12 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The parents of the trainee doctor who was brutally raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital informed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that several interns and physicians from the organisation may be involved in the crime, an officer was quoted as saying in media reports on Friday.
Aug 16, 2024, at 11:51 pm
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday led a protest march in Kolkata to demand justice for the PG trainee doctor who was raped and murdered in a state-run hospital last week.
RG Kar rape-murder victim's father rejects Mamata Banerjee's Rs. 10 lakh compensation offer
Aug 16, 2024, at 07:31 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The father of the 31-year-old lady trainee doctor, who was raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, has turned down West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's offer of compensation worth Rs. 10 lakh.
Aug 16, 2024, at 04:56 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The political rallies and protests are set to take the centre stage of West Bengal on Friday with the SUCI's 12-hour state-wide bandh against the vandalism, which was carried out by miscreants at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Wednesday late night.
CBI summons 5 doctors for questioning in RG Kar rape-murder case
Aug 16, 2024, at 06:27 am
Kolkata/New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation's Kolkata office summoned five doctors and hospital staff for questioning in the RG Kar Hospital rape and murder case.
Aug 16, 2024, at 04:15 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The crime scene in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered last week, was not compromised during last night's mob violence, the city police have said.
'This is a pivotal moment': Key doctors' body resumes strike 2 days after calling it off
Aug 16, 2024, at 02:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The vandalism at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata where a trainee doctor was brutally raped and murdered last week, has prompted a key doctors' body to resume its strike with "renewed resolve" just two days after it decided to call it off.
Mamata Banerjee blames Opposition for RG Kar vandalism, says protesting students not involved
Aug 16, 2024, at 12:57 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday blamed the DYFI and Bharatiya Janata Party for the vandalism which was carried out by miscreants at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last night.
Aug 15, 2024, at 11:55 pm
Toronto/Canada: Amid widespread outrage over the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, calls for justice have also emerged from as far as Toronto, Canada.
9 arrested in Kolkata’s RG Kar vandalism during protests over trainee doctor's rape and murder
Aug 15, 2024, at 10:35 pm
Kolkata: Nine people were arrested after a mob vandalized Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital early Thursday morning during a protest against the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor on the premises last Friday, media reports said.
Aug 15, 2024, at 03:40 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid massive criticism and nationwide protest over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said the state police will assist the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in all manners to ensure the highest punishment for the perpetrators but was quick to slam the opposition parties for 'indulging in vulture politics.'
Aug 14, 2024, at 05:37 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is the primary opposition force in the state, has demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the rape and murder of 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
'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.
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.
Aug 11, 2024, at 06:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Even as massive outrage continues over the "rape and murder" of a second-year female medical student at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College Hospital, politics, like another incident, crept in this one too with the ruling Trinamool Congress now putting the ball in the Bharatiya Janata Party's court, demanding a law to fast-track trials and ensure exemplary punishment in such cases.
RG Kar medical student rape-murder: Mamata Banerjee says 'inhuman crime, no objection to CBI probe'
Aug 10, 2024, at 09:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has called the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata "inhuman and deplorable crime" and said she has no objection to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the incident that led the state government face the heat.
Mamata Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari agree on resolution against division of Bengal
Aug 05, 2024, at 08:07 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In an unprecedented scenario, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari were on the same page in the assembly on the resolution against the division of the state on Monday.
Akhil Giri quits as Bengal minister obeying TMC's order over his 'threat to woman officer' row
Aug 05, 2024, at 06:08 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress leader Akhil Giri on Monday resigned as the West Bengal Minister of Correctional Administration after his threat to a woman government officer created an uproar.
TMC asks Akhil Giri to resign as Bengal minister after his threat to woman govt officer stirs row
Aug 05, 2024, at 05:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress has ordered West Bengal Minister of Correctional Administration, Akhil Giri, to resign, coming down heavily upon him for giving threats to a woman officer of the state forest department.
Jul 28, 2024, at 02:38 am
New Delhi: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury fanned the flames of controversy triggered by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claims that the BJP-led central government muted her mic during the NITI Aayog meeting in Delhi on Saturday.
Jul 27, 2024, at 10:44 pm
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee claimed her microphone was muted and was not allowed to speak beyond five minutes which forced her to walk out of the Niti Aayog meeting that was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.
Mamata Banerjee boycotts NITI Aayog meeting, claims her microphone was turned off
Jul 27, 2024, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday boycotted the NITI Aayog meeting alleging that she was insulted by not being allowed to speak for more than five minutes while her counterparts from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states received ample time.
Mamata Banerjee jets off to Delhi for NITI Aayog meeting, Abhishek Banerjee joins her
Jul 26, 2024, at 07:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Ending all speculations, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday jetted off to the national capital New Delhi to attend the NITI Aayog meeting, which will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Jul 25, 2024, at 06:21 am
Bangladesh, hit by a civil unrest over allocation of government jobs, has officially registered an objection to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's comments on its internal affairs with the High Commission of India, media reports quoting sources said.
Jul 25, 2024, at 12:14 am
At least two people were hurt after a temporary gate at Dhanyo Dhanyo Auditorium in Kolkata's Alipore area collapsed on Wednesday ahead of a cultural event which was scheduled to be attended by CM Mamata Banerjee.
'And you have the audacity...?': Nirmala Sitharaman slams TMC over 'discriminatory budget' charge
Jul 24, 2024, at 08:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman engaged in a fierce faceoff with the Trinamool Congress MPs in Parliament after the party led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the budget as "discriminatory" and "biased".
Budget 2024 is directionless, has only political mission: Mamata Banerjee
Jul 23, 2024, at 09:13 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday slammed the Modi government's first budget in the third term calling it "directionless" and "visionless".
Jul 22, 2024, at 03:47 am
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday targeted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after she said her state was ready to give shelter to the distressed people from neighbouring Bangladesh amid ongoing tension in the country over quota protests.