RG Kar case: Talks between Mamata Banerjee, protesting junior doctors conclude after 2 hours
Sep 17, 2024, at 03:56 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The long-awaited meeting between protesting junior doctors of Bengal and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at her Kalighat residence in Kolkata concluded after two hours on Monday evening, that was aimed at ending the ongoing impasse which started with the demand for justice over the gruesome rape and murder of a medic at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
RG Kar: Mamata Banerjee, protesting junior doctors hold talks to end impasse
Sep 17, 2024, at 01:19 am
Kolkata/IBNS: After two failed attempts at holding talks, the protesting junior doctors of Bengal are finally meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at her Kalighat residence in Kolkata on Monday evening to end the ongoing impasse that started with the demand for justice over the gruesome rape and murder of a medic at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Sep 16, 2024, at 05:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior advocate and former Additional Solicitor General Indira Jaising, who had opposed the execution of the convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape case, will represent the West Bengal junior doctors, who are on ceasework demanding justice for the RG Kar rape-murder victim.
Congress, BJP mock Arvind Kejriwal's resignation from Delhi CM post as 'gimmick', 'PR Stunt'
Sep 16, 2024, at 12:56 am
New Delhi: The BJP and Congress ridiculed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation announcement, dismissing it as a gimmick aimed at improving his public image.
Matter of time Arvind Kejriwal gets back to jail: BJP after Delhi CM gets bail in excise policy case
Sep 13, 2024, at 09:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has tried to give less importance to the bail which was on Friday granted to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Supreme Court in the excise policy case.
CBI's action raises question on timing of Arvind Kejriwal's arrest: SC granting bail to Delhi CM
Sep 13, 2024, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday passed scathing remarks on the Central Bureau of Investigation, a probe agency often accused by the Opposition of acting as a tool of the Centre for political gains, granting bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case.
Truth can't be defeated: AAP on Arvind Kejriwal's bail in excise policy case
Sep 13, 2024, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: "Truth can be troubled, but not defeated," say Aam Aadmi Party leaders in their initial reactions to their party supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal getting bail by the Supreme Court in the excise policy case.
Arvind Kejriwal gets bail in excise policy case, conditions applied by Supreme Court
Sep 13, 2024, at 04:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the excise policy case, media reports said.
Bengal Governor calls Mamata Banerjee 'Lady Macbeth', says he will 'socially boycott' her
Sep 13, 2024, at 06:24 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose Thursday called Mamata Banerjee "Lady Macbeth" in a video message, that was released by his office, stating that there is violence everywhere in the state and that he would "socially boycott" the chief minister.
Junior doctors vow to continue ceasework after talks with Mamata Banerjee fail to take place
Sep 13, 2024, at 02:55 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Agitating junior doctors have vowed to continue their 'ceasework' after a much-anticipated meeting with Mamata Banerjee failed to take place on Thursday following the medics' insistence on live-streaming of the proceedings which the CM refused citing the sub-judice nature of the case.
Sep 10, 2024, at 08:23 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal junior doctors, who are on ceasework demanding justice for the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, are marching to the administrative building of state's Health and Family Welfare, Swasthya Bhavan in Salt Lake area.
Sep 10, 2024, at 05:01 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal's Indian Medical Association (IMA) Monday pledged unwavering support for the striking junior doctors in the state, despite the Supreme Court’s order directing them to return to work by 5 pm on Tuesday.
Sep 10, 2024, at 01:58 am
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: As the clamour over Vineet Goyal's resignation grew loud following the Supreme Court's hearing on the RG Kar rape-murder case, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday dismissed the Kolkata Police Commissioner's resignation stating that Durga Puja is coming and he has the experience to maintain the law and order during the festival.
RG Kar case hearing: Supreme Court directs junior doctors to resume work by 5 pm tomorrow
Sep 09, 2024, at 06:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has directed junior doctors, who are on ceasework protesting against the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, to resume their services.
Supreme Court asks CBI to file fresh status report on RG Kar rape-murder case
Sep 09, 2024, at 06:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to file a fresh status report on the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital happened last month.
Supreme Court to hear RG Kar rape and murder case today amid massive protests in Kolkata
Sep 09, 2024, at 04:06 pm
The Supreme Court will hear the case related to the brutal rape and murder of the female doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Monday.
CBI rules out gangrape in RG Kar horror, says Sanjay Roy lone accused: Report
Sep 07, 2024, at 04:39 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has ruled out gangrape in the RG Kar case, where a junior doctor was brutally raped and murdered last month, and said that available evidence indicates only Sanjay Roy, arrested by the Kolkata Police, was involved in the crime, NDTV quoting sources reported on Friday.
Sep 06, 2024, at 05:58 pm
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh's plea challenging the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s probe into the financial irregularities, media reports said.
Supreme Court reserves ruling on Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea in Delhi liquor policy case
Sep 06, 2024, at 07:24 am
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its decision on the bail plea of Delhi Chief Minister and AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal in the liquor policy case, media reports said.
Supreme Court likely to hear RG rape-murder case on Sept 9
Sep 06, 2024, at 06:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court is likely to hear the suo motu case over the RG Kar rape and murder case on Sept 9 after it cancelled the same on Thursday as per the schedule causing a major disappointment to the protesting doctors who are holding agitation in demand of justice.
Supreme Court hears Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea in CBI case linked to liquor policy scam
Sep 05, 2024, at 05:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court is on Thursday hearing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea in the case linked to the alleged liquor policy scam, media reports said.
'Kolkata Police offered us money,' RG Kar victim's father alleges joining massive night vigil
Sep 05, 2024, at 05:12 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The family members of the Kolkata junior doctor brutally raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Wednesday joined the massive protest and have raised serious charges against the Kolkata Police questioning why the body was cremated in such a hurry despite the sensitivity of the case.
No Supreme Court hearing in RG Kar rape-murder case tomorrow
Sep 05, 2024, at 02:34 am
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: The Supreme Court of India will not be hearing the suo motu case over the RG Kar rape and murder case on Thursday as per the schedule, an official notice stated this evening, even as Kolkata is observing another night vigil today with people gathering at various points of the city to keep unwavering pressure on the authorities and judiciary for fair investigation and justice in the case.
Sep 04, 2024, at 06:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After the historic 'Reclaim the Night' protest on August 14, Kolkata and its neighbouring districts are on Wednesday set to witness a similar event demanding justice for the 31-year-old trainee doctor, who was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last month.
Supreme Court quashes Bengal govt's plea challenging Chhatra Samaj leader Sayan Lahiri's relief
Sep 02, 2024, at 08:48 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In further embarrassment for the West Bengal government, the Supreme Court on Monday quashed the State's plea challenging Paschim Banga Chhatra Samaj leader Sayan Lahiri's relief in connection with the violence during march to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's office, Nabanna, last week.
Sep 02, 2024, at 07:26 am
Indian President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday said the common man feels that the judicial process lacks sensitivity after court decisions in a heinous crime like rape come after a generation has passed.
LGBTQIA+ couples in India can now open joint bank accounts
Aug 31, 2024, at 06:46 am
In a major victory of the queer movement in India, the Union Finance Ministry has clarified that people from the LGBTQIA+ community can open joint bank accounts or nominate their same-sex partner as a nominee for an account. The advisory by the Indian government is seen as a major step forward since the Supreme Court judgement of 2018 to decriminalize homosexuality in the country.
Aug 30, 2024, at 03:07 am
Kolkata/IBNS: As protests continue over the rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, chilling detail about three purported phone calls made by the hospital authorities to the victim's parents on the morning Aug 9 following the brutality has emerged.
Supreme Court reiterates 'bail is a rule and jail the exception' observation
Aug 28, 2024, at 06:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has reiterated its observation that "bail is a rule and jail the exception" while granting relief to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's aide Prem Prakash in a money laundering case, media reports said.
'Will fight it out legally and politically': BRS leader K Kavitha walks out of jail after 5 months
Aug 28, 2024, at 04:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Telengana's main opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha, arrested in March over an alleged corruption and money laundering charge in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case, was released from jail on Tuesday evening, hours after the Supreme Court granted her conditional bail.