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AAP leader Atishi to succeed Arvind Kejriwal as Delhi CM | Junior doctors celebrate win after Mamata accepts to axe top cop, DC North, but won't join work until implemented | RG Kar: Kolkata top cop Vineet Goyal, senior health officials removed, says Mamata after meeting with junior doctors | India raises objections to Iranian supreme leader's minorities remark, says 'look at your own record' | Those filled with hate are defaming India: PM Modi amid row over Rahul Gandhi's Sikh remark in US | RG Kar: Mamata Banerjee, protesting junior doctors hold talks to end impasse | Gujarat's Bhuj-Ahmedabad 'Vande Metro' renamed as 'Namo Bharat Rapid Rail', to be flagged off by PM Modi today | Operation Sadbhav: India sends aid to Typhoon Yagi-affected Myanmar, Vietnam and Laos | Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Ex-RG Kar head Sandip Ghosh's polygraph responses are 'deceptive', says CBI | RG Kar: Mamata Banerjee invites junior doctors again for talks sans live-streaming or video recording

Nine Maoists killed during encounter in Chattisgarh

Sep 03, 2024, at 11:09 pm

A joint team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) killed at least nine Maoists during an encounter in  Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Tuesday, media reports said.

DRDO hands over production document of 30mm HEPF Shell to Director General of Naval Armament Inspection

Sep 03, 2024, at 09:57 pm

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has handed over the production document of 30mm High Explosive Preformed Fragmentation (HEPF) Shell to Director General of Naval Armament Inspection (DGNAI) during a ceremony organised at Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), Pashan in Pune.

PM Narendra Modi arrives in Brunei

Sep 03, 2024, at 09:33 pm

Narendra Modi on Tuesday arrived in Brunei marking the first-ever visit to the nation by an Indian PM.

West Bengal govt appoints retired chief secretary Gopalika as industry body's chairman, advisor to CM

Sep 03, 2024, at 08:09 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Oppositions often say "Mamata Banerjee's trusted officers don't retire". Recently retired IAS officer, West Bengal's chief secretary, BP Gopalika, has joined the list as the state government on Monday (Sept 2) appointed him as the chairman of the West Bengal Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (WBIIDC) and the Managing Director of the state Highway Development Corporation.

Amid massive public anger over RG Kar case, Mamata Banerjee brings anti-rape bill in Bengal assembly

Sep 03, 2024, at 07:47 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Amid massive public anger over the RG Kar rape-murder case, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday tabled an anti-rape bill in the state assembly.

Class 12 student, mistaken as cattle smuggler, chased and shot dead in Haryana's Faridabad

Sep 03, 2024, at 07:20 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A class 12 student, who has been mistaken as a cattle smuggler, was chased and shot dead by cow vigilantes in Haryana's Faridabad, media reports said.

RG Kar protests: Junior doctors, denied march to Kolkata police headquarters, camp on road overnight

Sep 03, 2024, at 06:14 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A massive number of junior doctors from major state-run hospitals camped at Kolkata's Phears Lane refusing to budge down after being denied to march to police headquarters Lalbazar as protests against the rape-murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital esclated in more worries for the Mamata Banerjee government.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan asks for a probe into MLA Anvar's allegations against top cops

Sep 03, 2024, at 05:06 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has asked for a high-level probe into MLA P.V. Anvar's allegations of corruption levelled against several top police officers, media reports said.

RG Kar rape-murder: Arrested civic volunteer Sanjoy Roy to plead innocence, claims he was being framed

Sep 03, 2024, at 04:27 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Civic volunteer Sanjoy Roy, who was arrested by the Kolkata Police swiftly after the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital was discovered, claimed he was being framed in the case and will plead innocence in the court, media reports said.

Manipur: Kuki insurgents' suspected fresh attack leaves normal lives in jeopardy

Sep 03, 2024, at 04:03 pm

Imphal/IBNS: A fresh suspected attack by the Kuki insurgents after months of calm has left the normal lives in jeopardy, media reports said.

Bangladeshi journalist booked for defaming Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi

Sep 03, 2024, at 03:35 pm

Dhaka/New Delhi/IBNS: Bangladeshi journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Chaudhary and Aditi Ghosh of 'The Jaipur Dialogues' have been booked for defaming Congress top leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, media reports said.

Looking forward to further strengthen relationships between Brunei, Singapore : Narendra Modi

Sep 03, 2024, at 02:46 pm

Indian PM Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that he is confident that his visit to Brunei and Singapore will further strengthen relationships with the two nations.

Trinamool Chhatra Parishad suspends SSKM Hospital PGT Abhik Dey over purported video showing his presence at RG Kar crime scene

Sep 03, 2024, at 05:30 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Chhatra Parishad Monday suspended SSKM Hospital PGT Abhik Dey from the organization soon after former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital ex-president Sandip Ghosh's arrest in connection with financial irregularites at the medical facility, an allegation that came to fore following the gruesome rape and murder of a junior doctor.

IAF's MiG-29 fighter jet crashes in Rajasthan, pilot ejected safely

Sep 03, 2024, at 04:55 am

Jaipur/IBNS: An Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-29 fighter jet crashed in Rajasthan's Barmer during a routine night training mission.

Caste census is important but should not be done for political gains: RSS

Sep 03, 2024, at 04:21 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The issue of caste census received the support of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Monday, which said the same should be handled seriously and not merely conducted for elections or politics.

'Religious sentiments cannot be hurt,' govt source says on postponing Kangana Ranaut's Emergency release: Reports

Sep 03, 2024, at 03:57 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre Monday said 'religious sentiments can't be hurt' as they explained the reason for postponing the release date of Kangana Ranaut-starrer 'Emergency', media reports said.

RG Kar rape-murder: CBI arrests ex-principal Sandip Ghosh

Sep 03, 2024, at 02:07 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), entrusted with the investigation of the gruesome rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital as well as the financial irregularities carried out at the facility, has arrested the medical college's ex-principal Sandip Ghosh after taking him to Nizam Palace from the CGO complex in the city, sources told IBNS. CBI arrests Sandip Ghosh, ex-principal of RG Kar Hospital, where a trainee doctor was brutally raped and murdered #rgkar #cbi #sandipghosh pic.twitter.com/MBu4OQUqCh — India Blooms (@indiablooms) September 2, 2024  

Mumbai-Indore connectivity: Cabinet approves a 309 km long new railway line project

Sep 03, 2024, at 12:08 am

The Indian Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved new railway line project under Ministry of Railways with total cost of Rs. 18,036 crore (approx.).

Indian government summons Netflix content head after row over new series based on 1999 Kandahar hijack

Sep 02, 2024, at 11:10 pm

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has summoned Netflix content head Monika Shergill over controversy around the recent series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack which is currently available on their platform.

India Semiconductor Mission: Narendra Modi-chaired Cabinet approves one more semiconductor unit

Sep 02, 2024, at 10:47 pm

With the objective to develop a vibrant semiconductor ecosystem, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the proposal of Kaynes Semicon Pvt Ltd to setup a semiconductor unit in Sanand, Gujarat.

Ignoring Khalistan extremism harms real Sikhs

Sep 02, 2024, at 10:33 pm

On June 23, 1985, Air India Flight 182 was tragically torn apart by a bomb detonated by Khalistan extremists, killing 329 passengers and crew members.

PM Narendra Modi to visit Singapore: Major agreement on semiconductors likely to be signed

Sep 02, 2024, at 10:09 pm

India and Singapore are likely to sign a major agreement on semiconductors during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to the country.

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.

'Will hang distorted photos of women': TMC leader's warning after Mamata Banerjee's call for 'hissing protest'

Sep 02, 2024, at 08:18 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A Trinamool Congress leader from West Bengal's Ashokenagar has threatened to hang distorted pictures of women as a counter to the alleged attempt to malign Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's images in the backdrop of the RG Kar rape-murder case.

Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorists attack army base, one soldier injured

Sep 02, 2024, at 07:55 pm

Suspected terrorists attacked the Sunjwan army camp near Jammu Darbar in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday which left an Indian soldier injured.

'Will you give up salary?': Actor-TMC MLA Kanchan Mullick's remark over junior doctors' ceasework draws backlash

Sep 02, 2024, at 06:55 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Actor-turned Trinamool Congress MLA Kanchan Mullick has stirred a controversy by questioning whether junior doctors, who are on a ceasework protesting against the RG Kar rape-murder case, would refuse to accept their salaries and bonuses triggering sharp responses from people from his own film fraternity.

Under fire over RG Kar case, TMC boycotts 3 TV channels citing 'anti-Bengal agenda-driven propaganda'

Sep 02, 2024, at 05:27 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, which is at the receiving end of a massive public ire over the RG Kar rape-murder case, has boycotted three Bengali television channels for allegedly running "anti-Bengal agenda-driven propaganda".

ED wants to arrest me: AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan after probe agency reaches his residence

Sep 02, 2024, at 05:08 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Officials of the Enforcement Directorate on Monday reached the residence of Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan's residence for a raid in connection with a money laundering case.

President Murmu flags delay in rape case verdicts, says common man feels judicial process lacks sensitivity

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.

RG Kar: Cry for justice rattles Kolkata's Sunday afternoon as women march to demand rape-free society

Sep 02, 2024, at 05:38 am

Kolkata/IBNS: "I want justice in this case," says Riyanshi Adhikari, a Class 3 student who almost forced her mother to take her along in another grand rally- dubbed as 'Maha Michil'- to protest the shocking rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last month.