Aug 21, 2024, at 04:34 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: The ‘Reservation Bachao Sangharsh Samiti’ has called for a nationwide bandh call on Wednesday in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on SC/ST reservations.
Thane nursery girls' sexual abuse: Parents made to wait 11 hours to file FIR
Aug 21, 2024, at 03:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The parents of a nursery girl student who was sexually assaulted in a Thane school said they came to know about the horrific crime after the parents of a fellow nursery student, who was also abused, told them they would file a police case.
Centre drops lateral entry move for UPSC amid pressure from opposition, ally Chirag Paswan
Aug 21, 2024, at 02:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The government Tuesday requested the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to withdraw its advertisement for lateral entry into bureaucracy, amid intense opposition criticism and pressure from ally Chirag Paswan, who had also expressed reservations against the move.
Aug 21, 2024, at 12:31 am
Police allegedly resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the crowd which had assembled at a railway station in Maharashtra's Thane to protest against the sexual abuse of two nursery students in their school last week.
Nepal FM Arzu Rana Deuba appreciates Narendra Modi's Neighbourhood First policy
Aug 21, 2024, at 12:00 am
Nepal Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba has appreciated Indian PM Narendra Modi for India's Neighbourhood First policy and various development cooperation initiatives undertaken by India with the Himalayan nation.
Aug 20, 2024, at 11:10 pm
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defence Minister Minoru Kihara on Monday met Indian PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi when the leaders stressed upon the importance of strengthening economic cooperation and enhancing people-to-people ties between the two countries.
PM Anwar Ibrahim's visit to New Delhi: India, Malaysia sign nine MoUs
Aug 20, 2024, at 10:51 pm
India and Malaysia signed nine MoUs during PM Anwar Ibrahim's visit to New Delhi on Tuesday.
Power of Bengal govt should not be unleashed on anti-RG Kar rape-murder protesters: Supreme Court
Aug 20, 2024, at 08:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the power of West Bengal government should not be unleashed on people, who are protesting against the rape and murder of 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's major state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Canada: A haven for extremism and division
Aug 20, 2024, at 08:52 pm
Canada, once heralded as an example of multiculturalism and tolerance, is now facing a troubling reality: the rise of extremism within its borders.
West Bengal: Civic volunteer arrested for stealing Rs. 40,000 from retired sessions judge
Aug 20, 2024, at 08:46 pm
A civic volunteer, who was attached to the Magrahat police station under Diamond Harbours police district, was arrested for allegedly stealing Rs. 40,000 from a retired sessions judge.
Aug 20, 2024, at 08:19 pm
Indian Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday wrote to Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) chief and asked him to cancel an advertisement for lateral entry into bureaucracy.
Aug 20, 2024, at 08:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 20) directed the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to provide security at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in north Kolkata where a Post Graduate Trainee (PGT) doctor was brutally raped and murdered earlier this month.
RG Kar: Junior doctors to continue cease work despite Supreme Court's appeal to resume services
Aug 20, 2024, at 08:10 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The junior doctors of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital will continue with their ceasework as a protest against the rape and murder of 31-year-old post-graduate medical student despite the Supreme Court's appeal to resume services.
Nation can't wait for another rape for a change on ground: Supreme Court amid RG Kar uproar
Aug 20, 2024, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said nation can't wait for another rape to see changes on ground stressing on female doctors' safety in hospital in the backdrop of the rape and murder of 31-year-old trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Aug 20, 2024, at 07:33 pm
Locals blocked the Mumbai rail route at Badalpur railway station to protest against the sexual abuse of two four-year-old girls at a school in Maharashtra's Thane area.
Supreme Court sets up National Task Force for doctors' safety in hospitals
Aug 20, 2024, at 07:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday constituted the National Task Force for recommendations on doctors' safety in hospitals as the questions have been raised on the safety of female doctors in the backdrop of RG Kar rape-murder incident.
Why was the delay in filing FIR? Supreme Court raps Mamata govt over RG Kar rape-murder
Aug 20, 2024, at 06:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily upon the West Bengal government, which is at the receiving end of the public anger, over the 31-year-old lady trainee doctor's rape and murder at Kolkata's major state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital questioning the delay in filing of the First Information Report and inaction against the controversial ex-principal of the college.
RG Kar rape-murder: Supreme Court questions Bengal govt over delay in filing FIR
Aug 20, 2024, at 05:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has questioned the West Bengal government and administration over the delay in filing an FIR in the rape and murder of 31-year-old junior doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Aug 20, 2024, at 04:49 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata Police has registered a corruption case against Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital where the 31-year-old junior doctor was raped and murdered, media reports said.
RG Kar doctor rape and murder: Indian Supreme Court to hear suo motu plea today
Aug 20, 2024, at 02:46 pm
The Indian Supreme Court will hear the suo motu plea connected to the rape and murder of a PG trainee doctor in Kolkata's state-run hospital on Tuesday.
Aug 20, 2024, at 07:06 am
The Kerala High Court Monday dismissed an appeal filed by cine star Ranjini against an order of single-judge allowing the release of Justice Hema Committee Report on working conditions of women in the Malayalam film industry.
Top CBI women officers who handled Hathras, Unnao take charge of Kolkata rape-murder case
Aug 20, 2024, at 05:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The responsibility of the investigation into the brutal rape-murder case at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital and Medical College has been handed over to two of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s top women officers, who have handled a few such notorious cases earlier, with considerable success, media reports said.
Choreographer arrested for raping 21-year-old within 10 hours of committing the crime in Bengaluru
Aug 20, 2024, at 03:56 am
The Bengaluru Police Monday arrested a man suspected of raping a 21-year-old final-year degree student on Aug 18.
'No action till Aug 29': Karnataka HC gives interim relief to Siddaramaiah in MUDA scam case
Aug 20, 2024, at 02:42 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the trial court to not take any action against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah following Governor Thawaar Chand Gehlot's approval to prosecute him in connection with the alleged irregularities in the land allocation by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
Aug 20, 2024, at 12:54 am
A large number of doctors in Kolkata on Monday took out a procession and formed a human chain to protest against the rape and murder of their colleague in state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, an incident that sparked a nationwide socio-political firestorm.
Uttar Pradesh: 10 labourers die after pickup van collides with bus
Aug 20, 2024, at 12:09 am
At least 10 labourers died and 27 others were injured after a pickup van collided with a bus in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr area on Sunday.
Prime Minister Modi congratulates Thailand PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra following her appointment
Aug 19, 2024, at 11:54 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wished Paetongtarn Shinawatra after she was elected as Thai PM.
Jammu and Kashmir: CRPF jawan killed in terror attack in Udhampur
Aug 19, 2024, at 11:42 pm
At least one CRPF officer was killed during an ongoing encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Monday, media reports said.
Aug 19, 2024, at 10:46 pm
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will host Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru and Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoko Kamikawa for the 3rd India-Japan 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in New Delhi on August 20, 2024.
Aug 19, 2024, at 09:03 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid the doctors' indefinite protests at hospitals across the state over RG Kar rape-murder, the medical fraternity on Monday marched to city police headquarters Lal Bazar with Dr. Kunal Sarkar and Dr. Subarna Goswami, who have been summoned by Kolkata Police over their alleged social media posts spreading misinformation.