What multinational departures reveal about Pakistan’s deeper woes
Aug 18, 2024, at 04:18 am
Pakistan is at a crossroads, but not one of hopeful promise—rather, one of foreboding decline.
Aug 18, 2024, at 04:03 am
Kolkata/IBNS: From relentless online trolling for their many actions to demand for social boycott and public shaming, celebrities in West Bengal are at the receiving end of an outburst of people's anger since the RG Kar rape-murder and its alleged coverup came to fore.
Aug 18, 2024, at 03:44 am
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has raised concerns about the West Bengal government's "urgency" in renovating areas near the RG Kar Hospital's seminar hall, where a trainee doctor was brutally raped and murdered, media reports said.
Jammu Kashmir polls: Omar Abdullah says what would be Assembly's top priority once elected
Aug 18, 2024, at 03:08 am
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah announced that the priority of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly after the election would be to pass a resolution opposing the central government's decision to revoke the region's statehood and special status.
Aug 18, 2024, at 02:52 am
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Saturday urged doctors to call off their nationwide strike in response to the shocking rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to visit Kuwait tomorrow
Aug 17, 2024, at 11:54 pm
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit Kuwait on Sunday when he is expected to meet the country's Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya, officials said.
India, Vietnam officials discuss ways to enhance maritime cooperation
Aug 17, 2024, at 11:32 pm
Indian and Vietnamese officials recently discussed ways to enhance maritime cooperation during the Maritime Security Dialogue held in Hanoi on Friday, officials said.
US court rules 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks accused Tahawwur Rana 'extraditable to India'
Aug 17, 2024, at 11:02 pm
An American court has ruled that Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, whose name is involved in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, is “extraditable to India” under the extradition treaty between the two countries.
Indian diaspora members celebrate Independence Day in USA
Aug 17, 2024, at 10:44 pm
The Indian diaspora members on Thursday celebrated Independence Day at the iconic Times Square in the US city of New York.
Ferry service resumes between Nagapattinam in India and Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka
Aug 17, 2024, at 10:30 pm
The passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam in India and Kankesanthurai (KKS) near Jaffna in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka, which was earlier launched in October 2023, resumed on Friday, Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka said.
RG Kar protest: Union Health Ministry to form committee to suggest measures for safety of doctors
Aug 17, 2024, at 10:09 pm
The Indian Health Ministry on Saturday assured doctors that a Committee will be constituted to suggest all such possible measures for ensuring the safety of healthcare professionals in the country. amid nationaiwde protests over the rape and murder of a PG trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in Kolkata.
Delhi Airport's new Terminal 1 becomes operational from today, IndiGo and SpiceJet to shift flights
Aug 17, 2024, at 09:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The long-awaited expansion of Terminal 1 (T-1) at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport commenced operations from Saturday (August 17), weeks after operations from the T1 had been suspended due to a canopy collapse.
Aug 17, 2024, at 09:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Indian cricket captain and ex-BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly faced a massive backlash on social media after he called the rape and murder of 31-year-old post graduate medical student at Kolkata's major state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital a "stray incident" while condemning the crime that has sent shockwaves across the country and ignited public fury.
Aug 17, 2024, at 08:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata Police has come out with a list of fact checks after several information, which the administration claims to be fake, have started trending on social media related to the rape and murder of 31-year-old post graduate medical student at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital.
Modi govt appoints RK Singh as defence secretary in major bureaucratic reshuffle
Aug 17, 2024, at 08:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a major reshuffle at the bureaucrat level, the central government has appointed Rajesh Kumar Singh, who is currently serving as the secretary for the department for promotion of industry and internal trade, as the new defence secretary, media reports said.
Aug 17, 2024, at 07:31 pm
Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian Army have jointly carried out a first-of-its-kind precise para-drop operation of the Aarogya Maitri Health Cube at a high-altitude area close to 15,000 feet.
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to be prosecuted in MUDA scam
Aug 17, 2024, at 06:20 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be prosecuted in the alleged irregularities in the land allocation by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) after Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot's approval, media reports said.
Aug 17, 2024, at 06:00 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Popular travel influencer Tanya Khanijow has defended her controversial statement where she asked people to "avoid India" while travelling in the wake of the rape and murder of 31-year-old post-graduate medical student at Kolkata's major state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Sabarmati Express passenger train derails near Kanpur, no injury reported
Aug 17, 2024, at 05:33 pm
Kanpur/IBNS: Twenty-two coaches of Sabarmati Express passenger train on Saturday derailed between Kanpur and Bhimsen Station in Uttar Pradesh after its engine hit an object on the tracks, media reports said.
Aug 17, 2024, at 04:55 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is quizzing former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Dr. Sandip Ghosh for the second consecutive day on Saturday in connection with the probe into the rape and murder of a 31-year-old lady trainee doctor, media reports said.
RG Kar rape and murder, vandalism: Doctors observing 24-hour countrywide strike today
Aug 17, 2024, at 03:24 pm
The Indian Medical Association is observing a 24-hour nationwide strike and withdrawal of non-emergency medical services on Saturday to protest against the rape and murder of a PG trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and the vandalism incident at the state-run medical facility on the eve of Independence Day.
Aug 17, 2024, at 06:30 am
New Delhi: The Centre Friday announced a big reshuffle of senior bureaucrats in key departments. The latest appointments, which include new postings across finance, defence, and minority affairs, reflect the government's emphasis on experience and continuity, media reports said.
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 17, 2024, at 05:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a phone call with Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed on the need for an early and peaceful resolution of the conflict in West Asia through "dialogue and diplomacy".
J&K to vote in 3 phases starting Sept 18 for first assembly election after abrogation of Article 370
Aug 17, 2024, at 04:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, to be held for the first time since 2014, will be held in three phases, on September 18, September 25, and October 1, with results to be announced on October 4, the Election Commission said Friday.
'Assessment failure': Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal on RG Kar Hospital vandalism
Aug 17, 2024, at 02:57 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Hours after the Calcutta High Court slammed the West Bengal government and the police over the vandalism at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a trainee doctor was brutally raped and murdered last week, Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal has admitted that there was an "assessment failure".
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.
Aug 16, 2024, at 10:33 pm
Bangladesh Interim Government head Muhammad Yunus on Friday assured Indian PM Narendra Modi that the safety and security of Hindu community members and other minorities will be ensured.
Aug 16, 2024, at 10:01 pm
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir will vote to elect a new Assembly in three phases for the first time since Article 370 was scrapped by the Indian government in 2019.
India lobbied US to go easy on Sheikh Hasina before her ouster as Bangladesh Prime Minister: Report
Aug 16, 2024, at 09:56 pm
New Delhi/Washington/IBNS: A year before Sheikh Hasina was deposed (on Aug 5) in a student uprising, Indian officials started to lobby their United States counterparts to stop pressuring the then Bangladeshi Prime Minister, reports The Washington Post, citing US and Indian officials.