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Live Blog: RG Kar protest: Kolkata stages second night vigil seeking justice | No Supreme Court hearing in RG Kar rape-murder case tomorrow | Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia join Congress, set to contest Haryana polls | No relief for Kangana Ranaut's Emergency as Bombay HC refuses to direct CBFC for certification | Looking forward to various meetings aimed at boosting India-Singapore friendship, posts Narendra Modi on X | Kolkata rape-murder case: Calls made from an overseas number to RG Kar officials and doctors under CBI scanner | There is a limit: Calcutta HC fumes at Bengal govt for hiring contractual employees in govt offices and courts | RG Kar case: After arrest by CBI, Bengal health ministry suspends ex-Principal Sandip Ghosh | Mamata Banerjee's govt passes Aparajita Bill laying death penalty for rape convicts | Amid massive public anger over RG Kar case, Mamata Banerjee brings anti-rape bill in Bengal assembly

Mumbai: Police detain class 9 student for allegedly raping three-year-old

Aug 14, 2024, at 11:39 pm

Police have detained a class 9 student in Mumbai for allegedly raping a three-year-old, media reports said on Wednesday.

Attempt to save accused raises serious questions on hospital and local administration: Rahul Gandhi on RG Kar trainee doctor rape and murder

Aug 14, 2024, at 11:04 pm

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday broke his silence on the rape and murder of the PG trainee doctor in Kolkata's state-run RG Kar Medical College and said the incident created an atmosphere of insecurity among the doctors' community and women.

Ground Zero Kolkata: Indian city to witness historic 'seize the night' protest against rape to usher in Independence Day

Aug 14, 2024, at 08:42 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: I will be there. I am going. Are you? Not in a hush, hush tone, but in a loudspeaker voice breaking the Internet.

Was it a gangrape? CBI looks for answer as call for justice in RG Kar rape-murder case grows louder

Aug 14, 2024, at 07:52 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation is focussing on whether the 31-year-old lady trainee doctor at Kolkata's state-run RG Kar College and Hospital was raped and murdered by one person or was it a gangrape as the clamour demanding justice in the case is growing louder.

Kashmir: Army captain killed in encounter with terrorists in Doda

Aug 14, 2024, at 06:21 pm

Srinagar/IBNS: An Army captain was killed in an encounter with four terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda on Wednesday, media reports said.

'Mamata Banerjee ordered Chicken Biryani': Suvendu Adhikari furious over Kanyashree Day celebrations amid RG Kar shock

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.

RG Kar rape and murder case accused transferred to CBI custody

Aug 14, 2024, at 05:01 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata Police on Wednesday handed over arrested civic volunteer Sanjoy Roy, who is accused of raping and murdering a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, to the Central Bureau of Investigation.

Night is Ours: Women to stage protest against Kolkata doctor's rape and murder across West Bengal tonight

Aug 14, 2024, at 04:23 pm

Women in Kolkata and several other Indian cities will walk on the streets at late night (11:55 pm) on Wednesday to protest against the rape and murder of a PG trainee doctor in state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital that has sparked nationwide outrage.

DRDO successfully conducts maiden flight test of Long Range Glide Bomb from Su-30 MK-I

Aug 14, 2024, at 03:15 pm

India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has carried out a successful maiden flight test of Long Range Glide Bomb (LRGB), GAURAV from Su-30 MK-I platform of the Indian Air Force (IAF).

UP govt official arrested for raping 6 year-old-girl at her house in Bulandshahr

Aug 14, 2024, at 06:56 am

Lucknow/IBNS: A 57-year-old government official has been arrested for raping a six-year-old Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr and then committing bestiality with a goat, media reports said.

Kolkata rape & murder: Doctor's body calls off strike after demands on safety met by JP Nadda

Aug 14, 2024, at 06:24 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Federation of Resident Doctors' Association (FORDA) Tuesday called off the protest over the rape and murder of a trainee female doctor in Kolkata after meeting Union Health Minister JP Nadda.

RG Kar evidence tampering row: Hospital starts demolishing a portion near seminar hall where the doctor was raped and killed

Aug 14, 2024, at 02:35 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The R G Kar Medical College and Hospital has started demolishing a portion of the building adjacent to the seminar hall where a junior doctor was raped and murdered last week raising outcry that evidence of the grisly crime is being wiped out before a court-monitored CBI probe.

I feel ashamed today as Kolkata resident, says Aparna Sen on RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder case

Aug 14, 2024, at 12:57 am

Expressing solidarity with the agitating medical students, noted Indian filmmaker Aparna Sen on Tuesday said she felt ashamed over the rape and murder of a PG trainee doctor in Kolkata's state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

India, Australia discuss ways to sustain a safe and secure maritime environment during security dialogue

Aug 13, 2024, at 11:50 pm

India and Australian officials recently exchanged views on various topics of mutual interest, including the maritime security environment in the Indo-Pacific region, during the 6th India-Australia Maritime Security Dialogue in Canberra on Tuesday.

India, Australian officials condemn terrorism in all forms during Joint Working Group meet

Aug 13, 2024, at 11:38 pm

The 14th meeting of the India-Australia Joint Working Group on Counter- Terrorism was held on August 12 in New Delhi when the officials condemned terrorism in all forms.

Bengaluru Volvo bus driver loses control and hits several vehicles, video goes viral

Aug 13, 2024, at 11:26 pm

At least one person was injured after a Volvo bus driver lost control and hit several bikes and cars in Bengaluru on Tuesday.

Rajasthan man punishes wife by dragging her behind bike, video goes viral

Aug 13, 2024, at 10:59 pm

A horrifying video has gone viral where a husband could be seen riding on her motorcycle with her wife tied to the back of the vehicle as she screamed in pain in Rajasthan's Nagaur district.

US official says relationship with India is one of the most consequential in the world

Aug 13, 2024, at 10:35 pm

A top US official said on Monday that the relationship shared with India is one of the most consequential in the world.

RG Kar horror: Calcutta High Court orders CBI probe into Kolkata doctor's rape and murder case

Aug 13, 2024, at 10:06 pm

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the rape and murder of the PG trainee doctor in Kolkata's state-run RG Kar Medical College Hospital, an incident which has sparked massive protest across the nation.

'Why do you protect him? Calcutta HC slams Bengal govt over ex-RG Kar College principal's new post

Aug 13, 2024, at 08:48 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the state government over the appointment of Dr. Sandip Ghosh to a government college within hours after he resigned as the principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a trainee doctor was raped and murdered last week, media reports said.

RG Kar rape-murder case: We were told our daughter committed suicide, victim's parents tell Calcutta HC

Aug 13, 2024, at 07:51 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The parents of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital's trainee doctor, who was raped and murdered at the seminar hall, claimed they were told that their daughter died of suicide by the state authorities, media reports said.

Night is Ours: Women plan massive protest march against RG Kar rape and murder case in West Bengal tomorrow

Aug 13, 2024, at 07:37 pm

Women across West Bengal will protest against the rape and murder of a female PG trainee doctor in state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Wednesday, just a day before the country celebrates its 78th Independence Day.

Go on long leave: Calcutta HC to ex-RG Kar College head who was given new charge within hours of resignation

Aug 13, 2024, at 07:18 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered controversial Dr. Sandip Ghosh, who was appointed as the principal of Calcutta National Medical College head within hours of his resignation as the head of RG Kar Medical College, to go on a long leave, coming down heavily on the state government in the trainee doctor's rape and murder case that has sent shockwaves across the country.

Bengal junior doctors continue ceasework in protest against RG Kar medical student's rape-murder

Aug 13, 2024, at 06:17 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The junior doctors across West Bengal on Tuesday continued with their ceasework bolstering their protest against the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, media reports said.

Students block ex-RG Kar College head Dr. Sandip Ghosh at Calcutta National Medical College, TMC MLAs face ire too

Aug 13, 2024, at 05:40 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The students of Calcutta National Medical College on Tuesday blocked former RG Kar College principal Dr. Sandip Ghosh from entering into the campus protesting against the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor, media reports said.

Arshad Nadeem's Olympic feat enthused Pakistan but why is the national media slamming the government?

Aug 13, 2024, at 04:49 pm

Pakistan went to the Paris Olympics with a mere contingent of seven athletes and no one even expected that the South Asian nation would return home with a gold medal, thanks to the stellar performance by javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem.

Will work to strengthen crucial partnership: Vinay Mohan Kwatra posts on X after assuming charge as India's ambassador to USA

Aug 13, 2024, at 03:45 pm

Vinay Mohan Kwatra has assumed charge as India's ambassador to the USA at a time when the country is gearing up for the crucial presidential poll.

Amid criticism, Centre to prepare fresh draft of Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill

Aug 13, 2024, at 06:56 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre Monday said it will hold further consultations and release a fresh draft of the Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill after certain provisions of the previous one raised concerns among online content creators.

Victim's spectacles shattered, glass pierced into eyes: Autopsy report of Kolkata junior doctor

Aug 13, 2024, at 06:25 am

Kolkata/IBNS: In more chilling details in the rape and murder of the trainee female doctor in Kolkata, the post-mortem report indicates that the accused had hit her so hard that the glasses of her spectacles shattered with shards piercing her eyes, media reports said.

RG Kar rape-murder case: Accused Sanjoy Roy said 'Hang me if you want' without remorse on being arrested

Aug 13, 2024, at 03:05 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Sanjoy Roy, the accused of raping and murdering a 31-year-old female junior doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, was not a hospital employee, but had frequent access to all buildings on the campus.