- India
CBI taking over shouldn’t lead to rape-murder case being quietly buried: Derek O’Brien
New Delhi: The public outrage over the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor in Kolkata is understandable but the CBI taking over the case shouldn’t lead to it “being quietly…
- India
Hindenburg tip of iceberg, only JPC probe can unravel truth of Adani ‘scam’: Cong
New Delhi: The demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani issue goes beyond the Hindenburg Research’s revelations, the Congress said Friday and claimed the “irregularities and wrongdoings” relating to…
- India
19 arrested for vandalism at Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital
Kolkata: Kolkata Police on Friday said it has so far arrested 19 people in connection with the vandalism and violence at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in the metropolis. Those…
- Stock Market
Sensex, Nifty surge in early trade tracking rally in global peers
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged in early trade on Friday following a sharp rally in global markets along with buying in IT stocks and Reliance Industries. The 30-share BSE…
- Technology
ISRO’s final developmental flight lifts off from Sriharikota spaceport
Sriharikota: ISRO on Friday launched its third and final developmental flight, Small Satellite Launch Vehicle-D3, carrying Earth Observation Satellite EOS-08. The rocket lifted off majestically from the first launch pad at the…
- India
BJP has neither been secular nor civil: Sibal on PM’s remarks on UCC
New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for a “secular civil code”, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Friday alleged that the BJP has neither been…
- India
Prez Murmu, PM Modi pay tributes to Vajpayee on death anniversary
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to former prime minister and BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary on Friday. They were joined by…
- India
28% of UG Medical students report being diagnosed with mental health conditions
New Delhi: Nearly 28 per cent of UG and 15.3 per cent of PG medical students reported having been diagnosed with mental health conditions, according to an online survey conducted by a…
- Kolkata
Kolkata medic rape-murder case: Nationwide 24-hour doctors’ protest on Sat
New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association on Thursday night announced a 24-hour nationwide withdrawal of non-emergency services from 6 am on August 17 to protest against the alleged rape and murder of…
- India
Maharashtra, an industrial powerhouse, playing role of nation’s growth engine: Shinde
Thane: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday said India is moving ahead in the “Amrit Kaal”, a period of prosperity and progress, with his state playing a pivotal role in the…
- India
JU professors announces cease-work on Friday to protest attacks on docs, nurses
Kolkata: The Jadavpur University Teachers’ Association has called for a day-long cease-work on Friday to protest the vandalism at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. In a statement, the association denounced any…
- India
Kolkata medic rape-murder: Culprit should be given strictest punishment, says AAP
New Delhi: The AAP on Thursday termed the alleged rape-murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata last week as extremely painful and distressing, and demanded the culprit be given the exemplary punishment.…
- Bangalore
Shivakumar says he is Congress candidate for Channapatna Assembly bypoll
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said that he is the Congress candidate for Channapatna Assembly bypoll. Earlier too, Shivakumar had said that he is the candidate, irrespective…
- India
RG Kar hospital vandalism: Mamata blames opposition parties
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused opposition parties of being behind the vandalism at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital here. Banerjee said she does not hold the…
- India
Delhi riots: Lawyers, others appeal to SC, Delhi HC for expeditious bail hearing
New Delhi: A group of advocates, law researchers and students have appealed to the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court to expeditiously decide the bail pleas of the accused in a…
