- India
Kolkata Police not to allow any gathering near RG Kar hospital till Aug 24
Kolkata: Kolkata Police imposed prohibitory orders near state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital from Sunday till August 24, banning meetings and assembly of more than five persons, an order stated. The…
- India
HC denies quashing proceedings against six for disrespecting national flag
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings against six people accused of carrying a tricolour with Quranic verses during a religious procession, saying such incidents could be exploited…
- World
Air India cabin crew assaulted at London hotel; airline pursuing matter
New Delhi: A female cabin crew member of Air India was allegedly assaulted by an intruder at a London hotel earlier this week, according to sources. The airline is pursuing the matter…
- India
Kolkata rape-murder: ‘Don’t want to be next’, Delhi medics demand justice
New Delhi: “I don’t want to be the next victim”, read placards carried by several women medics who were part of a march here on Saturday to protest against the alleged rape…
- India
Nepal foreign minister Deuba to arrive in India on Sunday on 5-day visit
New Delhi: Nepal’s Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba will pay a five-day visit to India beginning Sunday with an aim to explore ways to further expand bilateral ties, officials said. Deuba is…
- India
Provide 2-hourly situation report in wake of doctors’ protest: MHA to States
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has asked all state police forces to provide it situation reports every two hours in the wake of protests by doctors, nursing staff and others against…
- World
Bangladeshi political analysts urge India to refix ties with Dhaka
Dhaka: India will benefit if it supports the current transition in Bangladesh and moves to build relationships with other political parties instead of “focussing on one person and party”, several political analysts…
- India
Parliamentary panel on Waqf Bill to hold first meet on Aug 22
New Delhi: The first meeting of the Parliament’s joint committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill will be held next week. The committee, chaired by BJP member Jagdambika Pal, will meet representatives of…
- World
New murder charges brought against Bangladesh’s ousted PM Hasina
Dhaka: A murder case was filed against Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday over the death of a college student during the quota reform protests in the country, the latest…
- Sports
Vinesh returns to a rousing welcome after Paris heartbreak
New Delhi: Vinesh Phogat on Saturday received a grand welcome on her return to the country and after being feted by several supporters and ‘khap panchayats’ en route to her village Balali,…
- Delhi
Private hospitals join doctors’ strike in Delhi, shut down OPDs
New Delhi: With each passing day, a doctors’ strike over the alleged rape and killing of one of their colleagues in a Kolkata hospital is gaining momentum as major private hospitals in…
- India
Kolkata rape-murder case: IMA seeks PM Modi’s intervention over violence against doctors
New Delhi: The IMA on Saturday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “benign intervention” to bring a central law to check violence against healthcare personnel and declare hospitals as safe zones with mandatory…
- India
Any attempt to bring UCC ‘unacceptable’, PM’s remarks on it ‘objectionable’: AIMPLB
New Delhi: Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched for a “secular civil code”, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Saturday underlined the Law Commission’s 2018 assertion that a uniform…
- Telangana
Telangana Congress elated over survey giving thumbs up to CM Reddy’s govt
Hyderabad: Senior leaders in Telangana Congress have welcomed the findings of a survey titled ‘Pulse of People’ as it revealed that 72 per cent of the state’s residents were satisfied with the…
- India
Nirbhaya’s mother slams Mamata Banerjee, says CM failed, demands resignation
Ballia: Amid protests against the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor in West Bengal, the mother of Nirbhaya, the victim of the 2012 Delhi gang rape case, on Saturday demanded…
