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- Middle East
Palestinian death toll in Gaza exceeds 40,000 as peace talks renew
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has surpassed 40,000, at a time when the Gaza ceasefire talks were set to resume in Qatar. During…
- India
Of 18 arrested during Delhi Riots, 6 granted bail; others face delayed justice
Delhi Riots of 2020, which erupted during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), have led to a prolonged legal battle for the 18 individuals accused of conspiring to incite the violence.…
- Kolkata
RG Kar hospital ransacked; chances of evidence tampering worries CBI
Kolkata: The vandalism at the emergency department of the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, where a woman doctor was brutally raped and murdered, has caused worry to the…
- India
India on way to become world’s third-largest economy: PM Modi
New Delhi: As 140 crore Indians collectively work towards creating a ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047, the country is on its way to become the third-largest economy with big reforms across sectors, Prime…
- Sports
Vinesh Phogat’s appeal against Olympic disqualification rejected
Paris: Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s appeal against her disqualification from Olympic Games final has been rejected by the ad-hoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the Indian Olympic Association…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Cognizant to hire 4000 annually with new Kokapet campus
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy inaugurated Cognizant’s new campus at 10 lakh square feet on Wednesday, August 14. During the inauguration ceremony, the chief minister announced that 4000 students from engineering…
- India
No interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal, SC issues notice to CBI
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to release Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on interim bail from Tihar jail in connection with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case linked…
- India
Wayanad landslides linked to 10 pc heavier rainfall due to climate change: Study
New Delhi: The deadly landslides in Kerala’s ecologically fragile Wayanad district were triggered by a heavy burst of rainfall, made 10 per cent heavier by climate change, according to a new rapid…
- World
In her 1st public statement since ouster, Sheikh Hasina demands ‘justice’
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday demanded “justice”, saying those involved in recent “terror acts”, killings and vandalism must be investigated, identified and punished. In her first public statement…
- India
Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered a CBI probe into the alleged rape and murder of a woman junior doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in…
- India
Fresh plea in SC following recent Hindenburg issue
New Delhi: A fresh plea has been filed in the Supreme Court following the recent Hindenburg issue as the petitioner complained of the Supreme Court Registrar’s alleged refusal to register the petition…
- India
Kolkata doctor rape, murder: Junior doctors’ strike continues, demand judicial probe
Kolkata: Junior doctors across West Bengal continued ceasework on Tuesday protesting the rape and murder of a woman doctor at a state-run medical college and hospital in Kolkata and demanding justice for…
- World
US will continue to monitor situation in Bangladesh: White House
Washington: The United States will continue to monitor the situation in Bangladesh, the White House said, emphasising that President Joe Biden is “consistent in speaking loud and clear” on human rights issues.…
- India
Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Will hand over case to CBI if police fail, says Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her government will hand over the RG Kar hospital doctor murder probe to the CBI if police fail to solve the case…
- India
7 dead, 16 injured in Bihar temple stampede
Jehanabad: At least seven people were killed and 16 others injured in a stampede at Baba Siddheshwar Nath Temple in Bihar’s Jehanabad district, an official said on Monday. “Seven people, mostly kanwariyas,…
