NEW DELHI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced a series of protest activities demanding capital punishment for the accused in Kolkata medical college rape-murder case. These demonstrations will take place from August 17 to 19 in various blocks.“On 17th August, there will be a protest march in all the blocks demanding the punishment…
NEW DELHI: Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the BJP and CPI (M) of trying to hold Bangladesh-like protests and topple the TMC government in Bengal after the party leaders demanded her resignation. This came in the light of the state witnessing the gruesome rape and murder of a medical student in Kolkata.“CPM, BJP trying to…
NEW DELHI: Kolkata Police on Wednesday countered the allegations of mishandling the case of alleged rape and murder of a woman trainee medico at RG medical college in Kolkata. In a social media post on X, Kolkata Police stated, “Reports of KP informing the family about a possible suicide are false. The family confirmed the…
NEW DELHI: A delegation from the Indian Medical Association visited RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday, following the alleged rape and murder of a woman trainee medico. The IMA said that it will not shield any institution or doctor found involved in the incident.IMA national president RV Asokan said, “Let the…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that mineral-rich states can collect royalties and taxes on minerals-bearing land from April 1, 2005, from the Central and mining companies.The top court’s decision allows these states to recover outstanding dues in a staggered manner over the next 12 years. However, states are prohibited from charging penalties…
NEW DELHI: A scientific study has attributed the July 30 devastating Wayanad landslides to a “burst of rainfall” triggered by human-induced climate change. It said more than 140 mm of rains fell in a single day – equivalent to nearly a quarter of London’s annual rainfall – on soils that were already highly saturated following…
NEW DELHI: Senior BJP Lok Sabha member Jagdambika Pal was on Tuesday named chairperson of the joint committee of Parliament (JPC), which will examine the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill.A Lok Sabha notification said Speaker Om Birla appointed Pal as the head of the 31-member committee.Amid protests by the opposition in Lok Sabha on its provisions,…
KOLKATA: The outgoing principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital was ordered to go on leave from Tuesday after Calcutta high court expressed astonishment at the Bengal govt rehabilitating him as Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital principal “within four hours” of his resignation the previous day.“Let him be at home,” Chief Justice T…
NEW DELHI: Delhi HC Tuesday directed Centre to clarify if sodomy and non-consensual unnatural sex remain offences under BNS, which came into force on July 1, 2024, replacing IPC.“Where is that provision? There is no provision at all. It is not there. There has to be something. The question is if an offence is not…
MUMBAI: Auto driver Ganesh Yadav (36) died after an SUV ran over him while his friend Bablu Shrivastav (36), a courier delivery boy, escaped with bruises to his face and left hand, while they were sleeping on Versova beach early on Monday. Police have arrested the SUV driver, Nikhil Jawade (34), from Nagpur and his…
