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Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said that in the past the undivided Shiv Sena and Congress were bitter rivals, but they never acted with vindictiveness towards each other. Speaking at a sadbhavana diwas event here to mark the birth anniversary of late Rajiv...
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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday indicated that his government may consider India's request to extradite controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik if it provides evidence against him. At an interactive session at the Indian Council of World Affairs in New Delhi, Ibrahim also said...
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A 37-year-old freelance Chinese interpreter allegedly killed his wife following a quarrel early Tuesday and later surrendered before the police in northwest Delhi's Maurya Enclave area, officials said. According to the police, Sanjay came to the Maurya Enclave police station around 3.30 am and...
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PM Narendra Modi exchanges greetings with Malaysian PM DatoÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim in New Delhi/ANI Photo
India and Malaysia on Tuesday elevated their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim held extensive talks focusing on resetting the relations that came under some strain during the tenure of Mahathir Mohamad. A...
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Dalit and Adivasi organisations have called for a 'Bharat Bandh' on Wednesday over their demand for stronger representation and protection for marginalised communities. The National Confederation of Dalit and Adivasi Organisations has released a list of demands, including justice and equity for...
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Ram Madhav
The BJP on Tuesday appointed its former national general secretary Ram Madhav and Union minister G Kishan Reddy as in-charge for the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.A statement to this effect was issued by party national general secretary Arun Singh.BJP national president JP...
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Former chief of Army staff General Sundararajan Padmanabhan, who passed away at his Chennai residence on August 19, was cremated with full military honours at Besant Nagar on Tuesday. The Indian Army bid a solemn farewell to the late Gen S Padmanabhan, who died at 83 due to age-related ailments....
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A Sultanpur court in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday took strong objection to Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh not appearing in a two-decade-old case and ordered police to arrest and produce him on August 28. On August 13, a non-bailable warrant was issued against Singh, SP leader Anoop Sanda, and four...
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Protesters blocking railway track at Badlapur railway station/ANI Photo
The rail roko protest at Badlapur station near Mumbai on Tuesday over the alleged sexual abuse of two minor girls at a school led to the diversion of 12 long-distance trains and suspension of local train services on the Ambernath-Karjat section of Central Railway. Central Railway said a light...
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Serum Institute of India on Tuesday said it is currently working to develop a vaccine for monkeypox, with positive outcomes expected in a year's time. The World Health Organisation on August 14 declared the Mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. The move came after a...
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Just In: Women's T20 World Cup moved from Bangladesh to UAE: ICC.Details soon.
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The BJP on Tuesday announced nine candidates for the September 3 Rajya Sabha bypolls, fielding Union ministers Ravneet Singh Bittu from Rajasthan and George Kurian from Madhya Pradesh. The party fielded former BJD leader Mamata Mohanta from Odisha and ex-Congress leader Kiran Choudhary from...
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All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi on Tuesday issued guidelines for handling suspected Monkeypox patients and allocated five beds for treatment in isolation. The standard operating procedures stated that the suspected patients should be immediately placed in a designated...
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A two-seater trainer aircraft went missing after it took off from an aerodrome in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district on Tuesday, following which a massive search was started to locate it, officials said. The aircraft took off from the Sonari aerodrome in Jamshedpur around 11 am, they said. The...
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The Indian rupee stayed firm for the second straight session and settled 8 paise higher at 83.79 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, buoyed by positive domestic equity markets, weak American currency and lower crude oil prices. Forex traders said, foreign fund outflow, however,...
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Police resort to lathi-charge to disperse protesters at Badlapur railway station/ANI on X
The police lathi-charged protesters at Badlapur railway station near Mumbai on Tuesday evening to break up the day-long 'rail roko' agitation against the alleged sexual abuse of two girls at a kindergarten. The police used force to disperse hundreds of protesters at around 6 pm, hours after they...
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Amid outrage over the alleged sexual abuse of two kindergarten girls at a school in Badlapur, Maharashtra school education minister Deepak Kesarkar on Tuesday said `Vishakha committees' will be formed in schools. Schools will face action if CCTV cameras installed on their premises are found to be...
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The Election Commission on Tuesday issued the notification for the first phase of the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, marking the start of the nomination process. Voting will be held on 24 seats in the Union Territory in the first phase of the election on September 18. The last date for...
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Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said an inquiry led by a woman IPS officer has been ordered into an incident of alleged abuse of two school girls in Badlapur in Thane district.Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Fadnavis said the state government has appointed Arti...
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Protest at railway station in Badlapur, near Mumbai/ANI on X
Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said an inquiry led by a woman IPS officer has been ordered into an incident of alleged abuse of two school girls in Badlapur in Thane district.Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Fadnavis said the state government has appointed Arti...
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted activist Teesta Setalvad to travel to Malaysia from August 31 to September 10 for a conference and asked her to file an undertaking that she will return to India as scheduled. The apex court had in July last year granted her regular bail in a case of alleged...
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the removal of the name, photos and videos of a trainee doctor, who was raped and murdered in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, from all social media platforms. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said disclosure of the identity of a...
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Cops at Badlapur station where a rail roko was held. Pic: Sahil Salvi
Amid the unrest in Maharashtra's Badlapur over the sexual assault of two minor girls at a school, enraged residents began stone pelting at the school where the crime took place.The alleged sexual assault of two fourth-grade girls in Badlapur, Maharashtra, has sparked widespread outrage.As Angry...
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Graham Staines and their two sons were burnt alive
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response of the Odisha government on the remission plea of Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving life sentence for the ghastly killings of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons in Keonjhar district in the state in 1999....
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Please trust us, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while requesting the doctors protesting across the country over a Kolkata doctor's alleged rape and killing to call off the strike and resume work. The court said abstention from the work of doctors affects those segments of the society that are...
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The central government-run RML Hospital on Tuesday called off its nine-day strike it had been observing in protest against the alleged rape and murder of a Kolkata medic, even as other resident doctors' bodies hailed the Supreme Court's intervention in the case. The RML RDA said it called off...
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Protestors at Badlapur station
Mumbai, Maharashtra: Central Railway CPRO Dr Swapnil Nila says, The Central Railways traffic was affected since 10 am today morning as the agitators have occupied the railway tracks at the Badlapur railway station. We have been able to run trains only from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus up...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has directed the police to invoke the attempt to rape charge against the accused arrested for allegedly sexually abusing two girl students at a school in Badlapur in Thane district. The case will be fast-tracked and a special public prosecutor will be...
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The protests at Badlapur railway station today
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday ordered the setting up of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged sexual abuse of two girl students of a school in Badlapur in Thane district which triggered a massive protest, leading to halting of local train services. The SIT will be...
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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's plea, seeking directions to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to decide his representation seeking cancellation of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Indian citizenship, be treated a public interest litigation. At the outset, the...
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Several hospitals in Delhi on Tuesday received bomb threat emails, prompting authorities to launch searches on their premises, officials said. A call was received at 1.04 pm from a hospital in Nangloi and another from Primus Hospital at 1.07 pm in central Delhi's Chanakya Puri informing that...
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Tax authorities in Bangladesh have decided to unfreeze the bank accounts of Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson Khaleda Zia, 17 years after they were blocked. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Monday instructed banks to unfreeze the accounts of BNP Chairperson Zia, the Daily Star...
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The Centre on Tuesday asked the UPSC to withdraw the latest advertisement for lateral entry in bureaucracy, amid a row over reservation in the advertised posts. Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh wrote to Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Chairman Preeti Sudan and asked her...
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RG Kar's former principal
The Kolkata Police on Tuesday began an investigation against RG Kar Medical College and Hospital's former principal Sandip Ghosh for his alleged involvement in financial irregularities in the state-run health facility, a senior officer said. The probe against Ghosh commenced after a four-member...
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Update: Observing that working conditions have made doctors and health professionals susceptible to violence, the Supreme Court on Tuesday constituted a 10-member task force to formulate a national protocol for ensuring safety and facilities for them in the wake of the rape and murder of a medic...
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Following the rape and murder incident of a trainee doctor in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare wrote a letter to the heads of the Central Government hospitals and institutes, including AIIMS/INIs on Tuesday to enhance security measures...
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Terming the rape and murder case of a medic at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital as horrific, the Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the West Bengal government over delay in filing FIR in the matter. Taking suo motu cognisance of the case, the top court said this incident...
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside an order of the Calcutta High Court in which it acquitted an accused in a sexual assault case and made objectionable observations advising adolescent girls to control sexual urges. A bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said it has passed several...
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The Madhya Pradesh forest department has denied information on Project Cheetah to Right to Information and wildlife activist Ajay Dubey not once but twice.The reason given by the forest department for rejecting Dubey's RTI plea was 'national security concerns'.The Narendra Modi government in 2022...
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A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has taken up the case of the shocking rape-murder of a young doctor in Kolkata. The Supreme Court constitutes a National Task Force which includes Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin, Dr Nageshwar Reddy--Managing Director Asian...
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CJI Chandrachud says: We cannot wait for another rape for things to change on the ground as more and more women join the work force. He added that the existing enactments do not adequately address the institutional safety standards for doctors and medical workers.The CJI also said: Parents were...
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it took suo motu cognisance of the rape and murder case of a postgraduate medic at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata as it raises systematic issue regarding safety of doctor across India. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, which had...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday paid tribute to his father, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary and emphasised that he'll fulfil Rajiv Gandhi's dreams for India taking his memories with him.A compassionate personality, an epitome of camaraderie and goodwill......
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US President Joe Biden formally passed the baton of his Democratic Party to his deputy Kamala Harris, saying she will be a historic president and describing her as the best person to save democracy. Biden, 81, received an emotional standing ovation when he came on stage at the Democratic National...
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The West Bengal government has formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe into alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where the body of a postgraduate trainee doctor was found earlier this month, according to a notification. The four-member SIT will be...
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Former US Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton extended strong support on Monday for Vice President Kamala Harris, saying that the future is here and added that if her mother and Kamala's mother would see them, they would have said to keep going.Delivering her remarks at the Democratic National...
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The Sensex yesterday
Indian benchmark indices opened with gains on Tuesday following the rally in the Asian and US markets. Experts stated that the rally could push markets to new all-time highs. The Nifty 50 index opened with a gain of 76.25 points or 0.31 per cent at 24,648.90 points, while the BSE Sensex surged by...
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Parts of Delhi witnessed severe waterlogging following heavy rainfall in the early hours of Tuesday. The downpour resulted in traffic congestion and people faced problems commuting due to the heavy rain. Severe waterlogging was witnessed near Ashram Bridge after incessant rainfall....
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A protestor in Kolkata
Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Monday slammed TMC leader Udayan Guha for threatening protesters who are demanding justice over the Kolkata rape-murder case, stating, How many hands will you break, how many fingers will you cut? He also assured everyone protesting against the Kolkata doctor...
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The Pune police have arrested two more persons in connection with the alleged swapping of blood samples in the Porsche car crash case, a top official said on Tuesday. With the arrest of the duo late Monday night, the number of persons held in the Porsche car crash case has gone up to nine, the...
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Two back-to-back earthquakes jolted Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday morning causing panic across the Valley, but there were no reports of loss of life or damage to property, officials said.The first earthquake of magnitude 4.9 on the Richter Scale struck at 6.45 am at a latitude of 34.17 north and a...
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West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose reached Delhi on Monday night amid speculation that he may meet President Droupadi Murmu and senior leaders.There have been massive protests in West Bengal and a strike by doctors across the country following the rape-murder of a woman doctor at RG Kar Medical...
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A 31-year-old auto-rickshaw driver died apparently of cardiac arrest during his medical examination at a private hospital in Indore, an incident captured on CCTV camera and video clip gone viral. The video footage shows the man slumping in the chair in a doctor's room and collapsing. The...
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An eighth standard girl student was allegedly sexually assaulted at a fake National Cadet Corps camp at Bargur in Krishnagiri district and 11 people including the prime suspect have been arrested, Krishnagiri collector KM Sarayu said on Monday. The NCC headquarters stated that it did not conduct...
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Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia/File image
Tax authorities in Bangladesh on Monday decided to unfreeze the bank accounts of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia, 17 years after banks were ordered to block them. The National Board of Revenue has instructed banks to unfreeze the accounts of BNP chairperson Zia, the Daily...
