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A probe has been initiated into the alleged waving of Pakistani flag during a programme held at a private school in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam after the matter was raised by ABVP, an official said on Wednesday. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad staged a protest demanding action against the...
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Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot/File image
In the wake of intense statewide protests condemning Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot's grant of permission to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the state constitutional head's security has been tightened, Raj Bhavan sources said on Wednesday. The governor has also started using a...
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Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday participated in a candlelight protest in Kolkata demanding justice for the doctor, who was allegedly raped and murdered inside a state-run hospital in the city earlier this month. His wife, Odissi dancer Dona Ganguly and daughter Sana,...
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Following the incident of sexual abuse at a school in Badlapur, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday issued a directive to all the schools in the state to install CCTV cameras on their premises within a month. The failure to comply with the order may result in severe consequences such as...
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A fire accident at a pharma unit in Andhra Pradesh's Atchutapuram on Wednesday left 13 persons dead and 33 injured, and the damage could have been worse but for the lunch break that saw fewer workers in the plant when the blaze erupted. Harrowing scenes unfolded at the SEZ where the fire ripped...
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Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge arrived in Srinagar on Wednesday on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir to take stock of the party's preparations for the upcoming assembly polls in the Union Territory and explore a likely alliance with the...
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The Centre on Wednesday accorded the highest category of armed VIP security cover -- Z-plus -- to Nationalist Congress Party-SP chief Sharad Pawar, official sources said. The Union home ministry has asked the Central Reserve Police Force to extend the cover to the 83-year-old former chief...
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One 97 Communications Limited, which owns the Paytm brand, on Wednesday said it will sell entertainment ticketing business to Zomato for Rs 2,048 crore. Entertainment ticketing business, including movies, sports, and events, will be available on the Paytm app during a transition period of up to...
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SP leader Amarnath Maurya/Courtesy Facebook
A Samajwadi Party leader was booked after he was caught in a video chasing a municipality team with a rifle, the police on Wednesday said. The incident took place Tuesday when a municipal corporation team visited Vivekananda Park to clean it, the police said. An FIR was filed against Amarnath...
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In its latest Beta release, WhatsApp is introducing a significant privacy feature designed to address one of the platform's most persistent issues--spam. The new feature, available in the beta version 2.24.18.2 for Android, introduces a Username PIN system aimed at improving user security and...
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Protesters at Badlapur railway station to protest abuse of schoolgirls/ANI Photo
The Kalyan Bar Association in the district on Wednesday appealed to all its members not to accept the brief of the accused arrested in the Badlapur sexual abuse case. A notice put up at the bar association office said the residents of Badlapur town had appealed lawyers not to defend the accused,...
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Fans of Enigma in India can now listen to the Iconic new age and world beat musical project, known for Gregorian chants-infused music, in India. The first ever performance here is scheduled to be performed at Jayamahal Palace Grounds in Bengaluru on October 5. This will be the first live...
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Top Tamil actor Vijay, who heads Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam, will launch his political party's flag in Chennai on Thursday. In a statement on social media platform X, he said he would unveil the flag and hoist it at the party office at Panaiyur near here and also introduce the flag song on...
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Dr Narendra Dabholkar/Courtesy Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti/Facebook
The family of slain rationalist Narendra Dabholkar has approached the Bombay high court challenging a sessions court judgment acquitting three persons in the case. The appeal filed by Dabholkar's daughter Mukta Dabholkar also challenged the judgment by which two other accused, who were convicted...
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The Kerala police issued a notice to Google to remove apps from its Play Store that are selling fake lotteries online in the name of the lottery run by the state. A similar notice was issued to Meta to remove advertisements of such fake lotteries from social media platforms Facebook, Whatsapp and...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be on a three-day visit to Chhattisgarh from August 23 during which he will chair a series of meetings on anti-Maoist operations, officials said on Wednesday. Shah will arrive in Raipur late in the evening on August 23 and return to Delhi on the evening of...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in Poland on the first leg of his two-nation visit during which he will also travel to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and share perspectives with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict. Prime Minister Modi's...
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A view of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata/ANI Photo
The Union government on Wednesday asked the Central Industrial Security Force to take over the security of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, offical sources said. The directions from the ministry of home affairs came on the directions of the Supreme Court. A CISF team, led by a DIG...
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The Kerala government on Wednesday announced a Rs 2 crore cash award for Indian hockey stalwart, PR Sreejesh. A Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan took a decision in this regard, a CMO statement said. P R Sreejesh, who was a member of the Indian hockey team that won a...
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Two policemen who were part of the escort team of former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren died, and four others were injured, in a road accident at Seraikela-Kharswan district, officials said on Wednesday. The team was returning after dropping Soren at his native village Jhilingora in the...
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Protestors occupied rail tracks at Badlapur yesterday
Amid the ongoing protests over the alleged sexual assault of two fourth-grade girls by a school attendant in Maharashtra's Badlapur, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has called for a Maharashtra Bandh on August 24.In a meeting that was called for the discussion on seat sharing for the upcoming...
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An object fell from an IAF fighter aircraft in the Pokhran area of Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district on Wednesday. The incident occurred in an isolated area and there was no damage to life or property, authorities said. An inadvertent release of an air store from an Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter...
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Following the arrest of a teacher for the alleged harassment of students in Akola, the principal of the school, Ravindra Samdur on Wednesday said that they were not aware of the incident until the teachers met the students after a programme of the school was over. He said that 4-5 girls said...
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Protestors occupied rail tracks yesterday
Internet services at Badlapur in Maharashtra's Thane district were suspended on Wednesday a day after a massive protest over alleged sexual abuse of two kindergarten girls, and 72 persons have been arrested in connection with the violence during the stir, officials said. At least 17 city police...
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Indian cuisine is remarkably popular in Poland with various Indian restaurants catering to the growing demand for the rich flavours and Polish diners visiting them say the dishes like dosa and butter chicken remind them of their travels to India. More than 45 Indian restaurants are offering a...
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The Congress on Wednesday questioned the Competition Commission of India over its approval of all acquisitions by the Adani Group, asking why such institutions remained passive as the conglomerate built monopolies in critical infrastructure sectors, raising prices at consumers' expense. Congress...
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Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Rajan Vichare protests at Badlapur
The Badlapur school, where two young girls were allegedly sexually abused, preferred to cover up the crime instead of helping their parents file a police complaint, said Susieben Shah, chairperson of Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, on Wednesday. The alleged crime by...
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A 40-year-old Indian doctor was held in a US jail on a USD 2 million bond after being charged with multiple sex crimes for allegedly recording hundreds of nude images and videos of children and women over several years, according to media reports. Oumair Aejaz was arrested earlier on August 8...
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Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) MP Supriya Sule, along with party workers, staged a protest against the Maharashtra government over the alleged sexual assault of two minor girls at a school in Badlapur.Sule said that according to the government's data, crime has increased in Maharashtra.Crime...
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The CISF was deployed after the vandalism at RG Kar
A day after the Supreme Court ordered the deployment of CISF at Kar Medical College and Hospital, a team of the central paramilitary force on Wednesday visited the state-run medical establishment and inspected the security arrangements. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) team led by a...
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The Obamas at the DNC. Pic: Alyssa Pointer/Reuters
Former US president Barack Obama took centre stage at a Democratic National Convention keynote speech urging Americans to back Kamala Harris in her presidential bid against Republican candidate Donald Trump.Speaking after his wife Michelle Obama on Tuesday (local time), the former US president...
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The stock market on Wednesday opened flat, as investors took a pause after a four-session rally in the market.The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange (NSE) opened at 24,680. 50, up 18.30 points and BSE Sensex opened at 80667.30, down by 135.61 points. As per analysts, the Indian stock market is...
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Sections of the hospital were vandalised on Aug 15
The Kolkata Police has suspended three of its officers in connection with the vandalism at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata last week, officials said. The suspended policemen include two assistant police commissioners, they said. A group of people had entered the medical facility...
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Healthcare services remained affected at state-run hospitals in West Bengal on Wednesday, as junior doctors continued their ceasework for the 13th consecutive day to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee at RG Kar hospital in Kolkata.Senior doctors have been asked...
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PM emplanes for Poland
Ahead of his visit to Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he was looking forward to sharing perspectives with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict. Modi embarks on a two-nation visit to Poland and Ukraine from August 21...
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A CBI team at RG Kar Hospital
CBI officers may conduct a polygraph test on Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a woman doctor was allegedly raped and murdered earlier this month. Ghosh, who resigned two days after her body was found in a seminar hall of the medical facility on...
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Kamala Harris at the DNC
Senator Bernie Sanders on Tuesday urged the people of the United States to elect Vice President Kamala Harris as the next president of the country. Delivering a prime-time address at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Sanders spoke of the critical importance of...
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The rape-murder of a trainee doctor in a Kolkata hospital has caused outrage across India. Here, her father recalls her urge to help others and their struggle to support her studies. Read the report here.
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The pigeon at the centre of the picture fell to the ground. Pic: @SachinGuptaUP
A video of the Independence Day celebration in Chhattisgarh's Mungeli district, showing a pigeon released by a police officer failing to fly off, has gone viral, prompting the officer to demand action against those responsible. Some social media users promptly noticed that a similar situation...
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Adar Poonawalla, the CEO of Serum Institute of India (SII), on Tuesday said he expects 'positive news' on the development of an indigenous mpox vaccine within a year amid a surge in cases globally. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently declared the mpox outbreak as a public health...
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck at their wedding in 2022
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are reportedly set to part ways once again. Lopez, 55, filed for divorce from Affleck, 52, after a marriage that lasted just over two years. The news was first reported by TMZ and subsequently confirmed by multiple sources to People magazine. Lopez reportedly...
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Protesting doctors in Kolkata
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday dismissed a fake letter being circulated on social media in connection with the ongoing probe into the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata. The letter, which is widely circulating on social media carries a...
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A woman journalist covering the protest over the Badlapur sexual abuse incident alleged on Tuesday that a local leader of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena made an offensive remark, saying she was acting `as if she herself had been raped.' Waman Mhatre, former mayor of Badlapur who belongs to the...
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Lawyers of the Kolkata high court protest against doctor's murder/ANI Photo
The post-mortem examination report of the woman doctor, who was allegedly raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, revealed that her death was primarily due to manual strangulation associated with smothering. It also found that the manner of death is homicidal....
