Aug 22, 2024, at 12:13 am
Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in Poland, marking the visit of the first Indian PM in past 45 years.
Indian diaspora members feeling excited about Modi's Poland visit
Aug 21, 2024, at 11:09 pm
Indian community members in Warsaw are excited about PM Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Poland.
Rajnath Singh to visit USA on August 23 to further deepen defence strategic partnership
Aug 21, 2024, at 09:04 pm
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will commence his four-day visit to America when he will aim to further deepen India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership.
Malaysia may consider extradition of Zakir Naik if evidence is submitted, hints Anwar Ibrahim
Aug 21, 2024, at 08:20 pm
Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim has hinted that his administration may consider the extradition of Islamic preacher Zakir Naik to India and said he is "open to any ideas and evidence submitted".
RG Kar case: Ex-principal Sandip Ghosh used to sell unclaimed dead bodies, claims former staffer
Aug 21, 2024, at 07:48 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Dr. Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital where 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered, used to sell unclaimed dead bodies, claimed his ex-colleague.
Shashi Tharoor comes out in support of Modi's lateral entry scheme despite Congress opposition
Aug 21, 2024, at 07:24 pm
While Rahul Gandhi opposed it, another Congress MP Shashi Tharoor came out in support of the Centre's lateral entry scheme and said it is an indispensable method for the government to acquire expertise.
Central force deployed at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital as per Supreme Court order
Aug 21, 2024, at 05:03 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Wednesday took over the security of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a 31-year-old junior doctor was raped and murdered, following the Supreme Court order.
Aug 21, 2024, at 04:13 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday described Poland as a 'key economic partner' in Central Europe ahead of his visit to the country.
Sikkim: Landslide destroys NHPC's 510 MW power station in Teesta Stage 5 dam
Aug 21, 2024, at 08:32 am
Balutar (Sikkim): A massive landslide on Tuesday morning destroyed the power station of NHPC's 510 MW Teesta Stage 5 dam in Balutar, Sikkim.
J&K polls: Congress ready to ally with any anti-BJP force
Aug 21, 2024, at 07:56 am
New Delhi: In the lead-up to the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress party said on Tuesday that it is open to forming alliances with any party that opposes the policies of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), media reports said.
Aug 21, 2024, at 07:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The doctors' body is not yet ready to call off its protest even after the Supreme Court's appeal to them over returning to work notwithstanding in connection with the brutal rape and murder of the female trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital and Medical College.
Aug 21, 2024, at 06:41 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Intellectuals from different sections of the Telangana society have written an open letter to Rahul Gandhi expressing their opposition to the Congress government’s decision to install a Rajiv Gandhi statue in front of the Secretariat, a place meant for Telangana Talli.
Supreme Court dismisses Calcutta HC order asking adolescent girls to control their sexual urges
Aug 21, 2024, at 06:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed the controversial judgment by the Calcutta High Court delivered on October 18, 2023, asking adolescent girls to “control their sexual urges”.
Aug 21, 2024, at 05:42 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Indian cricket captain and ex-BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly, who is facing massive criticisms for calling the RG Kar rape-murder a "stray incident" and an "accident", will hit the streets demanding justice for the victim on Wednesday.
Aug 21, 2024, at 05:19 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: 'The way women in the film industry dress these days is not correct. More than concealing, their style of dressing exposes body parts', veteran actor T Sarada observed in the report of the Hema Commission, which was constituted to look into the issues of women in Malayalam cinema.
Aug 21, 2024, at 04:34 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: The ‘Reservation Bachao Sangharsh Samiti’ has called for a nationwide bandh call on Wednesday in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on SC/ST reservations.
Thane nursery girls' sexual abuse: Parents made to wait 11 hours to file FIR
Aug 21, 2024, at 03:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The parents of a nursery girl student who was sexually assaulted in a Thane school said they came to know about the horrific crime after the parents of a fellow nursery student, who was also abused, told them they would file a police case.
Centre drops lateral entry move for UPSC amid pressure from opposition, ally Chirag Paswan
Aug 21, 2024, at 02:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The government Tuesday requested the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to withdraw its advertisement for lateral entry into bureaucracy, amid intense opposition criticism and pressure from ally Chirag Paswan, who had also expressed reservations against the move.
Aug 21, 2024, at 12:31 am
Police allegedly resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the crowd which had assembled at a railway station in Maharashtra's Thane to protest against the sexual abuse of two nursery students in their school last week.
Nepal FM Arzu Rana Deuba appreciates Narendra Modi's Neighbourhood First policy
Aug 21, 2024, at 12:00 am
Nepal Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba has appreciated Indian PM Narendra Modi for India's Neighbourhood First policy and various development cooperation initiatives undertaken by India with the Himalayan nation.
Aug 20, 2024, at 11:10 pm
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defence Minister Minoru Kihara on Monday met Indian PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi when the leaders stressed upon the importance of strengthening economic cooperation and enhancing people-to-people ties between the two countries.
PM Anwar Ibrahim's visit to New Delhi: India, Malaysia sign nine MoUs
Aug 20, 2024, at 10:51 pm
India and Malaysia signed nine MoUs during PM Anwar Ibrahim's visit to New Delhi on Tuesday.
Power of Bengal govt should not be unleashed on anti-RG Kar rape-murder protesters: Supreme Court
Aug 20, 2024, at 08:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the power of West Bengal government should not be unleashed on people, who are protesting against the rape and murder of 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's major state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
West Bengal: Civic volunteer arrested for stealing Rs. 40,000 from retired sessions judge
Aug 20, 2024, at 08:46 pm
A civic volunteer, who was attached to the Magrahat police station under Diamond Harbours police district, was arrested for allegedly stealing Rs. 40,000 from a retired sessions judge.
Aug 20, 2024, at 08:19 pm
Indian Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday wrote to Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) chief and asked him to cancel an advertisement for lateral entry into bureaucracy.
Aug 20, 2024, at 08:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 20) directed the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to provide security at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in north Kolkata where a Post Graduate Trainee (PGT) doctor was brutally raped and murdered earlier this month.
RG Kar: Junior doctors to continue cease work despite Supreme Court's appeal to resume services
Aug 20, 2024, at 08:10 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The junior doctors of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital will continue with their ceasework as a protest against the rape and murder of 31-year-old post-graduate medical student despite the Supreme Court's appeal to resume services.
Nation can't wait for another rape for a change on ground: Supreme Court amid RG Kar uproar
Aug 20, 2024, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said nation can't wait for another rape to see changes on ground stressing on female doctors' safety in hospital in the backdrop of the rape and murder of 31-year-old trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Aug 20, 2024, at 07:33 pm
Locals blocked the Mumbai rail route at Badalpur railway station to protest against the sexual abuse of two four-year-old girls at a school in Maharashtra's Thane area.
Supreme Court sets up National Task Force for doctors' safety in hospitals
Aug 20, 2024, at 07:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday constituted the National Task Force for recommendations on doctors' safety in hospitals as the questions have been raised on the safety of female doctors in the backdrop of RG Kar rape-murder incident.