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'Will hang distorted photos of women': TMC leader's warning after Mamata Banerjee's call for 'protest'

Kolkata/IBNS: A Trinamool Congress leader from West Bengal's Ashokenagar has threatened to hang distorted pictures of women as a counter to the alleged attempt to malign Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's images in the backdrop of the RG Kar rape-murder case.

Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorists attack army base, one soldier injured

Suspected terrorists attacked the Sunjwan army camp near Jammu Darbar in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday which left an Indian soldier injured.

'Will you give up salary?': Actor-TMC MLA Kanchan Mullick's remark over junior doctors' ceasework draws backlash

Kolkata/IBNS: Actor-turned Trinamool Congress MLA Kanchan Mullick has stirred a controversy by questioning whether junior doctors, who are on a ceasework protesting against the RG Kar rape-murder case, would refuse to accept their salaries and bonuses triggering sharp responses from people from his own film fraternity.

Under fire over RG Kar case, TMC boycotts 3 TV channels citing 'anti-Bengal agenda-driven propaganda'

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, which is at the receiving end of a massive public ire over the RG Kar rape-murder case, has boycotted three Bengali television channels for allegedly running "anti-Bengal agenda-driven propaganda".

ED wants to arrest me: AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan after probe agency reaches his residence

New Delhi/IBNS: Officials of the Enforcement Directorate on Monday reached the residence of Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan's residence for a raid in connection with a money laundering case.

President Murmu flags delay in rape case verdicts, says common man feels judicial process lacks sensitivity

Indian President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday said the common man feels that the judicial process lacks sensitivity after court decisions in a heinous crime like rape come after a generation has passed.

RG Kar: Cry for justice rattles Kolkata's Sunday afternoon as women march to demand rape-free society

Kolkata/IBNS: "I want justice in this case," says Riyanshi Adhikari, a Class 3 student who almost forced her mother to take her along in another grand rally- dubbed as 'Maha Michil'- to protest the shocking rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last month.

Two die in firing by suspected Kuki insurgents in Manipur

At least two people, including a woman, and several others were injured after a gunfight broke out near Koutruk in Kangchup region in Imphal West district of Manipur on Sunday, media reports said.

RG Kar: Cry for justice rattles Kolkata's Sunday afternoon as women march to demand rape-free society By Souvik Ghosh

Kolkata/IBNS: "I want justice in this case," says Riyanshi Adhikari, a Class 3 student who almost forced her mother to take her along in another grand rally- dubbed as 'Maha Michil'- to protest the shocking rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last month.

Such barbaric acts put entire civilization of country to shame, says Vice President Dhankar on Kolkata doctor rape and murder incident

Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar on Sunday termed the violence committed against a health warrior on August 9th as barbarity expressed in extremity, shaming entire humanity.

Mumbai: Autorickshaw driver allegedly molests schoolgirl in Borivali

A schoolgirl was allegedly molested by an autorickshaw driver in Mumbai's  Borivali area, police said on Sunday.

Schools, colleges closed, train services disrupted as incessant rains batter Telangana, Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad/Vijayawada: Heavy rainfall continues to pound Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, leading to widespread disruptions including school and college closures, train service interruptions, and flooding in various districts, media reports said.

Under the shadow of 2023 hostel death, another student files ragging complaint in Kolkata's Jadavpur University

Kolkata: Jadavpur University (JU) is embroiled in a fresh controversy after a second-year engineering student lodged a complaint against some students of the class of 2024, accusing them of ragging him inside the Union room earlier in August, media reports said.

After 2023 alleged ragging death at Kolkata's Jadavpur University, another student files ragging complaint

Kolkata: Jadavpur University (JU) is embroiled in a fresh controversy after a second-year engineering student lodged a complaint against some students of the class of 2024, accusing them of ragging him inside the Union room earlier in August, media reports said.

Patient molests nurse at Birbhum health centre in West Bengal during night shift

Kolkata/IBNS: At a time when Bengal is witnessing massive protest and outrage over the gruesome rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a disturbing news of a nurse being molested by a patient in a Birbhum health centre has come to the fore, media reports said.

Veteran JDU leader KC Tyagi resigns as Nitish Kumar party's spokesperson

Patna/IBNS: Veteran Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi has resigned as the party's spokesperson. 

INDIA bloc holds mega protest in Mumbai over Shivaji statue collapse amid heavy security deployment

Mumbai/IBNS: The INDIA bloc in Maharashtra which is represented  by Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi is holding a massive protest rally in Mumbai on Sunday over the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji's 35-foot statue at Malvan in Sindhudurg.

Mollywood MeToo: Actor Jayasurya denies sexual harassment charges, says he will fight it legally

Amid the 'MeToo' allegations surfacing against several prominent personalities in the Malayalam Film Industry, actor Jayasurya has broken his silence and denied all sexual harassment charges against him.

J&K polls: 4 candidates of Ghulam Nabi Azad's party DPAP withdraw nomination, after the ex-Congress veteran steps away from campaigning

Srinagar: Four candidates of Ghulam Nabi Azad's party Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) withdrew their nomination papers in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, after he backed away from electioneering citing health issues, media reports said.

Ex-Singaporean diplomat says UK should relinquish UN permanent seat to India: Report

New Delhi: Former Singapore diplomat Professor Kishore Mahbubani has called for urgent reforms to the United Nations Security Council, advocating for India's rightful inclusion as a permanent member of the prestigious body, media reports said.

Haryana: 5 arrested for killing migrant labourer suspected of eating beef

New Delhi: Five cow vigilantes have been arrested, and two minors detained in Haryana's Charkhi Dadri for allegedly killing a man suspected of consuming beef, media reports said.

Election Commission defers Haryana polling date to October 5, counting of votes to take place on October 8

The Election Commission of India on Saturday deferred assembly polls date for Haryana from October 1 to October 5.

Laos: 47 Indians rescued who were trapped, forced to scam people online

The Embassy in Laos on Saturday informed 47 Indian nationals who were held forcefully in the country and directed to scam Indians back home online.

Narendra Modi to visit Singapore, Brunei Darussalam

Indian PM Narendra Modi, at the invitation of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, is scheduled to visit Brunei Darussalam on September 3-4, officials said.

After Calcutta HC order, Chhatra Samaj leader Sayan Lahiri walks out of jail

Kolkata/IBNS: After the Calcutta High Court order, Paschim Banga Chhatra Samaj leader Sayan Lahiri, who was arrested over the march to West Bengal state secretariat Nabanna, walked out of jail, media reports said.

The world demands justice except Mamata Banerjee: BJP after Shreya Ghoshal reschedules Kolkata concert over RG Kar incident

Mumbai/IBNS: Popular Bollywood singer Shreya Ghoshal's rescheduling of her concert in Kolkata in the wake of the RG Kar rape-murder case has prompted the Bharatiya Janata Party to slam West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Atrocities against women, safety of children are serious concerns in the society today, says Narendra Modi amid RG rape-murder horror

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said atrocities against women and the safety of children were a serious concern in the society today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off three Vande Bharat trains via video conferencing

PM Narendra Modi flagged off three Vande Bharat trains via videoconferencing on Saturday.

Defective helicopter, airlifted from Uttarakhand's Kedarnath by MI-17 chopper, crashes

A defective helicopter, which was airlifted from Uttarakhand's Kedarnath by a MI-17 chopper, crashed from mid-air on Saturday morning, media reports said.

Chhatra Samaj leader Sayan Lahiri, arrested over Nabanna march, granted bail by Calcutta HC

Kolkata/IBNS: Paschim Banga Chhatra Samaj leader Sayan Lahiri, who was arrested in connection with the August 27 march to the state secretariat Nabanna, was granted bail by the Calcutta High Court on Friday leaving the administration egg-faced, media reports said.