Kolkata/IBNS: Amid nationwide doctors' protests in the wake of the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, senior Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh has asked how the medicos would respond if security forces went on strike to demand "justice" against perpetrators of the 2019 Pulwama attack.
The European Union (EU), in collaboration with organising partner Global Counter-Terrorism Council (GCTC) and with India’s Ministry of External Affairs as a strategic partner, will be hosting a crucial regional conference on August 21-22, to discuss the current and emerging threats in online radicalisation and find ways to jointly counter the exploitation of online spaces by extremist and terrorist actors.
Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in Poland, marking the visit of the first Indian PM in past 45 years.
Indian community members in Warsaw are excited about PM Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Poland.
Canada is witnessing a troubling surge in violent incidents linked to a handful of Sikh miscreants, raising alarm within communities across the nation and globally.
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.
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".
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.
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.
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.
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday described Poland as a 'key economic partner' in Central Europe ahead of his visit to the country.
Balutar (Sikkim): A massive landslide on Tuesday morning destroyed the power station of NHPC's 510 MW Teesta Stage 5 dam in Balutar, Sikkim.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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 another nursery student, who was also sexually assaulted, told them they would file a police case.
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.
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 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.
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.
India and Malaysia signed nine MoUs during PM Anwar Ibrahim's visit to New Delhi on Tuesday.
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.
Canada, once heralded as an example of multiculturalism and tolerance, is now facing a troubling reality: the rise of extremism within its borders.
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.
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.
