‘Livelihood of millions depend on Durga Puja’: Organisers amid boycott calls
An umbrella body of Durga Puja organisers in West Bengal has urged for the harshest punishment for those guilty in the rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG…
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TMC MP deletes posts; won’t act against him, state tells Calcutta HC
Trinamool Congress’s MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy deleted contentious posts on X following Kolkata Police’s summons over misinformation allegations. He spoke with the police and agreed to remove three posts related…
SC sets aside HC order advising adolescent girls to ‘control sexual urges’
The Supreme Court criticised the Calcutta high court’s remarks advising adolescent girls to control their sexual urges. It set aside the high court’s acquittal of an accused involved with a…
Remove victim’s name, videos from electronic, social media: SC
The Supreme Court ordered immediate deletion of posts revealing the identity of a doctor sexually assaulted and murdered in Kolkata. The decision followed a PIL, citing violations of SC’s 2018…
TMC hails SC order, says it’s meant for entire country, not just Bengal
Trinamool Congress welcomed the Supreme Court’s order regarding the rape-murder case at RG Kar Medical College, calling it a timely intervention needed across India. TMC urged protesting doctors to resume…
Central-govt-run hosps will now allow only up to 2 attendants with patient
The government had mandated that Centre-run hospitals limit patient attendants to one or two and suggested a pass system to control overcrowding. The directive was prompted by security concerns, emphasising…
India, Malaysia elevate ties to ‘strategic partnership’
India and Malaysia elevated their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership during talks between PM Narendra Modi and Anwar Ibrahim. The nations signed nine MoUs focusing on various issues including…
Trainer aircraft goes missing after take off from Jamshedpur, search on
The search was expanded to the Chandil dam after locals claimed that they saw the debris of the aircraft in the reservoir