Indian PM Narendra Modi arrives in Ukraine after Poland visit
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Friday arrived in war-torn Ukraine where he is scheduled to meet president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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India celebrates its first-ever National Space Day, PM Modi lauds contributions of space scientists
New Delhi/IBNS: India, a country of 1.4 billion people, is on Friday celebrating its first-ever National Space Day marking the nation's successful landing on the lunar surface.
PM Modi greets the nation on occasion of first National Space Day
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended his heartfelt greetings to the nation on the occasion of the first National Space Day.
'Fast track courts, exemplary punishments': Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi on rising rape cases in India
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid massive protests over the RG Kar rape and murder case, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that it's "horrifying to see 90 rapes occurring daily across the country".
CBI to conduct polygraph test on RG Kar Hospital ex-principal Sandip Ghosh in Kolkata rape-murder case
Kolkata/IBNS: Failing to get satisfactory answers, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI will now conduct a polygraph test on RG Kar Hospital's former Principal Sandip Ghosh and four other doctors, who were on duty the night of the brutal rape and murder of the 31-year-old trainee doctor at the premises.
Vinesh Phogat accuses Delhi Police of withdrawing women wrestlers' security, cops deny charge
New Delhi/IBNS: Olympian Vinesh Phogat has accused the Delhi Police of withdrawing the security cover of the women wrestlers who will be testifying against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Friday in connection with sexual abuse allegations.
'Fast track courts, exemplary punishments': Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi on rising rapes cases in India
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid massive protests over the RG Kar rape and murder case, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that it's "horrifying to see 90 rapes occurring daily across the country".
Kolkata doctors to continue protest against RG Kar horror despite Supreme Court appeal
Kolkata/IBNS: Doctors in West Bengal will continue their protest against the brutal rape and murder of their colleague at the RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata despite the Supreme Court's appeal to them for resuming work.
Jammu Kashmir Assembly elections: National Conference and Congress agree on pre-poll alliance
Srinagar: In a major development, National Conference (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah has confirmed that the party will be forming an alliance with the Congress for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, media reports said.
Amid outrage over RG Kar case, married woman raped at gunpoint in Bengal's Bolpur; accused arrested
Bolpur/IBNS: Amid the massive outrage and nationwide protest over the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, it has come to light that a married woman was raped and sexually assaulted at gunpoint in Bengal's Bolpur, Anandabazar Patrika reported.
Railway Police arrests man for placing alloy wheel on Delhi-Kanpur freight corridor railway track
Aligarh (UP): Railway Police has arrested an individual for allegedly placing an alloy wheel on the railway tracks of the Delhi-Kanpur freight corridor to derail a moving train, media reports said.
RG Kar rape-murder: West Bengal BJP leads massive protest march to Swasthya Bhawan
Kolkata: The West Bengal BJP unit led a protest march on Thursday in the eastern outskirts of the city to protest the brutal rape and murder of a lady doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital earlier this month.
RG Kar rape-murder: Delhi's AIIMS doctors to resume work after Supreme Court's appeal
New Delhi: Resident doctors at Delhi's AIIMS hospital have ended their strike and protests following the rape and murder of a colleague at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital earlier this month, media reports said.
Delhi Police busts al Qaeda-inspired terror module aimed at establishing 'Khilafat' in India
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Thursday uncovered and dismantled a terror module allegedly inspired by al Qaeda, media reports said.
RG Kar rape-murder: Supreme Court asks protesters to resume work, bars Mamata govt from stopping peaceful protests
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the junior doctors, who are protesting against the rape and murder of a 31-year-old post-graduate trainee doctor, to resume work ensuring no coercive action will be allowed to be taken against them, media reports said.
Narendra Modi pays tribute at Monument to the Battle of Monte Cassino in Warsaw
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid a wreath and paid tribute at the Monument to the Battle of Monte Cassino in Warsaw.
Narendra Modi in Poland: PM pays tribute at The Dobry Maharaja Memorial in Warsaw
Indian PM Narendra Modi laid a wreath and paid tribute to The Dobry Maharaja Memorial in Warsaw on Wednesday.
Narendra Modi visits Kolhapur Memorial in Warsaw
Indian PM Narendra Modi laid a wreath and paid tribute at the Kolhapur Memorial in Warsaw on Wednesday.
Why was the crime scene not secured? Supreme Court's tough question for Bengal govt in RG Kar case
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday slammed the West Bengal government over why the crime scene at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered, was not secured, media reports said.
RG Kar: Haven't seen a case like this in 30 years, Bengal not following criminal procedure code, says Supreme Court
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the West Bengal government is not following the criminal procedure code while hearing on the case pertaining to the brutal rape and murder of the 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's major state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Misusing Faith: How some Sikh Institutions are failing the community
The Sikh diaspora, known for its generosity and commitment to community service, has long been a pillar of support for gurdwaras and Sikh institutions worldwide.
Poor people cannot be left in lurch: Supreme Court urges doctors protesting against RG Kar case to resume work
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday urged the junior doctors, who are protesting across West Bengal demanding justice for the 31-year-old post-graduate medical student's brutal rape and murder, to resume their duties, media reports said.
We need strong laws, severest punishments, not empty promises: Abhishek Banerjee amid demand for justice in RG Kar case
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress national general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee, who has remained mum over his party facing massive backlash related to the RG Kar rape-murder case, on Thursday spoke in favour of strict laws, speedy trials and strict punishments in rape cases that he pointed out have been on rise across India.
Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Bengal govt accepts list of students' demands, cancels Sandip Ghosh's appointment
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government on Wednesday introduced changes in the top administrative posts of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where junior doctors are on ceasework protesting against the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old post-graduate medical student.
PM Modi highlights India's foreign policy shift in his address to Poland's Indian community
Warsaw/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a visit to Poland – a first for an Indian Prime Minister in more than four decades, joked that the "first" had been one of the biggest headlines back home.
Mob tries to set ablaze school bus with children on board during Bharat Bandh in Bihar's Gopalganj
Gopalganj/IBNS: A school bus with several children on board was saved from a potentially fatal attack thanks to the timely intervention of police in Bihar's Gopalganj on Wednesday as a mob tried to set the vehicle on fire.
India's long-delayed census likely to begin in Sept: Report
New Delhi: The Centre is likely to start a long-delayed population census in September, Reuters reported, citing two sources.
RG Kar case: Diary found near trainee doctor's body which documented gold medal, top hospital dreams
Kolkata/IBNS: A torn diary was recovered near the body of the Post-Graduate trainee doctor, who was brutally raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, which documented her big dreams of winning a gold medal and other honours in medicine, media reports said.
15 killed, 17 injured as fire breaks out at Andhra Pradesh pharma firm
Hyderabad/IBNS: At least 15 people were killed and 17 others injured after a fire broke out at a pharmaceutical firm unit in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalli district on Wednesday, media reports said.
If jawans desert borders to demand justice for Pulwama? TMC's Kunal Ghosh questions protesting doctors
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.