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J&K political parties readying to announce candidates for Assembly polls

Political parties got into election mode on Monday as they hastened to choose candidates for various Assembly constituencies in Jammu & Kashmir.

Aug 19, 2024

Choreographer held for sexual assault of Nagaland woman in Bengaluru

Karnataka Police arrested the accused who sexually assaulted a young woman from Nagaland, in Bengaluru, on the pretext of offering her lift.

Aug 19, 2024

Former Army Chief Gen S Padmanabhan passes away

General Sundararajan Padmanabhan, passed away in Chennai on Monday.

Aug 19, 2024

RG Kar tragedy: Trinamool MP approaches Calcutta HC, seeks protection from police action

Veteran Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, who has been issued summons by Kolkata Police twice over his social media post on the rape and murder of a medic here, on Monday, approached Calcutta High Court seeking protection against coercive action including arrest in the matter.

Aug 19, 2024

Fresh controversy erupts as Gujjar-Bakerwals challenge Paharis claim ST reserved seats

After reserving nine assembly segments for Scheduled Tribes following recommendations of the delimitation commission, the BJP-led Union Government granted ST status to four more communities including the ethnic Pahari tribe.

Aug 19, 2024

Rohtak PGIMS student alleges kidnap, assault by resident doctor, accused arrested

Amidst protests across the country against the murder and rape of a junior doctor in Kolkata, a dental student at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) in Haryana's Rohtak has alleged that she was kidnapped and assaulted by a resident doctor.

Aug 19, 2024

College student held for provocative post against Bengal CM

Kolkata Police arrested an undergraduate female student of a city college on charges of making a provocative social media post against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Aug 19, 2024

Kolkata doctor case: Hearing on Principal Sandip Ghosh's plea in HC postponed

Calcutta High Court, on Monday, postponed the hearing on a plea filed by Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital, seeking police protection.

Aug 19, 2024

Lateral entry into bureaucracy is an attack on Dalits, OBCs and Adivasis: Rahul Gandhi

The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, renewed his attack on the Modi government on Monday over the lateral entry scheme into the bureaucracy, which the Centre described as a well-thought-out move to fill in the gaps in ministries and departments requiring expertise and certain skill sets.

Aug 19, 2024

Ram Mandir float joins New York India Day Parade

The Indian diaspora joyously celebrated their homeland's cultural richness and religious diversity at the 42nd India Day Parade honouring the nation's Independence.

Aug 19, 2024

Raksha Bandhan: Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka share photos, post messages

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra extended their best wishes to the nation on Monday on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, sharing heartfelt messages and photos of each other on their X handles.

Aug 19, 2024

Fake NCC camp held in TN school, 13 girls sexually abused; Principal, teachers arrested

The Tamil Nadu Police on Monday said that 11 people, including the principal and two teachers of a private school in Krishnagiri district, have been arrested in connection with the sexual abuse of 13 girls in a fake National Cadet Corps (NCC) camp.

Aug 19, 2024

Kolkata doctor case: CBI grills Principal Sandip Ghosh for 4th consecutive day

Former principal of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital Dr Sandip Ghosh, on Monday, appeared at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s Salt Lake office on the outskirts of Kolkata in the ghastly rape and murder of a woman doctor on the hospital premises earlier this month.

Aug 19, 2024

Indian Consulate in Shanghai Advocates eCARe for Efficient Repatriation of Mortal Remains

The portal integrates all stakeholders, including consignees, Airport Health Organizations, and airlines. The eCARe portal is a significant advancement in repatriating mortal remains, promising a smoother and faster process.

Aug 19, 2024

Pawan Khera questions success of lateral entry scheme under NDA, calls it "Privatization of IAS"

Congress leader Pawan Khera on Monday questioned the success of the BJP-led Central government's scheme of lateral entry into bureaucracy in 2016, 2017, and 2018, which was implemented based on the recommendations of the Administrative Reforms Commission.

Aug 19, 2024