Massive police deployment ahead of students protest march in Kolkata

IANS | August 26, 2024 1:15 PM

Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS) A total of 4,000 police personnel will be stationed in different pockets of Kolkata, especially the connecting points with the adjacent Howrah district, in view of Tuesday's 'Nabanna Abhijan' (March to Secretariat) call given by students to protest against the R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital rape-murder case.

RG Kar fiasco: CBI grills Sandip Ghosh, forensic experts of hospital

IANS | August 26, 2024 11:45 AM

Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS) Two teams of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) started interrogating separately the former principal of the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, Sandip Ghosh, and the demonstrator of the hospital's forensic medicine department, Debasish Som, since Monday morning.

RG Kar probe: Three business entities named in CBI FIR

IANS | August 26, 2024 10:43 AM

Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is expanding its ambit of investigation in the financial irregularities at state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata by including names of three business entities in the first information report (FIR) filed in the matter.

Rahul, Mamata belong to 'Tukde Tukde' gang: Giriraj Singh

IANS | August 25, 2024 10:22 PM

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Hitting out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday said that both the leaders from the opposition camp are members of the 'Tukde Tukde' gang.

Coffee & cigarette: Jailed actor Darshan’s inside prison photo goes viral

IANS | August 25, 2024 4:36 PM

Bengaluru, Aug 25 (IANS) Jailed Kannada superstar Darshan’s photo showing him enjoying a cup of coffee and cigarette inside the Central Jail in Parappana Agrahara of Bengaluru went viral on social media on Sunday, raising questions about prison authorities giving preferential treatment to him.

Assam minor gang-rape case: Indefinite bandh called off, locals demand arrest of two

IANS | August 25, 2024 1:34 PM

Guwahati, Aug 25 (IANS) Different organisations in Assam’s Nagaon district called off their indefinite shutdown of markets in the Dhing area on Sunday because of the difficulties being faced by the locals. However, they continued their demand for immediate arrest of two accused involved in the gang rape of a 14-year-old girl.

CBI raids premises of RG Kar ex-principal Sandip Ghosh, three others

IANS | August 25, 2024 10:35 AM

Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday conducted simultaneous raid and search operations at four places, including the residence of Dr Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in connection with the financial irregularities.