Ex-B'desh PM Hasina issues 'first statement' after ouster

IANS | August 14, 2024 7:21 AM

New Delhi/Dhaka, Aug 14 (IANS) Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is currently in India after the fall of her government following a mass uprising, has demanded an investigation into the killings, vandalism and arson carried out in the name of agitation in her country.

Excise case: Supreme Court to hear Delhi CM Kejriwal's bail plea today

IANS | August 14, 2024 7:03 AM

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court will on Wednesday hear a plea filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking release from jail in connection with the Delhi excise policy case, in which he is under investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Yunus visits historic Dhaka temple, assures no discrimination against Hindus in B'desh

IANS | August 13, 2024 4:56 PM

Dhaka, Aug 13 (IANS) Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of the interim government in Bangladesh, said on Tuesday that establishing human rights and freedom of speech remains one of his prime goals as the country's minority communities, especially Hindus, continue to face horrendous acts of violence and vandalism since Sheikh Hasina's resignation as Prime Minister on August 5.

After court rap, ex-RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh applies for fortnight's leave

IANS | August 13, 2024 4:08 PM

Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) Soon after the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered Sandip Ghosh, the former head of Kolkata's R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital where a female doctor was raped and murdered last week, to go on a long leave, the controversial doctor submitted an application to the state Health Department seeking 15-day leave.

Kolkata doctor's rape & murder: Questions raised in court over communication goof-up

IANS | August 13, 2024 3:37 PM

Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) Amid the nation-wide outrage over the rape and murder of a female doctor at Kolkata's R.G. Kar Medical College last week, questions were raised in the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday over the communication goof-up on the part of the hospital authorities, including keeping the victim's parents waiting for information even after her bruised body was found at the seminar room on the morning of August 9.

NIA breaks into Maoist leader's home in Kochi

IANS | August 13, 2024 1:21 PM

Kochi, Aug 13 (IANS) A team of National Intelligence Agency (NIA) officials who arrived from Telangana, on Tuesday, broke open popular Maoist leader Murali Kannempilly’s home after he failed to open the front door.