RG Kar rape-murder: 'Enough is enough', President Murmu calls for self-introspection

IANS | August 28, 2024 6:07 PM

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) In the wake of the gruesome rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday admitted that she was in a predicament over her reply when some schoolchildren who had come to the Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan "asked me innocently if they could be assured that there would be no recurrence of the Nirbhaya-type incident in future".

Need to walk the talk on grave crimes like rape: RJD MP Jha

IANS | August 28, 2024 3:56 PM

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP, Manoj Jha on Wednesday voiced deep concern over the rising number of rape cases in the country and stressed the need to walk the talk when addressing such grave crimes.

MUDA case: Police complaint filed against CM Siddaramaiah's wife over 'document fabrication'

IANS | August 28, 2024 3:01 PM

Mysuru, Aug 28 (IANS) A police complaint was filed on Wednesday against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathi and his close associate M. Laxman, who is the spokesperson of the Congress, in connection with the "fabrication" of a crucial document related to the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case.

Colleges run by BRS MLA get notices for alleged constructions on lake

IANS | August 28, 2024 11:53 AM

Hyderabad, Aug 28 (IANS) Continuing the crackdown on unauthorised constructions, authorities in Greater Hyderabad on Wednesday issued notices to colleges owned by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA Marri Rajasekhar Reddy.

Bengal strike: Violence erupts in some areas, BJP claims firing on activists

IANS | August 28, 2024 11:37 AM

Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) Tension is aggravating in different pockets of West Bengal over the 12-hour general strike called by the BJP on Wednesday as incidents of firing were being reported.

First Jan 6 rioter to breach US Capitol jailed for more than 4 years

IANS | August 28, 2024 6:50 AM

Washington, Aug 28 (IANS) A Kentucky man, who was the first rioter to enter the US Capitol, on January 6, 2021, in an attempt to stop the official certification of the US presidential election has been sentenced to more than four years in prison on Tuesday.

K’taka court orders to shift Kannada superstar Darshan to Bellary prison

IANS | August 27, 2024 8:40 PM

Bengaluru, Aug 27 (IANS) The 24th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) court on Tuesday ordered to shift jailed Kannada superstar Darshan, an accused in the kidnap and murder case, from the Bengaluru Central Prison to Bellary Central jail.

Meerut shocker: Man sexually abuses children and films act, booked

IANS | August 27, 2024 11:34 AM

Lucknow, Aug 27 (IANS) A man has been booked on the charges of sexually assaulting children, filming the act and blackmailing them in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district.

RG Kar scam: ED to enter investigation by filing ECIR

IANS | August 27, 2024 11:28 AM

Kolkata, Aug 27 (IANS) More trouble seems to be brewing for the former and controversial Principal of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital, Sandip Ghosh, as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is also entering the scene by filing an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) regarding financial irregularities there during his tenure.

Luxury treatment to Darshan in jail: Three special K'taka Police teams launch probe

IANS | August 27, 2024 11:16 AM

Bengaluru, Aug 27 (IANS) The three special teams formed by the Karnataka Police to look into the matter of luxury treatment given to Kannada superstar Darshan, an accused in a kidnap and murder case, inside the Bengaluru Central Jail, launched their investigation on Tuesday.