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Centre to spend $300 mn to mitigate floods, conserve water in big cities

The federal government spending, the first flood control measure focused on water bodies, was approved recently and will also incorporate early-warning systems, said Krishna S. Vatsa

Doctor murder: Cal HC adjourns hearing PILs since SC siezed of matter

SC also asked the CBI and West Bengal government to file status reports on Aug 22, on progress of their separate investigations into the alleged rape and murder of woman postgraduate trainee doctor

Badlapur protest politically motivated; most protestors outsiders: Shinde

Massive protest broke out in Badlapur town as angry parents, local residents and others blocked railway tracks and ransacked the school where two kindergarten girls were sexually abused

Ex-TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty gets rape threats for backing doctors' protest

Actor Mimi Chakraborty had participated in a protest against the rape and murder of the trainee doctor in Kolkata

Supreme Court resumes hearing on issue of driving licence for LMV

The legal question has given rise to various disputes over payment of claims by insurance companies in accident cases involving transport vehicles being driven by those having licences to drive LMVs

Viral road rage video shocks the internet, SUV mows down 4 on Thane highway

A road rage incident in Thane, Maharashtra, being called a family dispute, turned violent when a man in a Tata Harrier rammed a Toyota Fortuner twice, injuring around four people

Ex-RG Kar hospital principal may undergo polygraph test: How does it work?

The CBI may conduct a polygraoh test on the former principal of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in connection with the rape-murder of a trainee doctor on August 9

Kolkata murder: Resident doctors to protest at Jantar Mantar on day 10

The apex court on Tuesday constituted a 10-member task force to formulate a national protocol to ensure safety and facilities for the doctors also requesting the protesting doctors to end the strike

Delhi court seeks NIA's response on Engineer Rashid's bail application

Additional sessions judge (ASJ) Chander Jit Singh issued notice to the NIA on August 20 and directed it to file its response by August 28

SC orders civil aviation ministry to submit Nagpur airport tender files

In 2020, Maharashtra govt cancelled the tender process that had awarded the contract for the upgradation and operation of the Nagpur airport to GMR Group. GMR Group has challenged this cancellation

'Sent her to work, got her body': Father mourns Kolkata doctor's loss

'All our dreams have been shattered in a single night', said the father of the young trainee doctor who was tragically murdered at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi calls on visiting Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim

On Tuesday, Ibrahim held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi focusing on resetting the relations that came under some strain during the tenure of Mahathir Mohamad

Court extends custody of Badlapur sexual abuse case accused till Aug 26

Following the protest, the Maharashtra government announced formation of a special investigation team (SIT) headed by senior IPS officer Arti Singh to probe the incident

MP transfers 9 IAS officers, makes Sukhveer Singh Chief Electoral Officer

Sukhveer Singh, a 1997-batch IAS officer posted as the Principal Secretary of Horticulture and Food Processing till now, will replace Anupam Rajan, after the order was issued late last night

Internet suspended, schools shut in Badlapur after protest on sexual abuse

Talking to PTI, DCP Sudhakar Pathare said on Wednesday that internet services in the town have been suspended in the wake of the protest and subsequent violence

Kolkata Police suspends three officers over RG Kar hospital vandalism

A group of people had entered the medical facility and vandalised its emergency department, nursing station, and medicine store in the early hours of August 15

Kajari Teej 2024: All you need to know about this crucial Hindu festival

Kajari Teej, to be celebrated on August 22 this year, emphasizes marital harmony. This festival typically occurs prior to Janmashtami but after Raksha Bandhan

Badlapur sexual abuse: Child rights body to probe case; internet restored

Thousands of protesters blocked railway tracks at Thane's Badlapur station over the alleged sexual assault of two girls by a school sweeper

Medic murder: Doctors strike continues, healthcare svcs crippled in Bengal

Services at outpatient departments and non-emergency units were crippled, as long queues of patients were seen outside ticket counters of state-run hospitals

NDRF to join search operations for missing aircraft in J'khand's Seraikela

A massive search operation is being conducted in Chandil dam in Seraikela-Kharswan district after locals claimed that they saw the debris of the aircraft in the reservoir, SP Mukesh Kumar said