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Kolkata rape-murder: Doctors continue stir, healthcare services affected

The junior doctors have been demanding that the culprits be punished as quickly as possible

NYC mayor mixes up India with Pak in remarks at Independence Day event

Adams was addressing members of the Indian-American community at the Queens 9th India Day Parade

Prithviraj Chavan seeks mpox testing, quarantine protocol at Mumbai airport

Timely action was necessary as any delay could lead to severe consequences, he said

Govts accusing each other, not working : Nirbhaya's mother on RG Kar case

She also demanded punishment for all those involved in the case and voiced concern for women's safety

Amid outrage, Bengal's Health Dept revokes transfer order of 42 doctors

He explained that the transfer process is part of the promotional exercise within the Medical Education Service, a lengthy procedure that began two months ago

Don't want to be next victim: Delhi medics march against peer's rape-murder

Non-emergency services, such as OPD and diagnostics, and elective surgeries at city-based health facilities, including at Centre-run AIIMS, Safdarjung hospital and RML hospital, are hit since Monday

700 km of new metro lines made operational in last 10 years: Khattar

Metro services are now in 21 cities of the country, the housing and urban affairs minister said

Global South must raise voice for ambitious new climate finance goal: India

Union environment ministry secretary Leela Nandan said COP29 must deliver concrete commitments to halt global warming and ensure climate justice

West Bengal launches 'Rattirer Shaathi' to safeguard night shift women

Alapan Bandyopadhyay, Chief Advisor to the Chief Minister of West Bengal, announced the flagship program during a press conference on Saturday

Root cause of Wayanad disaster is climate change, says CM Vijayan

He said that experts estimate that due to climate change, rain-dependent rice yields in our country could decrease by 20% by 2050 and by 47% by 2080

First meeting of Parl joint committee on Waqf Bill to be held on Aug 22

The representatives from the minority affairs ministry are also expected to brief the committee on the "amendments proposed on the Bill", the secretariat said

News updates: Madhya Pradesh HC asks protesting doctors to return to work immediately

Latest news updates: From Sabarmati train derailment to the doctors' ongoing protest, catch all the news developments from around the world here

Madhya Pradesh HC directs protesting doctors to return to work immediately

Since Friday, doctors across the state have stopped work barring emergency services as part of the nationwide protest

Hunger strike at JNU enters 6th day, health of students deteriorate: JNUSU

The students have been protesting on the campus against purported unresponsiveness of the JNU administration over their charter of demands since August 11

Kolkata horror: IMA seeks PM's intervention to curb violence on doctors

The Indian Medical Association (IMA), which is observing a 24-hour nationwide withdrawal of non-emergency services from 6 am on Saturday, wrote to the prime minister, putting forward its five demands

Unilateral environment measures like carbon tax hamper global trade: Govt

The EU has decided to impose a CBAM, or carbon tax, which will come into effect from January 1, 2026

Internet suspended in Udaipur after school stabbing sparks communal tension

The student who was injured in the attack is undergoing treatment at the district hospital while the accused is under detention. Both of them are minor, officials said

Delhi coaching centre deaths: Court reserves order on accused's bail pleas

During the arguments, the accused told the court that the incident was an "act of god" which could have been avoided had the civic agencies performed their duties

Doctors' strike halts OPDs nationwide, govt assures security panel

Non-essential services at government & private hospitals disrupted, even private labs keep shutters down

Ancient knowledge can be guiding light towards developed nation: Assocham

"We are blessed with ancient knowledge and philosophy that can be our guiding light towards a developed nation," he noted