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The shocking rape-murder of a young doctor in Kolkata that has hit the country hard, has been taken up by the Supreme Court. A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud will hear the matter today. The case – being investigated by the CBI — has thrown up multiple issues including sanctity of evidence, rule of law, safety of healthcare professionals and the big picture issue of women’s security in the workplace. It has also put the ruling Trinamool Congress under pressure, with women – the staunch constituency of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee – being up in…
The Supreme Court has said it will form a national task force to ensure safety of doctors as it heard arguments in the case over rape and murder of a doctor at a Kolkata hospital. A bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud also blasted the West Bengal government and the hospital administration for delaying the filing of the FIR (first information report). The Supreme Court had on Sunday taken suo motu cognizance of the matter that has shaken the country. Original Source
The Supreme Court said that it has taken suo motu cognisance as the Kolkata rape-murder case raises “systematic issues regarding the safety of doctors across India”. The bench headed by the Chief Justice said it is “deeply concerned” about the absence of safe working conditions for young doctors. “If women are not able to go to work and conditions are not safe, we are denying them equality,” the top court said. The Supreme Court also said that it is “deeply concerned” with the fact that the name of the victim has been all over the media, and the photographs and…
An emotional Joe Biden won a huge ovation as he gave a farewell speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday after Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance to thank him for being an “incredible” president. “I love you,” the tearful 81-year-old president told the crowd to deafening cheers, less than a month after dropping out of the White House race against Donald Trump and passing the torch to his vice president. Biden took to the stage to chants of “We love you Joe” from the same party which had pushed him out over concerns about his age,…
Samoa wicket-keeper batter Darius Visser rewrote history by shattering the record of scoring the most runs in a single over in men’s T20I. During Samoa’s match against Vanuatu in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional East Asia-Pacific Qualifier A event on Tuesday, Visser garnered 39 runs in a single over at Garden Oval No.2 in Apia. In the 15th over of the Qualifier A match, Visser smacked six towering sixes and was helped with three no-balls from Vanuatu seamer Nalin Nipiko. He surpassed India’s former all-rounder Yuvraj Singh’s iconic feat of six sixes that saw him amass…
The Kolkata Police have registered a corruption case against Sandip Ghosh, the former Principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where the body of a 31-year-old post-graduate trainee doctor was found after she was raped and murdered. The state police is probing financial irregularities at the state-run hospital, a matter that has been under scrutiny since a complaint was lodged in June. The West Bengal government escalated matters by forming a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to delve into the allegations that have plagued RG Kar Medical College and Hospital since 2021. The SIT, headed by Inspector General Pranab Kumar,…
Billionaire Elon Musk today made a cryptic gun emoji post on his social media platform X, shortly after President Joe Biden spoke on the rising gun violence in the US. As Biden spoke, Musk, who officially endorsed Trump last month, dropped an emoji-filled post on X, without elaborating further. The emojis he used were of a gun and a man dancing. 🕺🕺🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🕺🕺 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 20, 2024 “The gun emoji being nerfed in 2016 marked the ascendance of woke mind virus,” he said in another post. In the past, he has described the “woke mind virus” as a threat…
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said that it is an athlete’s responsibility to stay within the weight limit but also called the consequences of failing the weigh-in on the second day ‘draconian’ while giving the reasons for rejecting Vinesh Phogat’s appeal. Vinesh qualified for the 50kg freestyle gold medal match after victories over Yui Susaki, Oksana Livach and Yusneylys Guzman Lopez but the Indian wrestler was disqualified for being overweight. The United World Wrestling (UWW) rules stated that any wrestler who fails to make weight is completely disqualified and her appeal was also rejected by CAS. “…..the Sole…
In a charged and emotional farewell speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, President Joe Biden delivered a scathing critique of former President Donald Trump, labelling him a “loser” and vigorously defending his own legacy. Mr Biden, who recently announced his decision to step aside from the 2024 presidential race, received a thunderous ovation from the crowd, which chanted “We love you, Joe,” in a show of solidarity. “Donald Trump says we are losing, but he is the loser,” Mr Biden declared, drawing a stark contrast between his administration’s achievements and what he described as the failures of the…
US Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamal Harris has thanked US President Joe Biden for his “lifetime of service” to the nation. Addressing the opening of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the Indian-origin leader said the country was “forever grateful” to the 81-year-old for his leadership. “I want to kick us off by celebrating our incredible president, Joe Biden. Joe, thank you for your historic leadership, for your lifetime of service to our nation. We are forever grateful to you,” she said in a surprise speech on the first day of the party’s convention. Usually, the presidential nominees deliver…